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Lebanon People 1996

Population:

3,695,921 (July 1995 est.)

Age structure:

0-14 years:

36% (female 657,403; male 682,757)

15-64 years:

58% (female 1,131,450; male 1,016,859)

65 years and over:

6% (female 111,585; male 95,867) (July 1995 est.)

Population growth rate:

2.15% (1995 est.)

Birth rate:

27.9 births/1,000 population (1995 est.)

Death rate:

6.44 deaths/1,000 population (1995 est.)

Net migration rate:

0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1995 est.)

Infant mortality rate:

38 deaths/1,000 live births (1995 est.)

Life expectancy at birth:

total population:

69.69 years

male:

67.22 years

female:

72.28 years (1995 est.)

Total fertility rate:

3.31 children born/woman (1995 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 (1990 est.)

total population:

80%

male:

88%

female:

73%

Labor force:

650,000

by occupation:

industry, commerce, and services 79%, agriculture 11%, government 10% (1985)

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