Key demographics
- Population
- 5.4M
- Density
- 46.8/km²
- HDI
- 0.510 (Low)
- Gini index (2016)
- 35.3
- Life expectancy (2024)
- 62.3 yrs
- Fertility rate (2024)
- 3.86
- Urban population (2025)
- 56.1%
- Literacy rate (2010)
- 59.4%
- Labor force (2025)
- 77.6%
- Gender wage gap (2017)
- -5.8%
Population structure
- Dependency ratio
- 73.7%
- Profile
- Very Young
- Urban population (2025)
- 56.1%
- Birth rate (2024)
- 30.6 /1000
- Death rate (2024)
- 8.0 /1000
- Largest city (2025)
- 55.8%
- Fertility rate (2024)
- 3.86
- Infant mortality (2024)
- 63.2 /1000
- Slum population (2022)
- 60.5%
Languages and culture
| Language | Native name |
|---|---|
| English | English |
| Religion | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Christianity | 85.1% |
| Islam | 12.2% |
| No religion | 1.4% |
| Other | 1.3% |
- Demonym (male)
- Liberian
- Demonym (female)
- Liberian
- National anthem
- All Hail, Liberia, Hail!
Healthcare
- Life expectancy (2024)
- 62.3 yrs
- HALE (2021)
- 54.0 yrs
- Health spending (2023)
- 13.0% of GDP
- Infant mortality (2024)
- 63.2/1000
- UHC index (2023)
- 49/100
- Hospital beds (2021)
- 1.6/1000
- Physicians (2022)
- 0.18/1000
- Nurses (2022)
- 1.01/1000
- Health spending per capita (2023)
- $104
- Out-of-pocket (2023)
- 63.2%
Education and technology
- Literacy rate (2010)
- 59.4%
- Education spending (2023)
- 2.3% of GDP
- Learning outcomes (2020)
- 332
- Internet users (2024)
- 32.2%
- Mobile subscriptions (2022)
- 32.1/100
- Broadband (2022)
- 0.3/100
- Secure servers (2024)
- 13/1M
Broadband connectivity
- Broadband per 100 (2022)
- 0.3
Geography and practical
- Area
- 111,369 km²
- Continent
- Africa
- Region
- Africa
- Subregion
- Western Africa
- Landlocked
- No
- Driving side
- Right
- Timezones
- UTC
- Calling codes
- +231
- Postal code
- ####
- TLD
- .lr
- Maps
- Google Maps · OpenStreetMap
Borders
National symbols
- Flag
- The flag of Liberia is composed of eleven equal horizontal bands of red alternating with white. A blue square bearing a five-pointed white star is superimposed in the canton.
- National anthem
- All Hail, Liberia, Hail!