DEEP ROOTS, SHALLOW ROOTS The statelessness phenomenon in Akkar appears to have much deeper historical roots than in Tripoli, affecting a relatively older population, and being more cross-generational. • The largest age group of interviewed stateless adults in Akkar is 31 to 50 years, compared to 18 to 30 years in the city of Tripoli, clearly indicating older cases of statelessness for the former. It is noteworthy that many of Tripoli’s stateless originate from Akkar. • In fact, 37% of adult respondents are between 31 and 50 years old, 36% between 18 and 30, and 27% above 50 years old. In Tripoli, those figures stand at 32%, 51% and 15%, respectively. Fig 7. Age distribution among surveyed adults 51% 36% 37% 32% 27% • Still, the overall age distribution for adult respondents shows a relatively young population, with a median age of 40 years, in line with the governorate’s average and below the national one. Fig 6. Proportion of identified nonregistered children from parent survey 14% 18 to 30 years 31 to 50 years Akkar Akkar Tripoli Above 50 years Tripoli 19% 19% • Another main cause of statelessness in Akkar is the nonregistration of children: 735 stateless cases were identified through the parent survey compared to 427 for Tripoli, bringing an equal proportion of 19%. © 2021 Siren Associates. All Rights Reserved.