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Capital city · Lebanon · Asia

Beirut

Beirut · Lebanon
City population
1,916,100
#1
in Lebanon
#219
worldwide
Beirut
33.893, 35.502
City population
1,916,100
Within the city boundary, not a metro area
Rank in Lebanon
#1
of 17 cities of 15,000+
World rank
#219
of 31,365 cities listed
Share of Lebanon
32.8%
of the national population

About Beirut

The national capital and largest city in Lebanon, this metropolis holds 1,916,100 people in its city proper, representing 32.8% of the country's population. It sits 40 m above sea level and lies 13 km from Aley (130,000) and 14 km from Jounieh (96,315), with Sidon (163,554) at 39 km distance.

This summary is AI-generated from the figures on this page. The figures themselves come from the sources cited beside each value.

Position in Lebanon
#1of 17
LargestSmallest

Key Facts

Country
Lebanon
Region
Beirut
Capital
National capital
Elevation
40 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Asia/Beirut
Coordinates
33.893, 35.502
Record updated
2026-04-04
Entry edited, not measured

City population, GeoNames. GeoNames publishes no year for its population figures, so “record updated” is when the entry was last edited — not the date the population was measured. Elevation is modelled from a digital elevation model rather than surveyed, so it is approximate.

Nearby Cities

All 17 in Lebanon

Closest listed cities by great-circle distance from the city centre.

13KMAley130K people14KMJounieh96K people29KMByblos21K people37KMZahlé78K people39KMSidon164K people

Compared with the World's Largest Cities

City-proper population against the fifteen largest cities in the dataset.

  1. Shanghai24.9M
  2. Beijing19M
  3. Shenzhen17.5M
  4. Guangzhou16.1M
  5. Kinshasa16M
  6. Istanbul15.7M
  7. Lagos15.4M
  8. Ho Chi Minh City14M
  9. Chengdu13.6M
  10. Lahore13M
  11. Mumbai12.7M
  12. São Paulo12.4M
  13. Mexico City12.3M
  14. Karachi11.6M
  15. Tianjin11.1M
  16. Beirut1.92M
City-proper figures only. Administrative boundaries differ between countries, so these are not directly comparable to metropolitan-area estimates.
Beirut compared with the fifteen largest cities
NameCity population
Shanghai24.9M
Beijing19M
Shenzhen17.5M
Guangzhou16.1M
Kinshasa16M
Istanbul15.7M
Lagos15.4M
Ho Chi Minh City14M
Chengdu13.6M
Lahore13M
Mumbai12.7M
São Paulo12.4M
Mexico City12.3M
Karachi11.6M
Tianjin11.1M
Beirut1.92M

Beirut Population FAQ

What is the population of Beirut?

Beirut has a city population of 1,916,100. That is the population within the city's own boundary, not its wider metropolitan area. City population, GeoNames.

Where is Beirut?

Beirut is in Beirut, Lebanon. Its coordinates are 33.893, 35.502.

How big is Beirut compared with other cities in Lebanon?

It is the 1st largest of the 17 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Lebanon, holding 32.8% of the national population.

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