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| Population: |
3,225,837 (July 2001 est.)
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| Age structure: |
0-14 years:
43.21% (male 698,178; female 695,599)
15-64 years:
53.34% (male 840,103; female 880,403)
65 years and over:
3.45% (male 56,073; female 55,481) (2001 est.)
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| Population growth rate: |
1.92% (2001 est.)
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| Birth rate: |
46.55 births/1,000 population (2001 est.)
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| Death rate: |
16.36 deaths/1,000 population (2001 est.)
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| Net migration rate: |
-11 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2001 est.)
note:
by the end of 1999, all Liberian refugees, who had fled the domestic strife, were assumed to have returned
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| Sex ratio: |
at birth:
1.03 male(s)/female
under 15 years:
1 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 (2001 est.)
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| Infant mortality rate: |
132.42 deaths/1,000 live births (2001 est.)
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| Life expectancy at birth: |
total population:
51.41 years
male:
49.96 years
female:
52.91 years (2001 est.)
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| Total fertility rate: |
6.36 children born/woman (2001 est.)
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| HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate: |
2.8% (1999 est.)
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| HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS: |
39,000 (1999 est.)
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| HIV/AIDS - deaths: |
4,500 (1999 est.)
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| Nationality: |
noun:
Liberian(s)
adjective:
Liberian
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| Ethnic groups: |
indigenous African tribes 95% (including Kpelle, Bassa, Gio, Kru, Grebo, Mano, Krahn, Gola, Gbandi, Loma, Kissi, Vai, and Bella), 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: |
indigenous beliefs 40%, Christian 40%, Muslim 20%
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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:
38.3%
male:
53.9%
female:
22.4% (1995 est.)
note:
these figures are increasing because of the improving school system
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