Liberia People 1997

Population 2,602,068 (July 1997 est.)

Age structure
0-14 years: 45% (male 584,918; female 579,728)
15-64 years: 52% (male 689,376; female 657,029)
65 years and over : 3% (male 43,868; female 47,149) (July 1997 est.)

Population growth rate 6.92% (1997 est.)

Birth rate 42.3 births/1,000 population (1997 est.)

Death rate 11.53 deaths/1,000 population (1997 est.)

Net migration rate 38.39 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1997 est.)
note: until domestic peace is restored, many Liberian refugees will not returnfrom exile

Sex ratio
at birth : 1.03 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.01 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1.05 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.93 male(s)/female
total population : 1.03 male(s)/female (1997 est.)

Infant mortality rate 105.6 deaths/1,000 live births (1997 est.)

Life expectancy at birth
total population: 59.02 years
male : 56.43 years
female: 61.69 years (1997 est.)

Total fertility rate 6.16 children born/woman (1997 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-Liberians5% (descendants of former slaves)

Religions traditional 70%, Muslim 20%, Christian 10%

Languages English 20% (official), about 20 tribal languages, of which a few canbe 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: The information regarding Liberia on this page is re-published from the 1997 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Liberia People 1997 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Liberia People 1997 should be addressed to the CIA.