Lebanon — World Gazetteer, 2005 edition
Lebanon had an estimated population of 4,461,995 in 2005, with 19 places recorded. Archived from the World Gazetteer, the reference work formerly published at this domain.
About these figures. This page is part of the restored World Gazetteer archive: the 2005 edition of Stefan Helders' reference work, which was published at this domain until 2013 and is preserved here. Figures are as of 2005 and are kept for citation continuity and historical comparison. Esta página conserva la edición de 2005 del World Gazetteer. Las cifras corresponden a 2005; para datos actuales, consulte las fuentes oficiales.
For current figures: Lebanon today — population now 6,848,925, against 4,461,995 in 2005.
Agglomerations, 2005
| # | Name | Population (2005) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bayrut | 1,953,359 |
Cities and towns, 2005
| # | Place | Region | Population (2005) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bayrūt | Bayrūt | 1,251,739 |
| 2 | Ţarābulus aš-Šām | aš-Šamal | 229,398 |
| 3 | Şaydāʿ | al-Janub | 163,554 |
| 4 | Şūr | al-Janub | 135,204 |
| 5 | an-Nabatīyat-at-Tahtā | an-Nabatiyah | 98,433 |
| 6 | Jūniyah | Jabal Lubnan | 96,315 |
| 7 | Zah̨lah | al-Biqaʿa | 78,145 |
| 8 | Bʿabda | Jabal Lubnan | 77,106 |
| 9 | Baʿlabakk | al-Biqaʿa | 30,916 |
| 10 | ʿĀlayh | Jabal Lubnan | 27,233 |
| 11 | Jubayl | Jabal Lubnan | 20,784 |
| 12 | Riyāq | al-Biqaʿa | 18,876 |
| 13 | Marjʿuyun | an-Nabatiyah | 16,173 |
| 14 | Jazzīn | al-Janub | 13,476 |
| 15 | Rāšayyā | al-Biqaʿa | 11,288 |
| 16 | al-Hirmil | al-Biqaʿa | 11,070 |
| 17 | al-Batrūn | aš-Šamal | 10,852 |
| 18 | Jubb Jannīn | al-Biqaʿa | 7,087 |
| 19 | Juwayyā | al-Janub | 6,931 |
Administrative divisions, 2005
| # | Name | Population (2005) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jabal Lubnan | 1,679,229 |
| 2 | aš-Šamal | 899,339 |
| 3 | al-Biqaʿa | 601,077 |
| 4 | al-Janub | 526,053 |
| 5 | Bayrūt | 449,438 |
| 6 | an-Nabatiyah | 306,859 |
The complete dataset is available as a free CSV download, with attribution to Stefan Helders / World Gazetteer.