Liberia Population (1960-2026) & Projected growth

The current population of Liberia is 5,887,000 people, as of 2026 based on the adjusted UN estimation. The latest officially reported number was 5,612,817 in 2024.

Liberia is projected to reach 12.8M people in 2100.
Liberia is ranked 116/197 by population and was ranked 126th in 2006.
Since 2006, population has increased from 3.49M people to 5.89M (68.6% growth in 20 years).
Liberia accounts for 0.07% of the world's population.
For the last 20 years, Liberia has had an average growth rate of 3.43% per year.

Liberia population and growth rate by year

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Year	Population	Growth rate
2100	12,788,823	0.1%
2099	12,776,207	0.15%
2098	12,757,308	0.23%
2097	12,728,620	0.26%
2096	12,695,873	0.2%
2095	12,671,037	0.2%
2094	12,645,345	0.3%
2093	12,607,806	0.19%
2092	12,583,276	0.2%
2091	12,557,861	0.36%
2090	12,513,262	0.42%
2089	12,461,083	0.25%
2088	12,429,523	0.28%
2087	12,394,685	0.51%
2086	12,331,734	0.53%
2085	12,266,313	0.39%
2084	12,218,274	0.45%
2083	12,163,782	0.34%
2082	12,122,513	0.56%
2081	12,055,108	0.65%
2080	11,977,065	0.65%
2079	11,899,224	0.64%
2078	11,823,772	0.66%
2077	11,746,009	0.76%
2076	11,657,329	0.74%
2075	11,571,881	0.89%
2074	11,469,695	0.84%
2073	11,373,802	0.76%
2072	11,288,250	0.9%
2071	11,187,594	0.81%
2070	11,097,891	0.87%
2069	11,002,270	0.77%
2068	10,918,600	0.97%
2067	10,814,021	0.86%
2066	10,721,693	0.98%
2065	10,617,436	0.92%
2064	10,521,037	1.01%
2063	10,416,221	1.04%
2062	10,308,855	1.06%
2061	10,200,557	1.08%
2060	10,091,553	1.32%
2059	9,960,069	1.04%
2058	9,857,338	1.15%
2057	9,745,295	1.26%
2056	9,624,041	1.23%
2055	9,506,843	1.11%
2054	9,402,297	1.26%
2053	9,284,854	1.22%
2052	9,173,091	1.25%
2051	9,060,243	1.21%
2050	8,951,514	1.39%
2049	8,828,384	1.42%
2048	8,705,146	1.44%
2047	8,581,923	1.49%
2046	8,456,286	1.36%
2045	8,342,861	1.49%
2044	8,220,755	1.41%
2043	8,106,429	1.68%
2042	7,972,152	1.82%
2041	7,829,310	1.7%
2040	7,698,463	1.91%
2039	7,554,021	1.78%
2038	7,421,960	1.79%
2037	7,291,328	2.03%
2036	7,146,172	1.93%
2035	7,010,827	1.85%
2034	6,883,638	1.97%
2033	6,750,553	1.98%
2032	6,619,507	1.95%
2031	6,492,799	1.83%
2030	6,376,029	2.05%
2029	6,247,795	2.08%
2028	6,120,673	2.33%
2027	5,981,051	2.2%
2026	5,852,128	2.08%
2025	5,732,938	2.14%
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	2.1%
2019	5,043,721	2%
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	2.1%
2013	4,470,239	2.22%
2012	4,373,043	3.6%
2011	4,221,178	4%
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%
2004	3,156,892	1.2%
2003	3,119,532	0.8%
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	10.7%
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%
1990	2,223,667	-11.7%
1989	2,517,858	2.9%
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%
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	2.7%
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	-

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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Liberia has a population of 5.89M as of 2026, compared to 4.76M in 2016, 3.49M in 2006, and 2.23M in 1996.

Over the past 10 years, the population has had a trend to increase by an average of 2.38% per year. Liberia is ranked 53rd out of 197 countries by a 10-year average growth rate.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 20 years (in 2046) Liberia will have 8,456,286 people (43.6% growth) with a rank change from 116th to 111th.

By the year 2100, Liberia's population is projected to grow by 117.2% from its current level to 12.8M people.

Natural change and net migration by year

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Year	Population change
Year	Total	Natural	Net migration
2025	-	-	-9,870
2024	-	-	-7,779
2023	120,728	125,730	-5,002
2022	118,744	123,747	-5,003
2021	109,186	121,038	-11,852
2020	110,525	120,632	-10,107
2019	100,957	120,635	-19,678
2018	97,032	120,231	-23,199
2017	94,569	119,376	-24,807
2016	92,056	118,852	-26,796
2015	100,297	115,479	-15,182
2014	89,977	116,667	-26,690
2013	98,128	120,138	-22,010
2012	96,263	121,973	-25,710
2011	207,477	115,496	91,981
2010	117,099	114,249	2,850
2009	114,616	113,429	1,187
2008	129,436	112,032	17,404
2007	174,471	109,165	65,306
2006	182,045	104,099	77,946
2005	197,497	96,478	101,019
2004	90,754	91,755	-1,001
2003	-16,030	87,534	-103,564
2002	65,533	88,643	-23,110
2001	93,359	86,217	7,142
2000	81,083	83,143	-2,060
1999	131,773	78,130	53,643
1998	171,349	72,146	99,203
1997	342,924	61,444	281,480
1996	18,470	56,392	-37,922
1995	107,779	53,407	54,372
1994	-69,306	52,101	-121,407
1993	58,909	51,609	7,300
1992	106,414	50,204	56,210
1991	125,478	47,426	78,052
1990	-659,774	52,770	-712,544
1989	71,394	63,238	8,156
1988	70,437	62,703	7,734
1987	68,987	62,147	6,840
1986	68,458	61,924	6,534
1985	67,475	59,988	7,487
1984	66,973	59,460	7,513
1983	65,423	57,562	7,861
1982	58,657	56,127	2,530
1981	57,760	55,003	2,757
1980	57,468	53,452	4,016
1979	55,625	52,125	3,500
1978	53,313	49,813	3,500
1977	51,137	47,582	3,555
1976	46,774	45,528	1,246
1975	45,515	43,478	2,037
1974	43,585	41,499	2,086
1973	41,966	39,694	2,272
1972	39,878	37,860	2,018
1971	37,308	36,015	1,293
1970	37,481	35,196	2,285
1969	36,659	34,677	1,982
1968	35,500	33,536	1,964
1967	34,696	32,519	2,177
1966	33,407	31,454	1,953
1965	33,049	30,618	2,431
1964	31,781	29,592	2,189
1963	30,873	28,708	2,165
1962	29,868	27,679	2,189
1961	28,785	26,670	2,115
1960	27,599	25,713	1,886

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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Over the last 10 years, 87.7% of the population change in Liberia is from natural causes (a gain of 1,202,387 people) and 12.3% is from migration (a loss of 168,316 people).

As of 2024, 72,423 residents or 1.3% of the population were not native-born in Liberia, compared to 99,165 and 2.4% in 2010.

Liberia population clock

	Liberia	Rank
Current population	5887000	116/197
Percent of world population	0.07%	116/197
One net population change	4.39 minutes	82/197
One birth every	3.09 minutes	90/196
One death every	11.9 minutes	111/196
Daily growth/decline	+328	82/197
Annual growth/decline	+119,786	82/197
Annual growth/decline rate	+2.18%	43/197
One migration net change every	53.4 minutes	132/196
Annual migration change	-9,870	132/196
Foreign-born residents	72,423	142/195
Foreign-born share of population	1.3%	148/195

Liberia population statistics

	Liberia	World
Life expectancy	62.6 years	73.8 years
Average age	24.1 years	33.8 years
Median age	19.6 years	31.6 years
Male:Female ratio	49.9:50.1	50.3:49.7
Fertility rate	3.95 births per woman	2.2 births per woman
Population density	157.4 ppl/mi²	144 ppl/mi²

More about the demographics of Liberia.

Population map with other countries

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-03-10); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20).

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