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Lebanon

Lebanon / LB

01 / BASIC INFORMATION

Lebanon in numbers.

Area10,450 kmยฒWorld # 164 โ†’Population5.8MWorld # 115 โ†’Population density559.8 people/kmยฒWorld # 16 โ†’Life expectancy77.9 yearsWorld # 70 โ†’GDP per capitaUS$ 4,473World # 144 โ†’

02 / ALL RANKINGS

Lebanon across 51 rankings.

Essentials

Area10,450 kmยฒWorld # 164 / 2023 โ†’Population5.8MWorld # 115 / 2025 โ†’Population density559.8 people/kmยฒWorld # 16 / Population 2025 ยท area 2023 โ†’Independence / founding reference year1,943World # 120 / CIA World Factbook 2025 archive โ†’

People & society

Population growth0.7%World # 117 / 2025 โ†’Total fertility rate2.2World # 90 / 2024 โ†’Birth rate16 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 96 / 2024 โ†’Death rate6 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 158 / 2024 โ†’Median age28.3 yearsWorld # 142 / 2023 โ†’Population aged 65+10.4%World # 94 / 2025 โ†’Population aged 0โ€“1425.6%World # 92 / 2025 โ†’Urban population91%World # 31 / 2025 โ†’Net migration-10.2KWorld # 152 / 2025 โ†’Net migration rate-1.7 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 150 / 2025 โ†’International migrant share24.5%World # 38 / 2024 โ†’

Health

Life expectancy77.9 yearsWorld # 70 / 2024 โ†’Healthy life expectancy63.2 yearsWorld # 86 / 2021 โ†’Physicians per 1,000 people2.7 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 72 / 2020 โ†’Smoking rate46.9%World # 2 / 2024 โ†’

Economy & work

GDP per capitaUS$ 4,473World # 144 / 2024 โ†’Nominal GDPUS$ 26BWorld # 122 / 2024 โ†’GDP per capita (PPP)US$ 11,917World # 135 / 2024 โ†’Real GDP growth-7.1%World # 209 / 2024 โ†’Inflation14.6%World # 14 / 2025 โ†’Unemployment11%World # 34 / 2023 โ†’Youth unemployment22.7%World # 38 / 2023 โ†’Average annual working hours2,412 hours/yearWorld # 8 / 2023 โ†’Average sleep timeNo dataNo rank โ†’Income inequality (Gini index)35.5World # 78 / 2022 โ†’

Education & science

Education spending (% of GDP)1.2%World # 187 / 2024 โ†’Researchers per million peopleNo dataNo rank โ†’R&D spending (% of GDP)No dataNo rank โ†’Patent applications per million people18.8 per million peopleWorld # 62 / 2015 โ†’

Food & agriculture

Calorie supply per person2,828 kcal/dayWorld # 116 / 2023 โ†’Meat supply per person38.2 kg/person/yearWorld # 120 / 2023 โ†’Rice productionNo dataNo rank โ†’Wheat production94K tWorld # 80 / 2024 โ†’Coffee productionNo dataNo rank โ†’Coffee consumption per personNo dataNo rank โ†’

Environment & digital

Forest area14.2%World # 145 / 2023 โ†’Electricity use per person975 kWh/personWorld # 108 / 2023 โ†’COโ‚‚ emissions per person2.7 tWorld # 117 / 2024 โ†’Internet use80.6%World # 107 / 2024 โ†’Mobile subscriptions74 per 100 peopleWorld # 172 / 2022 โ†’

Safety & politics

Homicide rate2.2 per 100,000 peopleWorld # 100 / 2020 โ†’Road traffic death rate16.4 per 100,000 peopleWorld # 82 / 2019 โ†’Military spending (% of GDP)2.6%World # 40 / 2024 โ†’Women in parliament6.3%World # 177 / 2025 โ†’

Travel & culture

International tourist arrivals1.9MWorld # 70 / 2019 โ†’International tourism receiptsUS$ 2.4BWorld # 49 / 2020 โ†’World Heritage sites6 sitesWorld # 59 / 2026-07 โ†’

03 / CULTURE & INDUSTRY

Society, culture and industry.

Largest religious groupIslam2020 / 67.8%Main languageapcMain functional languageLeading electricity sourceOil2024Top export categoryGems, precious metals and glass2023Most mapped OSM sportFootball and futsal585 facilities countedWriting directionLeft to rightapcLargest staple-food calorie sourceWheat2023Current currencyLebanese PoundLBPDriving sideRight-hand trafficSide of the road used by trafficCountry-name originNo dataNo comparison data for this country