Lebanon—Net Migration
Category: PeopleSource: World Bank World Development Indicators ↗Global Rank: #153 of 217Series years: 2000–2025
Latest Value
-10,230
2025
YoY Change
+40.8%
2024 → 2025
Global Rank
#153
of 217 countries
Maximum
733,500
2013
Minimum
-266,992
2019
Last
-10,230
Previous
-17,267
Highest
733,500
Lowest
-266,992
Unit
people
Source
World Bank World Development Indicators
Lebanon's net migration was -10,230 in 2025, ranking #153 out of 217 countries. This represents a +40.8% change from 2024. Over the past 26 years, the highest recorded value was 733,500 (2013) and the lowest was -266,992 (2019). Data sourced from the World Bank World Development Indicators.
Lebanon — Net Migration: -10,230 people for reference year 2025. Source: World Bank (World Development Indicators). Reference year does not establish final observed status; publisher vintage is not verified here.
Source: World Bank World Development Indicators
Historical Data
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | -10,230 | +40.8% |
| 2024 | -17,267 | +49.5% |
| 2023 | -34,193 | -24.3% |
| 2022 | -27,507 | -0.8% |
| 2021 | -27,290 | +42.9% |
| 2020 | -47,787 | +82.1% |
| 2019 | -266,992 | -2.8% |
| 2018 | -259,700 | -2.4% |
| 2017 | -253,664 | -2.3% |
| 2016 | -247,921 | -3.4% |
| 2015 | -239,829 | -179.6% |
| 2014 | 301,111 | -58.9% |
| 2013 | 733,500 | +489.5% |
| 2012 | 124,427 | +5439.9% |
| 2011 | 2,246 | +105.5% |
| 2010 | -40,915 | -1415.4% |
| 2009 | -2,700 | -727.9% |
| 2008 | 430 | -98.5% |
| 2007 | 27,944 | +11.2% |
| 2006 | 25,126 | +1952.8% |
| 2005 | 1,224 | -75.4% |
| 2004 | 4,974 | +197.1% |
| 2003 | 1,674 | +107.8% |
| 2002 | -21,543 | -1869.2% |
| 2001 | -1,094 | -340.4% |
| 2000 | 455 |
Top Countries — Net Migration
| # | Country | Value | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ukraine | 1.7M | 2025 |
| 2 | United States | 1.2M | 2025 |
| 3 | Syrian Arab Republic | 421,693 | 2025 |
| 4 | United Kingdom | 389,911 | 2025 |
| 5 | Canada | 326,204 | 2025 |
| 6 | Sudan | 291,469 | 2025 |
| 7 | Malaysia | 166,615 | 2025 |
| 8 | United Arab Emirates | 158,634 | 2025 |
| 9 | South Africa | 146,370 | 2025 |
| 10 | Japan | 140,579 | 2025 |
About This Indicator
Definition
Net migration is the net total of migrants during the period, that is, the number of immigrants minus the number of emigrants, including both citizens and noncitizens.
Methodology
Data compiled by World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
Unit
people