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A 2012 study conducted by Statistics Lebanon, a Beirut-based research firm, estimated Lebanon's population to be 54% Muslim (27% Shia; 27% Sunni), 46% Christian (31.5% Maronite, 8% Greek Orthodox, 6.5% other Christian groups) [11] The CIA World Factbook estimates (2020) the following, though this data does not include Lebanon's sizable Syrian ...
The Maronite Christians of Lebanon are the largest Christian denomination among the Lebanese people, representing 21% of the Lebanese population. [2] The Maronite Church's full communion with the Catholic Church was reaffirmed in 1182, after hundreds of years of isolation in Mount Lebanon.
One of the rare things that most Lebanese religious leaders will agree on is to avoid a new general census, for fear that it could trigger a new round of denominational conflict. [citation needed] The last official census was performed in 1932. Religion has traditionally been of overriding importance in defining the Lebanese population.
The Catholic Church in Lebanon (Arabic: الكنيسة الكاثوليكية في لبنان) is part of the worldwide Catholic Church under the spiritual leadership of the Pope in Rome. There were approximately 1.34 million Catholics in Lebanon in 2020, [ 1 ] the majority of whom are not Latin Catholics but instead follow Eastern Catholic ...
Islam is the most widely followed religion in the Middle East. About 20% of the world's Muslims live in the Middle East, and about 85 percent of people in the Middle East are Muslim. [ 8 ] Islam is a monotheistic religion, teaching belief in one God (Allah) and is based on the Quran. [ 8 ] Muslims believe that Muhammad is the final prophet of ...
The Maronite Church's website claims 1,062,000 members were in Lebanon in 1994 which would have made them around 31% of Lebanon's population. [24] Maronite Catholics are the largest Christian group, followed by Greek Orthodox. [25] Percentage growth of the Lebanese Maronite Christians (other sources est.)[26][23][27][28][29][30][31] Year.
Islam by country. Islam in Lebanon has a long and continuous history. According to an estimate by the CIA, it is followed by 63% of the country's total population, up from about 40% of population in 1950s (excluding Druzes). [3] Sunnis make up 31.9%, [4] Twelver Shia make up 31.2%, [5] next to smaller percentages of other Shia branches, such as ...
This category has the following 13 subcategories, out of 13 total. Lebanese people by religion (7 C, 1 P) Lebanese religious leaders (10 C, 12 P)