Short facts about people of Lebanon

Population:

3,627,774 (July 2001 est.)

Age structure:

0-14 years:  27.57% (male 509,975; female 490,031) 15-64 years:  65.72% (male 1,136,995; female 1,247,184) 65 years and over:  6.71% (male 110,964; female 132,625) (2001 est.)

Population growth rate:

1.38% (2001 est.)

Birth rate:

20.16 births/1,000 population (2001 est.)

Death rate:

6.39 deaths/1,000 population (2001 est.)

Net migration rate:

0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2001 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:  0.84 male(s)/female total population:  0.94 male(s)/female (2001 est.)

Infant mortality rate:

28.35 deaths/1,000 live births (2001 est.)

Life expectancy at birth:

total population:  71.52 years male:  69.13 years female:  74.03 years (2001 est.)

Total fertility rate:

2.05 children born/woman (2001 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.)

Source: World Factbook