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   Lebanon People

Age Structure 0-14 years:

26.2% (male 525,199/female 504,240) 

Age Structure 15-64 years:

66.7% (male 1,255,624/female 1,361,265) 

Age Structure 65 years and over:

7.1% (male 125,904/female 153,270) (2007 est.) 

Median Age - total:

28.3 years 

Median Age - male:

27.2 years  

Median Age - female:

29.5 years (2007 est.) 

Population Growth Rate:

1.198% (2007 est.) 

Birth Rate:

18.08 births/1,000 population (2007 est.) 

Death Rate:

6.1 deaths/1,000 population (2007 est.) 

Net Migration Rate:

0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2007 est.) 

Sex Ratio - at birth:

1.05 male(s)/female 

Sex Ratio - under 15 years:

1.042 male(s)/female 

Sex Ratio - 15-64 years:

0.922 male(s)/female 

Sex Ratio - 65 years and over:

0.821 male(s)/female 

Sex Ratio - total population:

0.944 male(s)/female (2007 est.) 

Life Expectancy at Birth - total:

73.15 years 

Life Expectancy at Birth - male:

70.67 years 

Life Expectancy at Birth - female:

75.77 years (2007 est.) 

Major Infectious Diseases:

 

Nationality:

Lebanese (singular and plural) 

Ethnic Groups:

Arab 95%, Armenian 4%, other 1% 

Religions:

Muslim 59.7% (Shi'a, 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, Copt, Protestant), other 1.3% 

Languages:

Arabic (official), French, English, Armenian