Liberia's People | 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 est.)

Median age: Total: 18.06 years male: 17.69 years female: 18.42 years (2005 est.)

Population growth rate: 2.64% (2005 est.)

Death rate: 17.87 deaths/1,000 population (2005 est.)

Net migration rate: 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population note: at least 200,000 Liberian refugees are in surrounding countries; the uncertain security situation has hindered their ability to return (2005 est.)

Sex ratio: At birth: 1.03 male(s)/female under 15 years: 1.02 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 0.95 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 1.01 male(s)/female total population: 0.98 male(s)/female (2005 est.)

Infant mortality rate: Total: 128.87 deaths/1,000 live births male: 135.64 deaths/1,000 live births female: 121.9 deaths/1,000 live births (2005 est.)

Life expectancy at birth: Total population: 38.89 years male: 37.03 years female: 40.81 years (2005 est.)

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.)

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 20% (official), 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 est.)

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