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Lebanon

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Indicator summary

IndicatorValueYearPosition by value10-year change
Demography
Total population5,849,421 people2025115 of 217 · 2025−9.63%
Life expectancy at birth77.95 years202472 of 217 · 2024−0.26%
Total fertility rate2.23 births per woman202490 of 217 · 2024−6.23%
Population growth+0.75%2025117 of 217 · 2025−1.21 pp
Infant mortality15.3 per 1,000 live births2024115 of 196 · 2024+36.61%
Urban population90.96%202531 of 217 · 2025+2.34 pp
Population ages 65 and above10.44%202596 of 217 · 2025+3.65 pp
Population density564.37 people per km²202318 of 215 · 2023+0.52%
Economy
GDP per capita, PPP11,917.45 current international dollars (PPP)2024No data−26.16%
Annual GDP growth−7.08%2024No data−9.56 pp
Consumer price inflation+14.6%2025157 of 165 · 2025+18.35 pp
Employment
Total unemployment10.99%2023No data+2.51 pp
Youth unemployment22.74%2023No data+3.63 pp
Labor force participation43.42%2023No data−2.71 pp
Technology and connectivity
Individuals using the Internet80.63%202498 of 182 · 2024+7.63 pp
Fixed broadband subscriptions7.29 per 100 people2022No data−19.83%
Energy and environment
Renewable energy consumption6.8%2021160 of 212 · 2021+0.6 pp
CO₂ emissions per capita1.9 t CO₂e per person202487 of 203 · 2024−51.82%
Access to electricity100%20241 of 215 · 2024+0.3 pp
Forest area14.19%2023145 of 213 · 2023+0.59 pp
Society
Current health expenditure5.57%2023114 of 192 · 2023−1.49 pp
Maternal mortality15 per 100,000 live births202357 of 194 · 2023+15.38%

Historical trend

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Methodology and limitations

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators. Aggregates are excluded and missing values are not interpolated.

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