Lebanon - Rural population
Rural population
The value for Rural population in Lebanon was 755,918 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 1,044,434 in 1962 and a minimum value of 469,956 in 1989.
Definition: 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.
Source: World Bank staff estimates based on the United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects: 2018 Revision.
See also:
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1960 | 1,040,671 |
| 1961 | 1,043,456 |
| 1962 | 1,044,434 |
| 1963 | 1,042,621 |
| 1964 | 1,036,802 |
| 1965 | 1,026,623 |
| 1966 | 1,011,389 |
| 1967 | 991,982 |
| 1968 | 970,505 |
| 1969 | 949,782 |
| 1970 | 931,036 |
| 1971 | 916,666 |
| 1972 | 904,755 |
| 1973 | 891,712 |
| 1974 | 874,172 |
| 1975 | 850,563 |
| 1976 | 820,803 |
| 1977 | 786,790 |
| 1978 | 750,617 |
| 1979 | 715,014 |
| 1980 | 681,613 |
| 1981 | 651,195 |
| 1982 | 623,156 |
| 1983 | 596,784 |
| 1984 | 571,060 |
| 1985 | 545,727 |
| 1986 | 520,094 |
| 1987 | 495,013 |
| 1988 | 472,504 |
| 1989 | 469,956 |
| 1990 | 473,152 |
| 1991 | 482,899 |
| 1992 | 497,780 |
| 1993 | 514,284 |
| 1994 | 527,827 |
| 1995 | 535,608 |
| 1996 | 536,472 |
| 1997 | 531,972 |
| 1998 | 525,587 |
| 1999 | 528,997 |
| 2000 | 537,988 |
| 2001 | 554,030 |
| 2002 | 575,471 |
| 2003 | 598,311 |
| 2004 | 617,140 |
| 2005 | 628,365 |
| 2006 | 630,097 |
| 2007 | 624,475 |
| 2008 | 617,416 |
| 2009 | 616,693 |
| 2010 | 627,355 |
| 2011 | 651,085 |
| 2012 | 684,671 |
| 2013 | 721,979 |
| 2014 | 754,644 |
| 2015 | 776,997 |
| 2016 | 787,854 |
| 2017 | 789,070 |
| 2018 | 782,453 |
| 2019 | 770,719 |
| 2020 | 755,918 |
Rural population (% of total population)
Rural population (% of total population) in Lebanon was 11.08 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 57.66 in 1960, while its lowest value was 11.08 in 2020.
Definition: 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.
Source: World Bank staff estimates based on the United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects: 2018 Revision.
See also:
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1960 | 57.66 |
| 1961 | 55.96 |
| 1962 | 54.25 |
| 1963 | 52.53 |
| 1964 | 50.79 |
| 1965 | 49.07 |
| 1966 | 47.34 |
| 1967 | 45.61 |
| 1968 | 43.90 |
| 1969 | 42.20 |
| 1970 | 40.53 |
| 1971 | 38.94 |
| 1972 | 37.42 |
| 1973 | 35.93 |
| 1974 | 34.46 |
| 1975 | 33.02 |
| 1976 | 31.61 |
| 1977 | 30.24 |
| 1978 | 28.90 |
| 1979 | 27.60 |
| 1980 | 26.33 |
| 1981 | 25.10 |
| 1982 | 23.91 |
| 1983 | 22.76 |
| 1984 | 21.65 |
| 1985 | 20.58 |
| 1986 | 19.55 |
| 1987 | 18.55 |
| 1988 | 17.60 |
| 1989 | 17.24 |
| 1990 | 16.88 |
| 1991 | 16.53 |
| 1992 | 16.18 |
| 1993 | 15.84 |
| 1994 | 15.51 |
| 1995 | 15.18 |
| 1996 | 14.86 |
| 1997 | 14.54 |
| 1998 | 14.23 |
| 1999 | 14.12 |
| 2000 | 14.00 |
| 2001 | 13.88 |
| 2002 | 13.76 |
| 2003 | 13.63 |
| 2004 | 13.51 |
| 2005 | 13.37 |
| 2006 | 13.24 |
| 2007 | 13.10 |
| 2008 | 12.96 |
| 2009 | 12.81 |
| 2010 | 12.67 |
| 2011 | 12.52 |
| 2012 | 12.36 |
| 2013 | 12.21 |
| 2014 | 12.05 |
| 2015 | 11.89 |
| 2016 | 11.73 |
| 2017 | 11.57 |
| 2018 | 11.41 |
| 2019 | 11.24 |
| 2020 | 11.08 |
Classification
Topic: Environment Indicators
Sub-Topic: Density & urbanization
