People [1]

People

Population 13,531,906 (2021)
Population Growth Rate 2.444 annual % (2021)
Age Dependency Ratio 82.446 % of working-age population (2021)
Urban Population 37.264 % of total (2021)
Infant Mortality Rate 62 per 1,000 live births (2020)
Life Expectancy at Birth 59.327 years (2020)

Age Distribution - % of Total Population (2021)

Energy [2]

Electricity

Ranking
Production 2.78 billion kWh (2021) #134
Consumption 2.48 billion kWh (2021) #140
Exports 0 billion kWh (2021) #96
Imports 0 billion kWh (2021) #118
Renewable Electricity Generation 2.02 billion kWh (2021) #104

Oil

Ranking
Production 0 thousand bbl/day (2021) #119
Consumption 19.99 thousand bbl/day (2021) #134
Exports (Refined) [3] 0 thousand bbl/day (2013) #87
Imports (Refined) [3] 0 thousand bbl/day (2013) #85
Proved Reserves (Crude) 0 billion bbl (2021) #100

Natural Gas

Ranking
Production (Gross) 0 billion cu ft (2015) #97
Consumption (Dry) 0 billion cu ft (2021) #122
Exports (Dry) 0 billion cu ft (2021) #57
Imports (Dry) 0 billion cu ft (2021) #86
Proved Reserves 0 trillion cu ft (2021) #100

Other [3]

Technology

Airports 16 (2013)
Cellular Telephones 12,013,000 (2018 est.)
Highways 44,301 km (2018)
Internet Users 1,185,148 (2016 est.)
Railways 1,086 km (2017)
Telephones 0 (2018 est.)

Geography & Environment

LocationWestern Africa, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, between Guinea-Bissau and Sierra Leone
Total Area245,857 sq. km
Land Area245,717 sq. km
Water Area140 sq. km
Coastline320 km
Climategenerally hot and humid; monsoonal-type rainy season (June to November) with southwesterly winds; dry season (December to May) with northeasterly harmattan winds
Terraingenerally flat coastal plain, hilly to mountainous interior
Lowest PointAtlantic Ocean 0 m
Highest Point Mont Nimba 1,752 m

Sources

  1. The World Bank Date Accessed: 11/6/2022
  2. U.S. Energy Information Administration
  3. CIA World Factbook Date Accessed: 5/9/2020