Population of Liberia
Current Population
5,612,817
10yr Growth Rate
+22.97%
Rank
#115 of 209
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 Population Data
| 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% |
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| 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 | — |