Liberia Demographics: Median age, Gender, Race, Religion

Median age history and projection chart in
Liberia vs World

Table

Year	Median age
	Liberia	World
1960	19.3	22.5
1961	19.3	22.5
1962	19.3	22.4
1963	19.3	22.2
1964	19.2	22
1965	19.2	21.8
1966	19.2	21.7
1967	19.1	21.6
1968	19	21.5
1969	18.8	21.5
1970	18.7	21.4
1971	18.6	21.4
1972	18.6	21.5
1973	18.5	21.5
1974	18.4	21.6
1975	18.3	21.7
1976	18.2	21.9
1977	18.2	22
1978	18.1	22.2
1979	18	22.3
1980	18	22.5
1981	17.9	22.6
1982	17.9	22.7
1983	17.9	22.9
1984	17.9	23
1985	17.9	23.2
1986	17.9	23.3
1987	17.9	23.4
1988	17.9	23.6
1989	17.9	23.8
1990	17.9	23.9
1991	17.9	24.1
1992	17.9	24.3
1993	17.9	24.5
1994	18	24.7
1995	18	25
1996	18.1	25.2
1997	18.1	25.4
1998	18.2	25.7
1999	18.2	25.9
2000	18.3	26.1
2001	18.3	26.3
2002	18.3	26.5
2003	18.4	26.7
2004	18.4	27
2005	18.4	27.2
2006	18.4	27.4
2007	18.4	27.6
2008	18.4	27.8
2009	18.4	28
2010	18.4	28.2
2011	18.6	28.4
2012	18.8	28.6
2013	18.7	28.9
2014	18.7	29.1
2015	18.7	29.3
2016	18.7	29.5
2017	18.7	29.8
2018	18.8	30
2019	18.8	30.3
2020	19	30.6
2021	19.1	30.8
2022	19.2	31
2023	19.4	31.3
2024	19.6	31.6
2025	19.8	31.9
2026	20	32.1
2027	20.2	32.3
2028	20.5	32.6
2029	20.7	32.8
2030	21	33
2031	21.2	33.2
2032	21.4	33.4
2033	21.7	33.6
2034	21.9	33.8
2035	22.2	34
2036	22.5	34.2
2037	22.7	34.4
2038	22.9	34.6
2039	23.2	34.8
2040	23.4	35
2041	23.6	35.2
2042	23.9	35.4
2043	24.1	35.6
2044	24.3	35.8
2045	24.5	36
2046	24.8	36.2
2047	25	36.4
2048	25.2	36.6
2049	25.5	36.8
2050	25.7	37.1

In 1960, the median age in Liberia was 19.3 years compared to the world's average of 22.5 years. As of 2024, the median age had increased to 19.6 years compared to the world's average of 31.6 years. Ranked 110th for median age 64 years ago (old to young), Liberia ranks 169th currently.

According to the United Nations projections, the median age in Liberia is expected to increase to around 25.7 years by 2050. The aging demographics forecast is based on previous years' birth rates and increasing life expectancy.

Liberia demographic pyramid: age and gender distribution

Table

Age range	Share of population
	Liberia
	Male	Female
0-4	7.05%	6.87%
5-9	6.61%	6.45%
10-14	6.35%	6.2%
15-19	5.77%	5.65%
20-24	4.75%	4.69%
25-29	3.83%	3.81%
30-34	3.15%	3.17%
35-39	2.81%	2.85%
40-44	2.44%	2.49%
45-49	1.98%	2.06%
50-54	1.52%	1.64%
55-59	1.21%	1.36%
60-64	0.93%	1.07%
65-69	0.66%	0.78%
70-74	0.43%	0.51%
75-79	0.25%	0.3%
80+	0.18%	0.2%

The chart above is a variation of the population pyramid and represents the age and gender structure. Liberia has high demographic potential with 74.3% of people in the 0-34 age group (ranked 28/196).

Age dependency chart

Table

Year	Age dependency ratio
	Liberia			World
	Total	Young	Old	Total	Young	Old
1960	78.4%	73.3%	5.15%	73.5%	64.9%	8.62%
1961	78.5%	73.4%	5.15%	73.8%	65.1%	8.67%
1962	78.9%	73.8%	5.16%	74.1%	65.4%	8.73%
1963	79.6%	74.5%	5.17%	74.9%	66.1%	8.79%
1964	80.5%	75.3%	5.19%	75.5%	66.6%	8.85%
1965	81.4%	76.2%	5.21%	75.8%	66.8%	8.93%
1966	82.1%	76.9%	5.23%	75.9%	66.9%	9%
1967	82.8%	77.5%	5.24%	75.9%	66.8%	9.07%
1968	83.4%	78.1%	5.26%	75.8%	66.6%	9.14%
1969	84%	78.7%	5.28%	75.7%	66.5%	9.2%
1970	84.5%	79.2%	5.29%	75.5%	66.2%	9.26%
1971	84.9%	79.6%	5.31%	75.2%	65.9%	9.33%
1972	85.3%	80%	5.32%	74.9%	65.6%	9.39%
1973	85.7%	80.3%	5.34%	74.6%	65.1%	9.46%
1974	86.1%	80.7%	5.36%	74.4%	64.9%	9.54%
1975	86.5%	81.1%	5.38%	74.2%	64.6%	9.64%
1976	86.9%	81.5%	5.4%	74%	64.3%	9.72%
1977	87.4%	81.9%	5.43%	73.5%	63.7%	9.79%
1978	87.7%	82.3%	5.45%	72.4%	62.5%	9.84%
1979	88.1%	82.6%	5.47%	71.3%	61.4%	9.88%
1980	88.5%	83%	5.49%	70.4%	60.5%	9.89%
1981	88.8%	83.3%	5.51%	69.5%	59.6%	9.85%
1982	89.2%	83.6%	5.52%	68.7%	58.9%	9.79%
1983	89.3%	83.8%	5.53%	67.9%	58.1%	9.72%
1984	89.3%	83.7%	5.54%	67%	57.3%	9.68%
1985	89.3%	83.8%	5.55%	66.3%	56.6%	9.68%
1986	89.4%	83.8%	5.57%	65.7%	55.9%	9.71%
1987	89.4%	83.8%	5.6%	65.2%	55.4%	9.75%
1988	89.3%	83.7%	5.62%	64.8%	54.9%	9.81%
1989	89%	83.3%	5.64%	64.4%	54.5%	9.89%
1990	89.1%	83.4%	5.66%	64.2%	54.3%	9.97%
1991	89.3%	83.6%	5.69%	64%	53.9%	10.1%
1992	89%	83.3%	5.7%	63.7%	53.6%	10.2%
1993	88.5%	82.8%	5.71%	63.5%	53.2%	10.3%
1994	88%	82.3%	5.7%	63.1%	52.7%	10.4%
1995	87.4%	81.7%	5.69%	62.7%	52.2%	10.5%
1996	86.9%	81.2%	5.7%	62.1%	51.5%	10.6%
1997	86.5%	80.8%	5.71%	61.5%	50.8%	10.7%
1998	86.2%	80.4%	5.73%	60.7%	50%	10.7%
1999	85.9%	80.2%	5.76%	60%	49.2%	10.8%
2000	85.7%	79.9%	5.79%	59.3%	48.4%	10.9%
2001	85.6%	79.8%	5.83%	58.5%	47.6%	11%
2002	85.5%	79.6%	5.86%	57.8%	46.7%	11.1%
2003	85.5%	79.6%	5.89%	57%	45.9%	11.1%
2004	85.6%	79.7%	5.93%	56.3%	45.1%	11.2%
2005	85.8%	79.9%	5.97%	55.6%	44.3%	11.3%
2006	86.2%	80.2%	6%	55%	43.6%	11.4%
2007	86.5%	80.5%	6.03%	54.5%	43.1%	11.4%
2008	86.6%	80.5%	6.05%	54.1%	42.6%	11.5%
2009	86.4%	80.4%	6.06%	53.8%	42.2%	11.6%
2010	86.4%	80.3%	6.07%	53.5%	41.9%	11.6%
2011	84.9%	78.9%	6.01%	53.4%	41.6%	11.8%
2012	83.9%	77.9%	5.95%	53.3%	41.4%	11.9%
2013	84.1%	78.2%	5.92%	53.4%	41.2%	12.1%
2014	84.1%	78.2%	5.89%	53.5%	41.1%	12.4%
2015	83.8%	77.9%	5.85%	53.6%	40.9%	12.7%
2016	83.3%	77.5%	5.83%	53.7%	40.7%	13%
2017	82.9%	77.1%	5.83%	53.9%	40.6%	13.3%
2018	82.3%	76.5%	5.83%	54.1%	40.4%	13.7%
2019	81.6%	75.7%	5.83%	54.2%	40.1%	14%
2020	80.5%	74.7%	5.81%	54.2%	39.8%	14.4%
2021	79.2%	73.4%	5.79%	54.2%	39.5%	14.7%
2022	77.7%	72%	5.78%	54%	39%	15%
2023	76.3%	70.5%	5.78%	53.9%	38.5%	15.4%
2024	74.9%	69.1%	5.78%	53.7%	38%	15.7%

Age dependency is the ratio of people not in the labor force (children under 15 and adults 64+) to people aged 15 to 64. Age dependency in Liberia decreased from 85.6% to 74.9% between 2004 and 2024 with a decreased share of children and an increased proportion of people aged 65+

Liberia working age demographic chart

Table

Year	Working age population share
	Liberia	World
1960	56.1%	57.6%
1961	56%	57.5%
1962	55.9%	57.4%
1963	55.7%	57.2%
1964	55.4%	57%
1965	55.1%	56.9%
1966	54.9%	56.8%
1967	54.7%	56.9%
1968	54.5%	56.9%
1969	54.3%	56.9%
1970	54.2%	57%
1971	54.1%	57.1%
1972	54%	57.2%
1973	53.9%	57.3%
1974	53.7%	57.3%
1975	53.6%	57.4%
1976	53.5%	57.5%
1977	53.4%	57.7%
1978	53.3%	58%
1979	53.2%	58.4%
1980	53.1%	58.7%
1981	53%	59%
1982	52.9%	59.3%
1983	52.8%	59.6%
1984	52.8%	59.9%
1985	52.8%	60.1%
1986	52.8%	60.4%
1987	52.8%	60.5%
1988	52.8%	60.7%
1989	52.9%	60.8%
1990	52.9%	60.9%
1991	52.8%	61%
1992	52.9%	61.1%
1993	53%	61.2%
1994	53.2%	61.3%
1995	53.4%	61.5%
1996	53.5%	61.7%
1997	53.6%	61.9%
1998	53.7%	62.2%
1999	53.8%	62.5%
2000	53.8%	62.8%
2001	53.9%	63.1%
2002	53.9%	63.4%
2003	53.9%	63.7%
2004	53.9%	64%
2005	53.8%	64.3%
2006	53.7%	64.5%
2007	53.6%	64.7%
2008	53.6%	64.9%
2009	53.6%	65%
2010	53.7%	65.1%
2011	54.1%	65.2%
2012	54.4%	65.2%
2013	54.3%	65.2%
2014	54.3%	65.2%
2015	54.4%	65.1%
2016	54.6%	65.1%
2017	54.7%	65%
2018	54.8%	64.9%
2019	55.1%	64.9%
2020	55.4%	64.8%
2021	55.8%	64.9%
2022	56.3%	64.9%
2023	56.7%	65%
2024	57.2%	65.1%
2025	57.6%	65.2%
2026	58%	65.3%
2027	58.5%	65.4%
2028	58.9%	65.4%
2029	59.3%	65.4%
2030	59.6%	65.4%
2031	59.9%	65.4%
2032	60.2%	65.4%
2033	60.5%	65.4%
2034	60.8%	65.3%
2035	61.1%	65.2%
2036	61.3%	65%
2037	61.6%	64.9%
2038	61.9%	64.7%
2039	62.2%	64.6%
2040	62.4%	64.5%
2041	62.7%	64.4%
2042	62.9%	64.3%
2043	63.2%	64.2%
2044	63.4%	64.1%
2045	63.6%	63.9%
2046	63.8%	63.8%
2047	64%	63.7%
2048	64.2%	63.6%
2049	64.5%	63.4%
2050	64.7%	63.3%

The share of working-age demographics aged 15-64 in Liberia changed from 53.9% to 57.2% between 2004 and 2024.

Share of young population (0-14 years)

Table

Year	Share of population 0-14 years old
	Liberia	World
1960	41.1%	37.4%
1961	41.1%	37.5%
1962	41.2%	37.6%
1963	41.4%	37.8%
1964	41.7%	38%
1965	42%	38%
1966	42.2%	38%
1967	42.4%	38%
1968	42.6%	37.9%
1969	42.8%	37.8%
1970	42.9%	37.7%
1971	43%	37.6%
1972	43.2%	37.5%
1973	43.3%	37.3%
1974	43.4%	37.2%
1975	43.5%	37.1%
1976	43.6%	36.9%
1977	43.7%	36.7%
1978	43.8%	36.3%
1979	43.9%	35.9%
1980	44%	35.5%
1981	44.1%	35.2%
1982	44.2%	34.9%
1983	44.2%	34.6%
1984	44.2%	34.3%
1985	44.2%	34%
1986	44.3%	33.8%
1987	44.3%	33.6%
1988	44.2%	33.4%
1989	44.1%	33.2%
1990	44.1%	33%
1991	44.2%	32.9%
1992	44.1%	32.7%
1993	43.9%	32.5%
1994	43.8%	32.3%
1995	43.6%	32.1%
1996	43.4%	31.8%
1997	43.3%	31.5%
1998	43.2%	31.1%
1999	43.1%	30.8%
2000	43%	30.4%
2001	43%	30%
2002	42.9%	29.6%
2003	42.9%	29.2%
2004	42.9%	28.8%
2005	43%	28.5%
2006	43.1%	28.1%
2007	43.2%	27.9%
2008	43.2%	27.6%
2009	43.1%	27.5%
2010	43.1%	27.3%
2011	42.7%	27.1%
2012	42.4%	27%
2013	42.5%	26.9%
2014	42.5%	26.8%
2015	42.4%	26.6%
2016	42.3%	26.5%
2017	42.1%	26.4%
2018	42%	26.2%
2019	41.7%	26%
2020	41.4%	25.8%
2021	41%	25.6%
2022	40.5%	25.3%
2023	40%	25%
2024	39.5%	24.7%
2025	39.1%	24.4%
2026	38.6%	24.1%
2027	38.1%	23.8%
2028	37.7%	23.4%
2029	37.2%	23.1%
2030	36.9%	22.8%
2031	36.5%	22.6%
2032	36.2%	22.3%
2033	35.8%	22.1%
2034	35.5%	21.9%
2035	35.2%	21.7%
2036	34.9%	21.6%
2037	34.5%	21.5%
2038	34.2%	21.4%
2039	33.9%	21.3%
2040	33.6%	21.2%
2041	33.2%	21.1%
2042	32.9%	21%
2043	32.6%	21%
2044	32.3%	20.9%
2045	32%	20.8%
2046	31.6%	20.7%
2047	31.3%	20.7%
2048	31%	20.6%
2049	30.7%	20.5%
2050	30.4%	20.4%

The share of children aged 0-14 in Liberia decreased from 42.9% to 39.5% between 2004 and 2024 due to changes in birth rates.

Share of old population (65+)

Table

Year	Share of population 65+ years old
	Liberia	World
1960	2.89%	4.97%
1961	2.89%	4.99%
1962	2.88%	5.01%
1963	2.88%	5.02%
1964	2.88%	5.04%
1965	2.87%	5.08%
1966	2.87%	5.12%
1967	2.87%	5.16%
1968	2.87%	5.2%
1969	2.87%	5.24%
1970	2.87%	5.28%
1971	2.87%	5.32%
1972	2.87%	5.37%
1973	2.88%	5.42%
1974	2.88%	5.47%
1975	2.88%	5.53%
1976	2.89%	5.59%
1977	2.9%	5.65%
1978	2.9%	5.71%
1979	2.91%	5.77%
1980	2.91%	5.81%
1981	2.92%	5.81%
1982	2.92%	5.8%
1983	2.92%	5.79%
1984	2.93%	5.8%
1985	2.93%	5.82%
1986	2.94%	5.86%
1987	2.96%	5.91%
1988	2.97%	5.95%
1989	2.98%	6.01%
1990	2.99%	6.07%
1991	3%	6.14%
1992	3.02%	6.21%
1993	3.03%	6.29%
1994	3.03%	6.37%
1995	3.04%	6.45%
1996	3.05%	6.53%
1997	3.06%	6.61%
1998	3.08%	6.68%
1999	3.1%	6.76%
2000	3.12%	6.84%
2001	3.14%	6.92%
2002	3.16%	7.01%
2003	3.18%	7.1%
2004	3.19%	7.18%
2005	3.21%	7.26%
2006	3.22%	7.34%
2007	3.24%	7.41%
2008	3.24%	7.47%
2009	3.25%	7.52%
2010	3.26%	7.58%
2011	3.25%	7.66%
2012	3.23%	7.78%
2013	3.22%	7.92%
2014	3.2%	8.08%
2015	3.18%	8.26%
2016	3.18%	8.45%
2017	3.19%	8.65%
2018	3.2%	8.88%
2019	3.21%	9.1%
2020	3.22%	9.33%
2021	3.23%	9.53%
2022	3.25%	9.74%
2023	3.28%	9.98%
2024	3.3%	10.2%
2025	3.33%	10.4%
2026	3.37%	10.6%
2027	3.4%	10.8%
2028	3.44%	11.1%
2029	3.48%	11.5%
2030	3.53%	11.7%
2031	3.57%	12%
2032	3.61%	12.3%
2033	3.66%	12.6%
2034	3.71%	12.8%
2035	3.75%	13.1%
2036	3.8%	13.4%
2037	3.84%	13.7%
2038	3.9%	13.9%
2039	3.96%	14.1%
2040	4.03%	14.3%
2041	4.1%	14.5%
2042	4.18%	14.7%
2043	4.27%	14.9%
2044	4.36%	15%
2045	4.46%	15.2%
2046	4.56%	15.4%
2047	4.66%	15.7%
2048	4.76%	15.9%
2049	4.86%	16.1%
2050	4.96%	16.3%

The share of older people aged 65 and over in Liberia increased from 3.19% to 3.3% between 2004 and 2024 due to changes in life expectancy.