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Lebanon

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Capital
Beirut
Currency
Lebanese pound
Continent
Asia
Area
10,452 km²
Country information: Wikidata · Q822 · Official languages: Arabic
AT A GLANCE

The essential numbers

Latest available · Reference years vary
Population
5.85M · 2025
people
World Bank · SP.POP.TOTL
GDP
25.97B · 2024
current US$
World Bank · NY.GDP.MKTP.CD
GDP per capita
4,473.27 · 2024
current US$ / person
World Bank · NY.GDP.PCAP.CD
Inflation
14.6 · 2025
%
World Bank · FP.CPI.TOTL.ZG
Unemployment
10.99 · 2023
% of labor force
World Bank · SL.UEM.TOTL.ZS
Fertility rate
2.23 · 2024
births / woman
World Bank · SP.DYN.TFRT.IN
Life expectancy
77.95 · 2024
years
World Bank · SP.DYN.LE00.IN
LOOKING BACK

Change over time

people · 20062025
2025Lebanon: 5.85M
Lebanon · Population4.58M5.1M5.61M6.13M6.64M2006201220192025
Source: World Bank · SP.POP.TOTLGaps indicate missing observations.
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Lebanon · Population · people
YearLebanon
20255,849,421
20245,805,962
20235,773,493
20225,744,489
20215,718,122
20205,702,398
20195,794,594
20185,984,119
20176,160,128
20166,323,060
20156,472,469
20146,346,990
20135,743,436
20125,235,742
20115,096,020
20105,041,288
20094,992,287
20084,925,354
20074,844,118
20064,751,136
current US$ · 20062025
2025Lebanon:
Lebanon · GDP16.6B27.04B37.49B47.94B58.38B2006201220192025
Source: World Bank · NY.GDP.MKTP.CDGaps indicate missing observations.
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Lebanon · GDP · current US$
YearLebanon
2025No data available
202425,971,643,441.34
202320,078,620,356.99
202220,992,421,948.81
202123,131,941,556.78
202031,712,128,253.8
201951,605,959,131.27
201854,901,519,155.56
201753,027,680,685.9
201651,147,308,774.13
201549,929,337,836.82
201448,095,213,746.6
201346,880,103,080.6
201244,016,799,515.75
201139,927,125,961.53
201038,443,907,042.12
200935,399,582,928.69
200829,118,916,105.47
200724,827,355,014.93
200622,022,709,851.41

GDP per capita

All countries
current US$ / person · 20062025
2025Lebanon:
Lebanon · GDP per capita2,908.044,617.096,326.138,035.179,744.222006201220192025
Source: World Bank · NY.GDP.PCAP.CDGaps indicate missing observations.
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Lebanon · GDP per capita · current US$ / person
YearLebanon
2025No data available
20244,473.27
20233,477.72
20223,654.36
20214,045.37
20205,561.19
20198,905.88
20189,174.54
20178,608.21
20168,089.01
20157,714.11
20147,577.64
20138,162.38
20128,406.98
20117,834.96
20107,625.81
20097,090.85
20085,912.05
20075,125.26
20064,635.25
% · 20062025
2025Lebanon: 14.6
Lebanon · Inflation-26.2641.27108.8176.32243.852006201220192025
Source: World Bank · FP.CPI.TOTL.ZGGaps indicate missing observations.
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Lebanon · Inflation · %
YearLebanon
202514.6
202445.24
2023221.34
2022171.21
2021154.76
202084.86
20193.01
20186.08
20174.32
2016-0.78
2015-3.75
20141.85
20134.82
20126.58
20114.97
20103.98
20091.2
2008No data available
2007No data available
2006No data available

Unemployment

All countries
% of labor force · 20062025
2025Lebanon:
Lebanon · Unemployment5.677.739.811.8713.942006201220192025
Source: World Bank · SL.UEM.TOTL.ZSGaps indicate missing observations.
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Lebanon · Unemployment · % of labor force
YearLebanon
2025No data available
2024No data available
202310.99
202211.11
202112.72
202013.25
201911.3
201810.76
201710.26
20169.79
20159.31
20148.84
20138.48
20127.95
20117.35
20106.77
20096.36
20087.67
20078.98
20068.68

Fertility rate

All countries
births / woman · 20062025
2025Lebanon:
Lebanon · Fertility rate2.152.222.282.352.412006201220192025
Source: World Bank · SP.DYN.TFRT.INGaps indicate missing observations.
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Lebanon · Fertility rate · births / woman
YearLebanon
2025No data available
20242.23
20232.24
20222.26
20212.28
20202.31
20192.33
20182.35
20172.37
20162.39
20152.38
20142.38
20132.36
20122.35
20112.32
20102.26
20092.19
20082.17
20072.2
20062.24

Life expectancy

All countries
years · 20062025
2025Lebanon:
Lebanon · Life expectancy73.1874.5875.9877.3778.772006201220192025
Source: World Bank · SP.DYN.LE00.INGaps indicate missing observations.
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Lebanon · Life expectancy · years
YearLebanon
2025No data available
202477.95
202377.82
202278
202173.65
202076.3
201978.21
201878.26
201778.19
201678.31
201578.28
201478.15
201378.04
201277.94
201177.77
201077.53
200977.26
200876.96
200776.73
200675.68
Source: World Bank ↗Snapshot · Sep 21, 2026Methodology