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General Information

Region		Western Asia
Population (000, 2020)		6 825
Pop. density (per km2, 2020)		667.2
Capital city		Beirut
Capital city pop. (000, 2020)		2 406.9^b,c,d
UN membership date		24-Oct-45
Surface area (km2)		10 452^a
Sex ratio (m per 100 f)		101.4
National currency		Lebanese Pound (LBP)
Exchange rate (per US$)		1 507.5^d

Economic indicators

	2010	2015	2020
GDP: Gross domestic product (million current US$)	38 420	49 974	56 409^e
GDP growth rate (annual %, const. 2015 prices)	8	0.4	0.2^e
GDP per capita (current US$)	7 756.7	7 649.8	8 223.7^e
Economy: Agriculture^f (% of Gross Value Added)	4.3	3.7	3.3^e
Economy: Industry^f,g (% of Gross Value Added)	15.7	16.6	16.3^e
Economy: Services and other activity^f,h,i (% of GVA)	72.7	73.5	73.8^e
Employment in agriculture^j (% of employed)	14.7	14.4	13.4
Employment in industry^j (% of employed)	25.2	23.5	22.3
Employment in services^j (% employed)	60.1	62.1	64.3
Unemployment^j (% of labour force)	6.4	6.4	6.3
Labour force participation rate^j (female/male pop. %)	22.8 / 69.8	22.6 / 71.4	22.9 / 71.3
CPI: Consumer Price Index^j (2010=100)	100	115	126^e
Agricultural production index (2004-2006=100)	93	91	89^k
International trade: exports (million current US$)	4 254	2 953	3 154^j,d
International trade: imports (million current US$)	17 970	18 600	18 472^j,d
International trade: balance (million current US$)	- 13 716	- 15 646	- 15 317^j,d
Balance of payments, current account (million US$)	- 7 552	- 8 542	- 12 445^e

Social indicators

	2010	2015	2020
Population growth rate^l (average annual %)	1.1	5.5	0.9
Urban population (% of total population)	87.3	88.1	88.8^d
Urban population growth rate^l (average annual %)	1.8	6.2	...
Fertility rate, total^l (live births per woman)	1.9	2.1	2.1
Life expectancy at birth^l (females/males, years)	79.7 / 76.0	80.6 / 76.9	80.8 / 77.0
Population age distribution (0-14/60+ years old, %)	25.8 / 9.2	27.3 / 9.6	25.1 / 11.2
International migrant stock^m (000/% of total pop.)	820.7 / 16.6	1 973.2 / 30.2	1 863.9 / 27.2^d
Refugees and others of concern to UNHCR (000)	9.5ⁿ	1 189.1	949.6^d
Infant mortality rate^l (per 1 000 live births)	10.6	9.6	9.4
Health: Current expenditure (% of GDP)	7.4	7.7	8.2^a
Health: Physicians (per 1 000 pop.)	2.3	2.1	2.1^e
Education: Government expenditure (% of GDP)	1.6	2.5^o	...
Intentional homicide rate (per 100 000 pop.)	3.3	3.5	2.5^e
Seats held by women in national parliaments (%)	3.1	3.1	4.7^p

Environment and infrastructure indicators

	2010	2015	2020
Individuals using the Internet^j (per 100 inhabitants)	43.7^q	74	78.2^a
Threatened species (number)	50	69	109
Forested area^j (% of land area)	13.4	13.4	13.4^a
CO2 emission estimates (million tons/tons per capita)	18.3 / 4.2	24.6 / 4.2	26.9 / 4.4^a
Energy production, primary (Petajoules)	9	8	8^j,a
Energy supply per capita (Gigajoules)	53	52	54^a
Tourist/visitor arrivals at national borders^r (000)	2 168	1 518	1 964^e
Important sites for terrestrial biodiversity protected (%)	11.4	12.3	12.3^d
Net Official Development Assist. received (% of GNI)	1.17	1.95	2.6^e

Footnotes

a		2017
b		Estimates should be viewed with caution as these are derived from scarce data.
c		Excluding Syrian refugees.
d		2019
e		2018
f		Data classified according to ISIC Rev. 4.
g		Excludes publishing activities. Includes irrigation and canals.
h		Excludes computer and related activities and radio/TV activities.
i		Excludes repair of personal and household goods.
j		Estimate.
k		2016
l		Data refers to a 5-year period preceding the reference year.
m		Including refugees.
n		Data as at the end of December.
o		2013
p		Data are as at 1 January of reporting year.
q		Population aged 15 years and over.
r		Excluding the Lebanon, Syria and Palestine nationalities.