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Born abroad in Liberia

1990 – 2024 · 8 data points 31 of 42 · Countries Updated 21 Oct 2026

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1990 – 2024

Born abroad, 1990 – 2024 percent · Liberia · World
−1.1 pp since 2010
Liberia World

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1990 – 2024

Compared with Born abroad · percent
Liberia
1.3%
World
3.7%

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators

The series at a glance Liberia · 1990 – 2024
Latest value 1.3% · 2024
First value 4.3% · 1990
Highest 9.6% · 1995
Lowest 1.3% · 2024
Data points 8

By year

All years · 1990 – 2024

YearLiberiaChange World
2024 1.3% −0.4 pp 3.7%
2020 1.7% −0.7 pp 3.5%
2015 2.4% ±0.0 pp 3.3%
2010 2.4% −0.2 pp 3.2%
2005 2.6% −2.6 pp 2.9%
2000 5.2% −4.4 pp 2.8%
1995 9.6% +5.3 pp 2.8%
1990 4.3% 2.9%

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1990 – 2024

Ranking · Countries

2010 · Place 1 is the highest value.

#TerritoryBorn abroad
34 Algeria 0.6%
19 Argentina 4.4%
30 Bangladesh 0.9%
39 Brazil 0.3%
29 Bulgaria 1.0%
3 Canada 20.6%
23 Chile 2.1%
41 China 0.1%
37 Colombia 0.3%
14 Congo - Brazzaville 9.5%
31 Congo - Kinshasa 0.9%
17 Czechia 6.6%
22 Ecuador 2.4%
36 Egypt 0.4%
20 Finland 4.3%
11 France 11.5%
4 Gabon 15.7%
5 Germany 14.4%
10 Greece 11.9%
38 Honduras 0.3%
1 Hong Kong SAR China 39.1%
35 India 0.5%
42 Indonesia 0.0%
15 Italy 7.8%
8 Lebanon 12.4%
21 Liberia 2.4%
18 Lithuania 5.2%
32 Mexico 0.8%
12 Netherlands 11.0%
13 Norway 10.7%
40 Philippines 0.2%
25 Poland 1.7%
33 Romania 0.7%
16 Russia 7.8%
2 Saudi Arabia 35.7%
26 Sierra Leone 1.3%
27 South Korea 1.2%
7 Spain 13.4%
24 Türkiye 1.9%
9 United Kingdom 12.2%
6 United States 14.1%
28 Yemen 1.1%

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 2010

What it means

The share of residents who were born in another country.

How it is calculated

Residents born outside the country divided by the total population (some countries count foreign citizens instead).