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Population density in Liberia

1961 – 2024 · 64 data points 27 of 42 · Countries Updated 21 Oct 2026

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1961 – 2024

Population density, 1961 – 2024 per km² · Liberia · World
+23% since 2014
Liberia World

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1961 – 2024

Compared with Population density · per km²
Liberia
58.3
World
62.1 · 2023

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators

The series at a glance Liberia · 1961 – 2024
Latest value 58.3 · 2024
First value 12.1 · 1961
Highest 58.3 · 2024
Lowest 12.1 · 1961
Average change +2.5% a year on average
Data points 64

By year

All years · 1961 – 2024

YearLiberiaChange World
2024 58.3 +2.2% —
2023 57.0 +2.2% 62.1
2022 55.8 +2.2% 61.6
2021 54.6 +2.1% 61.0
2020 53.5 +2.1% 60.4
2019 52.4 +2.0% 59.8
2018 51.3 +2.0% 59.2
2017 50.3 +2.0% 58.6
2016 49.4 +2.1% 57.9
2015 48.4 +2.1% 57.3
2014 47.4 +2.1% 56.6
2013 46.4 +2.2% 55.9
2012 45.4 +3.6% 55.2
2011 43.8 +4.0% 55.6
2010 42.1 +2.9% 54.9
2009 40.9 +3.2% 54.3
2008 39.7 +4.1% 53.6
2007 38.1 +5.1% 52.9
2006 36.2 +5.7% 52.3
2005 34.3 +4.6% 51.6
2004 32.8 +1.2% 51.0
2003 32.4 +0.8% 50.4
2002 32.1 +2.6% 49.7
2001 31.3 +3.0% 49.1
2000 30.4 +3.8% 48.4
1999 29.3 +5.7% 47.8
1998 27.7 +11% 47.2
1997 25.1 +8.1% 46.5
1996 23.2 +2.9% 45.8
1995 22.5 +0.9% 45.1
1994 22.3 −0.2% 44.5
1993 22.4 +4.0% 43.8
1992 21.5 +5.9% 43.5
1991 20.3 −12% 51.7
1990 23.1 −12% 50.8
1989 26.1 +2.9% 50.0
1988 25.4 +2.9% 49.1
1987 24.7 +3.0% 48.2
1986 24.0 +3.0% 47.4
1985 23.3 +3.1% 46.5
1984 22.6 +3.1% 45.7
1983 21.9 +3.0% 44.9
1982 21.2 +2.9% 44.1
1981 20.6 +3.0% 43.3
1980 20.0 +3.0% 42.6
1979 19.4 +3.0% 41.8
1978 18.9 +3.0% 41.1
1977 18.3 +2.9% 40.4
1976 17.8 +2.8% 39.7
1975 17.3 +2.7% 39.0
1974 16.9 +2.7% 38.3
1973 16.4 +2.7% 37.5
1972 16.0 +2.6% 36.8
1971 15.6 +2.6% 36.1
1970 15.2 +2.6% 35.3
1969 14.8 +2.6% 34.6
1968 14.5 +2.6% 33.9
1967 14.1 +2.6% 33.2
1966 13.7 +2.6% 32.5
1965 13.4 +2.6% 31.8
1964 13.1 +2.6% 31.2
1963 12.7 +2.5% 30.6
1962 12.4 +2.5% 29.9
1961 12.1 29.4

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1961 – 2024

Ranking · Countries

2016 · Place 1 is the highest value.

#TerritoryPopulation density
42 Canada 4.0
41 Gabon 8.2
40 Russia 8.9
39 Norway 14.3
38 Saudi Arabia 14.4
37 Congo - Brazzaville 15.3
36 Argentina 16.0
35 Algeria 17.2
34 Finland 18.1
33 Brazil 24.3
32 Chile 24.6
31 United States 35.5
30 Congo - Kinshasa 37.0
29 Colombia 42.8
28 Lithuania 45.9
27 Liberia 49.4
26 Yemen 60.8
25 Mexico 62.9
24 Bulgaria 63.5
23 Ecuador 66.5
22 Greece 83.6
21 Honduras 84.1
20 Romania 85.6
19 Spain 93.0
18 Sierra Leone 99.8
17 Egypt 102
16 Türkiye 103
15 France 124
14 Poland 124
13 Czechia 137
12 Indonesia 141
11 China 148
10 Italy 203
9 Germany 236
8 United Kingdom 271
7 Philippines 358
6 India 452
5 Netherlands 506
4 South Korea 525
3 Lebanon 618
2 Bangladesh 1,235
1 Hong Kong SAR China 6,987

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 2016

What it means

How crowded a place is: residents per square kilometre.

How it is calculated

Residents divided by land area in square kilometres.