The population is 4.294 million (estimated as of January 2018).
Annual growth - 2.67% (in 2006 the highest population growth in the world was recorded - 4.5%)
Fertility - 42.25 per 1000 (fertility rate - 5.8 births per woman).
Mortality is 20.73 per 1000.
Immigration (return of refugees) - 5.13 per 1000.
Infant mortality - 138 deaths per 1000 newborns.
The average life expectancy is 40.7 years for men, 43 years for women.
Infection with the immunodeficiency virus (HIV) - 1.7% (2007 estimate).
Ethnic composition: Aboriginal Negroes - 95%, Negro descendants from the USA - 2.5%, Negro descendants from the Caribbean - 2.5%.
Languages: English (official) - speak about 20%, the rest speak about 20 groups of indigenous languages, mostly not written.
Religions : Christians - 40%, Muslims - 20%, indigenous cults - 40%.
Liberia population
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1700 | 332,000 |
| 1710 | 333,000 |
| 1720 | 334,000 |
| 1730 | 335,000 |
| 1740 | 336,000 |
| 1750 | 338,000 |
| 1760 | 339,000 |
| 1770 | 340,000 |
| 1780 | 341,000 |
| 1790 | 342,000 |
| 1800 | 343,000 |
| 1810 | 344,000 |
| 1820 | 347,000 |
| 1830 | 350,000 |
| 1840 | 353,000 |
| 1850 | 356,000 |
| 1860 | 359,000 |
| 1870 | 366,000 |
| 1880 | 374,000 |
| 1890 | 382,000 |
| 1900 | 389,000 |
| 1910 | 397,000 |
| 1920 | 477,000 |
| 1930 | 572,000 |
| 1940 | 687,000 |
| 1950 | 824,000 |
| 1960 | 1,039,000 |
| 1970 | 1,385,000 |
| 1980 | 1 876 000 |
| 1990 | 2,575,000 |
| 2000 | 3 164 200 |
| 2010 | 3,591,400 |
| 2030 (forecast) | 5,146,000 |
| 2050 (forecast) | 10,992,000 |
3 largest cities (2010)
- Monrovia - 1,063,000
- Ganta - 42,000
- Buchanan - 35,000
See also
- Hera (people)