Nationality:
noun: Liberian(s)
adjective: Liberian

Ethnic groups:
Kpelle 20.3%, Bassa 13.4%, Grebo 10%, Gio 8%, Mano 7.9%, Kru 6%, Lorma 5.1%, Kissi 4.8%, Gola 4.4%, other 20.1% (2008 census)

Languages:
English 20% (official), some 20 ethnic group languages few of which can be written or used in correspondence

Religions:
Christian 85.6%, Muslim 12.2%, Traditional 0.6%, other 0.2%, none 1.4% (2008 census)

Population:
3,887,886 (July 2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 129
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Age structure:
0-14 years: 44.3% (male 843,182/female 834,922)
[see also: Age structure 0-14 years country ranks ]
15-64 years: 52.7% (male 989,623/female 1,007,577)
[see also: Age structure 15-64 years country ranks ]
65 years and over: 2.9% (male 56,189/female 55,271) (2011 est.)
[see also: Age structure 65 years and over country ranks ]

Median age:
total: 18.3 years
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male: 18.2 years
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female: 18.3 years (2011 est.)
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Population growth rate:
2.609% (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 23
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Birth rate:
36.45 births/1,000 population (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 22
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Death rate:
10.36 deaths/1,000 population (July 2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 46
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Net migration rate:
0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 94
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Urbanization:
urban population: 48% of total population (2010)
[see also: Urbanization - urban population country ranks ]
rate of urbanization: 3.4% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)
[see also: Urbanization - rate of urbanization country ranks ]

Major cities - population:
MONROVIA (capital) 882,000 (2009)

Sex ratio:
at birth: 1.03 male(s)/female
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under 15 years: 1.01 male(s)/female
[see also: Sex ratio - under 15 years country ranks ]
15-64 years: 0.98 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 1.01 male(s)/female
[see also: Sex ratio - 65 years and over country ranks ]
total population: 1 male(s)/female (2012 est.)
[see also: Sex ratio - total population country ranks ]

Maternal mortality rate:
990 deaths/100,000 live births (2008)
country comparison to the world: 5
[see also: Maternal mortality rate country ranks ]

Infant mortality rate:
total: 72.71 deaths/1,000 live births
country comparison to the world: 18
male: 77.08 deaths/1,000 live births
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female: 68.2 deaths/1,000 live births (2012 est.)
[see also: Infant mortality rate - female country ranks ]

Life expectancy at birth:
total population: 57.41 years
country comparison to the world: 193
male: 55.82 years
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female: 59.04 years (2012 est.)
[see also: Life expectancy at birth - female country ranks ]

Total fertility rate:
5.02 children born/woman (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 18
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Health expenditures:
3.9% of GDP (2009)
country comparison to the world: 167
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Physicians density:
0.014 physicians/1,000 population (2008)
country comparison to the world: 191
[see also: Physicians density country ranks ]

Hospital bed density:
0.7 beds/1,000 population (2009)
country comparison to the world: 160
[see also: Hospital bed density country ranks ]

Drinking water source:
improved: