| People | Liberia |
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Population:
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3,441,790 (July 2009 est.) |
Urbanization:
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urban population: 60% of total population (2008)
rate of urbanization: 5.6% annual rate of change (2005-10 est.) |
Population density:
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36 people per sq km land area |
Age structure:
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0-14 years: 44.1% (male 760,989/female 758,554)
15-64 years: 53% (male 904,770/female 920,704)
65 years and over: 2.8% (male 47,013/female 49,760) (2009 est.) |
Median age:
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total: 18 years
male: 17.9 years
female: 18.2 years (2009 est.) |
Population growth rate:
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2.665% (2009 est.) |
Birth rate:
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42.25 births/1,000 population (2009 est.) |
Death rate:
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21.45 deaths/1,000 population (2008 est.) |
Net migration rate:
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5.13 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2009 est.) |
Sex ratio:
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at birth: 1.03 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 0.98 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.94 male(s)/female
total population: 0.99 male(s)/female (2009 est.) |
Infant mortality rate:
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total: 138.24 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 153.55 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 122.46 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.) |
Life expectancy at birth:
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total population: 41.84 years
male: 40.71 years
female: 43 years (2009 est.) |
Total fertility rate:
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5.79 children born/woman (2009 est.) |
Major infectious diseases:
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degree of risk: very high
food or waterborne diseases: bacterial and protozoal diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever
vectorborne diseases: malaria and yellow fever
water contact disease: schistosomiasis
aerosolized dust or soil contact disease: Lassa fever
animal contact disease: rabies (2009) |
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:
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1.7% (2007 est.) |
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:
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35,000 (2007 est.) |
HIV/AIDS - deaths:
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2,300 (2007 est.) |
Nationality:
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noun: Liberian(s)
adjective: Liberian |
Ethnic groups:
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indigenous African 95% (including Kpelle, Bassa, Gio, Kru, Grebo, Mano, Krahn, Gola, Gbandi, Loma, Kissi, Vai, Dei, Bella, Mandingo, and Mende), Americo-Liberians 2.5% (descendants of immigrants from the US who had been slaves), Congo People 2.5% (descendants of immigrants from the Caribbean who had been slaves) |
Religions:
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Christian 40%, Muslim 20%, indigenous beliefs 40% |
Languages:
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English 20% (official), some 20 ethnic group languages few of which can be written or used in correspondence |
Literacy:
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definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 57.5%
male: 73.3%
female: 41.6% (2003 est.) |
School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education):
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total: 10 years
male: 11 years
female: 8 years (2000) |
Education expenditures - percent of GDP:
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NA |
People - note:
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void |
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