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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

2021 · Place 1 is the highest value.

#TerritoryPopulation density
42 Canada 4.4
41 Russia 8.8
40 Gabon 9.2
39 Saudi Arabia 14.3
38 Norway 14.8
37 Argentina 16.6
36 Congo - Brazzaville 17.3
35 Finland 18.2
34 Algeria 18.8
33 Brazil 25.1
32 Chile 26.2
31 United States 36.3
30 Congo - Kinshasa 43.7
29 Lithuania 44.9
28 Colombia 46.1
27 Liberia 54.6
26 Bulgaria 59.9
25 Mexico 65.7
24 Yemen 70.3
23 Ecuador 71.2
22 Greece 82.0
21 Romania 83.1
20 Honduras 92.0
19 Spain 94.9
18 Türkiye 109
17 Egypt 111
16 Sierra Leone 112
15 Poland 121
14 France 126
13 Czechia 136
12 Indonesia 146
11 China 150
10 Italy 200
9 Germany 238
8 United Kingdom 277
7 Philippines 379
6 India 476
5 Netherlands 521
4 South Korea 530
3 Lebanon 559
2 Bangladesh 1,288
1 Hong Kong SAR China 7,060

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 2021

What it means

How crowded a place is: residents per square kilometre.

How it is calculated

Residents divided by land area in square kilometres.