The violence has also compounded Lebanon's economic woes. Already reeling from a financial crisis that has devalued its currency by over 90 percent since 2019, the country now has nearly 44 percent of its population living in poverty, according to the World Bank. However, signs of optimism ha...
In 2023, the share of urban population in Lebanon remained nearly unchanged at around 89.43 percent. Nevertheless, 2023 still represents a peak in the share in Lebanon with 89.43 percent. A country's urbanization rate refers to the share of the total population living in an urban setting. Inte...
Population of Lebanon Lebanon is considered a very youthful country. According to the 2017 population estimate of 6.23 million, 14.09 per cent is under the age of 15, 61.21 per cent is aged between … Society-May 31, 2010 Society of Lebanon ...
Region Middle East GDP Per Capita, PPP $12,853 GDP $17.9 billion Population 5,353,930 Area 10,400 SQ.KM Lebanon is a Levantine country in the northern Arabian Peninsula, located on the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea and bordered by Syria to its north and east, and Israel to its...
percent annually by 2040 and decrease water availability by up to 9 percent in the same year. This will result in significant economic losses, including 250 million dollars in agriculture and 75 million dollars in tourism, threatening the livelihoods of a large portion of the population, it ...
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Older adults are disproportionately vulnerable to the effects of wars1, and Lebanon hosts one of the largest proportion of adults over 65 years of age in the region2. Recent statistics suggest high rates of youth emigration have led to an increasingly isolated older adult population3, many of ...
Trade, diplomatic relations and geopolitical perspectives on democracy make many players feel closer to Moscow than Kyiv By Michael JansenSun Feb 26 2023 - 15:26 Lebanon protests: Demonstrators block roads in Tripoli as 80% of population plunges into poverty People rally outside banks as tensions...
"Virtually the entire population has been displaced -- and no part of Gaza has been spared," said Guterres. "No place is safe in Gaza and no one is safe." He underscored that international law is unambiguous: "civilians everywhere must be respected and protected, and their essential needs ...
Ola Boutros, senior advisor to the minister of social affairs, noted that the decrease in UNRWA funding burdens the Lebanese government, considering its financial inability in light of the compounded financial crises since 2019, which has plunged 82 percent of the population into multidimensional pove...