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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 descendents 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.)

Population:
5,882,562 (July 2014 est.)
country comparison to the world: 110
[see also: Population country ranks ]

Age structure:
0-14 years: 25.2% (male 758,153/female 723,619)
15-24 years: 17.2% (male 515,591/female 493,879)
25-54 years: 44.1% (male 1,309,544/female 1,283,074)
55-64 years: 6.9% (male 185,503/female 219,242)
65 years and over: 9.4% (male 175,911/female 218,046) (2014 est.)
population pyramid:

Dependency ratios:
total dependency ratio: 40.6 %
youth dependency ratio: 28.3 %
elderly dependency ratio: 12.3 %
potential support ratio: 8.1 (2014 est.)

Median age:
total: 29.3 years
male: 28.7 years
female: 29.8 years (2014 est.)

Population growth rate:
9.37% (2014 est.)
country comparison to the world: 1
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Birth rate:
14.8 births/1,000 population (2014 est.)
country comparison to the world: 133
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Death rate:
4.95 deaths/1,000 population (2014 est.)
country comparison to the world: 189
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Net migration rate:
83.82 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2014 est.)
country comparison to the world: 1
[see also: Net migration rate country ranks ]

Urbanization:
urban population: 87.2% of total population (2011)
rate of urbanization: 0.86% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)

Major urban areas - population:
BEIRUT (capital) 2.022 million (2011)

Sex ratio:
at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
0-14 years: 1.05 male(s)/female
15-24 years: 1.04 male(s)/female
25-54 years: 1.02 male(s)/female
55-64 years: 1 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.86 male(s)/female
total population: 0.96 male(s)/female (2014 est.)

Maternal mortality rate:
25 deaths/100,000 live births (2010)
country comparison to the world: 130
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Infant mortality rate:
total: 7.98 deaths/1,000 live births
country comparison to the world: 155
male: 8.4 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 7.53 deaths/1,000 live births (2014 est.)

Life expectancy at birth:
total population: 77.22 years
country comparison to the world: 69
male: 76.03 years
female: 78.46 years (2014 est.)

Total fertility rate:
1.74 children born/woman (2014 est.)
country comparison to the world: 167
[see also: Total fertility rate country ranks ]

Contraceptive prevalence rate:
58% (2004)
[see also: Contraceptive prevalence rate country ranks ]

Health expenditures:
6.3% of GDP (2011)
country comparison to the world: 100
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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 ]

Drinking water source:
improved:
urban: 100% of population
rural: 100% of population
total: 100% of population
unimproved:
urban: 0% of population
rural: 0% of population
total: 0% of population (2012 est.)

Sanitation facility access:
improved:
urban: 100% of population
rural: 87% of population
total: 98.3% of population
unimproved:
urban: 0% of population
rural: 13% of population
total: 1.7% of population (2005 est.)

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:
0.1% (2009 est.)
country comparison to the world: 156
[see also: HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate country ranks ]

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:
3,600 (2009 est.)
country comparison to the world: 129
[see also: HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS country ranks ]

HIV/AIDS - deaths:
fewer than 500 (2009 est.)
country comparison to the world: 92
[see also: HIV/AIDS - deaths country ranks ]

Obesity - adult prevalence rate:
27.4% (2008)
country comparison to the world: 40
[see also: Obesity - adult prevalence rate country ranks ]

Children under the age of 5 years underweight:
4.2% (2004)
country comparison to the world: 98
[see also: Children under the age of 5 years underweight country ranks ]

Education expenditures:
2.2% of GDP (2012)
country comparison to the world: 162
[see also: Education expenditures - percent of GDP country ranks ]

Literacy:
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 89.6%
male: 93.4%
female: 86% (2007 est.)

School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education):
total: 13 years
male: 13 years
female: 13 years (2012)

Child labor - children ages 5-14:
total number: 54,387
percentage: 7 % (2000 est.)

Unemployment, youth ages 15-24
total: 16.8%
country comparison to the world: 76
male: 14.6%
female: 22.3% (2009)