People [1]

People

Population 28,160,542 (2022)
Population Growth Rate 2.453 annual % (2022)
Age Dependency Ratio 78.164 % of working-age population (2022)
Urban Population 52.661 % of total (2022)
Infant Mortality Rate 55.9 per 1,000 live births (2021)
Life Expectancy at Birth 58.598 years (2021)

Age Distribution - % of Total Population (2022)

Energy [2]

Electricity

Ranking
Production 10.98 billion kWh (2021) #104
Consumption 7.98 billion kWh (2021) #109
Exports 1.33 billion kWh (2021) #63
Imports 0.06 billion kWh (2021) #108
Renewable Electricity Generation 3.31 billion kWh (2021) #96

Oil

Ranking
Production 34.11 thousand bbl/day (2021) #70
Consumption 56.88 thousand bbl/day (2021) #94
Exports (Refined) [3] 35.15 thousand bbl/day (2013) #46
Imports (Refined) [3] 74.96 thousand bbl/day (2013) #49
Proved Reserves (Crude) 0.1 billion bbl (2021) #71

Natural Gas

Ranking
Production (Gross) 75.645 billion cu ft (2015) #62
Consumption (Dry) 88.13 billion cu ft (2021) #80
Exports (Dry) 0 billion cu ft (2021) #57
Imports (Dry) 0 billion cu ft (2021) #86
Proved Reserves 1 trillion cu ft (2021) #66

Other [3]

Technology

Airports 37 (2013)
Cellular Telephones 33,807,850 (2018 est.)
Highways 81,996 km (2007)
Internet Users 6,297,676 (2016 est.)
Railways 660 km (2008)
Telephones 302,398 (2018 est.)

Geography & Environment

LocationWestern Africa, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, between Ghana and Liberia
Total Area322,463 sq. km
Land Area318,003 sq. km
Water Area4,460 sq. km
Coastline515 km
Climatetropical along coast, semiarid in far north; three seasons - warm and dry (November to March), hot and dry (March to May), hot and wet (June to October)
Terrainmostly flat to undulating plains; mountains in northwest
Lowest PointGulf of Guinea 0 m
Highest Point Mont Nimba 1,752 m

Sources

  1. The World Bank Date Accessed: 9/11/2023
  2. U.S. Energy Information Administration
  3. CIA World Factbook Date Accessed: 5/9/2020