Lebanon: cities by population
Lebanon has a population of 5,897,467 (UN estimate, 2026), with Beirut as its capital. The 40 largest of its 40 recorded towns and cities, ranked.
+36%
since 2000 (4,329,340)
+19%
projected by 2050 (6,999,260)
576
people per km²
Figures are the latest available in GeoNames (CC BY 4.0), which draws on national censuses of varying dates — treat them as recent, not same-year. Country totals are UN World Population Prospects 2024 (medium variant) where the UN lists the country separately; the handful it reports under a parent state keep a GeoNames figure and are marked as such. Sources & method.
Largest cities in Lebanon
| # | Place | Region | Population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Beirut | Beirut | 1,916,100 |
| 2 | Tripoli | North Lebanon | 229,398 |
| 3 | Sidon | South Governorate | 163,554 |
| 4 | Tyre | South Governorate | 135,204 |
| 5 | Aley | Mount Lebanon | 130,000 |
| 6 | Nabatîyé et Tahta | Nabatieh | 120,000 |
| 7 | Habboûch | Nabatieh | 98,433 |
| 8 | Jounieh | Mount Lebanon | 96,315 |
| 9 | Zahlé | Bekaa | 78,145 |
| 10 | Aarsâl | Baalbek-Hermel Governorate | 50,000 |
| 11 | Ghazieh | South Governorate | 50,000 |
| 12 | Baalbek | Baalbek-Hermel Governorate | 30,916 |
| 13 | Chmistâr | Baalbek-Hermel Governorate | 30,000 |
| 14 | En Nâqoûra | South Governorate | 24,910 |
| 15 | El Hermel | Baalbek-Hermel Governorate | 22,250 |
| 16 | Byblos | Mount Lebanon | 20,784 |
| 17 | Bsharri | North Lebanon | 20,000 |
| 18 | Sarafand | South Governorate | 10,965 |
| 19 | Batroûn | North Lebanon | 10,852 |
| 20 | Qâna | South Governorate | 10,000 |
| 21 | Aajaltoûn | Mount Lebanon | 10,000 |
| 22 | Baabda | Mount Lebanon | 9,000 |
| 23 | Hrajel | Mount Lebanon | 8,000 |
| 24 | Boudaï | Baalbek-Hermel Governorate | 8,000 |
| 25 | Aaïtanît | Bekaa | 6,800 |
| 26 | Chaat | Baalbek-Hermel Governorate | 6,322 |
| 27 | Deïr el Ahmar | Baalbek-Hermel Governorate | 5,947 |
| 28 | Kfar Kila | Nabatieh | 5,878 |
| 29 | Bhamdoûn el Mhatta | Mount Lebanon | 5,000 |
| 30 | Tebnine | Nabatieh | 5,000 |
| 31 | Srîfa | South Governorate | 4,750 |
| 32 | Halba | Akkar | 4,500 |
| 33 | Brîtel | Baalbek-Hermel Governorate | 4,224 |
| 34 | Aïnâta | Baalbek-Hermel Governorate | 3,000 |
| 35 | Aanjar | Bekaa | 2,400 |
| 36 | Ain Ebel | Nabatieh | 2,000 |
| 37 | Bhamdoun | Mount Lebanon | 1,500 |
| 38 | Aalma ech Chaab | South Governorate | 1,080 |
| 39 | Kfar Shouba | Nabatieh | 1,000 |
| 40 | Fadous | North Lebanon | 750 |
Twenty years earlier: Lebanon in the 2005 World Gazetteer — population then 4,461,995.
Common questions
What is the population of Lebanon?
Lebanon has a population of 5,897,467, the UN World Population Prospects estimate for 2026. The UN's medium-variant projection for 2050 is 6,999,260 — a forecast, not a measurement.
What is the capital of Lebanon?
Beirut.