Socio-demographic characteristics of the three communities
| Description | Community | ||
| Nabaa | Hay El Sellom | Burj El Barajneh Camp | |
| Area (km2) | 3.0 | 5.0 | 1.6 |
| Population size | 9 000–12 000 | 100 000–120 000 | 14 000–18 000 |
| Average household size | 4.3 | 4.9 | 4.6 |
| Family mean income per year (LL2045.00=€1) | LL10 million | LL8.6 million | LL4.8 million |
| Population mean age | 30 years | 23 years | 25 years |
| Mean years of schooling (aged 15 years and above) | |||
| Boys | 6.7 | 6.0 | 6.6 |
| Girls | 7.0 | 6.6 | 7.5 |
| % Employed men | 73% | 72% | 63% |
| % Unemployed women (not in the labour force) | 63% | 76% | 76% |
| Nationality of residents | |||
| Lebanese | 92% | 96% | 4.5% |
| Palestinian | 1.4% | 0.5% | 91% |
| Religion | |||
| Muslim | 22.5% | 99.9% | 100% |
| Christian | 77.3% | 0.1% | – |