Data as of Aug 2, 2026, 9:31 PM

SERIAL · 422Asia

Lebanon

CapitalBeirut

CurrencyLBP · Lebanese pound

LanguageArabic

Area10,450 km²

Since1943

ISOLBN · LB

Population

5.8Mas of 2025

— THE COUNTRY —

Country in West Asia

Lebanon, officially the Lebanese Republic, is a country in the Levant region of West Asia. Situated at the crossroads of the Mediterranean Basin and the Arabian Peninsula, it is bordered by Syria to the north and east, Israel to the south, and the Mediterranean Sea to the west; Cyprus lies a short distance from the coastline. Lebanon has a population of more than five million and an area of 10,452 square kilometres (4,036 sq mi). Beirut is the country's capital and largest city.

Text: Wikipedia — LebanonCC BY-SA 4.0 · revised 2026-07-24

— FACTS —

Capital: Beirut
Currency: Lebanese pound (LBP)
Official language: Arabic
Drives on the: Right
Calling code: +961
Licence plate code: RL
Top-level domain: .lb
Independence / founding: 22 Nov 1943
Highest point: Qurnat as Sawda' (3,088 m)
Lowest point: Mediterranean Sea (0 m)
Anthem: Lebanese national anthem

Facts: Wikidata (CC0) · as of 2026-08-02

— LAND —

Land covered by forest

14.2%% of land area

#145 of 2132023

45% of world average

Forest area

1,451km²

#159 of 2132023

1% of world average

Agricultural land

65.9%% of land area

#28 of 2092023

177% of world average

Farmable (arable) land

13.1%% of land area

#79 of 2062023

94% of world average

Land area

10,450km²

#164 of 2152023

2% of world average

— PEOPLE —

Population

5.8Mpeople

#115 of 2162025

15% of world average

Population growth

0.7%% per year

#117 of 2162025

76% of world average

Population density

564people per km²

#18 of 2152023

124% of world average

People living in cities

91.0%% of population

#31 of 2162025

144% of world average

Urban population growth

1.0%% per year

#123 of 2162025

67% of world average

People living rurally

9.0%% of population

#186 of 2162025

25% of world average

Population aged 0-14

25.6%% of population

#92 of 2162025

102% of world average

Population aged 15-64

64.0%% of population

#120 of 2162025

100% of world average

Population aged 65+

10.4%% of population

#95 of 2162025

97% of world average

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Age dependency ratio

56.3%% of working-age population

#97 of 2162025

98% of world average

Female population

51.3%% of population

#45 of 2162025

103% of world average

Births per woman

2births per woman

#90 of 2162024

95% of world average

Birth rate

16.0 /1,000per 1,000 people

#96 of 2162024

93% of world average

Death rate

6.0 /1,000per 1,000 people

#158 of 2162024

78% of world average

Net migration

-10,230people (5-year total)

#152 of 2162025

-9291% of world average

Migrants living in the country

24.5%% of population

#38 of 2152024

185% of world average

— MONEY —

GDP

$25.97Bcurrent US$

#122 of 2112024

5% of world average

GDP, purchasing power parity

$69.19Bcurrent int'l $

#119 of 1992024

7% of world average

GDP per person

$4,473current US$

#145 of 2112024

19% of world average

GDP per person, purchasing power parity

$11,917current int'l $

#135 of 1992024

36% of world average

GDP growth

-7.1%% per year

#209 of 2102024

-210% of world average

GDP per person growth

-7.6%% per year

#208 of 2102024

-320% of world average

Gross national income

$25.70Bcurrent US$

#120 of 2042024

4% of world average

Gross national income per person

$3,560current US$

#147 of 2032024

18% of world average

Gross national income per person, PPP

$11,790current int'l $

#131 of 1972024

37% of world average

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Inflation

14.6%% per year

#177 of 1902025

170% of world average

Inflation (GDP deflator)

45.2%% per year

#205 of 2092024

637% of world average

Real interest rate

6.2%%

#48 of 1342019

149% of world average

Lending interest rate

10.5%%

#54 of 1342019

93% of world average

Government debt

128.6%% of GDP

not enough data to rank1999

216% of world average

Government revenue

13.5%% of GDP

#132 of 1492024

51% of world average

Government spending

6.3%% of GDP

#147 of 1492021

23% of world average

Government consumption

4.9%% of GDP

#178 of 1812024

28% of world average

Household consumption

129.3%% of GDP

#2 of 1812024

200% of world average

Investment (gross capital formation)

1.4%% of GDP

#176 of 1782024

6% of world average

Fixed investment

1.4%% of GDP

#172 of 1732024

6% of world average

Gross savings

-12.5%% of GDP

#166 of 1682023

-57% of world average

Foreign investment inflows

$1.84Bcurrent US$

#76 of 2012024

22% of world average

Foreign investment inflows

7.1%% of GDP

#29 of 1982024

no comparison

Foreign investment outflows

1.5%% of GDP

#38 of 1792024

70% of world average

Current account balance

-28.1%% of GDP

#187 of 1912023

no comparison

Foreign reserves

$33.30Bcurrent US$

#57 of 1772024

33% of world average

External debt

$67.39Bcurrent US$

#98 of 1212024

87% of world average

Income inequality (Gini)

360-100

#81 of 1472022

100% of world average

People below the poverty line

5.8%% of population

#98 of 1472022

45% of world average

Income share held by richest 10%

25.6%%

#60 of 1472022

92% of world average

Income share held by poorest 10%

2.8%%

#78 of 1472022

100% of world average

Stock market value

45.7%% of GDP

#41 of 882021

60% of world average

Money sent home by workers abroad

$6.70Bcurrent US$

#34 of 1862023

130% of world average

Foreign aid received

8.8%% of GNI

#28 of 1372023

146% of world average

Exchange rate

89,500local currency per US$

#1 of 2112025

6172% of world average

Agriculture's share of the economy

1.0%% of GDP

#173 of 1992024

10% of world average

Industry's share of the economy

2.6%% of GDP

#201 of 2022024

11% of world average

Manufacturing's share of the economy

1.4%% of GDP

#185 of 1952021

13% of world average

Services' share of the economy

35.7%% of GDP

#195 of 2022024

62% of world average

— TRADE —

Exports

23.3%% of GDP

#132 of 1872024

54% of world average

Imports

58.9%% of GDP

#58 of 1872024

118% of world average

Trade balance

-35.6%% of GDP

#170 of 1872024

no comparison

Total trade (openness)

85.9%% of GDP

#42 of 2052025

133% of world average

Goods exported

$4.60Bcurrent US$

#126 of 2072025

4% of world average

Goods imported

$21.67Bcurrent US$

#83 of 2072025

17% of world average

Services exported

$7.92Bcurrent US$

#82 of 1912023

16% of world average

Services imported

$6.63Bcurrent US$

#82 of 1912023

15% of world average

Goods and services exported

$11.77Bcurrent US$

#105 of 1912023

7% of world average

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Goods and services imported

$23.31Bcurrent US$

#90 of 1912023

14% of world average

High-tech share of exports

2.9%% of manufactured exports

#123 of 1792024

24% of world average

Terms of trade

97index

#131 of 2062024

92% of world average

— HEALTH —

Life expectancy

77.9 yrsyears

#71 of 2162024

105% of world average

Life expectancy, women

79.9 yrsyears

#88 of 2162024

104% of world average

Life expectancy, men

75.9 yrsyears

#64 of 2162024

106% of world average

Infant deaths

15.3 /1,000per 1,000 live births

#115 of 1962024

83% of world average

Deaths under age 5

17.6 /1,000per 1,000 live births

#114 of 1962024

73% of world average

Maternal deaths

15per 100,000 live births

#57 of 1942023

13% of world average

Health spending

5.6%% of GDP

#115 of 1932023

82% of world average

Health spending per person

$261current US$

#119 of 1932023

18% of world average

11 of 19 figures unavailable for Lebanon.

— LEARNING —

10 of 10 figures unavailable for Lebanon.

— WORK —

Men in the labour force

66.7%% of men aged 15+

#125 of 1862023

96% of world average

Labour force

1.8Mpeople

#128 of 1862023

9% of world average

Working in agriculture

3.5%% of employment

#143 of 1862023

16% of world average

Working in industry

20.1%% of employment

#78 of 1862023

103% of world average

Working in services

76.4%% of employment

#33 of 1862023

131% of world average

Self-employed

28.4%% of employment

#104 of 1862023

73% of world average

Labour force with advanced education

60.8%% of labour force

#160 of 1712019

80% of world average

Employed

38.7%% aged 15+

#168 of 1862023

68% of world average

4 of 12 figures unavailable for Lebanon.

— CONNECTED —

People online

80.6%% of population

#108 of 2072024

113% of world average

Mobile phone subscriptions

74per 100 people

#172 of 2102022

64% of world average

Fixed broadband subscriptions

7per 100 people

#131 of 2082022

40% of world average

Fixed telephone lines

16per 100 people

#75 of 2132022

108% of world average

Access to electricity

100.0%% of population

#59 of 2142024

113% of world average

Electricity used per person

975kWh per person

#108 of 1492023

23% of world average

Energy used per person

780kg oil equivalent per person

#105 of 1492023

35% of world average

Air passengers carried

2.7Mpassengers

#73 of 1652023

10% of world average

Air freight

34million tonne-km

#74 of 1632023

3% of world average

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Rail network

401route-km

not enough data to rank2002

4% of world average

Container port traffic

762,062TEU

#81 of 1672024

14% of world average

Patent applications by residents

110count

not enough data to rank2015

1% of world average

Scientific journal articles published

2,079count

#71 of 1972023

13% of world average

Tourists arriving

1.9Mcount

#70 of 1942019

38% of world average

Money earned from tourism

$2.37Bcurrent US$

#47 of 1752020

64% of world average

3 of 18 figures unavailable for Lebanon.

— NATURE —

Carbon emissions per person

2tonnes per person

#87 of 2032024

42% of world average

Carbon emissions

11Mt CO2

#99 of 2032024

6% of world average

Greenhouse gas emissions

19Mt CO2-equivalent

#81 of 2032024

7% of world average

Protected land

13.0%% of land area

#140 of 2132025

69% of world average

Protected coastal waters

0.2%% of territorial waters

#134 of 1742025

2% of world average

Freshwater withdrawn

37.8%% of internal resources

#136 of 1772022

30% of world average

Renewable water available per person

836m³ per person

#134 of 1832022

6% of world average

Renewable energy use

6.8%% of final energy consumption

#161 of 2122021

23% of world average

Electricity from renewables

5.1%% of total

#161 of 2062021

15% of world average

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Electricity from fossil fuels

54.8%% of total

#89 of 2092022

92% of world average

Electricity from nuclear power

0.0%% of total

#122 of 2082021

0% of world average

Energy imported (net)

96.9%% of energy use

#9 of 1432022

no comparison

— STATE —

Military spending

2.6%% of GDP

#37 of 1562024

116% of world average

Military spending

$635.5Mcurrent US$

#94 of 1602024

4% of world average

Military spending

8.9%% of government spending

#36 of 1532023

120% of world average

Armed forces personnel

80,000people

#56 of 1702020

50% of world average

Armed forces

4.1%% of labour force

#8 of 1682020

327% of world average

Tax revenue

11.1%% of GDP

#118 of 1492024

66% of world average

Homicides

2per 100,000 people

#77 of 1582020

29% of world average

— TRADE PARTNERS —

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— TRADE —

No trade data available for Lebanon.

— EXTRAS —

Anthem

Lebanese national anthemAudio: Wikimedia Commons

Capital time

--:--:--Beirut · approx. UTC+2

Neighbours

Israel

Syria

Landmarks

Mount Amel CastlesImage: Wikimedia Commons

Cathedral of the Holy Cross, TyreImage: Wikimedia Commons

Rachid Karami International FairImage: Wikimedia Commons

Ouadi Qadisha (the Holy Valley) and the Forest of the Cedars of God (Horsh Arz el-Rab)Image: Wikimedia Commons

Temple of JupiterImage: Wikimedia Commons

People

Layal AbboudLebanese pop singer

Hasan NasrallahLeader of Hezbollah (1960-2024)

Mia KhalifaLebanese-American former pornographic film actress (born 1993)

Gianni InfantinoSwiss-Italian-Lebanese football administrator

Carlos SlimMexican business magnate and investor

Michel Aoun13th President of Lebanon from 2016 to 2022

Amin MaaloufFrancophone Lebanese writer based in Frances

Rafiq HaririPrime Minister of Lebanon (1992–1998, 2000–2004)

Saad HarirịSaudi Lebanese and france politician

Nancy AjramLebanese singer and actress

MikaBritish-Lebanese musician, singer and songwriter

History

22 Nov 1943Lebanon — founding / independence (Wikidata)

Size, side by side

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1960 → now

2026

Population5.8M2025

GDP$25.97B2024

GDP per person$4,4732024