Lebanon Rural Population 1960-2023

Rural population refers to people living in rural areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated as the difference between total population and urban population. Aggregation of urban and rural population may not add up to total population because of different country coverages.
  • Lebanon rural population for 2021 was 609,988, a 2.74% decline from 2020.
  • Lebanon rural population for 2020 was 627,169, a 3.51% decline from 2019.
  • Lebanon rural population for 2019 was 650,002, a 4.24% decline from 2018.
  • Lebanon rural population for 2018 was 678,812, a 3.97% decline from 2017.
Data Source: World Bank

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Lebanon Rural Population - Historical Data
Year Population % of Total Change
2021 609,988 10.91 -2.78%
2020 627,169 11.08 -3.58%
2019 650,002 11.24 -4.34%
2018 678,812 11.41 -4.05%
2017 706,902 11.57 -3.81%
2016 734,386 11.73 -3.57%
2015 761,090 11.89 0.64%
2014 756,246 12.05 8.68%
2013 693,388 12.21 7.97%
2012 640,250 12.36 1.39%
2011 631,439 12.52 -0.21%
2010 632,768 12.67 -0.26%
2009 634,389 12.81 0.17%
2008 633,337 12.96 0.53%
2007 630,011 13.10 0.83%
2006 624,816 13.24 0.63%
2005 620,914 13.37 0.49%
2004 617,872 13.51 0.60%
2003 614,185 13.63 0.38%
2002 611,861 13.76 0.42%
2001 609,309 13.88 0.73%
2000 604,890 14.00 0.83%
1999 599,890 14.12 0.88%
1998 594,641 14.23 -0.44%
1997 597,279 14.54 -0.36%
1996 599,408 14.86 -0.28%
1995 601,073 15.18 -0.32%
1994 603,012 15.51 -0.33%
1993 605,012 15.84 -0.18%
1992 606,082 16.18 0.01%
1991 606,038 16.53 -0.10%
1990 606,617 16.88 -0.18%
1989 607,691 17.24 -0.13%
1988 608,458 17.60 -3.34%
1987 629,142 18.55 -2.73%
1986 646,584 19.55 -2.66%
1985 664,001 20.58 -3.09%
1984 684,815 21.65 -3.21%
1983 707,151 22.76 -3.74%
1982 734,100 23.91 -3.45%
1981 759,863 25.10 -2.65%
1980 780,283 26.33 -2.61%
1979 800,910 27.60 -13.87%
1978 920,036 28.90 -12.80%
1977 1,045,618 30.24 7.44%
1976 970,652 31.61 8.81%
1975 888,816 33.02 -2.06%
1974 907,290 34.46 -1.75%
1973 923,292 35.93 -1.55%
1972 937,732 37.42 -1.40%
1971 950,968 38.94 -1.49%
1970 965,221 40.53 -1.60%
1969 980,746 42.20 -1.25%
1968 993,123 43.90 -1.19%
1967 1,004,969 45.61 -1.06%
1966 1,015,663 47.34 -0.84%
1965 1,024,205 49.07 -0.69%
1964 1,031,321 50.79 -0.41%
1963 1,035,536 52.53 -0.16%
1962 1,037,200 54.25 0.01%
1961 1,037,122 55.96 0.04%
1960 1,036,726 57.66 %