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Lebanon: area, population and density
Lebanon has 10,230 sq km of land and a 2025 population estimate of 5,849,421; calculated population density is 572 people/km².
Sources: World Bank — Land area · 2023 · World Bank — Population, total · 2025.
Lebanon ranks 160th of 196 by land area, 115th by population and 14th by calculated population density among the the supported country set. Density uses the displayed population divided by land area converted to square kilometres.
- Land area
- 10,230 sq kmWorld Bank — Land area · 2023
- Population
- 5,849,421World Bank — Population, total · 2025
- Calculated density
- 572 people/km²Population ÷ land area in km²
Reading the figures
Lebanon in the country comparison set
Lebanon has 10,230 sq km of land area and a population value of 5,849,421 for 2025. In the 196-profile supported country set, it is 160th by land area, 115th by population, and 14th by calculated density.
Density is calculated from the two values above; it is not presented as an independent statistic. World Bank population and land-area series can refer to different years, so both years remain visible.
Country outline: Natural Earth Admin 0 at 1:10m. The drawing is fitted to this profile panel; use a comparison page for a shared-area scale.
Browse a separate Lebanon first-level divisions map and list. It includes generalized reference boundaries and approximate outline-area comparisons, not official regional population or land-area statistics.
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