Age structure:
0-14 years:
43% (male 681,136; female 680,501)
15-64 years:
54% (male 826,751; female 867,402)
65 years and over:
3% (male 54,334; female 54,032) (2000 est.)
Population growth rate: 1.94% (2000 est.)
Birth rate: 47.22 births/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Death rate: 16.58 deaths/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Net migration rate:
-11.22 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2000 est.)
note:
by the end of 1999, all Liberian refugees, who had fled the domestic strife, were assumed to have returned
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 (2000 est.)
Infant mortality rate: 134.63 deaths/1,000 live births (2000 est.)
Life expectancy at birth:
total population:
51.02 years
male:
49.6 years
female:
52.49 years (2000 est.)
Total fertility rate: 6.43 children born/woman (2000 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, 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)
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:
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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