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People Statistics · City

Population of the urban area in Monrovia

1975 – 2025 · 11 data points Updated 21 Oct 2026
People · Monrovia

Source: European Commission JRC — GHSL Urban Centre Database, 1975 – 2025

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Latest value · 2025 2,049,818 +17% since 2020
First value · 1975 265,341
since 2015 +38% +4.2% a year on average
Population of the urban area, 1975 – 2025 people · Monrovia
1975 
 
1985 
 
1995 
 
2005 
 
2015 
 
2M
2025 

Source: European Commission JRC — GHSL Urban Centre Database, 1975 – 2025

The series at a glance Monrovia · 1975 – 2025
Latest value 2,049,818 · 2025
First value 265,341 · 1975
Highest 2,049,818 · 2025
Lowest 265,341 · 1975
Average change +4.2% a year on average
Data points 11

By year

All years · 1975 – 2025

YearMonroviaChange
2025 2,049,818 +17%
2020 1,759,360 +18%
2015 1,487,337 +20%
2010 1,241,791 −7.9%
2005 1,348,111 +43%
2000 942,370 +78%
1995 530,362 −51%
1990 1,085,209 +93%
1985 561,544 +52%
1980 368,457 +39%
1975 265,341

Source: European Commission JRC — GHSL Urban Centre Database, 1975 – 2025

What it means

How many people live in the built-up city as a whole, regardless of municipal borders.

How it is calculated

Satellite maps of buildings and census data are combined into a 1 km grid; the continuous dense area of at least 50,000 people is the urban centre. Every five years from 1975; 2030 is a projection.