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Urban population in Liberia
1960 – 2025 · 66 data points
34 of 42 · Countries
Updated 21 Oct 2026
Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1960 – 2025
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Latest value · 2025
56.1%
+0.5 pp
since 2024
Countries · 2025
34 of 42
Place 1 is the highest value.
since 2015
+5.3 pp
vs World
−1.7 pp
World: 57.8% · 2025
Urban population, 1960 – 2025 percent · Liberia · World
+5.3 pp since 2015
0%
20%
40%
60%
1960
1980
1990
2000
2010
2025
Liberia
World
Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1960 – 2025
Compared with Urban population · percent
Liberia
56.1%
World
57.8%
Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators
The series at a glance Liberia · 1960 – 2025
Latest value
56.1% · 2025
First value
18.6% · 1960
Highest
58.0% · 1991
Lowest
18.6% · 1960
Data points
66
By year
All years · 1960 – 2025
| Year | Liberia | Change | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 56.1% | +0.5 pp | 57.8% |
| 2024 | 55.5% | +0.5 pp | 57.6% |
| 2023 | 55.0% | +0.5 pp | 57.3% |
| 2022 | 54.5% | +0.5 pp | 57.1% |
| 2021 | 53.9% | +0.5 pp | 56.8% |
| 2020 | 53.4% | +0.5 pp | 56.4% |
| 2019 | 52.9% | +0.5 pp | 56.1% |
| 2018 | 52.3% | +0.5 pp | 55.8% |
| 2017 | 51.8% | +0.5 pp | 55.3% |
| 2016 | 51.3% | +0.5 pp | 54.9% |
| 2015 | 50.7% | +0.5 pp | 54.4% |
| 2014 | 50.2% | +0.5 pp | 53.9% |
| 2013 | 49.7% | +0.5 pp | 53.4% |
| 2012 | 49.2% | +0.5 pp | 52.9% |
| 2011 | 48.7% | +0.5 pp | 52.5% |
| 2010 | 48.1% | +0.5 pp | 51.8% |
| 2009 | 47.6% | +0.5 pp | 51.4% |
| 2008 | 47.1% | +0.5 pp | 50.9% |
| 2007 | 46.6% | +0.4 pp | 50.4% |
| 2006 | 46.2% | +0.4 pp | 49.9% |
| 2005 | 45.9% | +0.4 pp | 49.4% |
| 2004 | 45.4% | +0.4 pp | 48.9% |
| 2003 | 45.0% | +0.4 pp | 48.4% |
| 2002 | 44.6% | +0.4 pp | 47.8% |
| 2001 | 44.2% | +0.4 pp | 47.3% |
| 2000 | 43.8% | +0.3 pp | 46.8% |
| 1999 | 43.4% | +0.3 pp | 46.3% |
| 1998 | 43.2% | +0.2 pp | 45.8% |
| 1997 | 43.0% | +0.1 pp | 45.3% |
| 1996 | 43.0% | −1.6 pp | 44.8% |
| 1995 | 44.5% | −3.7 pp | 44.3% |
| 1994 | 48.3% | −4.5 pp | 44.0% |
| 1993 | 52.7% | −3.7 pp | 43.7% |
| 1992 | 56.4% | −1.6 pp | 43.4% |
| 1991 | 58.0% | +14.7 pp | 43.2% |
| 1990 | 43.3% | +1.5 pp | 42.8% |
| 1989 | 41.9% | +0.5 pp | 42.7% |
| 1988 | 41.3% | +0.6 pp | 42.4% |
| 1987 | 40.7% | +4.0 pp | 42.1% |
| 1986 | 36.7% | −2.8 pp | 41.8% |
| 1985 | 39.5% | +0.4 pp | 41.4% |
| 1984 | 39.1% | +0.6 pp | 41.1% |
| 1983 | 38.5% | +0.8 pp | 40.6% |
| 1982 | 37.7% | +0.9 pp | 40.2% |
| 1981 | 36.8% | +1.0 pp | 39.9% |
| 1980 | 35.8% | +1.0 pp | 39.5% |
| 1979 | 34.8% | +1.1 pp | 39.1% |
| 1978 | 33.7% | +1.1 pp | 38.6% |
| 1977 | 32.6% | +1.1 pp | 38.3% |
| 1976 | 31.5% | +1.0 pp | 38.0% |
| 1975 | 30.5% | +1.0 pp | 37.7% |
| 1974 | 29.5% | +0.9 pp | 37.4% |
| 1973 | 28.6% | +0.9 pp | 37.2% |
| 1972 | 27.8% | +0.8 pp | 36.9% |
| 1971 | 26.9% | +0.8 pp | 36.7% |
| 1970 | 26.1% | +0.8 pp | 36.4% |
| 1969 | 25.3% | +0.8 pp | 36.3% |
| 1968 | 24.5% | +0.8 pp | 36.0% |
| 1967 | 23.7% | +0.8 pp | 35.8% |
| 1966 | 22.9% | +0.8 pp | 35.6% |
| 1965 | 22.1% | +0.7 pp | 35.4% |
| 1964 | 21.4% | +0.7 pp | 35.1% |
| 1963 | 20.6% | +0.7 pp | 34.6% |
| 1962 | 19.9% | +0.7 pp | 34.4% |
| 1961 | 19.2% | +0.7 pp | 34.5% |
| 1960 | 18.6% | 34.2% |
Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1960 – 2025
Ranking · Countries
2016 · Place 1 is the highest value.
| # | Territory | Urban population | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 42 | Bangladesh | 29.9% | |
| 41 | India | 32.9% | |
| 40 | Yemen | 33.0% | |
| 39 | Sierra Leone | 41.2% | |
| 38 | Congo - Kinshasa | 41.7% | |
| 37 | Egypt | 42.5% | |
| 36 | Liberia | 51.3% | |
| 35 | Philippines | 51.9% | |
| 34 | Romania | 53.6% | |
| 33 | Indonesia | 53.8% | |
| 32 | Honduras | 54.9% | |
| 31 | China | 58.8% | |
| 30 | Poland | 60.2% | |
| 29 | Ecuador | 63.0% | |
| 28 | Congo - Brazzaville | 63.3% | |
| 27 | Lithuania | 67.2% | |
| 26 | Italy | 69.6% | |
| 25 | Algeria | 70.7% | |
| 24 | Finland | 71.6% | |
| 23 | Czechia | 73.0% | |
| 22 | Bulgaria | 73.2% | |
| 21 | Russia | 74.4% | |
| 20 | Colombia | 77.2% | |
| 19 | Mexico | 77.4% | |
| 18 | Greece | 77.7% | |
| 17 | France | 78.6% | |
| 16 | Spain | 79.4% | |
| 15 | United States | 80.5% | |
| 14 | Germany | 80.8% | |
| 13 | Canada | 81.3% | |
| 12 | South Korea | 81.6% | |
| 11 | Norway | 81.7% | |
| 10 | United Kingdom | 82.0% | |
| 9 | Saudi Arabia | 83.1% | |
| 8 | Brazil | 85.9% | |
| 7 | Chile | 87.6% | |
| 6 | Türkiye | 88.1% | |
| 5 | Gabon | 88.5% | |
| 4 | Lebanon | 88.8% | |
| 3 | Netherlands | 90.6% | |
| 2 | Argentina | 91.6% | |
| 1 | Hong Kong SAR China | 100.0% |
Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 2016
What it means
The share of people who live in towns and cities rather than the countryside.
How it is calculated
Residents of areas defined as urban by the national statistical office, 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
Residents 65 and over
3.3%
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