Liberia People:
Population:
3,482,211 (July 2005 est.)
Age structure:
0-14 years: 43.6% (male:765,662; female:751,134)
15-64 years: 52.8% (male:896,206; female:940,985)
65 years and over: 3.7% (male:64,547; female:63,677) (2005)
Median age:
total: 18.06 years
male: 17.69 years
female: 18.42 years (2005)
Population growth rate:
2.64% (2005 est.)
Birth rate:
44.22 births
/
1,000 population (2005 est.)
Death rate:
17.87 deaths
/
1,000 population (2005 est.)
Net migration rate:
0 migrant(s)
/
1,000 population (2005 est.)
note: At least 200,000 Liberian refugees are in surrounding countries; the uncertain security situation has hindered their ability to return
Sex ratio:
at birth: 1.03 male(s)/female (2005)
under 15 years: 1.02 male(s)/female (2005)
15-64 years: 0.95 male(s)/female (2005)
65 years and over: 1.01 male(s)/female (2005)
total population: 0.98 male(s)/female (2005)
Infant mortality rate:
total: 128.87 deaths
/
1,000 live births (2005 est.)
male: 135.64 deaths
/
1,000 live births
female: 121.9 deaths
/
1,000 live births
Life expectancy at birth:
total: 47.69 years (2005 est.)
male: 46.75 years
female: 48.65 years
Total fertility rate:
6.09 children born/woman (2005 est.)
HIV/AIDS — adult prevalence rate:
5.9% (2003 est.)
HIV/AIDS — people living with HIV/AIDS:
100,000 (2003 est.)
HIV/AIDS — deaths:
7,200 (2003 est.)
Major infectious diseases:
degree of risk: very high
food or waterborne diseases: bacterial and protozoal diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever
vectorborne disease: malaria and yellow fever are high risks in some locations
water contact disease: schistosomiasis
aerosolized dust or soil contact disease: Lassa fever (2004)
Nationality:
noun: Liberian(s)
adjective: Liberian
Ethnic groups:
indigenous African tribes 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:
indigenous beliefs 40%, Christian 40%, Muslim 20%
Languages:
English (official) 20%, some 20 ethnic group languages, of which a few can be written and are used in correspondence
Literacy:
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 57.5%
male: 73.3%
female: 41.6% (2003)
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