Which has higher population in largest city, Lebanon or Puerto Rico?

Puerto Rico, at 2.43 million against 2.38 million in Lebanon as of 2025.

What is the difference in population in largest city between Lebanon and Puerto Rico?

54,350, with Puerto Rico ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Lebanon and Puerto Rico?

66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

World Urbanization Prospects 2018, United Nations (UN), published as Population in largest city. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Lebanon vs Puerto Rico: Population in largest city

Lebanon

2.38 million

in 2025

Puerto Rico

2.43 million

in 2025

Lebanon rank

77th

Puerto Rico rank

75th

Population in largest city over time

Lebanon
Puerto Rico

How they compare

Puerto Rico currently reports 2.43 million against 2.38 million in Lebanon, a difference of 54,350.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Puerto Rico ahead.

Lebanon ranks 77th and Puerto Rico ranks 75th of 153 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Lebanon averaged higher in 1 and Puerto Rico in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Lebanon	Puerto Rico	Difference	Ahead
1960s	716,964	729,657	12,693	Puerto Rico
1970s	1.34 million	1.06 million	278,937	Lebanon
1980s	1.58 million	1.70 million	119,617	Puerto Rico
1990s	1.28 million	2.41 million	1.13 million	Puerto Rico
2000s	1.75 million	2.49 million	747,129	Puerto Rico
2010s	2.20 million	2.46 million	259,758	Puerto Rico
2020s	2.42 million	2.44 million	25,150	Puerto Rico

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population in largest city, Lebanon or Puerto Rico?: Puerto Rico, at 2.43 million against 2.38 million in Lebanon as of 2025.
What is the difference in population in largest city between Lebanon and Puerto Rico?: 54,350, with Puerto Rico ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lebanon and Puerto Rico?: 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Lebanon and Puerto Rico rank globally for population in largest city?: Lebanon ranks 77th and Puerto Rico ranks 75th of 153 countries.
Where does this data come from?: World Urbanization Prospects 2018, United Nations (UN), published as Population in largest city. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Population in largest city
Source: World Urbanization Prospects 2018, United Nations (UN)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 153 places, 10,098 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 20 August 2026

Population in largest city is the urban population living in the country's largest metropolitan area.