Page last updated on February 8, 2013
Nationality:
noun: Liberian(s)
adjective:
Liberian
Ethnic groups:
Kpelle 20.3%, Bassa 13.4%, Grebo 10%, Gio 8%, Mano 7.9%, Kru 6%, Lorma 5.1%, Kissi 4.8%, Gola 4.4%, other 20.1% (2008 Census)
Languages:
English 20% (official), some 20 ethnic group languages few of which can be written or used in correspondence
Religions:
Christian 85.6%, Muslim 12.2%, Traditional 0.6%, other 0.2%, none 1.4% (2008 Census)
Population:
3,887,886 (July 2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 127
[see also: Population country ranks ]
Age structure:
0-14 years: 44.1% (male 861,721/female 850,951)
[see also: Age structure 0-14 years country ranks ]
15-24 years:
17.6% (male 334,017/female 351,733)
25-54 years:
31% (male 602,448/female 603,733)
55-64 years:
4.3% (male 82,679/female 84,611)
65 years and over:
3% (male 58,159/female 57,834) (2012 est.)
Median age:
total: 18.2 years
[see also: Median age - total country ranks ]
male:
18 years
female:
18.3 years (2012 est.)
Population growth rate:
2.609% (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 24
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Birth rate:
36.45 births/1,000 population (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 22
[see also: Birth rate country ranks ]
Death rate:
10.36 deaths/1,000 population (July 2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 44
[see also: Death rate country ranks ]
Net migration rate:
0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 93
[see also: Net migration rate country ranks ]
Urbanization:
urban population: 48% of total population (2010)
[see also: Urbanization - urban population country ranks ]
rate of urbanization:
3.4% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)
Major cities - population:
MONROVIA (capital) 882,000 (2009)
Sex ratio:
at birth: 1.03 male(s)/female
[see also: Sex ratio - at birth country ranks ]
under 15 years:
1.01 male(s)/female
15-64 years:
0.98 male(s)/female
65 years and over:
1.01 male(s)/female
total population:
1 male(s)/female (2011 est.)
Maternal mortality rate:
770 deaths/100,000 live births (2010)
country comparison to the world: 7
[see also: Maternal mortality rate country ranks ]
Infant mortality rate:
total: 72.71 deaths/1,000 live births
country comparison to the world: 17
male:
77.08 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
68.2 deaths/1,000 live births (2012 est.)
Life expectancy at birth:
total population: 57.41 years
country comparison to the world: 194
male:
55.82 years
female:
59.04 years (2012 est.)
Total fertility rate:
5.02 children born/woman (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 21
[see also: Total fertility rate country ranks ]
Health expenditures:
3.9% of GDP (2009)
country comparison to the world: 167
[see also: Health expenditures country ranks ]
Physicians density:
0.014 physicians/1,000 population (2008)
[see also: Physicians density country ranks ]
Hospital bed density:
0.7 beds/1,000 population (2009)
[see also: Hospital bed density country ranks ]
Sanitation facility access:
improved:
urban: 25% of population
rural: 4% of population
total: 17% of population
unimproved:
