Urban population fell 0.637% to 6.03 mil in Lebanon in 2021, according to the National Statistical Office.
Historically, urban population in Lebanon reached an all time high of 6.08 mil in 2019 and an all time low of 0.764 mil in 1960. When compared to Lebanon's main peers, urban population in Cyprus amounted to 0.813 mil, 8.68 mil in Israel, 9.41 mil in Jordan and 10.3 mil in Syria in 2021.
Lebanon has been ranked 86th within the group of 176 countries we follow in terms of urban population, 4 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
| Urban Population | Unit | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
| Cyprus | mil | 0.795 | 0.801 | 0.808 | 0.814 | 0.821 | ||||||||||||||||
| Egypt | mil | 41.8 | 42.6 | 43.5 | 44.3 | 45.1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Greece | mil | 8.45 | 8.45 | 8.47 | 8.49 | 8.51 | ||||||||||||||||
| Iraq | mil | 26.4 | 27.1 | 27.8 | 28.6 | 29.4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Israel | mil | 7.72 | 7.88 | 8.05 | 8.21 | 8.38 | ||||||||||||||||
| Jordan | mil | 8.57 | 9.02 | 9.27 | 9.52 | 9.76 | ||||||||||||||||
| Lebanon | mil | 5.64 | 5.52 | 5.40 | 5.27 | 5.13 | ||||||||||||||||
| Saudi Arabia | mil | 27.2 | 27.9 | 28.6 | 29.4 | 30.1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Syria | mil | 10.0 | 10.0 | 10.2 | 10.5 | 11.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Turkey | mil | 58.6 | 60.1 | 61.3 | 62.2 | 63.1 |
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