Kuwait vs Lebanon: Urban population
Kuwait
4.87 million
in 2025
Lebanon
5.32 million
in 2025
Kuwait rank
99th
Lebanon rank
96th
Urban population over time
- Kuwait
- Lebanon
How they compare
Lebanon currently reports 5.32 million against 4.87 million in Kuwait, a difference of 455,350.
That makes Lebanon's figure about 1.1 times Kuwait's.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Lebanon has been ahead every year.
Kuwait ranks 99th and Lebanon ranks 96th of 218 countries.
Lebanon has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | Lebanon | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 401,649 | 1.03 million | 630,880 | Lebanon |
| 1970s | 966,951 | 1.76 million | 793,899 | Lebanon |
| 1980s | 1.81 million | 2.55 million | 746,660 | Lebanon |
| 1990s | 1.66 million | 3.33 million | 1.67 million | Lebanon |
| 2000s | 2.28 million | 4.03 million | 1.75 million | Lebanon |
| 2010s | 3.73 million | 5.15 million | 1.42 million | Lebanon |
| 2020s | 4.66 million | 5.21 million | 547,555 | Lebanon |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban population, Kuwait or Lebanon?
- Lebanon, at 5.32 million against 4.87 million in Kuwait as of 2025.
- What is the difference in urban population between Kuwait and Lebanon?
- 455,350, with Lebanon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Lebanon?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Kuwait and Lebanon rank globally for urban population?
- Kuwait ranks 99th and Lebanon ranks 96th of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as Urban population. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Urban population refers to people living in urban areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated using World Bank population estimates and urban ratios from the United Nations World Urbanization Prospects. Aggregation of urban and rural population may not add up to total population because of different country coverages.