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LEBANON
LEBANON
POPULATION
Population by age and sex (2001)
All individuals Male Female Households
000 % 000 % 000 % 000
Children 766 25 387 25 379 25 671
16-24 667 22 337 22 330 22
25-34 552 18 279 18 273 18
35-44 368 12 186 12 182 12
45-54 275 9 138 9 137 9
55-64 230 8 116 7 114 8
65+ 207 7 104 7 103 7
Total 3,065 100 1,547 100 1,518 100
Source: Ipsos-Stat
Population by social class and sex (2001)
All individuals Male Female
000 % 000 % 000 %
Upper 450 15 227 15 223 15
Upper middle 552 18 278 18 274 18
Lower middle 1,015 33 512 33 503 33
Lower/subsistence 1,047 34 529 34 518 34
Total 3,064 100 1,546 100 1,518 100
Source: Ipsos-Stat
Upper = major employers, managers & professionals, retired people with
high income level
Upper middle = high-ranking employees, employers (