Key demographics
- Population
- 5.4M
- Density
- 583.6/kmΒ²
- HDI
- 0.752 (High)
- Gini index (2011)
- 31.8
- Life expectancy (2024)
- 78.0 yrs
- Fertility rate (2024)
- 2.23
- Urban population (2025)
- 91.0%
- Literacy rate (2019)
- 92.0%
- Labor force (2023)
- 48.0%
- Gender wage gap (2019)
- -35.8%
Population structure
- Dependency ratio
- 56.3%
- Profile
- Young
- Urban population (2025)
- 91.0%
- Birth rate (2024)
- 16.0 /1000
- Death rate (2024)
- 6.0 /1000
- Largest city (2025)
- 44.7%
- Fertility rate (2024)
- 2.23
- Infant mortality (2024)
- 15.3 /1000
- Slum population (2022)
- 4.5%
- Tourism (2019)
- 1.9M
Languages and culture
| Language | Native name |
|---|---|
| Arabic | Ψ§ΩΨΉΨ±Ψ¨ΩΨ© |
| French | français |
| Religion | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Islam | 53.3% |
| Christianity | 41.4% |
| Druze | 5.2% |
| No religion | 0.1% |
| Ethnicity | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Arab | 95.0% |
| Armenian | 4.0% |
| Others | 1.0% |
- Demonym (male)
- Lebanese
- Demonym (female)
- Lebanese
- National anthem
- Lebanese national anthem
Healthcare
- Life expectancy (2024)
- 78.0 yrs
- HALE (2021)
- 63.2 yrs
- Health spending (2023)
- 5.6% of GDP
- Infant mortality (2024)
- 15.3/1000
- UHC index (2023)
- 67/100
- Hospital beds (2021)
- 2.7/1000
- Physicians (2020)
- 2.68/1000
- Nurses (2018)
- 1.92/1000
- Health spending per capita (2023)
- $261
- Out-of-pocket (2023)
- 29.7%
Education and technology
- Literacy rate (2019)
- 92.0%
- Education spending (2024)
- 1.2% of GDP
- Learning outcomes (2020)
- 390
- Internet users (2024)
- 80.6%
- Mobile subscriptions (2022)
- 74.0/100
- Broadband (2022)
- 7.3/100
- Secure servers (2024)
- 267/1M
Broadband connectivity
- Broadband per 100 (2022)
- 7.3
Geography and practical
- Area
- 10,452 kmΒ²
- Continent
- Asia
- Region
- Asia
- Subregion
- Western Asia
- Landlocked
- No
- Driving side
- Right
- Timezones
- UTC+02:00
- Calling codes
- +961
- Postal code
- #### ####|####
- TLD
- .lb
- Maps
- Google Maps Β· OpenStreetMap
National symbols
- Flag
- The flag of Lebanon is composed of three horizontal bands of red, white and red. The white band is twice the height of the red bands and bears a green Lebanese Cedar tree at its center.
- National anthem
- Lebanese national anthem