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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Liberia was 5,612,817 in 2024 vs 29,651,054 people in Nepal in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Liberia's population is 5,887,000 people compared to 29,596,762 in Nepal.

Population statistics:

  • Nepal's population is 5.03 times bigger than Liberia's.
  • Liberia is ranked the 116th most populous country in the world, while Nepal is the 52nd.
  • The countries together account for 0.43% of the world: 0.07% for Liberia vs 0.36% for Nepal.
  • For the last 10 years, Liberia has had an average growth rate of +2.09% per year vs +0.66% in Nepal.
  • Since 2006, the population of Liberia has increased from 3.49M people to 5.89M (68.6% growth), while Nepal has grown from 26.6M to 29.6M (11.4% growth).

Liberia vs Nepal: population by year and forecast

Liberia
Factual

Projection
Nepal
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Liberia Nepal
2100 12,788,823 31,902,377
2099 12,776,207 32,090,762
2098 12,757,308 32,277,789
2097 12,728,620 32,464,318
2096 12,695,873 32,647,891
2095 12,671,037 32,828,594
2094 12,645,345 33,009,460
2093 12,607,806 33,186,290
2092 12,583,276 33,361,327
2091 12,557,861 33,532,505
2090 12,513,262 33,699,660
2089 12,461,083 33,863,636
2088 12,429,523 34,022,597
2087 12,394,685 34,175,457
2086 12,331,734 34,322,945
2085 12,266,313 34,468,441
2084 12,218,274 34,605,513
2083 12,163,782 34,735,114
2082 12,122,513 34,856,938
2081 12,055,108 34,972,075
2080 11,977,065 35,080,783
2079 11,899,224 35,183,584
2078 11,823,772 35,277,254
2077 11,746,009 35,362,658
2076 11,657,329 35,440,746
2075 11,571,881 35,510,291
2074 11,469,695 35,573,094
2073 11,373,802 35,627,375
2072 11,288,250 35,670,886
2071 11,187,594 35,709,979
2070 11,097,891 35,739,580
2069 11,002,270 35,759,193
2068 10,918,600 35,770,405
2067 10,814,021 35,774,081
2066 10,721,693 35,770,220
2065 10,617,436 35,758,824
2064 10,521,037 35,737,661
2063 10,416,221 35,709,945
2062 10,308,855 35,669,839
2061 10,200,557 35,623,365
2060 10,091,553 35,567,728
2059 9,960,069 35,503,043
2058 9,857,338 35,427,419
2057 9,745,295 35,345,633
2056 9,624,041 35,253,644
2055 9,506,843 35,155,433
2054 9,402,297 35,050,330
2053 9,284,854 34,936,594
2052 9,173,091 34,816,009
2051 9,060,243 34,684,328
2050 8,951,514 34,546,267
2049 8,828,384 34,400,898
2048 8,705,146 34,250,249
2047 8,581,923 34,091,495
2046 8,456,286 33,921,975
2045 8,342,861 33,747,892
2044 8,220,755 33,566,784
2043 8,106,429 33,380,395
2042 7,972,152 33,186,321
2041 7,829,310 32,987,097
2040 7,698,463 32,781,189
2039 7,554,021 32,569,731
2038 7,421,960 32,349,742
2037 7,291,328 32,125,036
2036 7,146,172 31,892,962
2035 7,010,827 31,653,976
2034 6,883,638 31,407,460
2033 6,750,553 31,152,292
2032 6,619,507 30,890,627
2031 6,492,799 30,623,706
2030 6,376,029 30,349,201
2029 6,247,795 30,068,368
2028 6,120,673 29,780,585
2027 5,981,051 29,627,864
2026 5,852,128 29,585,230
2025 5,732,938 29,605,298
2024 5,612,817 29,651,054
2023 5,493,031 29,694,614
2022 5,373,294 29,715,436
2021 5,259,323 29,475,010
2020 5,149,463 28,966,574
2019 5,043,721 28,414,064
2018 4,944,726 28,079,689
2017 4,848,925 28,011,258
2016 4,755,608 27,955,462
2015 4,659,431 27,823,629
2014 4,564,293 27,672,370
2013 4,470,239 27,589,996
2012 4,373,043 27,534,915
2011 4,221,178 27,464,494
2010 4,058,890 27,341,952
2009 3,943,028 27,173,035
2008 3,821,003 26,990,037
2007 3,669,050 26,788,492
2006 3,490,787 26,565,425
2005 3,301,015 26,309,458
2004 3,156,892 26,016,656
2003 3,119,532 25,688,758
2002 3,094,782 25,328,981
2001 3,015,338 24,946,748
2000 2,928,117 24,546,509
1999 2,821,684 24,125,199
1998 2,670,124 23,680,357
1997 2,412,989 23,219,463
1996 2,232,289 22,741,862
1995 2,169,162 22,245,439
1994 2,149,928 21,717,479
1993 2,155,126 21,180,159
1992 2,072,461 20,609,707
1991 1,956,518 20,036,500
1990 2,223,667 19,524,573
1989 2,517,858 19,057,807
1988 2,446,941 18,638,661
1987 2,377,229 18,250,505
1986 2,308,511 17,868,124
1985 2,240,539 17,477,692
1984 2,173,312 17,085,242
1983 2,107,113 16,689,119
1982 2,045,073 16,297,987
1981 1,986,867 15,922,423
1980 1,929,253 15,553,105
1979 1,872,713 15,190,590
1978 1,818,247 14,839,695
1977 1,766,019 14,499,175
1976 1,717,060 14,177,649
1975 1,670,913 13,870,695
1974 1,626,362 13,568,435
1973 1,583,588 13,275,239
1972 1,542,670 12,989,099
1971 1,504,077 12,710,061
1970 1,466,676 12,436,190
1969 1,429,605 12,167,036
1968 1,393,530 11,906,266
1967 1,358,435 11,652,716
1966 1,324,383 11,408,710
1965 1,291,156 11,173,411
1964 1,258,745 10,946,392
1963 1,227,414 10,729,818
1962 1,197,039 10,521,116
1961 1,167,717 10,318,396
1960 1,139,522 10,123,658

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/nepal | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Liberia increased by 1,264,821 people (a 36.2% growth), while Nepal gained 1,390,037 people (a 5.23% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Liberia gained 1,131,392 people (a 23.8% growth), while Nepal's population increased by 1,641,300 people (a 5.87% growth).

Liberia was ranked 126th most populous country in 2006 and is 116th in 2026. Nepal was ranked 43rd in 2006 and ranked 52nd 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 Nepal will increase by 16.7% to 34,546,267 people and rank change from 52nd to 58th.

Liberia is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 12.8M people compared to the peak of 35.8M people in 2067 for Nepal.

Population growth rate by year

Liberia
Factual

Projection
Nepal
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Liberia Nepal
2100 0.1% -0.59%
2099 0.15% -0.58%
2098 0.23% -0.57%
2097 0.26% -0.56%
2096 0.2% -0.55%
2095 0.2% -0.55%
2094 0.3% -0.53%
2093 0.19% -0.52%
2092 0.2% -0.51%
2091 0.36% -0.5%
2090 0.42% -0.48%
2089 0.25% -0.47%
2088 0.28% -0.45%
2087 0.51% -0.43%
2086 0.53% -0.42%
2085 0.39% -0.4%
2084 0.45% -0.37%
2083 0.34% -0.35%
2082 0.56% -0.33%
2081 0.65% -0.31%
2080 0.65% -0.29%
2079 0.64% -0.27%
2078 0.66% -0.24%
2077 0.76% -0.22%
2076 0.74% -0.2%
2075 0.89% -0.18%
2074 0.84% -0.15%
2073 0.76% -0.12%
2072 0.9% -0.11%
2071 0.81% -0.08%
2070 0.87% -0.05%
2069 0.77% -0.03%
2068 0.97% -0.01%
2067 0.86% 0.01%
2066 0.98% 0.03%
2065 0.92% 0.06%
2064 1.01% 0.08%
2063 1.04% 0.11%
2062 1.06% 0.13%
2061 1.08% 0.16%
2060 1.32% 0.18%
2059 1.04% 0.21%
2058 1.15% 0.23%
2057 1.26% 0.26%
2056 1.23% 0.28%
2055 1.11% 0.3%
2054 1.26% 0.33%
2053 1.22% 0.35%
2052 1.25% 0.38%
2051 1.21% 0.4%
2050 1.39% 0.42%
2049 1.42% 0.44%
2048 1.44% 0.47%
2047 1.49% 0.5%
2046 1.36% 0.52%
2045 1.49% 0.54%
2044 1.41% 0.56%
2043 1.68% 0.58%
2042 1.82% 0.6%
2041 1.7% 0.63%
2040 1.91% 0.65%
2039 1.78% 0.68%
2038 1.79% 0.7%
2037 2.03% 0.73%
2036 1.93% 0.75%
2035 1.85% 0.78%
2034 1.97% 0.82%
2033 1.98% 0.85%
2032 1.95% 0.87%
2031 1.83% 0.9%
2030 2.05% 0.93%
2029 2.08% 0.97%
2028 2.33% 0.52%
2027 2.2% 0.14%
2026 2.08% -0.07%
2025 2.14% -0.15%
2024 2.18% -0.15%
2023 2.23% -0.07%
2022 2.17% 0.82%
2021 2.13% 1.76%
2020 2.1% 1.94%
2019 2% 1.19%
2018 1.98% 0.24%
2017 1.96% 0.2%
2016 2.06% 0.47%
2015 2.08% 0.55%
2014 2.1% 0.3%
2013 2.22% 0.2%
2012 3.6% 0.26%
2011 4% 0.45%
2010 2.94% 0.62%
2009 3.19% 0.68%
2008 4.14% 0.75%
2007 5.11% 0.84%
2006 5.75% 0.97%
2005 4.57% 1.13%
2004 1.2% 1.28%
2003 0.8% 1.42%
2002 2.63% 1.53%
2001 2.98% 1.63%
2000 3.77% 1.75%
1999 5.68% 1.88%
1998 10.7% 1.98%
1997 8.09% 2.1%
1996 2.91% 2.23%
1995 0.89% 2.43%
1994 -0.24% 2.54%
1993 3.99% 2.77%
1992 5.93% 2.86%
1991 -12% 2.62%
1990 -11.7% 2.45%
1989 2.9% 2.25%
1988 2.93% 2.13%
1987 2.98% 2.14%
1986 3.03% 2.23%
1985 3.09% 2.3%
1984 3.14% 2.37%
1983 3.03% 2.4%
1982 2.93% 2.36%
1981 2.99% 2.37%
1980 3.02% 2.39%
1979 3% 2.36%
1978 2.96% 2.35%
1977 2.85% 2.27%
1976 2.76% 2.21%
1975 2.74% 2.23%
1974 2.7% 2.21%
1973 2.65% 2.2%
1972 2.57% 2.2%
1971 2.55% 2.2%
1970 2.59% 2.21%
1969 2.59% 2.19%
1968 2.58% 2.18%
1967 2.57% 2.14%
1966 2.57% 2.11%
1965 2.57% 2.07%
1964 2.55% 2.02%
1963 2.54% 1.98%
1962 2.51% 1.96%
1961 2.47% 1.92%

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/nepal | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Liberia grew by 2.18%, while Nepal's population declined by 0.15%.

Live population counters

Liberia Nepal
Current population
5887000
29596762
Population rank 116/197 52/197
Percent of world population 0.07% 0.36%
One net population change
4.39 minutes
12.1 minutes
One birth every
3.09 minutes
54.9 seconds
One death every
11.9 minutes
2.55 minutes
Daily growth/decline +328 -119
Annual growth/decline +119,786 -43,560
Annual growth/decline rate +2.18% -0.15%
Population growth rate rank 43/197 174/197
One migration net change every
53.4 minutes
1.45 minutes
Annual migration change -9,870 -364,699
Net migration rank 132/196 193/196
Foreign-born residents 72,423 470,719
Foreign-born residents rank 142/195 82/195
Foreign-born share of population 1.3% 1.6%
Foreign-born share rank 148/195 142/195

Natural population change vs migration

Liberia
Natural

Migration
Nepal
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Liberia Nepal
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -9,870 - -364,699
2024 - -7,779 - -401,282
2023 125,730 -5,002 368,450 -409,782
2022 123,747 -5,003 379,021 -379,321
2021 121,038 -11,852 351,165 130,001
2020 120,632 -10,107 373,553 162,139
2019 120,635 -19,678 387,113 182,203
2018 120,231 -23,199 394,576 -295,151
2017 119,376 -24,807 406,219 -368,787
2016 118,852 -26,796 415,921 -341,748
2015 115,479 -15,182 410,565 -221,062
2014 116,667 -26,690 423,166 -310,156
2013 120,138 -22,010 424,804 -373,064
2012 121,973 -25,710 430,151 -371,707
2011 115,496 91,981 429,957 -347,552
2010 114,249 2,850 432,631 -269,963
2009 113,429 1,187 441,290 -266,144
2008 112,032 17,404 452,353 -261,540
2007 109,165 65,306 464,780 -252,526
2006 104,099 77,946 475,335 -241,455
2005 96,478 101,019 489,093 -211,024
2004 91,755 -1,001 504,853 -197,336
2003 87,534 -103,564 516,575 -168,314
2002 88,643 -23,110 525,045 -153,730
2001 86,217 7,142 542,118 -148,973
2000 83,143 -2,060 554,506 -147,193
1999 78,130 53,643 557,847 -122,551
1998 72,146 99,203 562,787 -108,400
1997 61,444 281,480 565,882 -98,454
1996 56,392 -37,922 580,099 -92,307
1995 53,407 54,372 591,283 -86,232
1994 52,101 -121,407 578,293 -27,415
1993 51,609 7,300 561,549 -37,782
1992 50,204 56,210 533,029 84,113
1991 47,426 78,052 512,233 17,056
1990 52,770 -712,544 495,202 -640
1989 63,238 8,156 478,771 -39,808
1988 62,703 7,734 463,581 -64,246
1987 62,147 6,840 449,400 -72,437
1986 61,924 6,534 434,802 -47,017
1985 59,988 7,487 423,240 -30,154
1984 59,460 7,513 411,122 -19,300
1983 57,562 7,861 399,103 1,304
1982 56,127 2,530 385,741 -3,898
1981 55,003 2,757 374,145 -4,855
1980 53,452 4,016 364,254 5,084
1979 52,125 3,500 355,597 88
1978 49,813 3,500 345,765 346
1977 47,582 3,555 332,843 2,108
1976 45,528 1,246 323,222 -15,119
1975 43,478 2,037 312,479 -6,686
1974 41,499 2,086 303,078 -4,361
1973 39,694 2,272 288,750 -1,076
1972 37,860 2,018 286,708 -2,107
1971 36,015 1,293 280,752 -7,284
1970 35,196 2,285 272,439 1,847
1969 34,677 1,982 264,560 -527
1968 33,536 1,964 258,259 -746
1967 32,519 2,177 249,240 347
1966 31,454 1,953 241,716 -3,306
1965 30,618 2,431 233,726 -1,551
1964 29,592 2,189 227,948 -6,087
1963 28,708 2,165 219,586 -8,303
1962 27,679 2,189 215,368 -9,249
1961 26,670 2,115 209,917 -10,601
1960 25,713 1,886 203,374 -13,223

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

GeoRank.org/population/liberia/nepal | 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 Nepal 67.9% is from natural causes (a gain of 3,909,749 people) and 32.1% is from migration (a loss of 1,851,664 people).

As of 2024, 72,423 residents or 1.3% of the population were not native-born in Liberia, compared to 470,719 people or 1.6% in Nepal.

Biggest cities by population

Liberia
City Population
Monrovia 1.02M
Sanniquellie 47.1K
Kakata 33.9K
Greenville 17.6K
Yekepa 11K
Nepal
City Population
Kathmandu 846K
Lalitpur 513K
Pokhara 354K
Birgunj 268K
Biratnagar 243K
Bheemdatta 105K
Dhangadhi 102K
Janakpur 97.8K
Hetauda 84.7K
Damak 75.1K

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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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