Lebanon Population Pyramid 1985
Year
1985Lebanon in 1985
The population of Lebanon in 1985 was 3,217,376. A decade earlier, in 1975, the population was 2,693,190; it has grown by 19.5% since.
With a median age of 20.7 years, Lebanon had a youth dependency ratio of 64.8 and an old-age dependency ratio of 6.8 per 100 people of working age. This is an expansive pyramid — each cohort of children is larger than the one above it, the signature of high birth rates and rapid growth.
Data source: United Nations World Population Prospects, 2024 revision (medium variant) — last updated July 2024.
The fertility rate of Lebanon was 2.24 births per woman in 2023, above the 2.1 needed to replace each generation.
Source: World Bank World Development Indicators, latest available year.
Life expectancy at birth was 77.8 years in 2023: 79.7 for women and 75.7 for men.
Source: World Bank World Development Indicators, latest available year.
1,390,434 immigrants live in Lebanon, 23.9% of the population.
| Syrian Arab Republic | 784,884 |
| State of Palestine | 490,636 |
| Ethiopia | 50,432 |
| Bangladesh | 30,406 |
| Sudan | 11,539 |
681,303 people born in Lebanon live in other countries.
| United States of America | 150,380 |
| Canada | 97,179 |
| Australia | 93,967 |
| Saudi Arabia | 52,864 |
| France | 51,485 |
Source: United Nations International Migrant Stock 2024.
| Country | Population | Median age | Relative size |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lebanon | 3,217,376 | 20.7 | |
| Armenia | 3,260,432 | 25.1 | |
| Jordan | 2,778,810 | 15.8 | |
| Israel | 4,105,359 | 25.4 | |
| Kuwait | 1,894,242 | 22.4 |





