Population: 3,164,156 (July 2000 est.)
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.)