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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

2014 · 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
1 China 1.4B
2 India 1.3B
3 United States 319M
4 Indonesia 259M
5 Brazil 200M
6 Bangladesh 158M
7 Russia 144M
8 Mexico 120M
9 Philippines 104M
10 Egypt 98M
11 Germany 81M
12 Congo - Kinshasa 78M
13 Türkiye 77M
14 France 66M
15 United Kingdom 65M
16 Italy 60M
17 South Korea 51M
18 Colombia 47M
19 Spain 46M
20 Argentina 43M
21 Algeria 39M
22 Poland 38M
23 Canada 35M
24 Yemen 30M
25 Saudi Arabia 28M
26 Romania 20M
27 Chile 18M
28 Netherlands 17M
29 Ecuador 16M
30 Greece 11M
31 Czechia 11M
32 Honduras 9.1M
33 Hong Kong SAR China 7.2M
34 Bulgaria 7.1M
35 Sierra Leone 6.9M
36 Lebanon 6.3M
37 Finland 5.5M
38 Norway 5.1M
39 Congo - Brazzaville 5M
40 Liberia 4.6M
41 Lithuania 2.9M
42 Gabon 2M

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 2014

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.