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Residents 65 and over in Liberia
1960 – 2025 · 66 data points
37 of 42 · Countries
Updated 21 Oct 2026
Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1960 – 2025
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Latest value · 2025
3.3%
+0.0 pp
since 2024
Countries · 2025
37 of 42
Place 1 is the highest value.
since 2015
+0.2 pp
vs World
−7.1 pp
World: 10.4% · 2025
Residents 65 and over, 1960 – 2025 percent · Liberia · World
+0.2 pp since 2015
0%
5%
10%
15%
1960
1980
1990
2000
2010
2025
Liberia
World
Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1960 – 2025
Compared with Residents 65 and over · percent
Liberia
3.3%
World
10.4%
Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators
The series at a glance Liberia · 1960 – 2025
Latest value
3.3% · 2025
First value
2.9% · 1960
Highest
3.3% · 2025
Lowest
2.9% · 1969
Data points
66
By year
All years · 1960 – 2025
| Year | Liberia | Change | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3.3% | +0.0 pp | 10.4% |
| 2024 | 3.3% | +0.0 pp | 10.2% |
| 2023 | 3.3% | +0.0 pp | 10.0% |
| 2022 | 3.3% | +0.0 pp | 9.7% |
| 2021 | 3.2% | +0.0 pp | 9.5% |
| 2020 | 3.2% | +0.0 pp | 9.3% |
| 2019 | 3.2% | +0.0 pp | 9.1% |
| 2018 | 3.2% | +0.0 pp | 8.9% |
| 2017 | 3.2% | +0.0 pp | 8.7% |
| 2016 | 3.2% | −0.0 pp | 8.4% |
| 2015 | 3.2% | −0.0 pp | 8.3% |
| 2014 | 3.2% | −0.0 pp | 8.1% |
| 2013 | 3.2% | −0.0 pp | 7.9% |
| 2012 | 3.2% | −0.0 pp | 7.8% |
| 2011 | 3.2% | −0.0 pp | 7.7% |
| 2010 | 3.3% | +0.0 pp | 7.6% |
| 2009 | 3.3% | +0.0 pp | 7.5% |
| 2008 | 3.2% | +0.0 pp | 7.5% |
| 2007 | 3.2% | +0.0 pp | 7.4% |
| 2006 | 3.2% | +0.0 pp | 7.3% |
| 2005 | 3.2% | +0.0 pp | 7.3% |
| 2004 | 3.2% | +0.0 pp | 7.2% |
| 2003 | 3.2% | +0.0 pp | 7.1% |
| 2002 | 3.2% | +0.0 pp | 7.0% |
| 2001 | 3.1% | +0.0 pp | 6.9% |
| 2000 | 3.1% | +0.0 pp | 6.8% |
| 1999 | 3.1% | +0.0 pp | 6.8% |
| 1998 | 3.1% | +0.0 pp | 6.7% |
| 1997 | 3.1% | +0.0 pp | 6.6% |
| 1996 | 3.0% | +0.0 pp | 6.5% |
| 1995 | 3.0% | +0.0 pp | 6.5% |
| 1994 | 3.0% | +0.0 pp | 6.4% |
| 1993 | 3.0% | +0.0 pp | 6.3% |
| 1992 | 3.0% | +0.0 pp | 6.2% |
| 1991 | 3.0% | +0.0 pp | 6.1% |
| 1990 | 3.0% | +0.0 pp | 6.1% |
| 1989 | 3.0% | +0.0 pp | 6.0% |
| 1988 | 3.0% | +0.0 pp | 6.0% |
| 1987 | 3.0% | +0.0 pp | 5.9% |
| 1986 | 2.9% | +0.0 pp | 5.9% |
| 1985 | 2.9% | +0.0 pp | 5.8% |
| 1984 | 2.9% | +0.0 pp | 5.8% |
| 1983 | 2.9% | +0.0 pp | 5.8% |
| 1982 | 2.9% | +0.0 pp | 5.8% |
| 1981 | 2.9% | +0.0 pp | 5.8% |
| 1980 | 2.9% | +0.0 pp | 5.8% |
| 1979 | 2.9% | +0.0 pp | 5.8% |
| 1978 | 2.9% | +0.0 pp | 5.7% |
| 1977 | 2.9% | +0.0 pp | 5.6% |
| 1976 | 2.9% | +0.0 pp | 5.6% |
| 1975 | 2.9% | +0.0 pp | 5.5% |
| 1974 | 2.9% | +0.0 pp | 5.5% |
| 1973 | 2.9% | +0.0 pp | 5.4% |
| 1972 | 2.9% | +0.0 pp | 5.4% |
| 1971 | 2.9% | +0.0 pp | 5.3% |
| 1970 | 2.9% | +0.0 pp | 5.3% |
| 1969 | 2.9% | −0.0 pp | 5.2% |
| 1968 | 2.9% | −0.0 pp | 5.2% |
| 1967 | 2.9% | −0.0 pp | 5.2% |
| 1966 | 2.9% | −0.0 pp | 5.1% |
| 1965 | 2.9% | −0.0 pp | 5.1% |
| 1964 | 2.9% | −0.0 pp | 5.0% |
| 1963 | 2.9% | −0.0 pp | 5.0% |
| 1962 | 2.9% | −0.0 pp | 5.0% |
| 1961 | 2.9% | −0.0 pp | 5.0% |
| 1960 | 2.9% | 5.0% |
Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1960 – 2025
Ranking · Countries
2021 · Place 1 is the highest value.
| # | Territory | Residents 65 and over | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 42 | Yemen | 2.5% | |
| 41 | Saudi Arabia | 2.6% | |
| 40 | Congo - Brazzaville | 2.8% | |
| 39 | Congo - Kinshasa | 3.1% | |
| 38 | Sierra Leone | 3.2% | |
| 37 | Liberia | 3.2% | |
| 36 | Gabon | 4.0% | |
| 35 | Honduras | 4.1% | |
| 34 | Egypt | 4.7% | |
| 33 | Philippines | 4.9% | |
| 32 | Bangladesh | 6.0% | |
| 31 | Algeria | 6.0% | |
| 30 | India | 6.5% | |
| 29 | Indonesia | 6.7% | |
| 28 | Mexico | 7.6% | |
| 27 | Ecuador | 7.7% | |
| 26 | Colombia | 8.7% | |
| 25 | Lebanon | 9.3% | |
| 24 | Türkiye | 9.4% | |
| 23 | Brazil | 9.9% | |
| 22 | Argentina | 11.9% | |
| 21 | Chile | 13.0% | |
| 20 | China | 13.2% | |
| 19 | Russia | 15.7% | |
| 18 | United States | 16.5% | |
| 17 | South Korea | 16.7% | |
| 16 | Norway | 18.1% | |
| 15 | Canada | 18.5% | |
| 14 | Poland | 18.5% | |
| 13 | United Kingdom | 18.7% | |
| 12 | Romania | 19.3% | |
| 11 | Netherlands | 19.7% | |
| 10 | Hong Kong SAR China | 19.8% | |
| 9 | Spain | 19.8% | |
| 8 | Lithuania | 19.9% | |
| 7 | Czechia | 20.5% | |
| 6 | France | 21.1% | |
| 5 | Bulgaria | 21.7% | |
| 4 | Germany | 22.1% | |
| 3 | Greece | 22.8% | |
| 2 | Finland | 22.9% | |
| 1 | Italy | 23.7% |
Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 2021
What it means
The share of residents aged 65 and over — retirees and seniors.
How it is calculated
Residents aged 65 and older divided by the total population.
People
Liberia in numbers
Population
5.7M
2025
Population growth
2.09%
2025
Population density
58.3
2024
Median age
18.4
2023
Children under 15
39.1%
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