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

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The latest officially reported population of Liberia was 5,731,206 in 2025 vs 131,946,900 people in Mexico in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Liberia's population is 5,916,561 people compared to 133,551,566 in Mexico.

Population statistics:

  • Mexico's population is 22.6 times bigger than Liberia's.
  • Liberia is ranked the 116th most populous country in the world, while Mexico is the 11th.
  • The countries together account for 1.68% of the world: 0.07% for Liberia vs 1.61% for Mexico.
  • For the last 10 years, Liberia has had an average growth rate of +2.09% per year vs +0.88% in Mexico.
  • Since 2006, the population of Liberia has increased from 3.49M people to 5.92M (69.5% growth), while Mexico has grown from 107M to 134M (24.5% growth).

Liberia vs Mexico: population by year and forecast

Liberia
Factual

Projection
Mexico
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Liberia Mexico
2100 12,784,957 131,158,772
2099 12,772,345 131,919,278
2098 12,753,452 132,676,226
2097 12,724,773 133,430,730
2096 12,692,036 134,179,811
2095 12,667,207 134,924,667
2094 12,641,522 135,662,399
2093 12,603,995 136,390,414
2092 12,579,473 137,102,695
2091 12,554,066 137,808,909
2090 12,509,480 138,501,995
2089 12,457,316 139,183,536
2088 12,425,766 139,849,476
2087 12,390,938 140,504,916
2086 12,328,007 141,148,688
2085 12,262,605 141,779,696
2084 12,214,581 142,390,038
2083 12,160,106 142,983,168
2082 12,118,849 143,553,646
2081 12,051,465 144,112,618
2080 11,973,445 144,651,130
2079 11,895,628 145,168,756
2078 11,820,198 145,664,735
2077 11,742,459 146,138,472
2076 11,653,806 146,589,999
2075 11,568,384 147,020,176
2074 11,466,229 147,428,934
2073 11,370,364 147,814,398
2072 11,284,839 148,174,180
2071 11,184,212 148,507,034
2070 11,094,537 148,821,087
2069 10,998,944 149,107,578
2068 10,915,300 149,368,537
2067 10,810,752 149,603,163
2066 10,718,452 149,814,864
2065 10,614,227 150,001,973
2064 10,517,857 150,160,667
2063 10,413,073 150,292,498
2062 10,305,739 150,396,857
2061 10,197,474 150,474,868
2060 10,088,502 150,528,257
2059 9,957,059 150,549,825
2058 9,854,358 150,541,650
2057 9,742,349 150,507,950
2056 9,621,132 150,447,865
2055 9,503,970 150,356,976
2054 9,399,455 150,235,899
2053 9,282,047 150,083,305
2052 9,170,319 149,896,641
2051 9,057,504 149,677,830
2050 8,948,808 149,423,583
2049 8,825,716 149,138,900
2048 8,702,515 148,809,771
2047 8,579,329 148,451,951
2046 8,453,730 148,054,747
2045 8,340,339 147,620,456
2044 8,218,270 147,146,325
2043 8,103,979 146,641,077
2042 7,969,742 146,096,981
2041 7,826,944 145,517,171
2040 7,696,136 144,905,265
2039 7,551,738 144,260,027
2038 7,419,716 143,575,746
2037 7,289,124 142,857,009
2036 7,144,012 142,113,069
2035 7,008,708 141,334,167
2034 6,881,558 140,529,082
2033 6,748,513 139,687,630
2032 6,617,506 138,818,384
2031 6,490,837 137,922,237
2030 6,374,102 136,998,375
2029 6,245,907 136,046,964
2028 6,118,823 135,066,178
2027 5,979,243 134,056,943
2026 5,850,359 133,017,798
2025 5,731,206 131,946,900
2024 5,612,817 130,861,007
2023 5,493,031 129,739,759
2022 5,373,294 128,613,117
2021 5,259,323 127,648,148
2020 5,149,463 126,799,054
2019 5,043,721 125,762,982
2018 4,944,726 124,573,711
2017 4,848,925 123,400,057
2016 4,755,608 122,251,351
2015 4,659,431 121,072,306
2014 4,564,293 119,784,261
2013 4,470,239 118,343,573
2012 4,373,043 116,818,208
2011 4,221,178 115,243,504
2010 4,058,890 113,623,895
2009 3,943,028 111,999,721
2008 3,821,003 110,374,288
2007 3,669,050 108,774,360
2006 3,490,787 107,253,666
2005 3,301,015 105,811,504
2004 3,156,892 104,394,131
2003 3,119,532 102,978,515
2002 3,094,782 101,548,624
2001 3,015,338 100,099,099
2000 2,928,117 98,625,552
1999 2,821,684 97,115,707
1998 2,670,124 95,575,245
1997 2,412,989 94,021,207
1996 2,232,289 92,452,702
1995 2,169,162 90,862,455
1994 2,149,928 89,259,205
1993 2,155,126 87,653,807
1992 2,072,461 86,044,809
1991 1,956,518 84,430,572
1990 2,223,667 82,820,170
1989 2,517,858 81,247,182
1988 2,446,941 79,695,531
1987 2,377,229 78,136,651
1986 2,308,511 76,585,637
1985 2,240,539 75,043,414
1984 2,173,312 73,506,846
1983 2,107,113 71,971,240
1982 2,045,073 70,433,260
1981 1,986,867 68,892,108
1980 1,929,253 67,300,334
1979 1,872,713 65,648,865
1978 1,818,247 63,979,046
1977 1,766,019 62,308,493
1976 1,717,060 60,645,512
1975 1,670,913 58,982,400
1974 1,626,362 57,320,149
1973 1,583,588 55,667,284
1972 1,542,670 54,030,168
1971 1,504,077 52,412,558
1970 1,466,676 50,814,953
1969 1,429,605 49,233,194
1968 1,393,530 47,668,303
1967 1,358,435 46,129,608
1966 1,324,383 44,629,106
1965 1,291,156 43,174,477
1964 1,258,745 41,772,049
1963 1,227,414 40,424,065
1962 1,197,039 39,129,200
1961 1,167,717 37,890,118
1960 1,139,522 36,724,615

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Liberia increased by 1,264,821 people (a 36.2% growth), while Mexico gained 14,997,685 people (a 14% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Liberia gained 1,160,953 people (a 24.4% growth), while Mexico's population increased by 11,300,215 people (a 9.24% growth).

Liberia was ranked 126th most populous country in 2006 and is 116th in 2026. Mexico was ranked 11th in 2006 and still ranked 11th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Liberia's population will grow by 51.3% to 8,948,808 people with a rank change from 116th to 107th. The population of Mexico will increase by 11.9% to 149,423,583 people and rank change from 11th to 12th.

Liberia is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 12.8M people compared to the peak of 151M people in 2059 for Mexico.

Population growth rate by year

Liberia
Factual

Projection
Mexico
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Liberia Mexico
2100 0.1% -0.58%
2099 0.15% -0.57%
2098 0.23% -0.57%
2097 0.26% -0.56%
2096 0.2% -0.55%
2095 0.2% -0.54%
2094 0.3% -0.53%
2093 0.19% -0.52%
2092 0.2% -0.51%
2091 0.36% -0.5%
2090 0.42% -0.49%
2089 0.25% -0.48%
2088 0.28% -0.47%
2087 0.51% -0.46%
2086 0.53% -0.45%
2085 0.39% -0.43%
2084 0.45% -0.41%
2083 0.34% -0.4%
2082 0.56% -0.39%
2081 0.65% -0.37%
2080 0.65% -0.36%
2079 0.64% -0.34%
2078 0.66% -0.32%
2077 0.76% -0.31%
2076 0.74% -0.29%
2075 0.89% -0.28%
2074 0.84% -0.26%
2073 0.76% -0.24%
2072 0.9% -0.22%
2071 0.81% -0.21%
2070 0.87% -0.19%
2069 0.77% -0.17%
2068 0.97% -0.16%
2067 0.86% -0.14%
2066 0.98% -0.12%
2065 0.92% -0.11%
2064 1.01% -0.09%
2063 1.04% -0.07%
2062 1.06% -0.05%
2061 1.08% -0.04%
2060 1.32% -0.01%
2059 1.04% 0.005%
2058 1.15% 0.02%
2057 1.26% 0.04%
2056 1.23% 0.06%
2055 1.11% 0.08%
2054 1.26% 0.1%
2053 1.22% 0.12%
2052 1.25% 0.15%
2051 1.21% 0.17%
2050 1.39% 0.19%
2049 1.42% 0.22%
2048 1.44% 0.24%
2047 1.49% 0.27%
2046 1.36% 0.29%
2045 1.49% 0.32%
2044 1.41% 0.34%
2043 1.68% 0.37%
2042 1.82% 0.4%
2041 1.7% 0.42%
2040 1.91% 0.45%
2039 1.78% 0.48%
2038 1.79% 0.5%
2037 2.03% 0.52%
2036 1.93% 0.55%
2035 1.85% 0.57%
2034 1.97% 0.6%
2033 1.98% 0.63%
2032 1.95% 0.65%
2031 1.83% 0.67%
2030 2.05% 0.7%
2029 2.08% 0.73%
2028 2.33% 0.75%
2027 2.2% 0.78%
2026 2.08% 0.81%
2025 2.11% 0.83%
2024 2.18% 0.86%
2023 2.23% 0.88%
2022 2.17% 0.76%
2021 2.13% 0.67%
2020 2.1% 0.82%
2019 2% 0.95%
2018 1.98% 0.95%
2017 1.96% 0.94%
2016 2.06% 0.97%
2015 2.08% 1.08%
2014 2.1% 1.22%
2013 2.22% 1.31%
2012 3.6% 1.37%
2011 4% 1.43%
2010 2.94% 1.45%
2009 3.19% 1.47%
2008 4.14% 1.47%
2007 5.11% 1.42%
2006 5.75% 1.36%
2005 4.57% 1.36%
2004 1.2% 1.37%
2003 0.8% 1.41%
2002 2.63% 1.45%
2001 2.98% 1.49%
2000 3.77% 1.55%
1999 5.68% 1.61%
1998 10.7% 1.65%
1997 8.09% 1.7%
1996 2.91% 1.75%
1995 0.89% 1.8%
1994 -0.24% 1.83%
1993 3.99% 1.87%
1992 5.93% 1.91%
1991 -12% 1.94%
1990 -11.7% 1.94%
1989 2.9% 1.95%
1988 2.93% 2%
1987 2.98% 2.03%
1986 3.03% 2.06%
1985 3.09% 2.09%
1984 3.14% 2.13%
1983 3.03% 2.18%
1982 2.93% 2.24%
1981 2.99% 2.37%
1980 3.02% 2.52%
1979 3% 2.61%
1978 2.96% 2.68%
1977 2.85% 2.74%
1976 2.76% 2.82%
1975 2.74% 2.9%
1974 2.7% 2.97%
1973 2.65% 3.03%
1972 2.57% 3.09%
1971 2.55% 3.14%
1970 2.59% 3.21%
1969 2.59% 3.28%
1968 2.58% 3.34%
1967 2.57% 3.36%
1966 2.57% 3.37%
1965 2.57% 3.36%
1964 2.55% 3.33%
1963 2.54% 3.31%
1962 2.51% 3.27%
1961 2.47% 3.17%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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In 2025, the population of Liberia grew by 2.11%, while Mexico's population grew by 0.83%.

Live population counters

Liberia Mexico
Current population
5916561
133551566
Population rank 116/197 11/197
Percent of world population 0.07% 1.61%
One net population change
4.45 minutes
29.1 seconds
One birth every
3.06 minutes
15.6 seconds
One death every
11.7 minutes
38.8 seconds
Daily growth/decline +324 +2,975
Annual growth/decline +118,389 +1,085,893
Annual growth/decline rate +2.11% +0.83%
Population growth rate rank 44/197 109/197
One migration net change every
53.4 minutes
4.88 minutes
Annual migration change -9,870 -108,037
Net migration rank 132/196 181/196
Foreign-born residents 72,423 1,726,089
Foreign-born residents rank 142/195 42/195
Foreign-born share of population 1.3% 1.3%
Foreign-born share rank 148/195 149/195

Natural population change vs migration

Liberia
Natural

Migration
Mexico
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Liberia Mexico
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -9,870 - -108,037
2024 126,631 -7,779 1,209,810 -104,581
2023 125,730 -5,002 1,238,366 -101,044
2022 123,747 -5,003 1,224,397 -108,438
2021 121,038 -11,852 936,682 -122,791
2020 120,632 -10,107 1,031,637 -147,456
2019 120,635 -19,678 1,357,485 -169,628
2018 120,231 -23,199 1,366,076 -175,356
2017 119,376 -24,807 1,384,178 -227,499
2016 118,852 -26,796 1,445,256 -304,472
2015 115,479 -15,182 1,508,439 -291,044
2014 116,667 -26,690 1,587,620 -228,816
2013 120,138 -22,010 1,642,609 -120,058
2012 121,973 -25,710 1,656,599 -128,485
2011 115,496 91,981 1,659,161 -37,826
2010 114,249 2,850 1,658,682 -40,845
2009 113,429 1,187 1,661,180 -30,809
2008 112,032 17,404 1,670,846 -50,347
2007 109,165 65,306 1,684,915 -105,524
2006 104,099 77,946 1,706,084 -244,140
2005 96,478 101,019 1,732,663 -310,278
2004 91,755 -1,001 1,759,250 -346,912
2003 87,534 -103,564 1,788,016 -369,183
2002 88,643 -23,110 1,820,665 -379,812
2001 86,217 7,142 1,836,418 -378,348
2000 83,143 -2,060 1,845,383 -356,433
1999 78,130 53,643 1,859,475 -328,773
1998 72,146 99,203 1,871,650 -321,385
1997 61,444 281,480 1,898,383 -340,546
1996 56,392 -37,922 1,922,554 -343,399
1995 53,407 54,372 1,941,458 -340,091
1994 52,101 -121,407 1,959,775 -354,573
1993 51,609 7,300 1,963,708 -358,039
1992 50,204 56,210 1,956,659 -344,313
1991 47,426 78,052 1,942,832 -326,691
1990 52,770 -712,544 1,926,480 -321,764
1989 63,238 8,156 1,927,752 -386,467
1988 62,703 7,734 1,936,601 -374,544
1987 62,147 6,840 1,971,231 -415,521
1986 61,924 6,534 1,998,043 -451,756
1985 59,988 7,487 1,983,622 -445,447
1984 59,460 7,513 1,960,428 -425,467
1983 57,562 7,861 1,939,193 -402,937
1982 56,127 2,530 1,921,772 -382,048
1981 55,003 2,757 1,904,384 -361,791
1980 53,452 4,016 1,893,158 -252,177
1979 52,125 3,500 1,908,018 -246,034
1978 49,813 3,500 1,921,419 -243,714
1977 47,582 3,555 1,902,964 -239,521
1976 45,528 1,246 1,891,958 -229,450
1975 43,478 2,037 1,880,241 -216,556
1974 41,499 2,086 1,868,809 -207,995
1973 39,694 2,272 1,845,593 -200,688
1972 37,860 2,018 1,823,302 -193,965
1971 36,015 1,293 1,790,990 -185,062
1970 35,196 2,285 1,753,370 -164,100
1969 34,677 1,982 1,711,297 -137,051
1968 33,536 1,964 1,671,918 -116,358
1967 32,519 2,177 1,620,534 -98,680
1966 31,454 1,953 1,566,170 -87,018
1965 30,618 2,431 1,508,344 -78,288
1964 29,592 2,189 1,447,360 -72,581
1963 28,708 2,165 1,387,678 -66,515
1962 27,679 2,189 1,328,319 -59,833
1961 26,670 2,115 1,265,833 -56,174
1960 25,713 1,886 1,206,955 -85,591

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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Over the last 10 years, 89% of the population change in Liberia is from natural causes (a gain of 1,212,351 people) and 11% is from migration (a loss of 149,405 people). In Mexico 87.9% is from natural causes (a gain of 12,702,326 people) and 12.1% is from migration (a loss of 1,752,309 people).

As of 2024, 72,423 residents or 1.3% of the population were not native-born in Liberia, compared to 1,726,089 people or 1.3% in Mexico.

Biggest cities by population

Liberia
City Population
Monrovia 1.02M
Sanniquellie 47.1K
Kakata 33.9K
Greenville 17.6K
Yekepa 11K
Mexico
City Population
Mexico 9.21M
Veracruz 8.06M
San Luis Potosi 2.82M
Tijuana 1.96M
Leon 1.58M
Puebla 1.43M
Guadalajara 1.39M
Ciudad Juarez 1.32M
Zapopan 1.26M
Monterrey 1.14M

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-07-08); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  4. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)

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