Basic Country Facts

People Population: 3,776,317 (July 1996 est.) Age structure: 0-14 years: 36% (male 687,631; female 662,100) 15-64 years: 59% (male 1,049,689; female 1,163,255) 65 years and over: 5% (male 98,406; female 115,236) (July 1996 est.) Population growth rate: 2.16% (1996 est.) Birth rate: 27.93 births/1,000 population (1996 est.) Death rate: 6.35 deaths/1,000 population (1996 est.) Net migration rate: 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1996 est.) Sex ratio: at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female under 15 years: 1.04 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 0.9 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.85 male(s)/female all ages: 0.95 male(s)/female (1996 est.) Infant mortality rate: 36.7 deaths/1,000 live births (1996 est.) Life expectancy at birth: total population: 69.99 years male: 67.49 years female: 72.62 years (1996 est.) Total fertility rate: 3.24 children born/woman (1996 est.) Nationality: noun: Lebanese (singular and plural) adjective: Lebanese Ethnic divisions: Arab 95%, Armenian 4%, other 1% Religions: Islam 70% (5 legally recognized Islamic groups - Alawite or Nusayri, Druze, Isma'ilite, Shi'a, Sunni), Christian 30% (11 legally recognized Christian groups - 4 Orthodox Christian, 6 Catholic, 1 Protestant), Judaism NEGL% Languages: Arabic (official), French (official), Armenian, English Literacy: age 15 and over can read and write (1995 est.) total population: 92.4% male: 94.7% female: 90.3%