Population:
|
3,677,780 (July 2002
est.) |
Age structure:
|
0-14 years:
27.3% (male 511,902; female 491,804)
15-64 years: 65.9% (male 1,157,688; female
1,267,106)
65 years and over: 6.8% (male 113,341; female
135,939) (2002 est.) |
|
Population growth rate: |
1.36% (2002 est.)
|
Birth rate:
|
19.96 births/1,000
population (2002 est.) |
Death rate:
|
6.35 deaths/1,000
population (2002 est.) |
Net migration rate:
|
0 migrant(s)/1,000
population (2002 est.) |
Sex ratio:
|
at birth: 1.05
male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.04 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 0.91 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.83 male(s)/female
total population: 0.94 male(s)/female (2002
est.) |
Infant mortality rate:
|
27.39 deaths/1,000
live births (2002 est.) |
Life expectancy at birth:
|
total population:
71.79 years
female: 74.32 years (2002 est.)
male: 69.38 years |
Total fertility rate:
|
2.02 children
born/woman (2002 est.) |
|
HIV/AIDS - adult
prevalence rate:
|
0.09% (1999 est.)
|
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:
|
NA |
HIV/AIDS - deaths:
|
NA |
Nationality:
|
noun: Lebanese
(singular and plural)
adjective: Lebanese |
Ethnic groups:
|
Arab 95%, Armenian
4%, other 1% |
Religions:
|
Muslim 70% (including
Shi'a, Sunni, Druze, Isma'ilite, Alawite or Nusayri),
Christian 30% (including Orthodox Christian,
Catholic, Protestant), Jewish NEGL% |
Languages:
|
Arabic (official),
French, English, Armenian |
Literacy:
|
definition:
age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 86.4%
male: 90.8%
female: 82.2% (1997 est.)
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