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People Statistics · Country

Population in Liberia

1960 – 2025 · 66 data points 38 of 42 · Countries Updated 21 Oct 2026
People · Liberia

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1960 – 2025

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Overview 4 figures People 13 figures Economy 9 figures Education 2 figures Climate 1 figure
Latest value · 2025 5,731,206 +2.1% since 2024
Countries · 2025 38 of 42 Place 1 is the highest value.
since 2015 +23% +2.5% a year on average
share of World 0.07% World: 8,215,424,893 · 2025
Population, 1960 – 2025 people
+23% since 2015

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1960 – 2025

Compared with Population · people
Liberia 5.7M
World 8.2B

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators

The series at a glance Liberia · 1960 – 2025
Latest value 5,731,206 · 2025
First value 1,139,522 · 1960
Highest 5,731,206 · 2025
Lowest 1,139,522 · 1960
Average change +2.5% a year on average
Data points 66

By year

All years · 1960 – 2025

YearLiberiaChange World
2025 5,731,206 +2.1% 8.2B
2024 5,612,817 +2.2% 8.1B
2023 5,493,031 +2.2% 8.1B
2022 5,373,294 +2.2% 8B
2021 5,259,323 +2.1% 7.9B
2020 5,149,463 +2.1% 7.9B
2019 5,043,721 +2.0% 7.8B
2018 4,944,726 +2.0% 7.7B
2017 4,848,925 +2.0% 7.6B
2016 4,755,608 +2.1% 7.5B
2015 4,659,431 +2.1% 7.4B
2014 4,564,293 +2.1% 7.4B
2013 4,470,239 +2.2% 7.3B
2012 4,373,043 +3.6% 7.2B
2011 4,221,178 +4.0% 7.1B
2010 4,058,890 +2.9% 7B
2009 3,943,028 +3.2% 6.9B
2008 3,821,003 +4.1% 6.8B
2007 3,669,050 +5.1% 6.7B
2006 3,490,787 +5.7% 6.7B
2005 3,301,015 +4.6% 6.6B
2004 3,156,892 +1.2% 6.5B
2003 3,119,532 +0.8% 6.4B
2002 3,094,782 +2.6% 6.3B
2001 3,015,338 +3.0% 6.2B
2000 2,928,117 +3.8% 6.2B
1999 2,821,684 +5.7% 6.1B
1998 2,670,124 +11% 6B
1997 2,412,989 +8.1% 5.9B
1996 2,232,289 +2.9% 5.8B
1995 2,169,162 +0.9% 5.7B
1994 2,149,928 −0.2% 5.7B
1993 2,155,126 +4.0% 5.6B
1992 2,072,461 +5.9% 5.5B
1991 1,956,518 −12% 5.4B
1990 2,223,667 −12% 5.3B
1989 2,517,858 +2.9% 5.2B
1988 2,446,941 +2.9% 5.1B
1987 2,377,229 +3.0% 5B
1986 2,308,511 +3.0% 4.9B
1985 2,240,539 +3.1% 4.9B
1984 2,173,312 +3.1% 4.8B
1983 2,107,113 +3.0% 4.7B
1982 2,045,073 +2.9% 4.6B
1981 1,986,867 +3.0% 4.5B
1980 1,929,253 +3.0% 4.4B
1979 1,872,713 +3.0% 4.4B
1978 1,818,247 +3.0% 4.3B
1977 1,766,019 +2.9% 4.2B
1976 1,717,060 +2.8% 4.1B
1975 1,670,913 +2.7% 4.1B
1974 1,626,362 +2.7% 4B
1973 1,583,588 +2.7% 3.9B
1972 1,542,670 +2.6% 3.8B
1971 1,504,077 +2.6% 3.8B
1970 1,466,676 +2.6% 3.7B
1969 1,429,605 +2.6% 3.6B
1968 1,393,530 +2.6% 3.5B
1967 1,358,435 +2.6% 3.5B
1966 1,324,383 +2.6% 3.4B
1965 1,291,156 +2.6% 3.3B
1964 1,258,745 +2.6% 3.3B
1963 1,227,414 +2.5% 3.2B
1962 1,197,039 +2.5% 3.1B
1961 1,167,717 +2.5% 3.1B
1960 1,139,522 3B

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1960 – 2025

Ranking · Countries

2025 · Place 1 is the highest value.

Year: 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
Highest first Lowest first A–Z
#TerritoryPopulation
20 Algeria 47M
21 Argentina 46M
6 Bangladesh 176M
5 Brazil 213M
36 Bulgaria 6.4M
23 Canada 42M
26 Chile 20M
2 China 1.4B
17 Colombia 53M
35 Congo - Brazzaville 6.5M
11 Congo - Kinshasa 113M
31 Czechia 11M
28 Ecuador 18M
9 Egypt 118M
39 Finland 5.6M
15 France 69M
42 Gabon 2.6M
13 Germany 83M
32 Greece 10M
30 Honduras 11M
34 Hong Kong SAR China 7.5M
1 India 1.5B
4 Indonesia 286M
16 Italy 59M
37 Lebanon 5.8M
38 Liberia 5.7M
41 Lithuania 2.9M
8 Mexico 132M
29 Netherlands 18M
40 Norway 5.6M
10 Philippines 117M
25 Poland 36M
27 Romania 19M
7 Russia 144M
24 Saudi Arabia 37M
33 Sierra Leone 8.8M
18 South Korea 52M
19 Spain 49M
12 Türkiye 86M
14 United Kingdom 69M
3 United States 342M
22 Yemen 42M

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 2025

What it means

How many people live here — residents, not visitors.

How it is calculated

Official count or estimate of residents for each year: a census plus births, deaths and moves since then. Estimates are revised when a new census comes out.