Population: Nationality: Ethnic groups: Languages: Religions: Age structure: Dependency ratios: Median age: Population growth rate: Birth rate: Death rate: Net migration rate: Population distribution: Urbanization: Major urban areas - population: Sex ratio: Maternal mortality rate: Infant mortality rate: Life expectancy at birth: Total fertility rate: Health expenditures: Physicians density: Hospital bed density: Drinking water source: Sanitation facility access: HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate: HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS: HIV/AIDS - deaths: Obesity - adult prevalence rate: Education expenditures: Literacy: School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education): Unemployment, youth ages 15-24
6,237,738 (July 2016 est.)
country comparison to the world: 108
[see also: Population country ranks ]
noun: Lebanese (singular and plural)
adjective: Lebanese
Arab 95%, Armenian 4%, other 1%
note: many Christian Lebanese do not identify themselves as Arab but rather as descendants of the ancient Canaanites and prefer to be called Phoenicians
Arabic (official), French, English, Armenian
Muslim 54% (27% Sunni, 27% Shia), Christian 40.5% (includes 21% Maronite Catholic, 8% Greek Orthodox, 5% Greek Catholic, 6.5% other Christian), Druze 5.6%, very small numbers of Jews, Baha'is, Buddhists, Hindus, and Mormons
note: 18 religious sects recognized (2012 est.)
religious affiliation:
0-14 years: 24.65% (male 786,842/female 750,449)
[see also: Age structure 0-14 years country ranks ]
15-24 years: 16.73% (male 534,040/female 509,663)
[see also: Age structure 15-24 years country ranks ]
25-54 years: 44.44% (male 1,401,857/female 1,370,462)
[see also: Age structure 25-54 years country ranks ]
55-64 years: 7.54% (male 220,020/female 250,288)
[see also: Age structure 55-64 years country ranks ]
65 years and over: 6.64% (male 181,627/female 232,490) (2016 est.)
[see also: Age structure 65 years and over country ranks ]
population pyramid:
A population pyramid illustrates the age and sex structure of a country's population and may provide insights about political and social stability, as well as economic development. The population is distributed along the horizontal axis, with males shown on the left and females on the right. The male and female populations are broken down into 5-year age groups represented as horizontal bars along the vertical axis, with the youngest age groups at the bottom and the oldest at the top. The shape of the population pyramid gradually evolves over time based on fertility, mortality, and international migration trends.
For additional information, please see the entry for Population pyramid on the Definitions and Notes page under the References tab.
total dependency ratio: 47.3%
[see also: Dependency ratios - total dependency ratio country ranks ]
youth dependency ratio: 35.4%
[see also: Dependency ratios - youth dependency ratio country ranks ]
elderly dependency ratio: 12%
[see also: Dependency ratios - elderly dependency ratio country ranks ]
potential support ratio: 8.3% (2015 est.)
[see also: Dependency ratios - potential support ratio country ranks ]
total: 29.9 years
[see also: Median age - total country ranks ]
male: 29.3 years
[see also: Median age - male country ranks ]
female: 30.5 years (2016 est.)
[see also: Median age - female country ranks ]
country comparison to the world: 115
0.85% (2016 est.)
country comparison to the world: 129
[see also: Population growth rate country ranks ]
14.4 births/1,000 population (2016 est.)
country comparison to the world: 134
[see also: Birth rate country ranks ]
4.9 deaths/1,000 population (2016 est.)
country comparison to the world: 193
[see also: Death rate country ranks ]
-1.1 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2016 est.)
country comparison to the world: 145
[see also: Net migration rate country ranks ]
the majority of the people live on or near the Mediterranean coast, and of these most live in and around the capital, Beirut; favorable growing conditions in the Bekaa Valley, on the southeastern side of the Lebanon Mountains, have attracted farmers and thus the area exhibits a smaller population density
urban population: 87.8% of total population (2015)
[see also: Urbanization - urban population country ranks ]
rate of urbanization: 3.18% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)
[see also: Urbanization - rate of urbanization country ranks ]
BEIRUT (capital) 2.226 million (2015)
at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
[see also: Sex ratio - at birth country ranks ]
0-14 years: 1.05 male(s)/female
[see also: Sex ratio - 0-14 years country ranks ]
15-24 years: 1.05 male(s)/female
[see also: Sex ratio - 15-24 years country ranks ]
25-54 years: 1.02 male(s)/female
[see also: Sex ratio - 25-54 years country ranks ]
55-64 years: 0.88 male(s)/female
[see also: Sex ratio - 55-64 years country ranks ]
65 years and over: 0.79 male(s)/female
[see also: Sex ratio - 65 years and over country ranks ]
total population: 1 male(s)/female (2016 est.)
15 deaths/100,000 live births (2015 est.)
country comparison to the world: 130
[see also: Maternal mortality rate country ranks ]
total: 7.6 deaths/1,000 live births
[see also: Infant mortality rate - total country ranks ]
male: 8 deaths/1,000 live births
[see also: Infant mortality rate - male country ranks ]
female: 7.1 deaths/1,000 live births (2016 est.)
[see also: Infant mortality rate - female country ranks ]
country comparison to the world: 157
total population: 77.6 years
[see also: Life expectancy at birth - total country ranks ]
male: 76.3 years
[see also: Life expectancy at birth - male country ranks ]
female: 78.9 years (2016 est.)
[see also: Life expectancy at birth - female country ranks ]
country comparison to the world: 69
1.73 children born/woman (2016 est.)
country comparison to the world: 169
[see also: Total fertility rate country ranks ]
6.4% of GDP (2014)
country comparison to the world: 73
[see also: Health expenditures country ranks ]
3.2 physicians/1,000 population (2011)
[see also: Physicians density country ranks ]
3.5 beds/1,000 population (2012)
[see also: Hospital bed density country ranks ]
improved:
urban: 99% of population
rural: 99% of population
total: 99% of population
[see also: Drinking water source - Improved - total country ranks ]
unimproved:
urban: 1% of population
rural: 1% of population
total: 1% of population (2015 est.)
[see also: Drinking water source - Unimproved - total country ranks ]
improved:
urban: 80.7% of population
rural: 80.7% of population
total: 80.7% of population
[see also: Sanitation facility access - Total Improved country ranks ]
unimproved:
urban: 19.3% of population
rural: 19.3% of population
total: 19.3% of population (2015 est.)
[see also: Sanitation facility access - Total UnImproved country ranks ]
0.06% (2015 est.)
country comparison to the world: 116
[see also: HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate country ranks ]
2,400 (2015 est.)
country comparison to the world: 117
[see also: HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS country ranks ]
100 (2015 est.)
country comparison to the world: 117
[see also: HIV/AIDS - deaths country ranks ]
30.8% (2014)
country comparison to the world: 40
[see also: Obesity - adult prevalence rate country ranks ]
2.6% of GDP (2013)
country comparison to the world: 162
[see also: Education expenditures - percent of GDP country ranks ]
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 93.9%
[see also: Literacy - total country ranks ]
male: 96%
[see also: Literacy - male country ranks ]
female: 91.8% (2015 est.)
[see also: Literacy - female country ranks ]
total: 12 years
[see also: School life expectancy - total country ranks ]
male: 12 years
[see also: School life expectancy - male country ranks ]
female: 12 years (2013)
[see also: School life expectancy - female country ranks ]
total: 22.1%
[see also: Unemployment, youth ages 15-24 - total country ranks ]
male: 22.3%
[see also: Unemployment, youth ages 15-24 - male country ranks ]
female: 21.5% (2007 est.)
[see also: Unemployment, youth ages 15-24 - female country ranks ]
country comparison to the world: 71