Urban population, per capita in Lebanon
Lebanon: Urban population, per capita was 0.9096 units per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Urban population, per capita in Lebanon, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for urban population, per capita in Lebanon is 0.9096 units per person, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urban population, per capita in Lebanon peaked at 0.9096 units per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.4167 units per person, in 1960.
That places Lebanon 31st out of 218 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Urban population, per capita in Lebanon, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.4167 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.4326 units per person | +3.8% |
| 1962 | 0.4498 units per person | +4.0% |
| 1963 | 0.4679 units per person | +4.0% |
| 1964 | 0.4868 units per person | +4.0% |
| 1965 | 0.5059 units per person | +3.9% |
| 1966 | 0.5251 units per person | +3.8% |
| 1967 | 0.5439 units per person | +3.6% |
| 1968 | 0.5621 units per person | +3.3% |
| 1969 | 0.5794 units per person | +3.1% |
| 1970 | 0.5953 units per person | +2.7% |
| 1971 | 0.6103 units per person | +2.5% |
| 1972 | 0.6253 units per person | +2.5% |
| 1973 | 0.6406 units per person | +2.4% |
| 1974 | 0.656 units per person | +2.4% |
| 1975 | 0.6714 units per person | +2.3% |
| 1976 | 0.6867 units per person | +2.3% |
| 1977 | 0.7018 units per person | +2.2% |
| 1978 | 0.7166 units per person | +2.1% |
| 1979 | 0.731 units per person | +2.0% |
| 1980 | 0.7449 units per person | +1.9% |
| 1981 | 0.7581 units per person | +1.8% |
| 1982 | 0.7706 units per person | +1.6% |
| 1983 | 0.7823 units per person | +1.5% |
| 1984 | 0.793 units per person | +1.4% |
| 1985 | 0.8026 units per person | +1.2% |
| 1986 | 0.811 units per person | +1.1% |
| 1987 | 0.8182 units per person | +0.9% |
| 1988 | 0.824 units per person | +0.7% |
| 1989 | 0.8289 units per person | +0.6% |
| 1990 | 0.8335 units per person | +0.6% |
| 1991 | 0.8377 units per person | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 0.8417 units per person | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 0.8452 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 0.8485 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 0.8513 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 0.8538 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 0.856 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 0.8577 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 0.859 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 0.86 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 0.8615 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 0.8629 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 0.8645 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 0.866 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 0.8677 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 0.8693 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 0.871 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 0.8728 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 0.8746 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 0.8764 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 0.8783 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 0.8802 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 0.8822 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 0.8842 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 0.8862 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 0.8884 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 0.8905 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.8927 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.895 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 0.8973 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 0.8997 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 0.9021 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 0.9045 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 0.907 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2025 | 0.9096 units per person | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.497 units per person | 0.4167 units per person | 0.5794 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.6635 units per person | 0.5953 units per person | 0.731 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.7934 units per person | 0.7449 units per person | 0.8289 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8484 units per person | 0.8335 units per person | 0.859 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.867 units per person | 0.86 units per person | 0.8746 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8854 units per person | 0.8764 units per person | 0.895 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9034 units per person | 0.8973 units per person | 0.9096 units per person | 6 |
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More climate change data for Lebanon
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 19.75 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 540.59 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 302.31 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 238.28 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 1.14 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 8.51 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 137.53 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 135.57 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 1.96 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.5116 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is urban population, per capita in Lebanon?
- Urban population, per capita in Lebanon was 0.9096 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest urban population, per capita recorded in Lebanon?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9096 units per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest urban population, per capita recorded in Lebanon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4167 units per person in 1960.
- How does Lebanon rank for urban population, per capita?
- Lebanon ranks 31st out of 218 countries with data for 2025.
- Is urban population, per capita rising or falling in Lebanon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.6%. 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 Urban population, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Urban population divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Urban population ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Urban population World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Urban population divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.