!!!Lebanon: People & Society ||Population|6,237,738 (July 2016 est.) ||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.) \\