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Liberia People 1996

Population:

3,073,245 (July 1995 est.)

Age structure:

0-14 years:

44% (female 674,155; male 680,952)

15-64 years:

52% (female 768,147; male 844,326)

65 years and over:

4% (female 55,575; male 50,090) (July 1995 est.)

Population growth rate:

3.32% (1995 est.)

Birth rate:

43.08 births/1,000 population (1995 est.)

Death rate:

12.05 deaths/1,000 population (1995 est.)

Net migration rate:

NA migrant(s)/1,000 population (1995 est.)

note:

if the Ghanaian-led peace negotiations, under way in 1995, are successful, many Liberian refugees may return from exile

Infant mortality rate:

110.6 deaths/1,000 live births (1995 est.)

Life expectancy at birth:

total population:

58.17 years

male:

55.67 years

female:

60.75 years (1995 est.)

Total fertility rate:

6.3 children born/woman (1995 est.)

Nationality:

noun:

Liberian(s)

adjective:

Liberian

Ethnic divisions:

indigenous African tribes 95% (including Kpelle, Bassa, Gio, Kru, Grebo, Mano, Krahn, Gola, Gbandi, Loma, Kissi, Vai, and Bella), Americo-Liberians 5% (descendants of former slaves)

Religions:

traditional 70%, Muslim 20%, Christian 10%

Languages:

English 20% (official), Niger-Congo language group about 20 local languages come from this group

Literacy:

age 15 and over can read and write (1990 est.)

total population:

40%

male:

50%

female:

29%

Labor force:

510,000 including 220,000 in the monetary economy

by occupation:

agriculture 70.5%, services 10.8%, industry and commerce 4.5%, other 14.2%

note:

non-African foreigners hold about 95% of the top-level management and engineering jobs

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