Urban population, male in Lebanon
Lebanon: Urban population, male was 44.6% in 2015. ▲ Rising
Urban population, male in Lebanon, 1980–2015
Source: The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects. Measured in % of total.
Analysis
The most recent figure for urban population, male in Lebanon is 44.6%, measured in 2015. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urban population, male in Lebanon peaked at 44.6% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 36.6%, in 1980.
Lebanon ranks 21st of 193 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Urban population, male in Lebanon, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 36.6% | — |
| 1985 | 39.3% | +7.6% |
| 1990 | 41.0% | +4.3% |
| 1995 | 42.1% | +2.6% |
| 2000 | 42.7% | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 44.1% | +3.2% |
| 2010 | 44.5% | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 44.6% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 38.0% | 36.6% | 39.3% | 2 |
| 1990s | 41.6% | 41.0% | 42.1% | 2 |
| 2000s | 43.4% | 42.7% | 44.1% | 2 |
| 2010s | 44.6% | 44.5% | 44.6% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Lebanon
- 18 Puerto Rico 44.9% compare
- 19 Netherlands 44.9% compare
- 20 Luxembourg 44.7% compare
- 22 Argentina 44.6% compare
- 23 Australia 44.2% compare
- 24 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 44.1% compare
More gender data for Lebanon
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 1,385 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -1.26 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 4,719 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 4,719 (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 44,373 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 46,608 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 44,213 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 46,432 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 44,307 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 46,550 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is urban population, male in Lebanon?
- Urban population, male in Lebanon was 44.6% in 2015, according to The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects.
- What is the highest urban population, male recorded in Lebanon?
- The highest recorded value was 44.6% in 2015.
- What is the lowest urban population, male recorded in Lebanon?
- The lowest recorded value was 36.6% in 1980.
- How does Lebanon rank for urban population, male?
- Lebanon ranks 21st out of 193 countries with data for 2015.
- Is urban population, male rising or falling in Lebanon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lebanon data come from?
- The figures come from The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects, published as part of Urban population, male (% of total). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Male urban population is the percentage of males who live in urban areas to total population.