UN-Habitat country programme document 2008-2009: Lebanon

Pages
28pp
Date published
01 Jan 2009
Type
Research, reports and studies
Keywords
Assessment & Analysis, Urban
Countries
Lebanon
Organisations
UN Habitat
Link
https://issuu.com/unhabitat/docs/2706_alt

With an estimate of 87% of the total number of population living in urban areas (a rate higher than that of the Arab States), urbanization is considered one of the key issues facing Lebanon. The population is distributed unevenly among regions. Around 48% of total number of the population is distributed in Beirut and Mount Lebanon regions alone, whereas only 13.6% live in Bekaa region (the largest governorate in size).