Lebanon: People & Society#
| Population | 6,237,738 (July 2016 est.) |
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| Nationality | noun: Lebanese (singular and plural) adjective: Lebanese |
| Ethnic groups | 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 |
| Languages | Arabic (official), French, English, Armenian |
| Religions | 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.) |
| Age structure | 0-14 years: 24.65% (male 786,842/female 750,449) 15-24 years: 16.73% (male 534,040/female 509,663) 25-54 years: 44.44% (male 1,401,857/female 1,370,462) 55-64 years: 7.54% (male 220,020/female 250,288) 65 years and over: 6.64% (male 181,627/female 232,490) (2016 est.) |
| Dependency ratios | total dependency ratio: 47.3% youth dependency ratio: 35.4% elderly dependency ratio: 12% potential support ratio: 8.3% (2015 est.) |
| Median age | total: 29.9 years male: 29.3 years female: 30.5 years (2016 est.) |
| Population growth rate | 0.85% (2016 est.) |
| Birth rate | 14.4 births/1,000 population (2016 est.) |
| Death rate | 4.9 deaths/1,000 population (2016 est.) |
| Net migration rate | -1.1 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2016 est.) |
| Population distribution | 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 |
| Urbanization | urban population: 87.8% of total population (2015) rate of urbanization: 3.18% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.) |
| Major urban areas - population | BEIRUT (capital) 2.226 million (2015) |
| Sex ratio | at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female 0-14 years: 1.05 male(s)/female 15-24 years: 1.05 male(s)/female 25-54 years: 1.02 male(s)/female 55-64 years: 0.88 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.79 male(s)/female total population: 1 male(s)/female (2016 est.) |
| Maternal mortality rate | 15 deaths/100,000 live births (2015 est.) |
| Infant mortality rate | total: 7.6 deaths/1,000 live births male: 8 deaths/1,000 live births female: 7.1 deaths/1,000 live births (2016 est.) |
| Life expectancy at birth | total population: 77.6 years male: 76.3 years female: 78.9 years (2016 est.) |
| Total fertility rate | 1.73 children born/woman (2016 est.) |
| Health expenditures | 6.4% of GDP (2014) |
| Physicians density | 3.2 physicians/1,000 population (2011) |
| Hospital bed density | 3.5 beds/1,000 population (2012) |
| Drinking water source | improved: urban: 99% of population rural: 99% of population total: 99% of population unimproved: urban: 1% of population rural: 1% of population total: 1% of population (2015 est.) |
| Sanitation facility access | improved: urban: 80.7% of population rural: 80.7% of population total: 80.7% of population unimproved: urban: 19.3% of population rural: 19.3% of population total: 19.3% of population (2015 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate | 0.06% (2015 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS | 2,400 (2015 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS - deaths | 100 (2015 est.) |
| Obesity - adult prevalence rate | 30.8% (2014) |
| Education expenditures | 2.6% of GDP (2013) |
| Literacy | definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 93.9% male: 96% female: 91.8% (2015 est.) |
| School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education) | total: 12 years male: 12 years female: 12 years (2013) |
| Unemployment, youth ages 15-24 | total: 22.1% male: 22.3% female: 21.5% (2007 est.) |