Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, per square kilometre in Lebanon
Lebanon: Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, per square kilometre was 0.5055 1000 No per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.5055 1000 No per square kilometre
Change on year
down 1.4%
World rank
13th
of 190 countries
All-time high
0.5277 1000 No per square kilometre
in 2018
All-time low
0.0803 1000 No per square kilometre
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, per square kilometre in Lebanon, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 No per square kilometre.
Analysis
Lebanon recorded 0.5055 1000 No per square kilometre for population - est. & proj. — urban population, per square kilometre in 2023.
That represents a change of down 1.4% on the previous year and up 11.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population - est. & proj. — urban population, per square kilometre in Lebanon peaked at 0.5277 1000 No per square kilometre in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.0803 1000 No per square kilometre, in 1961.
Lebanon ranks 13th of 190 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, per square kilometre in Lebanon, year by year
| Year | 1000 No per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0803 1000 No per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0861 1000 No per square kilometre | +7.3% |
| 1963 | 0.0921 1000 No per square kilometre | +7.0% |
| 1964 | 0.0982 1000 No per square kilometre | +6.6% |
| 1965 | 0.1042 1000 No per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 1966 | 0.11 1000 No per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 1967 | 0.1156 1000 No per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 1968 | 0.1212 1000 No per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 1969 | 0.1272 1000 No per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 1970 | 0.1336 1000 No per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 1971 | 0.1405 1000 No per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 1972 | 0.1478 1000 No per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 1973 | 0.1554 1000 No per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 1974 | 0.1624 1000 No per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 1975 | 0.1686 1000 No per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1976 | 0.1737 1000 No per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1977 | 0.1777 1000 No per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1978 | 0.181 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1979 | 0.1842 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1980 | 0.1876 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1981 | 0.1915 1000 No per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1982 | 0.1958 1000 No per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1983 | 0.2002 1000 No per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1984 | 0.2043 1000 No per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1985 | 0.2078 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1986 | 0.2106 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1987 | 0.2127 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1988 | 0.2149 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1989 | 0.2165 1000 No per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1990 | 0.2196 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1991 | 0.2246 1000 No per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1992 | 0.2312 1000 No per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1993 | 0.2386 1000 No per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1994 | 0.2457 1000 No per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1995 | 0.2515 1000 No per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1996 | 0.2556 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1997 | 0.2584 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1998 | 0.2611 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 0.265 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2000 | 0.272 1000 No per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2001 | 0.2828 1000 No per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 2002 | 0.297 1000 No per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 2003 | 0.3125 1000 No per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 2004 | 0.3266 1000 No per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 2005 | 0.3376 1000 No per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 2006 | 0.3441 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 0.3471 1000 No per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 0.3498 1000 No per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 0.3565 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 0.3703 1000 No per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 2011 | 0.3924 1000 No per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 2012 | 0.4212 1000 No per square kilometre | +7.3% |
| 2013 | 0.4528 1000 No per square kilometre | +7.5% |
| 2014 | 0.4817 1000 No per square kilometre | +6.4% |
| 2015 | 0.504 1000 No per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 2016 | 0.5183 1000 No per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2017 | 0.5258 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 0.5277 1000 No per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 0.5263 1000 No per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 0.5233 1000 No per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 0.5188 1000 No per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 0.5126 1000 No per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 2023 | 0.5055 1000 No per square kilometre | -1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1039 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0803 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.1272 1000 No per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.1625 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.1336 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.1842 1000 No per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2042 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.1876 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.2165 1000 No per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2451 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.2196 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.265 1000 No per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3226 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.272 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.3565 1000 No per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.472 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.3703 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.5277 1000 No per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5151 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.5055 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.5233 1000 No per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Lebanon
- 10 Nauru 0.5631 1000 No per square kilometre compare
- 11 San Marino 0.5566 1000 No per square kilometre compare
- 12 Bangladesh 0.5447 1000 No per square kilometre compare
- 14 Israel 0.3903 1000 No per square kilometre compare
- 15 Puerto Rico 0.3837 1000 No per square kilometre compare
- 16 Belgium 0.3783 1000 No per square kilometre compare
More work & labour data for Lebanon
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.3208 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.3318 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.3097 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.76 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.1062 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 5,052 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 359.79 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 3,567 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 3,626 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 7,193 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population - est. & proj. — urban population, per square kilometre in Lebanon?
- Population - est. & proj. — urban population, per square kilometre in Lebanon was 0.5055 1000 No per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest population - est. & proj. — urban population, per square kilometre recorded in Lebanon?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5277 1000 No per square kilometre in 2018.
- What is the lowest population - est. & proj. — urban population, per square kilometre recorded in Lebanon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0803 1000 No per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Lebanon rank for population - est. & proj. — urban population, per square kilometre?
- Lebanon ranks 13th out of 190 countries with data for 2023.
- Is population - est. & proj. — urban population, per square kilometre rising or falling in Lebanon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lebanon data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 63 observations, free to reuse under Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page.
How this figure is calculated
Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.