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   Liberia People

Age Structure 0-14 years:

43.6% (male 698,382/female 695,409) 

Age Structure 15-64 years:

53.6% (male 848,951/female 865,380) 

Age Structure 65 years and over:

2.7% (male 42,745/female 45,064) (2007 est.) 

Median Age - total:

18.1 years 

Median Age - male:

17.9 years  

Median Age - female:

18.2 years (2007 est.) 

Population Growth Rate:

4.836% (2007 est.) 

Birth Rate:

43.75 births/1,000 population (2007 est.) 

Death Rate:

22.24 deaths/1,000 population (2007 est.) 

Net Migration Rate:

26.86 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2007 est.) 

Sex Ratio - at birth:

1.03 male(s)/female 

Sex Ratio - under 15 years:

1.004 male(s)/female 

Sex Ratio - 15-64 years:

0.981 male(s)/female 

Sex Ratio - 65 years and over:

0.949 male(s)/female 

Sex Ratio - total population:

0.99 male(s)/female (2007 est.) 

Life Expectancy at Birth - total:

40.39 years 

Life Expectancy at Birth - male:

38.93 years 

Life Expectancy at Birth - female:

41.89 years (2007 est.) 

Major Infectious Diseases:

food or waterborne diseases: bacterial and protozoal diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever;vectorborne diseases: malaria and yellow fever are high risks in some locations 

Nationality:

Liberian(s) 

Ethnic Groups:

indigenous African 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% (descendants of immigrants from the Caribbean who had been slaves) 

Religions:

Christian 40%, Muslim 20%, indigenous beliefs 40% 

Languages:

English 20% (official), some 20 ethnic group languages, of which a few can be written and are used in correspondence