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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
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Latest value · 2024
58.3per km²
+2.2%
since 2023
Countries · 2024
27 of 42
Place 1 is the highest value.
since 2014
+23%
+2.5% a year on average
vs World
−6.2%
World: 62.1 · 2023
Population density, 1961 – 2024 per km² · Liberia · World
+23% since 2014
0
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40
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1961
1980
1990
2000
2024
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
| Year | Liberia | Change | 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
2018 · Place 1 is the highest value.
| # | Territory | Population density | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hong Kong SAR China | 7,098 | |
| 2 | Bangladesh | 1,256 | |
| 3 | Lebanon | 585 | |
| 4 | South Korea | 529 | |
| 5 | Netherlands | 512 | |
| 6 | India | 462 | |
| 7 | Philippines | 367 | |
| 8 | United Kingdom | 274 | |
| 9 | Germany | 237 | |
| 10 | Italy | 202 | |
| 11 | China | 149 | |
| 12 | Indonesia | 144 | |
| 13 | Czechia | 138 | |
| 14 | France | 125 | |
| 15 | Poland | 124 | |
| 16 | Egypt | 106 | |
| 17 | Türkiye | 106 | |
| 18 | Sierra Leone | 105 | |
| 19 | Spain | 93.6 | |
| 20 | Honduras | 87.3 | |
| 21 | Romania | 84.6 | |
| 22 | Greece | 83.3 | |
| 23 | Ecuador | 68.6 | |
| 24 | Yemen | 64.6 | |
| 25 | Mexico | 64.1 | |
| 26 | Bulgaria | 61.8 | |
| 27 | Liberia | 51.3 | |
| 28 | Lithuania | 45.0 | |
| 29 | Colombia | 44.2 | |
| 30 | Congo - Kinshasa | 39.7 | |
| 31 | United States | 35.9 | |
| 32 | Chile | 25.5 | |
| 33 | Brazil | 24.7 | |
| 34 | Finland | 18.1 | |
| 35 | Algeria | 17.8 | |
| 36 | Argentina | 16.3 | |
| 37 | Congo - Brazzaville | 16.1 | |
| 38 | Norway | 14.5 | |
| 39 | Saudi Arabia | 14.0 | |
| 40 | Russia | 8.9 | |
| 41 | Gabon | 8.6 | |
| 42 | Canada | 4.1 |
Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 2018
What it means
How crowded a place is: residents per square kilometre.
How it is calculated
Residents divided by land area in square kilometres.
People
Liberia in numbers
Population
5.7M
2025
Population growth
2.09%
2025
Median age
18.4
2023
Children under 15
39.1%
2025
Residents 65 and over
3.3%
2025
Life expectancy
62.3
2024
Births per woman
3.86
2024
Birth rate
30.6
2024
Infant mortality
63.2
2024
Net migration
-0.9
2023
Born abroad
1.3%
2024
Urban population
56.1%
2025