Lebanon vs Puerto Rico: Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million
Lebanon
2.38 million
in 2025
Puerto Rico
2.43 million
in 2025
Lebanon rank
81st
Puerto Rico rank
79th
Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million 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 81st and Puerto Rico ranks 79th of 121 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 urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, 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 urban agglomerations of more than 1 million 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 urban agglomerations of more than 1 million?
- Lebanon ranks 81st and Puerto Rico ranks 79th 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.