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Population in Liberia compared to New Zealand: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Liberia was 5,612,817 in 2024 vs 5,287,500 people in New Zealand in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Liberia's population is 5,887,000 people compared to 5,374,272 in New Zealand.

Population statistics:

  • Liberia's population is 1.1 times bigger than New Zealand's.
  • Liberia is ranked the 116th most populous country in the world, while New Zealand is the 124th.
  • The countries together account for 0.14% of the world: 0.07% for Liberia vs 0.06% for New Zealand.
  • For the last 10 years, Liberia has had an average growth rate of +2.09% per year vs +1.6% in New Zealand.
  • Since 2006, the population of Liberia has increased from 3.49M people to 5.89M (68.6% growth), while New Zealand has grown from 4.18M to 5.37M (28.4% growth).

Liberia vs New Zealand: population by year and forecast

Liberia
Factual

Projection
New Zealand
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Liberia New Zealand
2100 12,788,823 5,918,837
2099 12,776,207 5,923,132
2098 12,757,308 5,927,206
2097 12,728,620 5,930,263
2096 12,695,873 5,932,907
2095 12,671,037 5,934,847
2094 12,645,345 5,936,183
2093 12,607,806 5,938,804
2092 12,583,276 5,939,085
2091 12,557,861 5,940,665
2090 12,513,262 5,941,752
2089 12,461,083 5,944,871
2088 12,429,523 5,945,635
2087 12,394,685 5,948,586
2086 12,331,734 5,951,745
2085 12,266,313 5,955,275
2084 12,218,274 5,959,115
2083 12,163,782 5,963,613
2082 12,122,513 5,966,943
2081 12,055,108 5,968,511
2080 11,977,065 5,971,082
2079 11,899,224 5,972,331
2078 11,823,772 5,972,928
2077 11,746,009 5,971,804
2076 11,657,329 5,971,386
2075 11,571,881 5,970,985
2074 11,469,695 5,969,834
2073 11,373,802 5,968,506
2072 11,288,250 5,964,548
2071 11,187,594 5,964,493
2070 11,097,891 5,963,811
2069 11,002,270 5,962,551
2068 10,918,600 5,960,918
2067 10,814,021 5,958,438
2066 10,721,693 5,954,539
2065 10,617,436 5,950,378
2064 10,521,037 5,946,851
2063 10,416,221 5,944,910
2062 10,308,855 5,940,838
2061 10,200,557 5,939,601
2060 10,091,553 5,936,094
2059 9,960,069 5,931,426
2058 9,857,338 5,925,816
2057 9,745,295 5,919,823
2056 9,624,041 5,913,287
2055 9,506,843 5,904,352
2054 9,402,297 5,894,795
2053 9,284,854 5,884,875
2052 9,173,091 5,876,162
2051 9,060,243 5,864,176
2050 8,951,514 5,852,896
2049 8,828,384 5,844,165
2048 8,705,146 5,833,178
2047 8,581,923 5,822,035
2046 8,456,286 5,809,860
2045 8,342,861 5,795,785
2044 8,220,755 5,780,884
2043 8,106,429 5,764,579
2042 7,972,152 5,746,528
2041 7,829,310 5,727,253
2040 7,698,463 5,708,874
2039 7,554,021 5,690,018
2038 7,421,960 5,669,959
2037 7,291,328 5,650,253
2036 7,146,172 5,630,126
2035 7,010,827 5,609,155
2034 6,883,638 5,588,315
2033 6,750,553 5,565,507
2032 6,619,507 5,542,488
2031 6,492,799 5,517,391
2030 6,376,029 5,491,320
2029 6,247,795 5,462,926
2028 6,120,673 5,432,752
2027 5,981,051 5,399,898
2026 5,852,128 5,364,771
2025 5,732,938 5,327,462
2024 5,612,817 5,287,500
2023 5,493,031 5,200,000
2022 5,373,294 5,081,700
2021 5,259,323 5,084,600
2020 5,149,463 5,072,400
2019 5,043,721 4,970,300
2018 4,944,726 4,900,600
2017 4,848,925 4,813,600
2016 4,755,608 4,714,100
2015 4,659,431 4,609,400
2014 4,564,293 4,516,500
2013 4,470,239 4,442,100
2012 4,373,043 4,408,100
2011 4,221,178 4,384,000
2010 4,058,890 4,350,700
2009 3,943,028 4,302,600
2008 3,821,003 4,259,800
2007 3,669,050 4,223,800
2006 3,490,787 4,184,600
2005 3,301,015 4,133,900
2004 3,156,892 4,087,500
2003 3,119,532 4,027,200
2002 3,094,782 3,948,500
2001 3,015,338 3,880,500
2000 2,928,117 3,857,700
1999 2,821,684 3,835,100
1998 2,670,124 3,815,000
1997 2,412,989 3,781,300
1996 2,232,289 3,732,000
1995 2,169,162 3,673,400
1994 2,149,928 3,620,000
1993 2,155,126 3,572,200
1992 2,072,461 3,531,700
1991 1,956,518 3,495,100
1990 2,223,667 3,329,800
1989 2,517,858 3,299,200
1988 2,446,941 3,283,400
1987 2,377,229 3,274,400
1986 2,308,511 3,246,300
1985 2,240,539 3,247,100
1984 2,173,312 3,227,100
1983 2,107,113 3,199,300
1982 2,045,073 3,156,100
1981 1,986,867 3,124,900
1980 1,929,253 3,112,900
1979 1,872,713 3,109,000
1978 1,818,247 3,121,200
1977 1,766,019 3,120,200
1976 1,717,060 3,110,500
1975 1,670,913 3,083,100
1974 1,626,362 3,023,700
1973 1,583,588 2,961,300
1972 1,542,670 2,903,900
1971 1,504,077 2,853,000
1970 1,466,676 2,810,700
1969 1,429,605 2,772,800
1968 1,393,530 2,748,100
1967 1,358,435 2,724,100
1966 1,324,383 2,675,900
1965 1,291,156 2,628,400
1964 1,258,745 2,585,400
1963 1,227,414 2,531,800
1962 1,197,039 2,482,000
1961 1,167,717 2,419,700
1960 1,139,522 2,371,800

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/new-zealand | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Liberia increased by 1,264,821 people (a 36.2% growth), while New Zealand gained 529,500 people (a 12.7% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Liberia gained 1,131,392 people (a 23.8% growth), while New Zealand's population increased by 660,172 people (a 14% growth).

Liberia was ranked 126th most populous country in 2006 and is 116th in 2026. New Zealand was ranked 122nd in 2006 and ranked 124th 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 New Zealand will increase by 8.91% to 5,852,896 people and rank change from 124th to 122nd.

Liberia is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 12.8M people compared to the peak of 5.97M people in 2078 for New Zealand.

Population growth rate by year

Liberia
Factual

Projection
New Zealand
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Liberia New Zealand
2100 0.1% -0.07%
2099 0.15% -0.07%
2098 0.23% -0.05%
2097 0.26% -0.04%
2096 0.2% -0.03%
2095 0.2% -0.02%
2094 0.3% -0.04%
2093 0.19% -0.005%
2092 0.2% -0.03%
2091 0.36% -0.02%
2090 0.42% -0.05%
2089 0.25% -0.01%
2088 0.28% -0.05%
2087 0.51% -0.05%
2086 0.53% -0.06%
2085 0.39% -0.06%
2084 0.45% -0.08%
2083 0.34% -0.06%
2082 0.56% -0.03%
2081 0.65% -0.04%
2080 0.65% -0.02%
2079 0.64% -0.01%
2078 0.66% 0.02%
2077 0.76% 0.007%
2076 0.74% 0.007%
2075 0.89% 0.02%
2074 0.84% 0.02%
2073 0.76% 0.07%
2072 0.9% 0.001%
2071 0.81% 0.01%
2070 0.87% 0.02%
2069 0.77% 0.03%
2068 0.97% 0.04%
2067 0.86% 0.07%
2066 0.98% 0.07%
2065 0.92% 0.06%
2064 1.01% 0.03%
2063 1.04% 0.07%
2062 1.06% 0.02%
2061 1.08% 0.06%
2060 1.32% 0.08%
2059 1.04% 0.09%
2058 1.15% 0.1%
2057 1.26% 0.11%
2056 1.23% 0.15%
2055 1.11% 0.16%
2054 1.26% 0.17%
2053 1.22% 0.15%
2052 1.25% 0.2%
2051 1.21% 0.19%
2050 1.39% 0.15%
2049 1.42% 0.19%
2048 1.44% 0.19%
2047 1.49% 0.21%
2046 1.36% 0.24%
2045 1.49% 0.26%
2044 1.41% 0.28%
2043 1.68% 0.31%
2042 1.82% 0.34%
2041 1.7% 0.32%
2040 1.91% 0.33%
2039 1.78% 0.35%
2038 1.79% 0.35%
2037 2.03% 0.36%
2036 1.93% 0.37%
2035 1.85% 0.37%
2034 1.97% 0.41%
2033 1.98% 0.42%
2032 1.95% 0.45%
2031 1.83% 0.47%
2030 2.05% 0.52%
2029 2.08% 0.56%
2028 2.33% 0.61%
2027 2.2% 0.65%
2026 2.08% 0.7%
2025 2.14% 0.76%
2024 2.18% 1.68%
2023 2.23% 2.33%
2022 2.17% -0.06%
2021 2.13% 0.24%
2020 2.1% 2.05%
2019 2% 1.42%
2018 1.98% 1.81%
2017 1.96% 2.11%
2016 2.06% 2.27%
2015 2.08% 2.06%
2014 2.1% 1.67%
2013 2.22% 0.77%
2012 3.6% 0.55%
2011 4% 0.77%
2010 2.94% 1.12%
2009 3.19% 1%
2008 4.14% 0.85%
2007 5.11% 0.94%
2006 5.75% 1.23%
2005 4.57% 1.14%
2004 1.2% 1.5%
2003 0.8% 1.99%
2002 2.63% 1.75%
2001 2.98% 0.59%
2000 3.77% 0.59%
1999 5.68% 0.53%
1998 10.7% 0.89%
1997 8.09% 1.32%
1996 2.91% 1.6%
1995 0.89% 1.48%
1994 -0.24% 1.34%
1993 3.99% 1.15%
1992 5.93% 1.05%
1991 -12% 4.96%
1990 -11.7% 0.93%
1989 2.9% 0.48%
1988 2.93% 0.27%
1987 2.98% 0.87%
1986 3.03% -0.02%
1985 3.09% 0.62%
1984 3.14% 0.87%
1983 3.03% 1.37%
1982 2.93% 1%
1981 2.99% 0.39%
1980 3.02% 0.13%
1979 3% -0.39%
1978 2.96% 0.03%
1977 2.85% 0.31%
1976 2.76% 0.89%
1975 2.74% 1.96%
1974 2.7% 2.11%
1973 2.65% 1.98%
1972 2.57% 1.78%
1971 2.55% 1.5%
1970 2.59% 1.37%
1969 2.59% 0.9%
1968 2.58% 0.88%
1967 2.57% 1.8%
1966 2.57% 1.81%
1965 2.57% 1.66%
1964 2.55% 2.12%
1963 2.54% 2.01%
1962 2.51% 2.57%
1961 2.47% 2.02%

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/new-zealand | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Liberia grew by 2.18%, while New Zealand's population grew by 1.68%.

Live population counters

Liberia New Zealand
Current population
5887000
5374272
Population rank 116/197 124/197
Percent of world population 0.07% 0.06%
One net population change
4.39 minutes
6.01 minutes
One birth every
3.09 minutes
9.31 minutes
One death every
11.9 minutes
14 minutes
Daily growth/decline +328 +240
Annual growth/decline +119,786 +87,500
Annual growth/decline rate +2.18% +1.68%
Population growth rate rank 43/197 65/197
One migration net change every
53.4 minutes
30.3 minutes
Annual migration change -9,870 +17,403
Net migration rank 132/196 35/196
Foreign-born residents 72,423 1,467,989
Foreign-born residents rank 142/195 45/195
Foreign-born share of population 1.3% 28.2%
Foreign-born share rank 148/195 20/195

Natural population change vs migration

Liberia
Natural

Migration
New Zealand
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Liberia New Zealand
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -9,870 - 17,403
2024 - -7,779 - 18,766
2023 125,730 -5,002 18,876 21,404
2022 123,747 -5,003 20,123 21,404
2021 121,038 -11,852 23,644 -14,944
2020 120,632 -10,107 24,905 42,124
2019 120,635 -19,678 25,299 69,770
2018 120,231 -23,199 24,797 59,139
2017 119,376 -24,807 26,282 68,349
2016 118,852 -26,796 28,237 75,512
2015 115,479 -15,182 29,408 70,870
2014 116,667 -26,690 26,196 57,974
2013 120,138 -22,010 29,096 26,385
2012 121,973 -25,710 31,077 -1,015
2011 115,496 91,981 31,302 -2,196
2010 114,249 2,850 35,458 6,722
2009 113,429 1,187 33,560 12,700
2008 112,032 17,404 35,143 4,804
2007 109,165 65,306 35,480 3,053
2006 104,099 77,946 30,924 14,542
2005 96,478 101,019 30,674 19,212
2004 91,755 -1,001 29,634 24,521
2003 87,534 -103,564 28,150 42,456
2002 88,643 -23,110 25,941 48,195
2001 86,217 7,142 27,939 17,793
2000 83,143 -2,060 29,897 -6,604
1999 78,130 53,643 28,916 -7,634
1998 72,146 99,203 29,146 -1,387
1997 61,444 281,480 30,137 12,040
1996 56,392 -37,922 28,997 25,169
1995 53,407 54,372 29,828 26,743
1994 52,101 -121,407 30,372 20,420
1993 51,609 7,300 31,685 12,638
1992 50,204 56,210 32,067 6,460
1991 47,426 78,052 33,518 31,156
1990 52,770 -712,544 33,298 70,432
1989 63,238 8,156 30,749 -8,818
1988 62,703 7,734 29,846 -17,005
1987 62,147 6,840 27,603 -7,631
1986 61,924 6,534 25,549 -10,234
1985 59,988 7,487 24,126 -13,462
1984 59,460 7,513 26,043 -901
1983 57,562 7,861 24,315 11,464
1982 56,127 2,530 24,207 7,982
1981 55,003 2,757 25,374 -7,606
1980 53,452 4,016 23,658 -15,423
1979 52,125 3,500 26,675 -26,694
1978 49,813 3,500 26,156 -28,783
1977 47,582 3,555 28,020 -22,697
1976 45,528 1,246 29,456 -9,138
1975 43,478 2,037 31,355 13,196
1974 41,499 2,086 33,896 27,580
1973 39,694 2,272 35,239 28,261
1972 37,860 2,018 38,244 17,779
1971 36,015 1,293 40,000 7,547
1970 35,196 2,285 37,101 4,511
1969 34,677 1,982 38,098 -5,212
1968 33,536 1,964 37,594 -11,853
1967 32,519 2,177 37,974 -2,289
1966 31,454 1,953 36,151 9,161
1965 30,618 2,431 36,982 9,245
1964 29,592 2,189 39,375 9,806
1963 28,708 2,165 42,027 10,226
1962 27,679 2,189 42,865 12,697
1961 26,670 2,115 43,482 10,689
1960 25,713 1,886 41,791 3,846

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

GeoRank.org/population/liberia/new-zealand | 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 New Zealand 34.4% is from natural causes (a gain of 247,767 people) and 65.6% is from migration (a gain of 471,602 people).

As of 2024, 72,423 residents or 1.3% of the population were not native-born in Liberia, compared to 1,467,989 people or 28.2% in New Zealand.

Biggest cities by population

Liberia
City Population
Monrovia 1.02M
Sanniquellie 47.1K
Kakata 33.9K
Greenville 17.6K
Yekepa 11K
New Zealand
City Population
Auckland 1.47M
Christchurch 383K
Wellington 216K
Hamilton 176K
Tauranga 151K
Dunedin 106K
Lower Hutt 103K
Palmerston North 81.5K
Napier 66.3K
Hibiscus Coast 59.8K

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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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