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

Liberia and Palau: population history and growth rate by year chart

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Liberia	Palau	Liberia	Palau
1960	1,139,522	9,328	-	-
1961	1,167,717	9,555	2.47%	2.43%
1962	1,197,039	9,793	2.51%	2.49%
1963	1,227,414	10,037	2.54%	2.49%
1964	1,258,745	10,292	2.55%	2.54%
1965	1,291,156	10,547	2.57%	2.48%
1966	1,324,383	10,805	2.57%	2.45%
1967	1,358,435	10,988	2.57%	1.69%
1968	1,393,530	11,080	2.58%	0.84%
1969	1,429,605	11,159	2.59%	0.71%
1970	1,466,676	11,368	2.59%	1.87%
1971	1,504,077	11,759	2.55%	3.44%
1972	1,542,670	12,194	2.57%	3.7%
1973	1,583,588	12,552	2.65%	2.94%
1974	1,626,362	12,687	2.7%	1.08%
1975	1,670,913	12,655	2.74%	-0.25%
1976	1,717,060	12,598	2.76%	-0.45%
1977	1,766,019	12,525	2.85%	-0.58%
1978	1,818,247	12,440	2.96%	-0.68%
1979	1,872,713	12,337	3%	-0.83%
1980	1,929,253	12,271	3.02%	-0.53%
1981	1,986,867	12,402	2.99%	1.07%
1982	2,045,073	12,694	2.93%	2.35%
1983	2,107,113	13,006	3.03%	2.46%
1984	2,173,312	13,337	3.14%	2.54%
1985	2,240,539	13,688	3.09%	2.63%
1986	2,308,511	14,024	3.03%	2.45%
1987	2,377,229	14,334	2.98%	2.21%
1988	2,446,941	14,645	2.93%	2.17%
1989	2,517,858	14,945	2.9%	2.05%
1990	2,223,667	15,259	-11.7%	2.1%
1991	1,956,518	15,614	-12%	2.33%
1992	2,072,461	15,989	5.93%	2.4%
1993	2,155,126	16,372	3.99%	2.4%
1994	2,149,928	16,770	-0.24%	2.43%
1995	2,169,162	17,195	0.89%	2.53%
1996	2,232,289	17,654	2.91%	2.67%
1997	2,412,989	18,108	8.09%	2.57%
1998	2,670,124	18,524	10.7%	2.3%
1999	2,821,684	18,901	5.68%	2.04%
2000	2,928,117	19,178	3.77%	1.47%
2001	3,015,338	19,352	2.98%	0.91%
2002	3,094,782	19,503	2.63%	0.78%
2003	3,119,532	19,659	0.8%	0.8%
2004	3,156,892	19,820	1.2%	0.82%
2005	3,301,015	19,819	4.57%	-0.005%
2006	3,490,787	19,593	5.75%	-1.14%
2007	3,669,050	19,302	5.11%	-1.49%
2008	3,821,003	19,009	4.14%	-1.52%
2009	3,943,028	18,709	3.19%	-1.58%
2010	4,058,890	18,396	2.94%	-1.67%
2011	4,221,178	18,078	4%	-1.73%
2012	4,373,043	17,765	3.6%	-1.73%
2013	4,470,239	17,648	2.22%	-0.66%
2014	4,564,293	17,715	2.1%	0.38%
2015	4,659,431	17,770	2.08%	0.31%
2016	4,755,608	17,797	2.06%	0.15%
2017	4,848,925	17,812	1.96%	0.08%
2018	4,944,726	17,814	1.98%	0.01%
2019	5,043,721	17,798	2%	-0.09%
2020	5,149,463	17,792	2.1%	-0.03%
2021	5,259,323	17,783	2.13%	-0.05%
2022	5,373,294	17,759	2.17%	-0.13%
2023	5,493,031	17,727	2.23%	-0.18%
2024	5,612,817	17,695	2.18%	-0.18%
2025	5,731,211	17,663	2.11%	-0.18%
2026	5,853,958	17,618	2.14%	-0.25%
2027	5,986,805	17,564	2.27%	-0.31%
2028	6,118,769	17,504	2.2%	-0.34%
2029	6,245,093	17,436	2.06%	-0.39%
2030	6,366,293	17,376	1.94%	-0.34%
2031	6,486,749	17,299	1.89%	-0.44%
2032	6,614,257	17,228	1.97%	-0.41%
2033	6,744,927	17,163	1.98%	-0.38%
2034	6,873,688	17,092	1.91%	-0.41%
2035	7,003,567	17,012	1.89%	-0.47%
2036	7,142,326	16,940	1.98%	-0.43%
2037	7,278,759	16,858	1.91%	-0.48%
2038	7,408,720	16,779	1.79%	-0.47%
2039	7,545,510	16,689	1.85%	-0.54%
2040	7,681,693	16,604	1.8%	-0.51%
2041	7,817,089	16,510	1.76%	-0.57%
2042	7,954,182	16,403	1.75%	-0.65%
2043	8,077,173	16,302	1.55%	-0.61%
2044	8,194,136	16,202	1.45%	-0.62%
2045	8,310,657	16,097	1.42%	-0.65%
2046	8,428,924	15,977	1.42%	-0.74%
2047	8,552,033	15,863	1.46%	-0.71%
2048	8,673,963	15,749	1.43%	-0.72%
2049	8,795,838	15,632	1.41%	-0.74%
2050	8,910,539	15,515	1.3%	-0.75%

From 2005 to 2015, the population of Liberia increased by 1,358,416 people (a 41.2% growth), while Palau lost 2,049 people (a 10.3% decline).

For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Liberia gained 1,170,380 (a 25.1% growth), while Palau's population decreased by -107 (a 0.6% decline).

Liberia was ranked 129th most populous country in 2005 and is 116th in 2025. Palau was ranked 194th in 2005 and still ranked 194th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 25 years (in 2050) Liberia's population will grow by 52.8% to 8,910,539 people with a rank change from 116th to 107th. The population of Palau will decrease by 12.2% to 15,515 people and rank change from 194th to 195th.