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Lebanon
Last update: 2025-07-30
Geographical location
Economy and finance
Average monthly income (USD, gross)
$40
Inflation rate
221.34%
Unemployment rate
11.57%
Current as of
2023
Tobacco consumption
Total tobacco consumption
38.2%
Smoking men
47.5%
Smoking women
28.9%
Current as of
2020
Area (sq. km)
Total area
10400
Land area
10230
Water area
170
Popular payment systems
- Mastercard
- PayPal
- Visa
- Western Union
Age-sex pyramid
Phone operating systems
Android
83.79%
iOS
16.03%
Current as of
2025
Internet and telecommunications
Telephone code
+961
Internet domain
.lb
Number of mobile phones (per 100 inhabitants)
77 (2021)
Internet user penetration
90% (2022)
Fixed internet penetration
7% (2022)
General information
Сontinent
Asia
Region
Middle East
Time zone
UTC+2
Tier
Tier-3
ISO code
LB
Capital
Beirut
Official language
Arabic
Average consumer spendings
Food products
37.1%
Alcohol and tobacco
0.7%
Current as of
2023
Alcohol consumption per capita (liters per year)
Total quantity
1.14
Beer
0.38
Wine
0.21
Spirits
0.53
Other alcohol
0.02
Current as of
2019
Population and society
Population size
5364482
Male population
2678543
Female population
2685939
Population growth rate
0,61% (2024)
Birth rate (per 1,000 people)
12.6 (2024)
Death rate (per 1,000 people)
5.6 (2024)
Urbanization
89.4% (2023)
Credit ratings
Fitch
RD
Moody's
C
Standard & Poors
D
Current as of
2020
Age structure
0-14 years
18.9%
15-64 years
71.6%
65+ years
9.5%
Current as of
2023
Religion
Main religion
Islam
Current as of
2020
Last update: 2025-07-30