Lebanon Demographics: Median age, Gender, Religion

Median age in Lebanon, 1960–2100

In 1960, the median age in Lebanon was 19.9 years compared to the world's average of 22.5 years. As of 2024, the median age had increased to 29.6 years, compared with the average of 31.6 years in other countries. Ranked 85th for median age 64 years ago (old to young), Lebanon ranks 106th currently.

According to the United Nations projections, the median age in Lebanon is expected to increase to 48.3 years by 2100. The aging demographics forecast is based on previous years' birth rates and increasing life expectancy.

Demographic pyramid: age and gender distribution

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Lebanon

Male

Female

Age range	Share of population
	Lebanon
	Male	Female
80+	0.64%	1.23%
75-79	0.84%	1.06%
70-74	1.31%	1.4%
65-69	1.67%	2%
60-64	2.13%	2.43%
55-59	2.55%	2.9%
50-54	2.55%	2.93%
45-49	2.54%	3%
40-44	2.85%	3.21%
35-39	2.82%	3.23%
30-34	2.73%	3.4%
25-29	3.58%	3.62%
20-24	4.31%	3.88%
15-19	4.68%	4.34%
10-14	5%	4.78%
5-9	4.42%	4.17%
0-4	4.01%	3.81%

The chart above is a variation of the population pyramid and represents the age and gender structure. Lebanon has low demographic potential with 56.7% of people in the 0-34 age group (ranked 98/196).

Working-age demographic by year

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Lebanon

Factual

UN forecast

World

Factual

UN forecast

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Year	Working age share
	Lebanon	World
2100	56.5%	59.6%
2099	56.7%	59.6%
2098	56.8%	59.7%
2097	56.9%	59.7%
2096	57.1%	59.7%
2095	57.2%	59.7%
2094	57.3%	59.7%
2093	57.4%	59.8%
2092	57.4%	59.8%
2091	57.5%	59.8%
2090	57.6%	59.8%
2089	57.6%	59.8%
2088	57.7%	59.8%
2087	57.7%	59.8%
2086	57.8%	59.8%
2085	57.9%	59.9%
2084	57.8%	59.9%
2083	57.9%	60%
2082	58.1%	60.1%
2081	58.3%	60.3%
2080	58.6%	60.4%
2079	59%	60.6%
2078	59.5%	60.7%
2077	59.9%	60.9%
2076	60.4%	61%
2075	60.8%	61.1%
2074	61.2%	61.3%
2073	61.6%	61.4%
2072	62%	61.5%
2071	62.4%	61.6%
2070	62.7%	61.7%
2069	63.1%	61.8%
2068	63.4%	61.9%
2067	63.7%	62%
2066	64%	62%
2065	64.2%	62.1%
2064	64.4%	62.1%
2063	64.6%	62.1%
2062	64.7%	62.2%
2061	64.8%	62.2%
2060	64.8%	62.3%
2059	64.8%	62.3%
2058	64.7%	62.4%
2057	64.6%	62.4%
2056	64.4%	62.5%
2055	64.2%	62.7%
2054	64.1%	62.8%
2053	63.9%	62.9%
2052	63.8%	63.1%
2051	63.7%	63.2%
2050	63.6%	63.4%
2049	63.5%	63.5%
2048	63.5%	63.6%
2047	63.5%	63.8%
2046	63.5%	63.9%
2045	63.6%	64%
2044	63.6%	64.1%
2043	63.7%	64.2%
2042	63.8%	64.3%
2041	63.8%	64.4%
2040	63.9%	64.5%
2039	64.1%	64.7%
2038	64.2%	64.8%
2037	64.3%	64.9%
2036	64.5%	65.1%
2035	64.6%	65.2%
2034	65%	65.3%
2033	65.2%	65.4%
2032	65.4%	65.4%
2031	65.4%	65.4%
2030	65.2%	65.4%
2029	65%	65.4%
2028	64.8%	65.4%
2027	64.5%	65.4%
2026	64.1%	65.2%
2025	63.8%	65.1%
2024	63.7%	65.1%
2023	63.5%	65%
2022	63.3%	64.9%
2021	63.1%	64.9%
2020	62.9%	64.8%
2019	63.3%	64.9%
2018	64.2%	64.9%
2017	65.2%	65%
2016	66.3%	65.1%
2015	67.4%	65.1%
2014	68%	65.2%
2013	68%	65.2%
2012	67.9%	65.2%
2011	67.8%	65.2%
2010	67.6%	65.1%
2009	67.4%	65%
2008	67%	64.9%
2007	66.6%	64.7%
2006	66.1%	64.5%
2005	65.5%	64.3%
2004	65%	64%
2003	64.4%	63.7%
2002	63.9%	63.4%
2001	63.4%	63.1%
2000	63%	62.8%
1999	62.5%	62.5%
1998	62%	62.2%
1997	61.5%	61.9%
1996	61.1%	61.7%
1995	60.6%	61.5%
1994	60.2%	61.3%
1993	59.9%	61.2%
1992	59.6%	61.1%
1991	59.3%	61%
1990	59.2%	60.9%
1989	59.1%	60.8%
1988	59%	60.7%
1987	58.8%	60.5%
1986	58.5%	60.4%
1985	58.3%	60.1%
1984	58%	59.9%
1983	57.7%	59.6%
1982	57.3%	59.3%
1981	56.9%	59%
1980	56.5%	58.7%
1979	56.1%	58.4%
1978	55.6%	58%
1977	55.2%	57.7%
1976	54.7%	57.5%
1975	54.3%	57.4%
1974	54%	57.3%
1973	53.5%	57.3%
1972	53.1%	57.2%
1971	52.6%	57.1%
1970	52.2%	57%
1969	51.8%	56.9%
1968	51.4%	56.9%
1967	51%	56.9%
1966	50.7%	56.8%
1965	50.4%	56.9%
1964	50.3%	57%
1963	50.5%	57.2%
1962	50.8%	57.4%
1961	51.2%	57.5%
1960	51.8%	57.6%

The share of working-age demographics aged 15-64 in Lebanon changed from 65% to 63.7% between 2004 and 2024.

Age dependency by year

Age dependency is the ratio of people not in the labor force (children under 15 and adults 64+) to people aged 15 to 64. Age dependency in Lebanon increased from 53.9% to 57% between 2004 and 2024 with a decreased share of children and an increased proportion of people aged 65+

Share of young demographic (0-14 years) by year

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Lebanon

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World

Factual

UN forecast

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Year	Share of 0-14
	Lebanon	World
2100	14.2%	16.5%
2099	14.2%	16.6%
2098	14.2%	16.6%
2097	14.3%	16.7%
2096	14.3%	16.8%
2095	14.3%	16.8%
2094	14.4%	16.9%
2093	14.5%	17%
2092	14.5%	17%
2091	14.6%	17.1%
2090	14.7%	17.2%
2089	14.8%	17.2%
2088	14.8%	17.3%
2087	15%	17.4%
2086	15.1%	17.4%
2085	15.2%	17.5%
2084	15.3%	17.5%
2083	15.4%	17.6%
2082	15.5%	17.7%
2081	15.7%	17.7%
2080	15.8%	17.8%
2079	15.9%	17.8%
2078	16%	17.9%
2077	16.1%	17.9%
2076	16.2%	18%
2075	16.3%	18%
2074	16.3%	18.1%
2073	16.4%	18.2%
2072	16.5%	18.2%
2071	16.5%	18.3%
2070	16.6%	18.3%
2069	16.6%	18.4%
2068	16.7%	18.5%
2067	16.8%	18.6%
2066	16.9%	18.6%
2065	16.9%	18.7%
2064	17%	18.8%
2063	17.2%	18.9%
2062	17.3%	19.1%
2061	17.5%	19.2%
2060	17.6%	19.3%
2059	17.9%	19.4%
2058	18.1%	19.5%
2057	18.3%	19.6%
2056	18.6%	19.8%
2055	18.8%	19.9%
2054	19.1%	20%
2053	19.4%	20.1%
2052	19.6%	20.2%
2051	19.9%	20.3%
2050	20.2%	20.4%
2049	20.4%	20.5%
2048	20.6%	20.6%
2047	20.8%	20.7%
2046	20.9%	20.8%
2045	21.1%	20.9%
2044	21.2%	20.9%
2043	21.3%	21%
2042	21.4%	21.1%
2041	21.4%	21.2%
2040	21.5%	21.2%
2039	21.5%	21.3%
2038	21.6%	21.4%
2037	21.6%	21.5%
2036	21.7%	21.6%
2035	21.8%	21.8%
2034	21.8%	22%
2033	21.9%	22.2%
2032	22.1%	22.4%
2031	22.5%	22.7%
2030	22.9%	23%
2029	23.4%	23.3%
2028	24%	23.6%
2027	24.7%	23.9%
2026	25.3%	24.2%
2025	25.9%	24.6%
2024	26.2%	24.7%
2023	26.7%	25%
2022	27.2%	25.3%
2021	27.6%	25.6%
2020	27.9%	25.8%
2019	27.9%	26%
2018	27.5%	26.2%
2017	26.9%	26.4%
2016	26.4%	26.5%
2015	25.8%	26.6%
2014	25.6%	26.8%
2013	25.7%	26.9%
2012	25.9%	27%
2011	26.1%	27.1%
2010	26.4%	27.3%
2009	26.8%	27.5%
2008	27.2%	27.6%
2007	27.7%	27.9%
2006	28.3%	28.1%
2005	28.9%	28.5%
2004	29.6%	28.8%
2003	30.2%	29.2%
2002	30.8%	29.6%
2001	31.4%	30%
2000	31.9%	30.4%
1999	32.5%	30.8%
1998	33.1%	31.1%
1997	33.6%	31.5%
1996	34.2%	31.8%
1995	34.8%	32.1%
1994	35.3%	32.3%
1993	35.8%	32.5%
1992	36.2%	32.7%
1991	36.5%	32.9%
1990	36.7%	33%
1989	36.9%	33.2%
1988	37.1%	33.4%
1987	37.3%	33.6%
1986	37.5%	33.8%
1985	37.7%	34%
1984	38%	34.3%
1983	38.2%	34.6%
1982	38.4%	34.9%
1981	38.7%	35.2%
1980	39%	35.5%
1979	39.4%	35.9%
1978	39.8%	36.3%
1977	40.3%	36.7%
1976	40.6%	36.9%
1975	40.9%	37.1%
1974	41.3%	37.2%
1973	41.7%	37.3%
1972	42.1%	37.5%
1971	42.5%	37.6%
1970	42.9%	37.7%
1969	43.3%	37.8%
1968	43.6%	37.9%
1967	43.9%	38%
1966	44.2%	38%
1965	44.4%	38%
1964	44.4%	38%
1963	44.1%	37.8%
1962	43.6%	37.6%
1961	43.1%	37.5%
1960	42.4%	37.4%

The share of children aged 0-14 in Lebanon decreased from 29.6% to 26.2% between 2004 and 2024 due to changes in birth rates.

Share of old population (65+) by year

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Lebanon

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UN forecast

World

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UN forecast

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Year	Share of 65+ years old
	Lebanon	World
2100	29.3%	23.9%
2099	29.1%	23.8%
2098	28.9%	23.7%
2097	28.8%	23.6%
2096	28.6%	23.5%
2095	28.5%	23.4%
2094	28.3%	23.4%
2093	28.2%	23.3%
2092	28%	23.2%
2091	27.9%	23.1%
2090	27.8%	23.1%
2089	27.6%	23%
2088	27.5%	22.9%
2087	27.3%	22.8%
2086	27.2%	22.7%
2085	26.9%	22.6%
2084	26.9%	22.5%
2083	26.7%	22.4%
2082	26.4%	22.2%
2081	26%	22%
2080	25.6%	21.8%
2079	25.1%	21.6%
2078	24.5%	21.4%
2077	24%	21.2%
2076	23.5%	21%
2075	22.9%	20.8%
2074	22.5%	20.6%
2073	22%	20.4%
2072	21.5%	20.3%
2071	21.1%	20.1%
2070	20.7%	19.9%
2069	20.3%	19.8%
2068	19.9%	19.6%
2067	19.5%	19.5%
2066	19.2%	19.3%
2065	18.8%	19.2%
2064	18.5%	19.1%
2063	18.2%	18.9%
2062	17.9%	18.8%
2061	17.7%	18.6%
2060	17.5%	18.5%
2059	17.4%	18.3%
2058	17.2%	18.1%
2057	17.1%	17.9%
2056	17%	17.7%
2055	16.9%	17.5%
2054	16.8%	17.2%
2053	16.7%	17%
2052	16.6%	16.7%
2051	16.4%	16.4%
2050	16.3%	16.2%
2049	16.1%	16%
2048	15.9%	15.8%
2047	15.7%	15.5%
2046	15.5%	15.3%
2045	15.4%	15.1%
2044	15.2%	14.9%
2043	15%	14.8%
2042	14.9%	14.6%
2041	14.7%	14.4%
2040	14.6%	14.2%
2039	14.4%	14%
2038	14.2%	13.8%
2037	14%	13.5%
2036	13.8%	13.3%
2035	13.5%	13%
2034	13.2%	12.7%
2033	12.9%	12.4%
2032	12.5%	12.2%
2031	12.2%	11.9%
2030	11.8%	11.6%
2029	11.5%	11.3%
2028	11.2%	11%
2027	10.9%	10.7%
2026	10.6%	10.5%
2025	10.3%	10.3%
2024	10.1%	10.2%
2023	9.82%	9.98%
2022	9.51%	9.74%
2021	9.3%	9.53%
2020	9.12%	9.33%
2019	8.78%	9.1%
2018	8.33%	8.88%
2017	7.85%	8.65%
2016	7.33%	8.45%
2015	6.79%	8.26%
2014	6.44%	8.08%
2013	6.28%	7.92%
2012	6.15%	7.78%
2011	6.04%	7.66%
2010	5.94%	7.58%
2009	5.86%	7.52%
2008	5.78%	7.47%
2007	5.7%	7.41%
2006	5.63%	7.34%
2005	5.55%	7.26%
2004	5.47%	7.18%
2003	5.39%	7.1%
2002	5.3%	7.01%
2001	5.2%	6.92%
2000	5.11%	6.84%
1999	5.02%	6.76%
1998	4.92%	6.68%
1997	4.82%	6.61%
1996	4.71%	6.53%
1995	4.6%	6.45%
1994	4.48%	6.37%
1993	4.37%	6.29%
1992	4.26%	6.21%
1991	4.16%	6.14%
1990	4.08%	6.07%
1989	4.01%	6.01%
1988	3.96%	5.95%
1987	3.94%	5.91%
1986	3.94%	5.86%
1985	3.96%	5.82%
1984	4.01%	5.8%
1983	4.1%	5.79%
1982	4.25%	5.8%
1981	4.41%	5.81%
1980	4.5%	5.81%
1979	4.56%	5.77%
1978	4.59%	5.71%
1977	4.58%	5.65%
1976	4.67%	5.59%
1975	4.77%	5.53%
1974	4.78%	5.47%
1973	4.79%	5.42%
1972	4.82%	5.37%
1971	4.85%	5.32%
1970	4.89%	5.28%
1969	4.93%	5.24%
1968	4.99%	5.2%
1967	5.05%	5.16%
1966	5.13%	5.12%
1965	5.21%	5.08%
1964	5.32%	5.04%
1963	5.43%	5.02%
1962	5.56%	5.01%
1961	5.7%	4.99%
1960	5.83%	4.97%

The share of older people aged 65 and over in Lebanon increased from 5.47% to 10.1% between 2004 and 2024.

Median age map

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