Early-demographic dividend vs Lebanon: Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million
Early-demographic dividend
19.7%
in 2025
Lebanon
40.7%
in 2025
Early-demographic dividend rank
22nd
Lebanon rank
23rd
Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million over time
- Early-demographic dividend
- Lebanon
How they compare
Lebanon currently reports 40.7% against 19.7% in Early-demographic dividend, a difference of 21.0%.
That makes Lebanon's figure about 2.1 times Early-demographic dividend's.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Lebanon has been ahead every year.
Early-demographic dividend ranks 22nd and Lebanon ranks 23rd of 37 groups.
Lebanon has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Early-demographic dividend | Lebanon | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 11.2% | 34.6% | 23.4% | Lebanon |
| 1970s | 13.0% | 50.1% | 37.2% | Lebanon |
| 1980s | 14.3% | 49.4% | 35.0% | Lebanon |
| 1990s | 15.5% | 32.7% | 17.2% | Lebanon |
| 2000s | 16.5% | 37.5% | 21.0% | Lebanon |
| 2010s | 17.8% | 38.0% | 20.2% | Lebanon |
| 2020s | 19.3% | 41.9% | 22.6% | Lebanon |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, Early-demographic dividend or Lebanon?
- Lebanon, at 40.7% against 19.7% in Early-demographic dividend as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million between Early-demographic dividend and Lebanon?
- 21.0%, with Lebanon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Early-demographic dividend and Lebanon?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Early-demographic dividend and Lebanon rank globally for population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million?
- Early-demographic dividend ranks 22nd and Lebanon ranks 23rd of 37 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Urbanization Prospects 2018, United Nations (UN), published as Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million (% of total population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Population in urban agglomerations of more than one million is the percentage of a country's population living in metropolitan areas that in 2018 had a population of more than one million people.