Indicator	Value
Total population	5,810,000 peopleUN DESA WPP [2024] 5,806,000 people·World Bank WDI [2024] 5,806,000 people
Median age	28.6 yearsUN DESA WPP [2024]
Life expectancy	77.8–77.9 yearsWorld Bank WDI [2024] 77.95 years·UNDP HDI [2023] 77.82 years
Ethnic groups	Arab 95%, Armenian 4%, other 1%; note: many Christian Lebanese do not identify as Arab but rather as descendants of the ancient Canaanites and prefer to be called PhoeniciansCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive
Languages	Arabic (official), French, English, ArmenianCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive
Religions	Muslim 67.8% (31.9% Sunni, 31.2% Shia, smaller percentages of Alawites and Ismailis), Christian 32.4% (Maronite Catholics are the largest Christian group), Druze 4.5%, very small numbers of Jews, Baha'is, Buddhists, and Hindus (2020 est.); note: data represent the religious affiliation of the citizen population (data do not include Lebanon's sizable Syrian and Palestinian refugee populations); 18 religious sects recognizedCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive
Urbanization	89.4% of total population (2023)CIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive
Population growth	0.561 %World Bank WDI [2024]
Birth rate	16 per 1,000World Bank WDI [2024]
Death rate	6.04 per 1,000World Bank WDI [2024]
Urban population	90.7 %World Bank WDI [2024]
Languages (structured)	Levantine Arabic / Modern Hebrew / Najdi Arabic / Phoenician / Pidgin Madam / Standard Arabic / TuroyoGlottolog [2026]