Estonia vs Lebanon: Rural population

Estonia
400,092
in 2025
Lebanon
528,774
in 2025
Estonia rank
154th
Lebanon rank
151st

Rural population over time

  • Estonia
  • Lebanon
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How they compare

Lebanon currently reports 528,774 against 400,092 in Estonia, a difference of 128,682.

That makes Lebanon's figure about 1.3 times Estonia's.

Across all 66 years both countries report, Lebanon has been ahead every year.

Estonia ranks 154th and Lebanon ranks 151st of 215 countries.

Lebanon has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Estonia Lebanon Difference Ahead
1960s 489,647 1.03 million 537,151 Lebanon
1970s 462,288 882,891 420,603 Lebanon
1980s 442,941 659,176 216,235 Lebanon
1990s 449,134 593,334 144,201 Lebanon
2000s 442,172 617,381 175,209 Lebanon
2010s 416,091 664,964 248,873 Lebanon
2020s 399,904 556,966 157,063 Lebanon

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher rural population, Estonia or Lebanon?
Lebanon, at 528,774 against 400,092 in Estonia as of 2025.
What is the difference in rural population between Estonia and Lebanon?
128,682, with Lebanon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Estonia and Lebanon?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Estonia and Lebanon rank globally for rural population?
Estonia ranks 154th and Lebanon ranks 151st of 215 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as Rural population. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Rural population
Source
World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
264 places, 17,394 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

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.