Liberia Demographics Profile 2009

Population

3,441,790 (July 2009 est.)

Age structure

0-14 years: 44.1% (male 760,989/female 758,554)
15-64 years: 53% (male 904,770/female 920,704)
65 years and over: 2.8% (male 47,013/female 49,760) (2009 est.)

Median age

total: 18 years
male: 17.9 years
female: 18.2 years (2009 est.)

Population growth rate

2.665% (2009 est.)

Birth rate

42.25 births/1,000 population (2009 est.)

Death rate

20.73 deaths/1,000 population (July 2009 est.)

Net migration rate

5.13 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2009 est.)

Urbanization

urban population: 60% of total population (2008)
rate of urbanization: 5.6% annual rate of change (2005-10 est.)

Sex ratio

at birth: 1.03 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 0.98 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.94 male(s)/female
total population: 0.99 male(s)/female (2009 est.)

Infant mortality rate

total: 138.24 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 153.55 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 122.46 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)

Life expectancy at birth

total population: 41.84 years
male: 40.71 years
female: 43 years (2009 est.)

Total fertility rate

5.79 children born/woman (2009 est.)

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate

1.7% (2007 est.)

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS

35,000 (2007 est.)

HIV/AIDS - deaths

2,300 (2007 est.)

Major infectious diseases

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)

Nationality

noun: Liberian(s)
adjective: Liberian

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)

Religions

Christian 40%, Muslim 20%, indigenous beliefs 40%

Languages

English 20% (official), some 20 ethnic group languages few of which can be written or 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.)

School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)

total: 10 years
male: 11 years
female: 8 years (2000)

Education expenditures

NA