Lebanon vs Netherlands: Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million
Lebanon
2.38 million
in 2025
Netherlands
2.22 million
in 2025
Lebanon rank
81st
Netherlands rank
84th
Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million over time
- Lebanon
- Netherlands
How they compare
Lebanon currently reports 2.38 million against 2.22 million in Netherlands, a difference of 163,880.
That makes Lebanon's figure about 1.1 times Netherlands's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Netherlands ahead.
Lebanon ranks 81st and Netherlands ranks 84th of 121 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Lebanon averaged higher in 2 and Netherlands in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lebanon | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 716,964 | 1.88 million | 1.17 million | Netherlands |
| 1970s | 1.34 million | 1.89 million | 557,255 | Netherlands |
| 1980s | 1.58 million | 1.85 million | 272,267 | Netherlands |
| 1990s | 1.28 million | 1.95 million | 667,793 | Netherlands |
| 2000s | 1.75 million | 2.02 million | 276,411 | Netherlands |
| 2010s | 2.20 million | 2.11 million | 97,268 | Lebanon |
| 2020s | 2.42 million | 2.19 million | 229,170 | Lebanon |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, Lebanon or Netherlands?
- Lebanon, at 2.38 million against 2.22 million in Netherlands as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million between Lebanon and Netherlands?
- 163,880, with Lebanon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lebanon and Netherlands?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Lebanon and Netherlands rank globally for population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million?
- Lebanon ranks 81st and Netherlands ranks 84th of 121 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Urbanization Prospects 2018, United Nations (UN), published as Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Population in urban agglomerations of more than one million is the country's population living in metropolitan areas that in 2018 had a population of more than one million people.