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The Lebanese live in "statistical obscurity" since last Saturday when "International Information" published its population census 87 years after the "famous" census of 1932, which we remember every time we read the book! So the world is high and you have not sat down. The reasons are many – and probably sectarian – and coincide in particular with these figures of the so-called crisis of the Civil Service Council and Article 80 of the budget.
1. The number of Lebanese between 1932 and 2018 increased by 4.4 million or 426%. This percentage was not the same among the sects, with Christians reaching 174.5% against 785.1% among Muslims.
2. In 1932, Christians constituted 58.7% of Lebanese, against 40% of Muslims. In 2018, these percentages changed and the percentage of Christians fell to 30.6% and the proportion of Muslims to 69.4%.
3. The highest percentage of Alawites was 1052%, followed by Shiite (946%), while the lowest percentage was that of Orthodox (147%).
4. The Shia community ranked first in terms of numbers and represented 31.6% of Lebanese and the year ranked in a close rank to represent 31.3%.
5. It is unclear how many Lebanese reside in Lebanon, but their number is estimated at 4.2 million and the number of non-residents at around 1.3 million. Those who are of Lebanese origin but do not have Lebanese nationality are unknown and are valued at several million.
He said that the figures collected by the Ministry of the Interior between 1932 and 2006, as well as those of the year 2018, had been used, adding that these figures could be calculated according to the number of births and deaths. of voters in the country. Previous elections, according to sects.
Looking at the numbers collected by the ministry up to 2006 and the election data for the year 2018, Adra pointed out that the population growth rate between 2006 and 2018 can be seen as similar to that of previous decades.
States have periodic population statistics every 3 years, 5 years or more.
It should be noted that the figures of "International Information" caused a sensation on the social networking sites, where activists considered that "the civil status" was the best solution because it protected the Lebanese of different sects.
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Translate "Lebanese 24" – Daily Star
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