Which has higher population in the largest city, Dominican Republic or Lebanon?

Lebanon, at 44.7% against 43.7% in Dominican Republic as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and Lebanon?

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 the largest city (% of urban population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Dominican Republic vs Lebanon: Population in the largest city

Dominican Republic

43.7%

in 2025

Lebanon

44.7%

in 2025

Dominican Republic rank

32nd

Lebanon rank

31st

Population in the largest city over time

Dominican Republic
Lebanon

How they compare

Lebanon currently reports 44.7% against 43.7% in Dominican Republic, a difference of 1.0%.

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

Dominican Republic ranks 32nd and Lebanon ranks 31st of 153 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Dominican Republic	Lebanon	Difference	Ahead
1960s	37.8%	70.0%	32.2%	Lebanon
1970s	39.2%	75.3%	36.1%	Lebanon
1980s	40.6%	62.5%	21.9%	Lebanon
1990s	38.0%	38.6%	0.6%	Lebanon
2000s	36.9%	43.3%	6.3%	Lebanon
2010s	37.9%	43.0%	5.0%	Lebanon
2020s	42.6%	46.4%	3.8%	Lebanon

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population in the largest city, Dominican Republic or Lebanon?: Lebanon, at 44.7% against 43.7% in Dominican Republic as of 2025.
What is the difference in population in the largest city between Dominican Republic and Lebanon?: 1.0%, with Lebanon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and Lebanon?: 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Dominican Republic and Lebanon rank globally for population in the largest city?: Dominican Republic ranks 32nd and Lebanon ranks 31st of 153 countries.
Where does this data come from?: World Urbanization Prospects 2018, United Nations (UN), published as Population in the largest city (% of urban population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Population in the largest city (% of urban population)
Unit: % of urban population
Source: World Urbanization Prospects 2018, United Nations (UN)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 196 places, 12,906 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 17 September 2026

Population in largest city is the percentage of a country's urban population living in that country's largest metropolitan area.