Several reasons prevent youth in Lebanon from marrying and having children, fearing that an uncalculated step would increase the difficulties of daily life.
Having children is no longer easy in most Lebanese families due to the high financial burden linked to the economic crisis that the country has been experiencing for two years.
According to a study prepared by “International Information” (a local statistical bulletin) published in February 2021, it stated that “the economic crisis and the outbreak of the Corona epidemic left their repercussions on the situation in Lebanon.
As a result of the economic crisis, thousands of institutions were closed, thousands of workers were dismissed, the commercial movement shrank by 45%, and the purchasing power declined due to the rise in prices and the collapse of the exchange rate of the lira against foreign currencies.
The study added that "one of the social repercussions of the economic crisis is a decline in the rates of marriage and births in 2020 compared to 2019 and compared to the average of the last five years (2015-2019), while death rates have increased.
In this context, sources with religious references in Lebanon, most sects in Lebanon told "Sky News Arabia" that marriages have stopped in part because people do not actually guarantee the future because of the current circumstances, but this varies according to sects and regions.
One of the "mayors" of the Lebanese capital, Beirut, said that they cannot say that marriages have stopped completely, but they are certain that the number of marriages has decreased significantly.
Ziyad, an engineer at the beginning of his career, said to Sky News Arabia that it is natural for a young man to think a lot before getting married at the beginning, and having children at a later time.
This is due to social and economic responsibility, starting with securing decent housing in the worst economic crisis that Lebanon is going through.
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