What is the population of Liberia?
Population | 5,073,296 |
Population Growth Rate | 2.56% |
Urban Population | 48.2% |
Population in Major Urban Areas | MONROVIA (capital) 750,000 |
Nationality Noun | Liberian(s) |
Nationality Adjective | Liberian |
Ethnic Groups | indigenous African tribes 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% ( |
Languages Spoken | English 20% (official), some 20 ethnic group languages, of which a few can be written and are used in correspondence |
What are the health conditions in Liberia?
Animal Contact Disease (s) | rabies |
Contraceptive Prevalence Rate - female 15-49 | 11.4% |
Death Rate - deaths/1,000 population | 10.12 |
Drinking Water Source - percent of rural population improved | 63% |
Drinking Water Source - percent of total population unimproved | 25.4% |
Drinking Water Source - percent of urban population improved | 86.8% |
Food or Waterborne Disease (s) | bacterial and protozoal diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever |
Health Expenditures - percent of GDP | 19.5% |
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate | 1.5% |
HIV/Aids Deaths | 1,700 |
Hospital Bed Density - beds/1,000 population | .8 |
Infant Mortality Rate - female deaths/1,000 live births | 66.47 |
Infant Mortality Rate - male deaths/1,000 live births | 75.25 |
Infant Mortality Rate - total deaths/1,000 live births | 70.93 |
Major Infectious Diseases - degree of risk | very high |
Maternal Mortality Rate - deaths/100,000 live births | 770 |
Mean Age for Mother's First Birth | 19.1 |
Obesity - adult prevalence rate | 4.8% |
People Living with HIV/AIDS | 37,000 |
Physicians Density - physicians/1,000 population | .01 |
Sanitation Facility Access - percent of total population unimproved | 83.2% |
Sanitation Facility Access - percent of urban population improved | 28.4% |
Sanitation Facility Access - percent of rural population improved | 5.9% |
Total Fertility Rate - children born/woman | 4.92 |
Underweight - percent of children under five years | 20.4% |
Vectorborne Disease (s) | malaria, dengue fever, and yellow fever |
Water contact disease (s) | schistosomiasis |
How long do people live in Liberia?
Life Expectancy at Birth | 57 Years |
Life Expectancy at Birth - female | 59 Years |
Life Expectancy at Birth - male | 56 Years |
Median Age | 17 Years |
Median Age - female | 18 Years |
Median Age - male | 17 Years |
Birth Rate - births/1,000 population | 36 |
Death Rate - deaths/1,000 population | 10.12 |
Median Age | 17 Years |
Median Age - female | 18 Years |
Median Age - male | 17 Years |
Population Growth Rate | 2.56% |
Sex Ratio 0-14 Years - male/female | 1.02 |
Sex Ratio 15-24 Years - male/female | .95 |
Sex Ratio 25-54 Years - male/female | 1 |
Sex Ratio 55-64 Years - male/female | .99 |
Sex Ratio at Birth - male/female | 1.03 |
Sex Ratio of Total Population - male/female | 1 |
Sex Ratio Over 64 Years - male/female | 1.01 |
What are the health conditions in Liberia?
What is school like in Liberia?
Education Expenditures - percent of GDP | 2.8% |
Literacy - female | 41.6% |
Literacy - male | 73.3% |
Literacy - total population | 57.5% |
Literacy Definition | age 15 and over can read and write |
School Life Expectancy - female | 9 Years |
School Life Expectancy - male | 12 Years |
Total School Life Expectancy - (primary to tertiary) | 11 Years |
Can people in Liberia read?
Literacy - female | 41.6% |
Literacy - male | 73.3% |
Literacy - total population | 57.5% |
Literacy Definition | age 15 and over can read and write |
Predominant Language | English 20% (official), some 20 ethnic group languages, of which a few can be written and are used in correspondence |
Is Liberia a safe place to visit?