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According to the CIA World Factbook, [16] in 2021, the Christian population in Lebanon was estimated at 44%. In 2012 a more detailed breakdown of the size of each Christian sect in Lebanon was made: Maronite Christians are the largest of the Christian groups who in total account for about 32.4% of the total population of Lebanon. [18]
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. Human habitation in Lebanon dates to 5000 BC. [14] From 3200 to 539 BC, it was part of Phoenicia, a maritime civilization that spanned the Mediterranean Basin. [15]
A study conducted by Statistics Lebanon, a Beirut-based research firm, cited by the United States Department of State found that of Lebanon's population of approximately 4.3 million is estimated to be: [78] 54% Islam (Shia and Sunni, 27% each), 40.5% Christian (21% Maronite, 8% Greek Orthodox, 5% Melkite Catholics, 1% Protestant, 5.5% other ...
Districts of Lebanon. This is a list of cities and towns in Lebanon [1] distributed according to district. There are total 1000 districts. 56.21% of the population lives in 19 cities and towns, which gives the average 2,158 people per town.
Lebanon has a community of around 13,000 Hindus. [15] There is a very small and ancient community of Zoroastrians, numbering between 100–500 individuals. [16] [17] Lebanon also has a Jewish population estimated at less than 100. [2]
The Israeli military is believed to have withdrawn from Lebanese population centers in recent days. The Lebanese military announced new deployments Tuesday morning to various towns in southern ...
As the last Lebanese census was conducted in 1932, it is difficult to have precise population estimates. Lebanon has the highest proportion of Christians of any country in the Middle East, but exact size of this population has been disputed for many years. One estimate of the Christian share of Lebanon's population, as of 2012, was 40.5%. [19]
Beirut (/ b eɪ ˈ r uː t / ⓘ bay-ROOT; [4] Arabic: بيروت, romanized: Bayrūt ⓘ) is the capital and largest city of Lebanon.As of 2014, Greater Beirut has a population of 2.5 million, just under half of Lebanon's population, [5] which makes it the third-largest city in the Levant region and the sixteenth-largest in the Arab world.