Lebanon Population Pyramid 2016
Year
2016Lebanon in 2016
In 2016, Lebanon had a total population of 6,323,059 people. A decade earlier, in 2006, the population was 4,751,137; it has grown by 33.1% since.
With a median age of 29.5 years, Lebanon had a youth dependency ratio of 39.8 and an old-age dependency ratio of 11.1 per 100 people of working age. The near-vertical sides of the pyramid indicate a stationary age structure, with births roughly balancing the passage of cohorts into older age.
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 | 6,323,060 | 29.5 | |
| State of Palestine | 4,632,739 | 19.8 | |
| Israel | 8,210,006 | 29.8 | |
| Oman | 4,390,878 | 29.1 | |
| Kuwait | 4,003,971 | 34.7 |





