People Liberia
Population:
3,482,211 (July 2005 est.)
Age structure:
0-14 years: 43.6% (male 765,662/female 751,134)
15-64 years: 52.8% (male 896,206/female 940,985)
65 years and over: 3.7% (male 64,547/female 63,677) (2005 est.)
Median age:
total: 18.06 years
male: 17.69 years
female: 18.42 years (2005 est.)
Population growth rate:
2.64% (2005 est.)
Birth rate:
44.22 births/1,000 population (2005 est.)
Death rate:
17.87 deaths/1,000 population (2005 est.)
Net migration rate:
0 migrant(s)/1,000 population
note: at least 200,000 Liberian refugees are in surrounding
countries; the uncertain security situation has hindered their
ability to return (2005 est.)
Sex ratio:
at birth: 1.03 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.02 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 (2005 est.)
Infant mortality rate:
total: 128.87 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 135.64 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 121.9 deaths/1,000 live births (2005 est.)