Verified Data · 2024
The Lebanese Diaspora
الانتشار اللبناني في العالم
Lebanon has one of the most expansive diasporas on earth. The Lebanese government counts 15.4 million people of Lebanese origin abroad — nearly three times the country’s domestic population — spread across 96 countries on every inhabited continent.
15.4M
Lebanese Abroad
(Lebanese Govt. est.)
(Lebanese Govt. est.)
4.7M
Citizens Inside
Lebanon
Lebanon
96+
Countries with
Lebanese communities
Lebanese communities
$8.9B
Annual Remittances
to Lebanon
to Lebanon
By Country & Region
Lebanese Communities Worldwide
Population figures drawn from national census records, Lebanese government data, and the iLoubnan diaspora mapping project. Confidence levels are noted per card.
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Note on methodology: Diaspora counts vary depending on whether figures include only Lebanese-born individuals or all descendants across generations. The Lebanese government’s 15.4M figure (used here) encompasses all generations. Brazil’s 7M includes descendants going back to the 1880s. Census-based figures Census are conservative. Government figures Govt are typically the broadest. Community estimates Est vary in reliability.
Sources: Arab News / Lebanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs & Emigrants (15.4M total, per-country breakdown) · Brazilian IBGE (6–7M Brazilian-Lebanese) · Argentine INDEC / community records (~1.5M) · Arab News citing Lebanese govt: Colombia 700K, Mexico 400K, Venezuela 340K, USA 504K, Canada 250K, France 250K · Australian ABS Census 2021 (203,139) · iLoubnan Diaspora Map · World Bank Remittances Data ($8.9B, 2014) · Arab Barometer 2024
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