Page last updated on February 12, 2013
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 descendents of the ancient Canaanites and prefer to be called Phoenicians
Languages:
Arabic (official), French, English, Armenian
Religions:
Muslim 59.7% (Shia, Sunni, Druze, Isma'ilite, Alawite or Nusayri), Christian 39% (Maronite Catholic, Greek Orthodox, Melkite Catholic, Armenian Orthodox, Syrian Catholic, Armenian Catholic, Syrian Orthodox, Roman Catholic, Chaldean, Assyrian, Coptic, Protestant), other 1.3%
note:
17 religious sects recognized
Population:
4,140,289 (July 2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 126
[see also: Population country ranks ]
Age structure:
0-14 years: 22.5% (male 477,647/female 455,008)
[see also: Age structure 0-14 years country ranks ]
15-24 years:
18% (male 379,340/female 364,200)
25-54 years:
41.9% (male 836,126/female 900,600)
55-64 years:
8.4% (male 159,909/female 186,446)
65 years and over:
9.2% (male 175,847/female 205,166) (2012 est.)
Median age:
total: 30.4 years
[see also: Median age - total country ranks ]
male:
29.2 years
female:
31.5 years (2012 est.)
Population growth rate:
-0.38% (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 215
[see also: Population growth rate country ranks ]
Birth rate:
14.92 births/1,000 population (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 135
[see also: Birth rate country ranks ]
Death rate:
6.63 deaths/1,000 population (July 2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 145
[see also: Death rate country ranks ]
Net migration rate:
-12.08 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 213
[see also: Net migration rate country ranks ]
Urbanization:
urban population: 87% of total population (2010)
[see also: Urbanization - urban population country ranks ]
rate of urbanization:
0.9% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)
Major cities - population:
BEIRUT (capital) 1.909 million (2009)
Sex ratio:
at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
[see also: Sex ratio - at birth country ranks ]
under 15 years:
1.05 male(s)/female
15-64 years:
0.95 male(s)/female
65 years and over:
0.86 male(s)/female
total population:
0.96 male(s)/female (2011 est.)
Maternal mortality rate:
25 deaths/100,000 live births (2010)
country comparison to the world: 130
[see also: Maternal mortality rate country ranks ]
Infant mortality rate:
total: 15.32 deaths/1,000 live births
country comparison to the world: 112
male:
15.48 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
15.17 deaths/1,000 live births (2012 est.)
Life expectancy at birth:
total population: 75.23 years
country comparison to the world: 92
male:
73.67 years
female:
76.88 years (2012 est.)
Total fertility rate:
1.76 children born/woman (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 164
[see also: Total fertility rate country ranks ]
Health expenditures:
8.2% of GDP (2009)
country comparison to the world: 50
[see also: Health expenditures country ranks ]
Physicians density:
3.54 physicians/1,000 population (2009)
[see also: Physicians density country ranks ]
Hospital bed density:
3.5 beds/1,000 population (2009)
[see also: Hospital bed density country ranks ]
Sanitation facility access:
improved:
urban: 100% of population
rural: 87% of population
total: 98% of population
unimproved:
