Lebanon: housing

Are house prices rising in Lebanon?

No official house-price or rent index for Lebanon was found on the site of the Central Administration of Statistics, checked on 15 October 2026. The Banque du Liban site blocked automated access, so it could not be checked.

CAS includes housing costs in its consumer price index, which rose 16.66% overall in the year to August 2026, but that index measures what households pay to live in their homes, not the price of buying property. Any figure for property prices found elsewhere is likely to come from private estate agents, not from an official source.

Official sources: CAS: consumer price index

What is Lebanon's urbanisation rate?

91.0%: that is the share of people living in urban areas in Lebanon for 2025, according to the UN Population Division. That is the highest since at least 2005. It is 7th highest of 22 in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, where the median is 78.4%. Worldwide: 18th of 193.

How common are informal settlements in Lebanon?

UN-Habitat puts the share of city dwellers living in slums in Lebanon at 4.5% in 2022. The peak was 92.4% in 2006 and the low 4.5% in 2014. It is 12th highest of 19 in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, where the median is 10.9%. Of 170 countries with 2022 data, 108th highest.

How many people in Lebanon have electricity?

The latest figure from the World Bank, for 2024, is 100.0%. It is the top of the series, which starts in 2005. Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan median: 100.0%; Lebanon is 1st highest of 22. World rank, highest first: 1st of 193.

What share of people in Lebanon have safe drinking water?

WHO and UNICEF puts the share of people using safely managed drinking water in Lebanon at 47.7% in 2024. That is the highest since at least 2005. Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan median: 89.0%; Lebanon is 15th highest of 17. Of 134 countries with 2024 data, 97th highest.

What is access to sanitation in Lebanon?

WHO and UNICEF puts the share of people using safely managed sanitation in Lebanon at 25.7% in 2024. Since 2005 it has ranged from 19.3% (2005) to 26.2% (2019). Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan median: 79.8%; Lebanon is 14th highest of 17. Of 134 countries with 2024 data, 108th highest.

What share of homes in Lebanon cook with clean fuels?

The latest figure from the WHO, for 2024, is 90.0%. Since 2005 it has ranged from 82.0% (2005) to 91.0% (2020). It is 18th highest of 22 in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, where the median is 99.5%. Of 192 countries with 2024 data, 105th highest.