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Industries

Business Distribution by Industry in Baalbek

Industry Description	Number of Establishments
Restaurants	66
Shopping	33
Pharmacies and drug stores	33
Electronics stores	33
Grocery stores and supermarkets	32
Cafes	31
Clothing stores	30
Education	27
Apartments	17
Bakeries	15
Gas station	15

Baalbek Facts

Area	36.6 km²
Population	74,551
Male Population	38,032 (51.0%)
Female Population	36,519 (49.0%)
Population change (1975 to 2020)	+183.8%
Population change (2000 to 2020)	+94.6%
Median Age	28.2 years (Male: 29.6, Female: 26.8)
GDP per capita (PPP)	$11,286 (2022)
Area Codes	8
Local Time
Timezone	Eastern European Summer Time
Lat & Lng	34.00583, 36.21806

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Baalbek Population

Years 1975 to 2030

Data	1975	1990	2000	2015	2020	2025*	2030*
Population	26,272	31,870	38,317	63,047	74,551	66,360	63,462
Population Density	717.3 / km²	870.2 / km²	1,046.2 / km²	1,721.4 / km²	2,035.5 / km²	1,811.9 / km²	1,732.8 / km²

* Projected

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Baalbek Population change from 2000 to 2020

Increase of 94.6% from year 2000 to 2020

Location	Change since 1975	Change since 1990	Change since 2000
Baalbek	+183.8%	+133.9%	+94.6%
Lebanon	—	—	—

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Baalbek Median Age

Median Age: 28.2 years

Location	Median Age	Median Age (Female)	Median Age (Male)
Baalbek	28.2 yrs	26.8 yrs	29.6 yrs
Lebanon	28.2 yrs	26.8 yrs	29.6 yrs

Sources: CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)

Baalbek Population Density

Population Density: 2,036 / km²

Location	Population	Area	Density
Baalbek	74,551	36.6 km²	2,036 / km²
Lebanon	5.8 million	10,226.1 km²	567 / km²

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Baalbek Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 0 to 2100

Sources:

JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid
CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)
[Link] Klein Goldewijk, K., Beusen, A., Doelman, J., and Stehfest, E.: Anthropogenic land use estimates for the Holocene – HYDE 3.2, Earth Syst. Sci. Data, 9, 927–953, https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-9-927-2017, 2017.

Area Codes

Percentage Area Codes used by businesses in Baalbek

Price Distribution

Business distribution by price for Baalbek

Human Development Index (HDI)

Statistic composite index of life expectancy, education, and per capita income.

Source: [Link] Kummu, M., Taka, M. &Guillaume, J. Gridded global datasets for Gross Domestic Product and Human Development Index over 1990–2015. Sci Data 5, 180004 (2018) doi:10.1038/sdata.2018.4

Baalbek Gross Domestic Product (GDP)

GDP per capita, PPP (constant 2017 international $)

Data	1990	1995	2000	2005	2010	2015	2020	2022
GDP per capita	$4,433	$9,192	$10,073	$12,179	$16,043	$13,920	$11,786	$11,286
Total GDP	$12.1M	$32.7M	$40.8M	$53.9M	$79.4M	$102.5M	$72M	$66.7M

Source: [Link] Kummu, M., Kosonen, M. & Masoumzadeh Sayyar, S. Downscaled gridded global dataset for gross domestic product (GDP) per capita PPP over 1990–2022. Sci Data 12, 178 (2025) doi:10.1038/s41597-025-04487-x

Baalbek CO2 Emissions

Carbon Dioxide (CO2) Emissions Per Capita in Tonnes Per Year

Location	CO2 Emissions	CO2 Emissions Per Capita	CO2 Emissions Intensity
Baalbek	419,135 tn	5.62 tn	11,444 tons/km²
Lebanon	32,952,252 tn	5.68 tn	3,222.4 tons/km²

Sources: [Link] Moran, D., Kanemoto K; Jiborn, M., Wood, R., Többen, J., and Seto, K.C. (2018) Carbon footprints of 13,000 cities. Environmental Research Letters DOI: 10.1088/1748-9326/aac72a

Baalbek CO2 Emissions

2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)	419,135 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita	5.62 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/km²/year)	11,444 tons/km²

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

Hazard	Risk Level
Drought	High (9)
Flood	Medium (4)
Earthquake	Medium (6)

* Risk, particularly concerning flood or landslide, may not be for the entire area.

Sources:

Dilley, M., R.S. Chen, U. Deichmann, A.L. Lerner-Lam, M. Arnold, J. Agwe, P. Buys, O. Kjekstad, B. Lyon, and G. Yetman. 2005. Natural Disaster Hotspots: A Global Risk Analysis. Washington, D.C.: World Bank. https://doi.org/10.1596/0-8213-5930-4.
Center for Hazards and Risk Research - CHRR - Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University, and International Research Institute for Climate and Society - IRI - Columbia University. 2005. Global Drought Hazard Frequency and Distribution. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4VX0DFT.
Center for Hazards and Risk Research - CHRR - Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University. 2005. Global Flood Hazard Frequency and Distribution. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4668B3D.
Center for Hazards and Risk Research - CHRR - Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University. 2005. Global Earthquake Hazard Distribution - Peak Ground Acceleration. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4BZ63ZS.

Recent Nearby Earthquakes

Magnitude 3.0 and greater

Date▼	Time↕	Magnitude↕	Distance↕	Depth↕	Location↕	Link
4/29/19	12:07 PM	3.4	19.4 km	10,000 m	16km ESE of Bcharre, Lebanon	usgs.gov
12/14/18	3:27 PM	3.2	80.9 km	10,000 m	23km WNW of Tripoli, Lebanon	usgs.gov
6/29/16	1:24 PM	3.7	86.9 km	13,850 m	19km WSW of Beirut, Lebanon	usgs.gov
9/1/14	8:50 PM	4.4	26.5 km	10,000 m	4km S of Sirghaya, Syria	usgs.gov
7/5/14	9:41 PM	4	89.1 km	12,700 m	3km NE of Sidon, Lebanon	usgs.gov
5/25/14	12:22 PM	3.8	70.6 km	21,550 m	16km WNW of Jbail, Lebanon	usgs.gov
7/2/08	9:29 AM	3.1	88.8 km	20,100 m	Lebanon - Syria region	usgs.gov
4/11/06	5:21 AM	3.9	86.4 km	10,000 m	Lebanon - Syria region	usgs.gov
2/8/04	11:21 AM	4	28.7 km	10,000 m	Lebanon - Syria region	usgs.gov
4/29/01	12:41 PM	4	28.7 km	5,000 m	Lebanon - Syria region	usgs.gov

Source: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

Baalbek

Baalbek (/ˈbɑːlbɛk/), properly Baʿalbek (Arabic: بعلبك‎) and also known as Balbec, Baalbec or Baalbeck, is a town in the Anti-Lebanon foothills east of the Litani River in Lebanon's Beqaa Valley, about 85 km (53 mi) northeast of Beirut and about 75 k..

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