Population of Liberia
Liberia's population is 5,612,817 as of 2024, ranked #115 globally out of 209 countries.
Current Population
5,612,817
10yr Growth
+22.97%
Global Rank
#115of 209
Peak Growth Year
1998
Growth: +10.66%
Population Over Time
1960 — 2024
Population Over Time
Analysis# Liberia Population Analysis
Liberia's population of 5.6 million represents modest global significance, ranking 115th among 209 nations. The 22.97% growth over the past decade indicates sustained expansion, though notably slower than the peak growth achieved in the 1990s, suggesting a demographic transition underway. With 64 years of recorded data (1960–2024), Liberia's trajectory reflects recovery from the devastating civil wars (1989–2003) that decimated the population, though current growth rates remain elevated compared to developed nations' averages of 0.5–1%.
Historical Data
65 Rows| Year | Population | Change % |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 5,612,817 | +2.18% |
| 2023 | 5,493,031 | +2.23% |
| 2022 | 5,373,294 | +2.17% |
| 2021 | 5,259,323 | +2.13% |
| 2020 | 5,149,463 | +2.10% |
| 2019 | 5,043,721 | +2.00% |
| 2018 | 4,944,726 | +1.98% |
| 2017 | 4,848,925 | +1.96% |
| 2016 | 4,755,608 | +2.06% |
| 2015 | 4,659,431 | +2.08% |
| 2014 | 4,564,293 | +2.10% |
| 2013 | 4,470,239 | +2.22% |
| 2012 | 4,373,043 | +3.60% |
| 2011 | 4,221,178 | +4.00% |
| 2010 | 4,058,890 | +2.94% |
| 2009 | 3,943,028 | +3.19% |
| 2008 | 3,821,003 | +4.14% |
| 2007 | 3,669,050 | +5.11% |
| 2006 | 3,490,787 | +5.75% |
| 2005 | 3,301,015 | +4.57% |
Show all 65 rows
| Year | Population | Change % |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 3,156,892 | +1.20% |
| 2003 | 3,119,532 | +0.80% |
| 2002 | 3,094,782 | +2.63% |
| 2001 | 3,015,338 | +2.98% |
| 2000 | 2,928,117 | +3.77% |
| 1999 | 2,821,684 | +5.68% |
| 1998 | 2,670,124 | +10.66% |
| 1997 | 2,412,989 | +8.09% |
| 1996 | 2,232,289 | +2.91% |
| 1995 | 2,169,162 | +0.89% |
| 1994 | 2,149,928 | -0.24% |
| 1993 | 2,155,126 | +3.99% |
| 1992 | 2,072,461 | +5.93% |
| 1991 | 1,956,518 | -12.01% |
| 1990 | 2,223,667 | -11.68% |
| 1989 | 2,517,858 | +2.90% |
| 1988 | 2,446,941 | +2.93% |
| 1987 | 2,377,229 | +2.98% |
| 1986 | 2,308,511 | +3.03% |
| 1985 | 2,240,539 | +3.09% |
| 1984 | 2,173,312 | +3.14% |
| 1983 | 2,107,113 | +3.03% |
| 1982 | 2,045,073 | +2.93% |
| 1981 | 1,986,867 | +2.99% |
| 1980 | 1,929,253 | +3.02% |
| 1979 | 1,872,713 | +3.00% |
| 1978 | 1,818,247 | +2.96% |
| 1977 | 1,766,019 | +2.85% |
| 1976 | 1,717,060 | +2.76% |
| 1975 | 1,670,913 | +2.74% |
| 1974 | 1,626,362 | +2.70% |
| 1973 | 1,583,588 | +2.65% |
| 1972 | 1,542,670 | +2.57% |
| 1971 | 1,504,077 | +2.55% |
| 1970 | 1,466,676 | +2.59% |
| 1969 | 1,429,605 | +2.59% |
| 1968 | 1,393,530 | +2.58% |
| 1967 | 1,358,435 | +2.57% |
| 1966 | 1,324,383 | +2.57% |
| 1965 | 1,291,156 | +2.57% |
| 1964 | 1,258,745 | +2.55% |
| 1963 | 1,227,414 | +2.54% |
| 1962 | 1,197,039 | +2.51% |
| 1961 | 1,167,717 | +2.47% |
| 1960 | 1,139,522 | — |
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