| Population | 3,195,931 (July 2007 est.) |
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| Age structure | 0-14 years: 43.6% (male 698,382/female 695,409)
15-64 years: 53.6% (male 848,951/female 865,380)
65 years and over: 2.7% (male 42,745/female 45,064) (2007 est.) |
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| Median age | total: 18.1 years
male: 17.9 years
female: 18.2 years (2007 est.) |
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| Population growth rate | 4.836% (2007 est.) |
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| Birth rate | 43.75 births/1,000 population (2007 est.) |
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| Death rate | 22.24 deaths/1,000 population (2007 est.) |
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| Net migration rate | 26.86 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2007 est.) |
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| Sex ratio | at birth: 1.03 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.004 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 0.981 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.949 male(s)/female
total population: 0.99 male(s)/female (2007 est.) |
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| Infant mortality rate | total: 149.73 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 165.65 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 133.34 deaths/1,000 live births (2007 est.) |
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| Life expectancy at birth | total population: 40.39 years
male: 38.93 years
female: 41.89 years (2007 est.) |
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| Total fertility rate | 5.94 children born/woman (2007 est.) |
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People living
with HIV/AIDS | 100,000 (2003 est.) |
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| HIV/AIDS - deaths | 7,200 (2003 est.) |
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| Nationality | noun: Liberian(s)
adjective: Liberian |
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| Ethnic groups | 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) |
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| Religions | Christian 40%, Muslim 20%, indigenous beliefs 40% |
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| Languages | English 20% (official), some 20 ethnic group languages, of which a few can be written and are used in correspondence |
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| 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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