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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Liberia was 5,612,817 in 2024 vs 251,269,164 people in Pakistan in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Liberia's population is 5,887,000 people compared to 260,356,147 in Pakistan.

Population statistics:

  • Pakistan's population is 44.2 times bigger than Liberia's.
  • Liberia is ranked the 116th most populous country in the world, while Pakistan is the 5th.
  • The countries together account for 3.21% of the world: 0.07% for Liberia vs 3.14% for Pakistan.
  • For the last 10 years, Liberia has had an average growth rate of +2.09% per year vs +1.6% in Pakistan.
  • Since 2006, the population of Liberia has increased from 3.49M people to 5.89M (68.6% growth), while Pakistan has grown from 180M to 260M (44.9% growth).

Liberia vs Pakistan: population by year and forecast

Liberia
Factual

Projection
Pakistan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Liberia Pakistan
2100 12,788,823 514,531,704
2099 12,776,207 513,655,674
2098 12,757,308 512,727,636
2097 12,728,620 511,735,790
2096 12,695,873 510,636,755
2095 12,671,037 509,437,875
2094 12,645,345 508,130,071
2093 12,607,806 506,765,644
2092 12,583,276 505,327,656
2091 12,557,861 503,824,444
2090 12,513,262 502,264,268
2089 12,461,083 500,660,501
2088 12,429,523 498,935,983
2087 12,394,685 497,190,466
2086 12,331,734 495,313,036
2085 12,266,313 493,366,305
2084 12,218,274 491,354,778
2083 12,163,782 489,225,193
2082 12,122,513 486,984,952
2081 12,055,108 484,673,501
2080 11,977,065 482,257,479
2079 11,899,224 479,813,404
2078 11,823,772 477,277,836
2077 11,746,009 474,593,860
2076 11,657,329 471,779,348
2075 11,571,881 468,855,468
2074 11,469,695 465,875,137
2073 11,373,802 462,811,079
2072 11,288,250 459,656,523
2071 11,187,594 456,423,506
2070 11,097,891 453,095,985
2069 11,002,270 449,655,599
2068 10,918,600 446,126,774
2067 10,814,021 442,540,629
2066 10,721,693 438,879,326
2065 10,617,436 435,169,856
2064 10,521,037 431,394,393
2063 10,416,221 427,575,887
2062 10,308,855 423,636,352
2061 10,200,557 419,672,017
2060 10,091,553 415,638,125
2059 9,960,069 411,576,344
2058 9,857,338 407,429,129
2057 9,745,295 403,233,874
2056 9,624,041 398,948,355
2055 9,506,843 394,645,693
2054 9,402,297 390,303,954
2053 9,284,854 385,922,748
2052 9,173,091 381,488,696
2051 9,060,243 377,018,239
2050 8,951,514 372,476,884
2049 8,828,384 367,909,407
2048 8,705,146 363,310,560
2047 8,581,923 358,659,474
2046 8,456,286 353,929,775
2045 8,342,861 349,156,085
2044 8,220,755 344,371,692
2043 8,106,429 339,561,029
2042 7,972,152 334,731,546
2041 7,829,310 329,875,686
2040 7,698,463 325,039,429
2039 7,554,021 320,137,108
2038 7,421,960 315,207,413
2037 7,291,328 310,312,684
2036 7,146,172 305,408,418
2035 7,010,827 300,541,523
2034 6,883,638 295,686,893
2033 6,750,553 290,851,174
2032 6,619,507 286,070,650
2031 6,492,799 281,351,929
2030 6,376,029 276,708,987
2029 6,247,795 272,189,955
2028 6,120,673 267,728,673
2027 5,981,051 263,390,059
2026 5,852,128 259,231,214
2025 5,732,938 255,166,301
2024 5,612,817 251,269,164
2023 5,493,031 247,504,495
2022 5,373,294 243,700,667
2021 5,259,323 239,477,801
2020 5,149,463 235,001,746
2019 5,043,721 230,800,899
2018 4,944,726 226,928,892
2017 4,848,925 223,273,967
2016 4,755,608 220,138,869
2015 4,659,431 217,290,883
2014 4,564,293 214,264,647
2013 4,470,239 211,073,978
2012 4,373,043 207,667,125
2011 4,221,178 203,746,065
2010 4,058,890 199,239,047
2009 3,943,028 194,376,534
2008 3,821,003 189,499,113
2007 3,669,050 184,493,231
2006 3,490,787 179,682,690
2005 3,301,015 175,453,212
2004 3,156,892 171,286,000
2003 3,119,532 167,110,248
2002 3,094,782 163,222,549
2001 3,015,338 159,270,907
2000 2,928,117 154,879,127
1999 2,821,684 150,565,377
1998 2,670,124 146,522,356
1997 2,412,989 142,531,804
1996 2,232,289 138,557,092
1995 2,169,162 134,582,253
1994 2,149,928 130,748,083
1993 2,155,126 127,020,117
1992 2,072,461 123,546,848
1991 1,956,518 120,060,406
1990 2,223,667 116,155,576
1989 2,517,858 112,336,629
1988 2,446,941 108,724,739
1987 2,377,229 105,130,717
1986 2,308,511 101,606,764
1985 2,240,539 98,229,285
1984 2,173,312 95,164,936
1983 2,107,113 92,227,711
1982 2,045,073 89,089,246
1981 1,986,867 85,802,049
1980 1,929,253 82,291,010
1979 1,872,713 78,997,039
1978 1,818,247 76,307,379
1977 1,766,019 73,901,827
1976 1,717,060 71,620,254
1975 1,670,913 69,461,175
1974 1,626,362 67,415,487
1973 1,583,588 65,461,912
1972 1,542,670 63,583,194
1971 1,504,077 61,847,899
1970 1,466,676 60,166,719
1969 1,429,605 58,460,939
1968 1,393,530 56,810,507
1967 1,358,435 55,214,768
1966 1,324,383 53,678,667
1965 1,291,156 52,209,010
1964 1,258,745 50,799,999
1963 1,227,414 49,447,776
1962 1,197,039 48,156,128
1961 1,167,717 46,921,277
1960 1,139,522 45,709,310

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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From 2006 to 2016, the population of Liberia increased by 1,264,821 people (a 36.2% growth), while Pakistan gained 40,456,179 people (a 22.5% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Liberia gained 1,131,392 people (a 23.8% growth), while Pakistan's population increased by 40,217,278 people (a 18.3% growth).

Liberia was ranked 126th most populous country in 2006 and is 116th in 2026. Pakistan was ranked 6th in 2006 and ranked 5th 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 Pakistan will increase by 43.1% to 372,476,884 people and rank change from 5th to 4th.

Liberia is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 12.8M people compared to the peak of 515M people in 2100 for Pakistan.

Population growth rate by year

Liberia
Factual

Projection
Pakistan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Liberia Pakistan
2100 0.1% 0.17%
2099 0.15% 0.18%
2098 0.23% 0.19%
2097 0.26% 0.22%
2096 0.2% 0.24%
2095 0.2% 0.26%
2094 0.3% 0.27%
2093 0.19% 0.28%
2092 0.2% 0.3%
2091 0.36% 0.31%
2090 0.42% 0.32%
2089 0.25% 0.35%
2088 0.28% 0.35%
2087 0.51% 0.38%
2086 0.53% 0.39%
2085 0.39% 0.41%
2084 0.45% 0.44%
2083 0.34% 0.46%
2082 0.56% 0.48%
2081 0.65% 0.5%
2080 0.65% 0.51%
2079 0.64% 0.53%
2078 0.66% 0.57%
2077 0.76% 0.6%
2076 0.74% 0.62%
2075 0.89% 0.64%
2074 0.84% 0.66%
2073 0.76% 0.69%
2072 0.9% 0.71%
2071 0.81% 0.73%
2070 0.87% 0.77%
2069 0.77% 0.79%
2068 0.97% 0.81%
2067 0.86% 0.83%
2066 0.98% 0.85%
2065 0.92% 0.88%
2064 1.01% 0.89%
2063 1.04% 0.93%
2062 1.06% 0.94%
2061 1.08% 0.97%
2060 1.32% 0.99%
2059 1.04% 1.02%
2058 1.15% 1.04%
2057 1.26% 1.07%
2056 1.23% 1.09%
2055 1.11% 1.11%
2054 1.26% 1.14%
2053 1.22% 1.16%
2052 1.25% 1.19%
2051 1.21% 1.22%
2050 1.39% 1.24%
2049 1.42% 1.27%
2048 1.44% 1.3%
2047 1.49% 1.34%
2046 1.36% 1.37%
2045 1.49% 1.39%
2044 1.41% 1.42%
2043 1.68% 1.44%
2042 1.82% 1.47%
2041 1.7% 1.49%
2040 1.91% 1.53%
2039 1.78% 1.56%
2038 1.79% 1.58%
2037 2.03% 1.61%
2036 1.93% 1.62%
2035 1.85% 1.64%
2034 1.97% 1.66%
2033 1.98% 1.67%
2032 1.95% 1.68%
2031 1.83% 1.68%
2030 2.05% 1.66%
2029 2.08% 1.67%
2028 2.33% 1.65%
2027 2.2% 1.6%
2026 2.08% 1.59%
2025 2.14% 1.55%
2024 2.18% 1.52%
2023 2.23% 1.56%
2022 2.17% 1.76%
2021 2.13% 1.9%
2020 2.1% 1.82%
2019 2% 1.71%
2018 1.98% 1.64%
2017 1.96% 1.42%
2016 2.06% 1.31%
2015 2.08% 1.41%
2014 2.1% 1.51%
2013 2.22% 1.64%
2012 3.6% 1.92%
2011 4% 2.26%
2010 2.94% 2.5%
2009 3.19% 2.57%
2008 4.14% 2.71%
2007 5.11% 2.68%
2006 5.75% 2.41%
2005 4.57% 2.43%
2004 1.2% 2.5%
2003 0.8% 2.38%
2002 2.63% 2.48%
2001 2.98% 2.84%
2000 3.77% 2.87%
1999 5.68% 2.76%
1998 10.7% 2.8%
1997 8.09% 2.87%
1996 2.91% 2.95%
1995 0.89% 2.93%
1994 -0.24% 2.93%
1993 3.99% 2.81%
1992 5.93% 2.9%
1991 -12% 3.36%
1990 -11.7% 3.4%
1989 2.9% 3.32%
1988 2.93% 3.42%
1987 2.98% 3.47%
1986 3.03% 3.44%
1985 3.09% 3.22%
1984 3.14% 3.18%
1983 3.03% 3.52%
1982 2.93% 3.83%
1981 2.99% 4.27%
1980 3.02% 4.17%
1979 3% 3.52%
1978 2.96% 3.26%
1977 2.85% 3.19%
1976 2.76% 3.11%
1975 2.74% 3.03%
1974 2.7% 2.98%
1973 2.65% 2.95%
1972 2.57% 2.81%
1971 2.55% 2.79%
1970 2.59% 2.92%
1969 2.59% 2.91%
1968 2.58% 2.89%
1967 2.57% 2.86%
1966 2.57% 2.81%
1965 2.57% 2.77%
1964 2.55% 2.73%
1963 2.54% 2.68%
1962 2.51% 2.63%
1961 2.47% 2.65%

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

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In 2024, the population of Liberia grew by 2.18%, while Pakistan's population grew by 1.52%.

Live population counters

Liberia Pakistan
Current population
5887000
260356147
Population rank 116/197 5/197
Percent of world population 0.07% 3.14%
One net population change
4.39 minutes
8.38 seconds
One birth every
3.09 minutes
4.58 seconds
One death every
11.9 minutes
19.7 seconds
Daily growth/decline +328 +10,314
Annual growth/decline +119,786 +3,764,669
Annual growth/decline rate +2.18% +1.52%
Population growth rate rank 43/197 70/197
One migration net change every
53.4 minutes
25.6 seconds
Annual migration change -9,870 -1,235,336
Net migration rank 132/196 196/196
Foreign-born residents 72,423 4,175,958
Foreign-born residents rank 142/195 16/195
Foreign-born share of population 1.3% 1.7%
Foreign-born share rank 148/195 141/195

Natural population change vs migration

Liberia
Natural

Migration
Pakistan
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Liberia Pakistan
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -9,870 - -1,235,336
2024 - -7,779 - -1,401,173
2023 125,730 -5,002 5,281,745 -1,619,557
2022 123,747 -5,003 5,268,077 -1,322,625
2021 121,038 -11,852 5,065,913 -565,673
2020 120,632 -10,107 5,011,177 -559,291
2019 120,635 -19,678 5,127,011 -1,177,220
2018 120,231 -23,199 5,103,858 -1,309,611
2017 119,376 -24,807 5,090,200 -1,574,585
2016 118,852 -26,796 5,044,922 -2,290,411
2015 115,479 -15,182 5,113,507 -2,172,162
2014 116,667 -26,690 5,148,994 -2,037,920
2013 120,138 -22,010 5,176,590 -1,906,319
2012 121,973 -25,710 5,191,263 -1,647,989
2011 115,496 91,981 5,189,412 -890,633
2010 114,249 2,850 5,147,142 -431,902
2009 113,429 1,187 5,028,132 -18,298
2008 112,032 17,404 4,885,855 -140,746
2007 109,165 65,306 4,690,187 576,349
2006 104,099 77,946 4,538,426 -183,933
2005 96,478 101,019 4,294,393 -189,899
2004 91,755 -1,001 4,294,654 -64,669
2003 87,534 -103,564 4,340,688 -219,118
2002 88,643 -23,110 4,307,607 -653,758
2001 86,217 7,142 4,304,297 -54,727
2000 83,143 -2,060 4,281,169 252,869
1999 78,130 53,643 4,228,026 -134,510
1998 72,146 99,203 4,104,824 -112,191
1997 61,444 281,480 4,043,912 -55,539
1996 56,392 -37,922 4,021,758 -60,855
1995 53,407 54,372 3,977,175 11,534
1994 52,101 -121,407 3,956,699 -277,100
1993 51,609 7,300 3,915,776 -139,493
1992 50,204 56,210 3,888,637 -718,387
1991 47,426 78,052 3,822,363 -19,668
1990 52,770 -712,544 3,731,730 275,242
1989 63,238 8,156 3,648,132 -17,164
1988 62,703 7,734 3,554,755 38,139
1987 62,147 6,840 3,448,813 146,364
1986 61,924 6,534 3,341,643 111,045
1985 59,988 7,487 3,233,315 68,860
1984 59,460 7,513 3,145,772 -319,242
1983 57,562 7,861 3,052,738 -4,753
1982 56,127 2,530 2,934,689 294,252
1981 55,003 2,757 2,790,454 555,032
1980 53,452 4,016 2,598,421 1,078,229
1979 52,125 3,500 2,461,311 450,003
1978 49,813 3,500 2,356,601 111,386
1977 47,582 3,555 2,257,849 85,250
1976 45,528 1,246 2,171,812 48,238
1975 43,478 2,037 2,099,811 -1,710
1974 41,499 2,086 2,028,061 -34,785
1973 39,694 2,272 1,971,909 -58,012
1972 37,860 2,018 1,912,774 -69,209
1971 36,015 1,293 1,695,374 -68,357
1970 35,196 2,285 1,793,570 -58,281
1969 34,677 1,982 1,733,601 -57,406
1968 33,536 1,964 1,683,296 -58,721
1967 32,519 2,177 1,626,737 -59,932
1966 31,454 1,953 1,566,343 -61,025
1965 30,618 2,431 1,496,050 -62,070
1964 29,592 2,189 1,447,394 -63,298
1963 28,708 2,165 1,384,934 -64,552
1962 27,679 2,189 1,328,675 -65,780
1961 26,670 2,115 1,273,772 -66,991
1960 25,713 1,886 1,217,147 0

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). In Pakistan 77.8% is from natural causes (a gain of 51,255,404 people) and 22.2% is from migration (a loss of 14,629,055 people).

As of 2024, 72,423 residents or 1.3% of the population were not native-born in Liberia, compared to 4,175,958 people or 1.7% in Pakistan.

Biggest cities by population

Liberia
City Population
Monrovia 1.02M
Sanniquellie 47.1K
Kakata 33.9K
Greenville 17.6K
Yekepa 11K
Pakistan
City Population
Karachi 14.9M
Lahore 11.1M
Faisalabad 3.2M
Rawalpindi 2.1M
Gujranwala 2.03M
Peshawar 1.97M
Multan 1.87M
Hyderabad 1.73M
Islamabad 1.01M
Quetta 1M

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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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