Facts and Figures, Geography/Environment, Counties/People

Counties

a. Liberia is divided into 13 counties:

(1) Bomi

(2) Bong

(3) Grand Bassa

(4) Grand Cape Mount

(5) Grand Gedeh

(6) Grand Kru

(7) Lofa

(8) Margibi

(9) Maryland

(10) Montserrado

(11) Nimba

(12) River Cess

(13) Sinoe

People

a. Age structure (0-14 years) 43.4% (male 724, 960; Female 716,831)

b. Age structure (15-64 years) 53% (Male 858, 191; Female 898,851)

c. Age structure (65 years and over) 3.6% (male 59,539; Female 58,804) (2003 est.)

d. Birth Rate 45.28 births / 1, 000 population (2003 est)

e. Death Rate 17.84 deaths / 1, 000 population (2003 est)

f. Ethnic groups indigenous African tribes 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.

g. Population 3, 317, 176 (July 2003 est.)

h. Population growth rate 1.67% (2003 est.)

j. Projected population growth 209.98%

k. Sex ratio (15 - 64 years) 0.95% male (s)/female

l. Sex ratio (65 years and over) 1.01 male (s)/female

m. Sex ratio (at birth) 1.03 male (s)/female

n. Sex ratio (total population) 0.98% male (s)/female (2003 est.)

o. Sex ratio (under 15 years) 1.01% male (s)/female

p. Total fertility rate 6.23 children born/woman (2003 est.)

q. Urbanization 46% (2001)