Age structure:
0-14 years:
28% (male 508,936; female 489,122)
15-64 years:
65% (male 1,115,457; female 1,226,448)
65 years and over:
7% (male 108,706; female 129,367) (2000 est.)
Population growth rate: 1.38% (2000 est.)
Birth rate: 20.26 births/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Death rate: 6.42 deaths/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Net migration rate: 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2000 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 (2000 est.)
Infant mortality rate: 29.3 deaths/1,000 live births (2000 est.)
Life expectancy at birth:
total population:
71.25 years
male:
68.87 years
female:
73.74 years (2000 est.)
Total fertility rate: 2.08 children born/woman (2000 est.)
Nationality:
noun:
Lebanese (singular and plural)
adjective:
Lebanese
Ethnic groups: Arab 95%, Armenian 4%, other 1%
Religions: Muslim 70% (5 legally recognized Islamic groups - Shi'a, Sunni, Druze, Isma'ilite, Alawite or Nusayri), Christian 30% (11 legally recognized Christian groups - 4 Orthodox Christian, 6 Catholic, 1 Protestant), Jewish NEGL%
Languages: Arabic (official), French, English, Armenian widely understood
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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