Liberia Population (LIVE)

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Liberia Population (1950 - 2025)

Yearly Population Growth Rate (%)
  • The current population of Liberia is 5,697,237 as of Friday, March 21, 2025, based on Worldometer’s elaboration of the latest United Nations data1.
  • Liberia 2025 population is estimated at 5,731,206 people at mid-year.
  • Liberia population is equivalent to 0.070% of the total world population.
  • Liberia ranks number 117 in the list of countries (and dependencies) by population.
  • The population density in Liberia is 60 per Km² (154 people per mi²).
  • The total land area is 96,320 Km² (37,189 sq. miles).
  • 54.97% of the population is urban (3,150,252 people in 2025)
  • The median age in Liberia is 18.8 years.
1. U.N. Dept. of Economic and Social Affairs - Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2024 Revision. (Medium-fertility variant).

Population of Liberia (2025 and historical)

Year Population Yearly %
Change
Yearly
Change
Migrants
(net)
Median
Age
Fertility
Rate
Density
(P/Km²)
Urban
Pop %
Urban
Population
Country's
Share of
World Pop
World
Population
Liberia
Global
Rank
2025 5,731,206 2.11% 118,389 −9,870 18.8 3.79 60 55% 3,150,252 0.070% 8,231,613,070 117
2024 5,612,817 2.18% 119,786 −7,779 18.6 3.86 58 54.3% 3,045,608 0.069% 8,161,972,572 118
2023 5,493,031 2.23% 119,737 −5,002 18.4 3.95 57 53.6% 2,944,140 0.068% 8,091,734,930 120
2022 5,373,294 2.15% 111,916 −5,003 18.2 4.02 56 53% 2,845,823 0.067% 8,021,407,192 120
2020 5,149,463 2.02% 98,006 −10,107 17.9 4.17 53 51.6% 2,658,561 0.065% 7,887,001,292 120
2015 4,659,431 2.8% 120,108 −15,182 17.6 4.52 48 48.1% 2,241,715 0.062% 7,470,491,872 122
2010 4,058,890 4.22% 151,575 2,850 17.4 5.06 42 46.5% 1,887,733 0.058% 7,021,732,148 125
2005 3,301,015 2.43% 74,580 101,019 17.3 5.52 34 45.5% 1,501,819 0.050% 6,586,970,132 132
2000 2,928,117 6.18% 151,791 −2,060 17.2 5.88 30 43.7% 1,278,731 0.047% 6,171,702,993 135
1995 2,169,162 −0.5% −10,901 54,372 16.9 6.17 23 43.9% 952,965 0.038% 5,758,878,982 139
1990 2,223,667 −0.15% −3,374 −712,544 16.8 6.37 23 52.3% 1,162,324 0.042% 5,327,803,110 135
1985 2,240,539 3.04% 62,257 7,487 16.8 6.69 23 41.5% 929,046 0.046% 4,868,943,465 133
1980 1,929,253 2.92% 51,668 4,016 16.9 6.87 20 34.4% 664,060 0.043% 4,447,606,236 135
1975 1,670,913 2.64% 40,847 2,037 17.2 6.74 17 29.5% 493,708 0.041% 4,070,735,277 136
1970 1,466,676 2.58% 35,104 2,285 17.6 6.58 15 25.1% 368,651 0.040% 3,694,683,794 136
1965 1,291,156 2.53% 30,327 2,431 18.2 6.62 13 21.5% 277,001 0.039% 3,334,533,703 136
1960 1,139,522 2.31% 24,626 1,886 18.2 6.39 12 18.3% 208,739 0.038% 3,015,470,894 135
1955 1,016,390 2.04% 19,498 739 18.1 6.19 11 15.5% 157,492 0.037% 2,740,213,792 135

Source: Worldometer (www.Worldometers.info)

Elaboration of data by United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2024 Revision. (Medium-fertility variant).

Liberia Population Forecast

Year Population Yearly %
Change
Yearly
Change
Migrants
(net)
Median
Age
Fertility
Rate
Density
(P/Km²)
Urban
Pop %
Urban
Population
Country's
Share of
World Pop
World
Population
Liberia
Global
Rank
2030 6,366,291 2.12% 127,017 −16,024 20 3.43 66 58.5% 3,721,867 0.074% 8,569,124,911 115
2035 7,003,557 1.93% 127,453 1,160 21.2 3.15 73 62.4% 4,371,694 0.079% 8,885,210,181 112
2040 7,681,688 1.87% 135,626 −3,577 22.4 2.94 80 66.2% 5,088,181 0.084% 9,177,190,203 112
2045 8,310,645 1.59% 125,791 −17,504 23.5 2.77 86 70.5% 5,863,026 0.088% 9,439,639,668 111
2050 8,910,530 1.4% 119,977 −16,506 24.7 2.62 93 75.1% 6,689,194 0.092% 9,664,378,587 106

Source: Worldometer (www.Worldometers.info)

Elaboration of data by United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2024 Revision. (Medium-fertility variant).

Liberia Demographics

Life Expectancy
62.5 years

(life expectancy at birth, both sexes)

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Infant Mortality Rate
54.3

(infant deaths per 1,000 live births)

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Deaths under age 5
69.2

(per 1,000 live births)

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See also


Notes

The Liberia Population (Live) counter shows a continuously updated estimate of the current population of Liberia delivered by Worldometer’s RTS algorithm, which processes data collected from the United Nations Population Division.

The Population of Liberia (1950 - 2025) chart plots the total population count as of July 1 of each year, from 1950 to 2025.

The Yearly Population Growth Rate chart plots the annual percentage changes in population registered on July 1 of each year, from 1951 to 2025. This value can differ from the Yearly % Change shown in the historical table, which shows the last year equivalent percentage change assuming homogeneous change in the preceding five year period.

Definitions

Year: as of July 1 of the year indicated.

Population: Overall total population (both sexes and all ages) in the country as of July 1 of the year indicated, as estimated by the United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2024 Revision. For forecasted years, the U.N. medium-fertility variant is used.