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Population in Liberia compared to Mali: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Liberia was 5,612,817 in 2024 vs 24,478,595 people in Mali in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Liberia's population is 5,887,000 people compared to 26,143,152 in Mali.

Population statistics:

  • Mali's population is 4.44 times bigger than Liberia's.
  • Liberia is ranked the 116th most populous country in the world, while Mali is the 58th.
  • The countries together account for 0.39% of the world: 0.07% for Liberia vs 0.32% for Mali.
  • For the last 10 years, Liberia has had an average growth rate of +2.09% per year vs +3.12% in Mali.
  • Since 2006, the population of Liberia has increased from 3.49M people to 5.89M (68.6% growth), while Mali has grown from 14M to 26.1M (86.9% growth).

Liberia vs Mali: population by year and forecast

Liberia
Factual

Projection
Mali
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Liberia Mali
2100 12,788,823 80,371,693
2099 12,776,207 80,051,982
2098 12,757,308 79,712,985
2097 12,728,620 79,363,373
2096 12,695,873 78,996,636
2095 12,671,037 78,611,169
2094 12,645,345 78,201,275
2093 12,607,806 77,780,277
2092 12,583,276 77,346,576
2091 12,557,861 76,892,849
2090 12,513,262 76,418,075
2089 12,461,083 75,924,551
2088 12,429,523 75,413,374
2087 12,394,685 74,882,872
2086 12,331,734 74,339,859
2085 12,266,313 73,778,163
2084 12,218,274 73,197,940
2083 12,163,782 72,596,727
2082 12,122,513 71,983,705
2081 12,055,108 71,348,537
2080 11,977,065 70,707,220
2079 11,899,224 70,044,626
2078 11,823,772 69,367,218
2077 11,746,009 68,675,750
2076 11,657,329 67,972,574
2075 11,571,881 67,256,565
2074 11,469,695 66,523,454
2073 11,373,802 65,776,035
2072 11,288,250 65,016,928
2071 11,187,594 64,239,726
2070 11,097,891 63,457,636
2069 11,002,270 62,664,074
2068 10,918,600 61,857,029
2067 10,814,021 61,042,577
2066 10,721,693 60,222,511
2065 10,617,436 59,400,594
2064 10,521,037 58,567,263
2063 10,416,221 57,727,308
2062 10,308,855 56,880,111
2061 10,200,557 56,026,848
2060 10,091,553 55,166,339
2059 9,960,069 54,304,533
2058 9,857,338 53,437,711
2057 9,745,295 52,565,517
2056 9,624,041 51,691,907
2055 9,506,843 50,813,138
2054 9,402,297 49,936,085
2053 9,284,854 49,053,898
2052 9,173,091 48,167,179
2051 9,060,243 47,280,403
2050 8,951,514 46,390,999
2049 8,828,384 45,505,968
2048 8,705,146 44,617,075
2047 8,581,923 43,730,396
2046 8,456,286 42,840,806
2045 8,342,861 41,951,176
2044 8,220,755 41,061,960
2043 8,106,429 40,172,937
2042 7,972,152 39,286,024
2041 7,829,310 38,406,403
2040 7,698,463 37,525,963
2039 7,554,021 36,652,557
2038 7,421,960 35,772,629
2037 7,291,328 34,902,845
2036 7,146,172 34,036,236
2035 7,010,827 33,178,665
2034 6,883,638 32,328,037
2033 6,750,553 31,486,276
2032 6,619,507 30,655,886
2031 6,492,799 29,833,522
2030 6,376,029 29,028,860
2029 6,247,795 28,235,559
2028 6,120,673 27,456,170
2027 5,981,051 26,690,187
2026 5,852,128 25,940,320
2025 5,732,938 25,201,616
2024 5,612,817 24,478,595
2023 5,493,031 23,769,127
2022 5,373,294 23,072,640
2021 5,259,323 22,388,630
2020 5,149,463 21,713,836
2019 5,043,721 21,068,405
2018 4,944,726 20,442,030
2017 4,848,925 19,813,011
2016 4,755,608 19,191,289
2015 4,659,431 18,593,022
2014 4,564,293 18,020,267
2013 4,470,239 17,459,615
2012 4,373,043 16,957,033
2011 4,221,178 16,469,049
2010 4,058,890 15,945,198
2009 3,943,028 15,435,539
2008 3,821,003 14,940,782
2007 3,669,050 14,457,775
2006 3,490,787 13,990,139
2005 3,301,015 13,538,647
2004 3,156,892 13,102,409
2003 3,119,532 12,684,955
2002 3,094,782 12,288,050
2001 3,015,338 11,912,158
2000 2,928,117 11,559,290
1999 2,821,684 11,227,415
1998 2,670,124 10,919,573
1997 2,412,989 10,646,495
1996 2,232,289 10,407,278
1995 2,169,162 10,185,365
1994 2,149,928 9,967,031
1993 2,155,126 9,754,786
1992 2,072,461 9,553,540
1991 1,956,518 9,362,888
1990 2,223,667 9,178,830
1989 2,517,858 8,999,938
1988 2,446,941 8,833,996
1987 2,377,229 8,681,164
1986 2,308,511 8,531,277
1985 2,240,539 8,374,663
1984 2,173,312 8,208,599
1983 2,107,113 8,034,400
1982 2,045,073 7,860,194
1981 1,986,867 7,692,766
1980 1,929,253 7,530,515
1979 1,872,713 7,375,266
1978 1,818,247 7,229,651
1977 1,766,019 7,090,979
1976 1,717,060 6,960,979
1975 1,670,913 6,837,261
1974 1,626,362 6,715,436
1973 1,583,588 6,597,106
1972 1,542,670 6,483,726
1971 1,504,077 6,377,944
1970 1,466,676 6,276,472
1969 1,429,605 6,177,704
1968 1,393,530 6,082,979
1967 1,358,435 5,990,906
1966 1,324,383 5,902,204
1965 1,291,156 5,815,487
1964 1,258,745 5,730,125
1963 1,227,414 5,646,605
1962 1,197,039 5,563,917
1961 1,167,717 5,482,283
1960 1,139,522 5,402,550

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

GeoRank.org/population/liberia/mali | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Liberia increased by 1,264,821 people (a 36.2% growth), while Mali gained 5,201,150 people (a 37.2% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Liberia gained 1,131,392 people (a 23.8% growth), while Mali's population increased by 6,951,863 people (a 36.2% growth).

Liberia was ranked 126th most populous country in 2006 and is 116th in 2026. Mali was ranked 66th in 2006 and ranked 58th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Liberia's population will grow by 52.1% to 8,951,514 people with a rank change from 116th to 107th. The population of Mali will increase by 77.4% to 46,390,999 people and rank change from 58th to 46th.

Liberia is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 12.8M people compared to the peak of 80.4M people in 2100 for Mali.

Population growth rate by year

Liberia
Factual

Projection
Mali
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Liberia Mali
2100 0.1% 0.4%
2099 0.15% 0.43%
2098 0.23% 0.44%
2097 0.26% 0.46%
2096 0.2% 0.49%
2095 0.2% 0.52%
2094 0.3% 0.54%
2093 0.19% 0.56%
2092 0.2% 0.59%
2091 0.36% 0.62%
2090 0.42% 0.65%
2089 0.25% 0.68%
2088 0.28% 0.71%
2087 0.51% 0.73%
2086 0.53% 0.76%
2085 0.39% 0.79%
2084 0.45% 0.83%
2083 0.34% 0.85%
2082 0.56% 0.89%
2081 0.65% 0.91%
2080 0.65% 0.95%
2079 0.64% 0.98%
2078 0.66% 1.01%
2077 0.76% 1.03%
2076 0.74% 1.06%
2075 0.89% 1.1%
2074 0.84% 1.14%
2073 0.76% 1.17%
2072 0.9% 1.21%
2071 0.81% 1.23%
2070 0.87% 1.27%
2069 0.77% 1.3%
2068 0.97% 1.33%
2067 0.86% 1.36%
2066 0.98% 1.38%
2065 0.92% 1.42%
2064 1.01% 1.46%
2063 1.04% 1.49%
2062 1.06% 1.52%
2061 1.08% 1.56%
2060 1.32% 1.59%
2059 1.04% 1.62%
2058 1.15% 1.66%
2057 1.26% 1.69%
2056 1.23% 1.73%
2055 1.11% 1.76%
2054 1.26% 1.8%
2053 1.22% 1.84%
2052 1.25% 1.88%
2051 1.21% 1.92%
2050 1.39% 1.94%
2049 1.42% 1.99%
2048 1.44% 2.03%
2047 1.49% 2.08%
2046 1.36% 2.12%
2045 1.49% 2.17%
2044 1.41% 2.21%
2043 1.68% 2.26%
2042 1.82% 2.29%
2041 1.7% 2.35%
2040 1.91% 2.38%
2039 1.78% 2.46%
2038 1.79% 2.49%
2037 2.03% 2.55%
2036 1.93% 2.58%
2035 1.85% 2.63%
2034 1.97% 2.67%
2033 1.98% 2.71%
2032 1.95% 2.76%
2031 1.83% 2.77%
2030 2.05% 2.81%
2029 2.08% 2.84%
2028 2.33% 2.87%
2027 2.2% 2.89%
2026 2.08% 2.93%
2025 2.14% 2.95%
2024 2.18% 2.98%
2023 2.23% 3.02%
2022 2.17% 3.06%
2021 2.13% 3.11%
2020 2.1% 3.06%
2019 2% 3.06%
2018 1.98% 3.17%
2017 1.96% 3.24%
2016 2.06% 3.22%
2015 2.08% 3.18%
2014 2.1% 3.21%
2013 2.22% 2.96%
2012 3.6% 2.96%
2011 4% 3.29%
2010 2.94% 3.3%
2009 3.19% 3.31%
2008 4.14% 3.34%
2007 5.11% 3.34%
2006 5.75% 3.33%
2005 4.57% 3.33%
2004 1.2% 3.29%
2003 0.8% 3.23%
2002 2.63% 3.16%
2001 2.98% 3.05%
2000 3.77% 2.96%
1999 5.68% 2.82%
1998 10.7% 2.56%
1997 8.09% 2.3%
1996 2.91% 2.18%
1995 0.89% 2.19%
1994 -0.24% 2.18%
1993 3.99% 2.11%
1992 5.93% 2.04%
1991 -12% 2.01%
1990 -11.7% 1.99%
1989 2.9% 1.88%
1988 2.93% 1.76%
1987 2.98% 1.76%
1986 3.03% 1.87%
1985 3.09% 2.02%
1984 3.14% 2.17%
1983 3.03% 2.22%
1982 2.93% 2.18%
1981 2.99% 2.15%
1980 3.02% 2.1%
1979 3% 2.01%
1978 2.96% 1.96%
1977 2.85% 1.87%
1976 2.76% 1.81%
1975 2.74% 1.81%
1974 2.7% 1.79%
1973 2.65% 1.75%
1972 2.57% 1.66%
1971 2.55% 1.62%
1970 2.59% 1.6%
1969 2.59% 1.56%
1968 2.58% 1.54%
1967 2.57% 1.5%
1966 2.57% 1.49%
1965 2.57% 1.49%
1964 2.55% 1.48%
1963 2.54% 1.49%
1962 2.51% 1.49%
1961 2.47% 1.48%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/liberia/mali | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Liberia grew by 2.18%, while Mali's population grew by 2.98%.

Live population counters

Liberia Mali
Current population
5887000
26143152
Population rank 116/197 58/197
Percent of world population 0.07% 0.32%
One net population change
4.39 minutes
44.5 seconds
One birth every
3.09 minutes
33.1 seconds
One death every
11.9 minutes
2.56 minutes
Daily growth/decline +328 +1,944
Annual growth/decline +119,786 +709,468
Annual growth/decline rate +2.18% +2.98%
Population growth rate rank 43/197 15/197
One migration net change every
53.4 minutes
11 minutes
Annual migration change -9,870 -48,019
Net migration rank 132/196 173/196
Foreign-born residents 72,423 545,323
Foreign-born residents rank 142/195 76/195
Foreign-born share of population 1.3% 2.2%
Foreign-born share rank 148/195 131/195

Natural population change vs migration

Liberia
Natural

Migration
Mali
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Liberia Mali
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -9,870 - -48,019
2024 - -7,779 - -46,880
2023 125,730 -5,002 746,398 -39,953
2022 123,747 -5,003 726,465 -39,951
2021 121,038 -11,852 703,674 -22,210
2020 120,632 -10,107 683,053 -14,962
2019 120,635 -19,678 667,110 -44,373
2018 120,231 -23,199 670,723 -40,710
2017 119,376 -24,807 661,973 -33,942
2016 118,852 -26,796 645,652 -30,251
2015 115,479 -15,182 630,006 -48,872
2014 116,667 -26,690 614,419 -50,068
2013 120,138 -22,010 597,887 -40,951
2012 121,973 -25,710 588,748 -140,507
2011 115,496 91,981 570,899 -43,160
2010 114,249 2,850 554,447 -34,483
2009 113,429 1,187 533,730 -34,383
2008 112,032 17,404 514,665 -24,509
2007 109,165 65,306 495,800 -19,945
2006 104,099 77,946 477,665 -18,247
2005 96,478 101,019 460,964 -17,413
2004 91,755 -1,001 439,717 -10,796
2003 87,534 -103,564 417,766 -11,768
2002 88,643 -23,110 396,732 -8,914
2001 86,217 7,142 376,472 -12,507
2000 83,143 -2,060 359,159 -17,395
1999 78,130 53,643 343,705 -21,702
1998 72,146 99,203 323,940 -30,255
1997 61,444 281,480 308,429 -55,978
1996 56,392 -37,922 293,953 -67,974
1995 53,407 54,372 285,598 -67,763
1994 52,101 -121,407 282,356 -63,533
1993 51,609 7,300 274,480 -68,816
1992 50,204 56,210 267,605 -70,789
1991 47,426 78,052 261,656 -77,172
1990 52,770 -712,544 252,308 -68,668
1989 63,238 8,156 249,929 -75,771
1988 62,703 7,734 245,682 -87,952
1987 62,147 6,840 238,871 -90,940
1986 61,924 6,534 233,799 -81,970
1985 59,988 7,487 224,734 -63,347
1984 59,460 7,513 218,078 -47,331
1983 57,562 7,861 211,795 -34,132
1982 56,127 2,530 204,892 -34,140
1981 55,003 2,757 198,227 -34,130
1980 53,452 4,016 190,560 -30,156
1979 52,125 3,500 182,449 -32,353
1978 49,813 3,500 172,652 -31,520
1977 47,582 3,555 165,071 -28,853
1976 45,528 1,246 157,778 -33,999
1975 43,478 2,037 150,222 -26,572
1974 41,499 2,086 142,448 -22,449
1973 39,694 2,272 135,801 -19,137
1972 37,860 2,018 129,687 -19,594
1971 36,015 1,293 123,591 -22,127
1970 35,196 2,285 118,952 -17,479
1969 34,677 1,982 114,361 -18,302
1968 33,536 1,964 111,403 -18,015
1967 32,519 2,177 107,650 -16,900
1966 31,454 1,953 103,684 -17,032
1965 30,618 2,431 100,451 -13,662
1964 29,592 2,189 97,166 -13,226
1963 28,708 2,165 95,055 -11,951
1962 27,679 2,189 93,101 -10,821
1961 26,670 2,115 91,115 -10,139
1960 25,713 1,886 88,802 -10,314

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

GeoRank.org/population/liberia/mali | CC BY

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). In Mali 94.9% is from natural causes (a gain of 6,749,473 people) and 5.13% is from migration (a loss of 365,292 people).

As of 2024, 72,423 residents or 1.3% of the population were not native-born in Liberia, compared to 545,323 people or 2.2% in Mali.

Biggest cities by population

Liberia
City Population
Monrovia 1.02M
Sanniquellie 47.1K
Kakata 33.9K
Greenville 17.6K
Yekepa 11K
Mali
City Population
Bamako 4.23M
Sikasso 214K
Segou 134K
Bougouni 59.7K
Markala 46K
Koulikoro 43.2K
Banamba 30.6K

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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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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  4. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)

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