Lebanon vs. Israel
Demographics
| Lebanon | Israel | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 5,261,372 (July 2021 est.) | 8,787,045 (includes populations of the Golan Heights or Golan Sub-District and also East Jerusalem, which was annexed by Israel after 1967) (July 2021 est.) note: approximately 227,100 Israeli settlers live in East Jerusalem (2019); following the March 2019 US recognition of the Golan Heights as being part of Israel, The World Factbook no longer includes Israeli settler population of the Golan Heights (estimated at 23,400 in 2019) in its overall Israeli settler total |
| Age structure | 0-14 years: 20.75% (male 581,015/female 554,175) 15-24 years: 14.98% (male 417,739/female 401,357) 25-54 years: 46.69% (male 1,296,250/female 1,257,273) 55-64 years: 9.62% (male 250,653/female 275,670) 65 years and over: 7.96% (male 187,001/female 248,479) (2020 est.) | 0-14 years: 26.76% (male 1,187,819/female 1,133,365) 15-24 years: 15.67% (male 694,142/female 665,721) 25-54 years: 37.2% (male 1,648,262/female 1,579,399) 55-64 years: 8.4% (male 363,262/female 365,709) 65 years and over: 11.96% (male 467,980/female 569,816) (2020 est.) |
| Median age | total: 33.7 years male: 33.1 years female: 34.4 years (2020 est.) | total: 30.4 years male: 29.8 years female: 31 years (2020 est.) |
| Population growth rate | 0.68% (2021 est.) | 1.45% (2021 est.) |
| Birth rate | 13.35 births/1,000 population (2021 est.) | 17.52 births/1,000 population (2021 est.) |
| Death rate | 5.57 deaths/1,000 population (2021 est.) | 5.06 deaths/1,000 population (2021 est.) |
| Net migration rate | -0.95 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2021 est.) | 2.05 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2021 est.) |
| Sex ratio | at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female 0-14 years: 1.05 male(s)/female 15-24 years: 1.04 male(s)/female 25-54 years: 1.03 male(s)/female 55-64 years: 0.91 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.75 male(s)/female total population: 1 male(s)/female (2020 est.) | at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female 0-14 years: 1.05 male(s)/female 15-24 years: 1.04 male(s)/female 25-54 years: 1.04 male(s)/female 55-64 years: 0.99 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.82 male(s)/female total population: 1.01 male(s)/female (2020 est.) |
| Infant mortality rate | total: 7.2 deaths/1,000 live births male: 7.78 deaths/1,000 live births female: 6.6 deaths/1,000 live births (2021 est.) | total: 3.62 deaths/1,000 live births male: 3.88 deaths/1,000 live births female: 3.34 deaths/1,000 live births (2021 est.) |
| Life expectancy at birth | total population: 78.53 years male: 77.12 years female: 80 years (2021 est.) | total population: 83.15 years male: 81.25 years female: 85.15 years (2021 est.) |
| Total fertility rate | 1.71 children born/woman (2021 est.) | 2.57 children born/woman (2021 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate | <.1% (2020 est.) | 0.2% (2018) |
| Nationality | noun: Lebanese (singular and plural) adjective: Lebanese | noun: Israeli(s) adjective: Israeli |
| Ethnic groups | Arab 95%, Armenian 4%, other 1% note: many Christian Lebanese do not identify themselves as Arab but rather as descendants of the ancient Canaanites and prefer to be called Phoenicians | Jewish 74.1% (of which Israel-born 78.1%, Europe/America/Oceania-born 15.2%, Africa-born 4.3%, Asia-born 2.4%), Arab 21%, other 4.9% (2019 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS | 2,700 (2020 est.) | 9,000 (2018) |
| Religions | Muslim 61.1% (30.6% Sunni, 30.5% Shia, smaller percentages of Alawites and Ismailis), Christian 33.7% (Maronite Catholics are the largest Christian group), Druze 5.2%, very small numbers of Jews, Baha'is, Buddhists, and Hindus (2018 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 recognized | Jewish 74.1%, Muslim 17.9%, Christian 1.9%, Druze 1.6%, other 4.5% (2019 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS - deaths | <100 (2020 est.) | <100 (2018) |
| Languages | Arabic (official), French, English, Armenian major-language sample(s): ???? ????? ??????? ?????? ???? ?? ???? ????????? ??? ????????? ???????? (Arabic) The World Factbook, the indispensable source for basic information. | Hebrew (official), Arabic (special status under Israeli law), English (most commonly used foreign language) major-language sample(s): ??? ?????? ?????, ????? ?????? ????? ????? (Hebrew) The World Factbook, the indispensable source for basic information. |
| Literacy | definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 95.1% male: 96.9% female: 93.3% (2018) | definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 97.8% male: 98.7% female: 96.8% (2011) |
| School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education) | total: 11 years male: 12 years female: 11 years (2014) | total: 16 years male: 16 years female: 17 years (2018) |
| Education expenditures | 2.5% of GDP (2013) | 6.1% of GDP (2017) |
| Urbanization | urban population: 89.1% of total population (2021) rate of urbanization: -1.23% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.) | urban population: 92.7% of total population (2021) rate of urbanization: 1.51% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.) |
| Drinking water source | improved: total: 100% of population unimproved: total: 0% of population (2017 est.) | improved: urban: 100% of population rural: 100% of population total: 100% of population unimproved: urban: 0% of population rural: 0% of population total: 0% of population (2017 est.) |
| Sanitation facility access | improved: total: 99% of population unimproved: total: 1% of population (2017 est.) | improved: urban: 100% of population rural: 100% of population total: 100% of population unimproved: urban: 0% of population rural: 0% of population total: 0% of population (2017 est.) |
| Major cities - population | 2.435 million BEIRUT (capital) (2021) | 4.264 million Tel Aviv-Yafo, 1.155 million Haifa, 944,000 JERUSALEM (capital) (2021) |
| Maternal mortality rate | 29 deaths/100,000 live births (2017 est.) | 3 deaths/100,000 live births (2017 est.) |
| Health expenditures | 8.4% (2018) | 7.5% (2018) |
| Physicians density | 2.1 physicians/1,000 population (2018) | 4.63 physicians/1,000 population (2018) |
| Hospital bed density | 2.7 beds/1,000 population (2017) | 3 beds/1,000 population (2017) |
| Obesity - adult prevalence rate | 32% (2016) | 26.1% (2016) |
| Dependency ratios | total dependency ratio: 48.4 youth dependency ratio: 37.2 elderly dependency ratio: 11.2 potential support ratio: 8.9 (2020 est.) | total dependency ratio: 67.3 youth dependency ratio: 46.6 elderly dependency ratio: 20.8 potential support ratio: 4.8 (2020 est.) |
Source: CIA Factbook
