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Liberia: Statistics

People [1]

People

Population 5,302,681 (2022)
Population Growth Rate 2.082 annual % (2022)
Age Dependency Ratio 78.034 % of working-age population (2022)
Urban Population 53.065 % of total (2022)
Infant Mortality Rate 56.7 per 1,000 live births (2021)
Life Expectancy at Birth 60.747 years (2021)

Age Distribution - % of Total Population (2022)

Energy [2]

Electricity

Ranking
Production 0.92 billion kWh (2021) #151
Consumption 0.87 billion kWh (2021) #157
Exports 0 billion kWh (2021) #96
Imports 0 billion kWh (2021) #118
Renewable Electricity Generation 0.53 billion kWh (2021) #133

Oil

Ranking
Production 0 thousand bbl/day (2021) #119
Consumption 9.23 thousand bbl/day (2021) #156
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 29 (2013)
Cellular Telephones 3,117,002 (2016 est.)
Highways 10,600 km (2018)
Internet Users 314,717 (2016 est.)
Railways 429 km (2008)
Telephones 8,000 (2016 est.)

Geography & Environment

LocationWestern Africa, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, between Cote d'Ivoire and Sierra Leone
Total Area111,369 sq. km
Land Area96,320 sq. km
Water Area15,049 sq. km
Coastline579 km
Climatetropical; hot, humid; dry winters with hot days and cool to cold nights; wet, cloudy summers with frequent heavy showers
Terrainmostly flat to rolling coastal plains rising to rolling plateau and low mountains in northeast
Lowest PointAtlantic Ocean 0 m
Highest Point Mount Wuteve 1,447 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