Lebanon Population Pyramid 1996
Year
1996Lebanon in 1996
In 1996, Lebanon had a total population of 4,034,781 people. That is 22.3% more than in 1986, when the population stood at 3,300,365.
Half of the population was younger than 23.1 years; 34.2% were children under 15 and 4.7% were 65 or older. 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 | 4,034,781 | 23.1 | |
| Armenia | 3,278,736 | 28.1 | |
| Georgia | 4,812,775 | 32.4 | |
| Jordan | 4,912,516 | 19.7 | |
| State of Palestine | 2,746,822 | 15.7 |





