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🌆 Largest Cities in Lebanon

Cities of Lebanon with more than 15,000 inhabitants, ranked by population (GeoNames).

📅 2026📏 people18 entries🇱🇧 See all of this country’s rankings →
Each tile’s area is its share of the combined total of 4,467,748 (18 entries). Stronger colour means a higher rank.
1
BeirutBeirut
1,916,100
2
Ra’s BayrūtBeirut
1,251,739
3
TripoliNorth Lebanon
229,398
4
SidonSouth Governorate
163,554
5
TyreSouth Governorate
135,204
6
AleyMount Lebanon
130,000
7
Nabatîyé et TahtaNabatieh
120,000
8
HabboûchNabatieh
98,433
9
JouniehMount Lebanon
96,315
10
ZahléBekaa
78,145
11
AarsâlBaalbek-Hermel Governorate
50,000
12
GhaziehSouth Governorate
50,000
13
BaalbekBaalbek-Hermel Governorate
30,916
14
ChmistârBaalbek-Hermel Governorate
30,000
15
En NâqoûraSouth Governorate
24,910
16
El HermelBaalbek-Hermel Governorate
22,250
17
ByblosMount Lebanon
20,784
18
BsharriNorth Lebanon
20,000

Highlights

Within Lebanon, Beirut ranks first in 2026 with 1,916,100, followed by Ra’s Bayrūt (1,251,739) and Tripoli (229,398).

Beirut is 1.5 times higher than Ra’s Bayrūt, the runner-up.

Across 18 entries, values run from 1,916,100 (Beirut) to 20,000 (Bsharri), with a median of 87,230.

Source: GeoNames, cities with more than 15,000 inhabitants, 2026. Unit: people.

Source: GeoNames, cities with more than 15,000 inhabitants · CC BY 4.0 (GeoNames) · fetched Oct 14, 2026 — GeoNames aggregates census and estimate figures, so the reference year varies by city, and a few figures cover the metropolitan area rather than the city proper.