| People | Liberia |
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Population:
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3,786,764 (July 2011 est.) |
Population density:
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40 people per sq km land area |
Urbanization:
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urban population: 48% of total population (2010)
rate of urbanization: 3.4% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.) |
Major cities - population:
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MONROVIA (capital) 882,000 (2009) |
Age structure:
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0-14 years: 44.3% (male 843,182/female 834,922)
15-64 years: 52.7% (male 989,623/female 1,007,577)
65 years and over: 2.9% (male 56,189/female 55,271) (2011 est.) |
Median age:
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total: 18.3 years
male: 18.2 years
female: 18.3 years (2011 est.) |
Population growth rate:
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2.663% (2011 est.) |
Birth rate:
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37.25 births/1,000 population (2011 est.) |
Death rate:
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10.62 deaths/1,000 population (July 2011 est.) |
Net migration rate:
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0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2011 est.) |
Sex ratio:
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at birth: 1.03 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.01 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 0.98 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 1.03 male(s)/female
total population: 1 male(s)/female (2011 est.) |
Maternal mortality rate:
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990 deaths/100,000 live births (2008) |
Infant mortality rate:
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total: 74.52 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 78.96 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 69.95 deaths/1,000 live births (2011 est.) |
Life expectancy at birth:
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total population: 57 years
male: 55.44 years
female: 58.6 years (2011 est.) |
Total fertility rate:
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5.13 children born/woman (2011 est.) |
Health expenditures:
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3.9% of GDP (2009) |
Physicians density:
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0.014 physicians/1,000 population (2008) |
Hospital bed density:
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0.7 beds/1,000 population (2009) |
Drinking water source:
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improved:
urban: 79% of population
rural: 51% of population
total: 68% of population
unimproved:
urban: 21% of population
rural: 49% of population
total: 32% of population (2008) |
Sanitation facility access:
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improved:
urban: 25% of population
rural: 4% of population
total: 17% of population
unimproved:
urban: 75% of population
rural: 96% of population
total: 83% of population (2008) |
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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1.5% (2009 est.) |
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:
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37,000 (2009 est.) |
HIV/AIDS - deaths:
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3,600 (2009 est.) |
Children under the age of 5 years underweight:
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20.4% (2007) |
Obesity - adult prevalence rate:
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void |
Nationality:
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noun: Liberian(s)
adjective: Liberian |
Ethnic groups:
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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) |
Religions:
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Christian 85.6%, Muslim 12.2%, Traditional 0.6%, other 0.2%, none 1.4% (2008 Census) |
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: 11 years
male: 13 years
female: 9 years (2000) |
Education expenditures - percent of GDP:
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2.7% of GDP (2008) |
People - note:
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void |
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