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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

2020 · 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
21 Algeria 44M
20 Argentina 45M
6 Bangladesh 166M
5 Brazil 209M
35 Bulgaria 6.6M
22 Canada 38M
26 Chile 19M
1 China 1.4B
18 Colombia 51M
36 Congo - Brazzaville 5.8M
11 Congo - Kinshasa 96M
31 Czechia 11M
28 Ecuador 18M
10 Egypt 109M
38 Finland 5.5M
14 France 68M
42 Gabon 2.3M
13 Germany 83M
30 Greece 11M
32 Honduras 10M
34 Hong Kong SAR China 7.5M
2 India 1.4B
4 Indonesia 275M
16 Italy 59M
37 Lebanon 5.7M
40 Liberia 5.1M
41 Lithuania 2.8M
8 Mexico 127M
29 Netherlands 17M
39 Norway 5.4M
9 Philippines 112M
23 Poland 38M
27 Romania 19M
7 Russia 145M
25 Saudi Arabia 32M
33 Sierra Leone 7.9M
17 South Korea 52M
19 Spain 47M
12 Türkiye 83M
15 United Kingdom 67M
3 United States 332M
24 Yemen 36M

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 2020

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.