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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Liberia was 5,612,817 in 2024 vs 6,929,153 people in Paraguay in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Liberia's population is 5,887,000 people compared to 7,120,169 in Paraguay.

Population statistics:

  • Paraguay's population is 1.21 times bigger than Liberia's.
  • Liberia is ranked the 116th most populous country in the world, while Paraguay is the 108th.
  • The countries together account for 0.16% of the world: 0.07% for Liberia vs 0.09% for Paraguay.
  • For the last 10 years, Liberia has had an average growth rate of +2.09% per year vs +1.34% in Paraguay.
  • Since 2006, the population of Liberia has increased from 3.49M people to 5.89M (68.6% growth), while Paraguay has grown from 5.51M to 7.12M (29.3% growth).

Liberia vs Paraguay: population by year and forecast

Liberia
Factual

Projection
Paraguay
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Liberia Paraguay
2100 12,788,823 9,114,469
2099 12,776,207 9,134,868
2098 12,757,308 9,153,773
2097 12,728,620 9,171,880
2096 12,695,873 9,188,931
2095 12,671,037 9,204,812
2094 12,645,345 9,219,996
2093 12,607,806 9,234,274
2092 12,583,276 9,247,659
2091 12,557,861 9,260,551
2090 12,513,262 9,272,453
2089 12,461,083 9,283,984
2088 12,429,523 9,293,775
2087 12,394,685 9,302,722
2086 12,331,734 9,311,508
2085 12,266,313 9,319,285
2084 12,218,274 9,325,447
2083 12,163,782 9,331,054
2082 12,122,513 9,335,846
2081 12,055,108 9,340,017
2080 11,977,065 9,342,618
2079 11,899,224 9,344,195
2078 11,823,772 9,344,403
2077 11,746,009 9,343,525
2076 11,657,329 9,341,603
2075 11,571,881 9,337,944
2074 11,469,695 9,332,883
2073 11,373,802 9,326,126
2072 11,288,250 9,317,685
2071 11,187,594 9,307,917
2070 11,097,891 9,296,216
2069 11,002,270 9,282,854
2068 10,918,600 9,268,086
2067 10,814,021 9,251,858
2066 10,721,693 9,233,146
2065 10,617,436 9,212,933
2064 10,521,037 9,190,368
2063 10,416,221 9,165,372
2062 10,308,855 9,138,205
2061 10,200,557 9,109,701
2060 10,091,553 9,079,572
2059 9,960,069 9,047,300
2058 9,857,338 9,011,957
2057 9,745,295 8,975,110
2056 9,624,041 8,936,412
2055 9,506,843 8,896,115
2054 9,402,297 8,853,974
2053 9,284,854 8,810,350
2052 9,173,091 8,764,844
2051 9,060,243 8,717,773
2050 8,951,514 8,669,516
2049 8,828,384 8,619,672
2048 8,705,146 8,568,157
2047 8,581,923 8,515,265
2046 8,456,286 8,460,084
2045 8,342,861 8,404,136
2044 8,220,755 8,346,996
2043 8,106,429 8,288,781
2042 7,972,152 8,228,904
2041 7,829,310 8,168,202
2040 7,698,463 8,106,496
2039 7,554,021 8,043,273
2038 7,421,960 7,978,464
2037 7,291,328 7,912,690
2036 7,146,172 7,845,468
2035 7,010,827 7,777,137
2034 6,883,638 7,707,832
2033 6,750,553 7,636,950
2032 6,619,507 7,564,485
2031 6,492,799 7,490,891
2030 6,376,029 7,415,529
2029 6,247,795 7,338,535
2028 6,120,673 7,259,813
2027 5,981,051 7,179,864
2026 5,852,128 7,098,035
2025 5,732,938 7,014,448
2024 5,612,817 6,929,153
2023 5,493,031 6,844,146
2022 5,373,294 6,760,464
2021 5,259,323 6,684,182
2020 5,149,463 6,603,739
2019 5,043,721 6,515,058
2018 4,944,726 6,427,382
2017 4,848,925 6,338,660
2016 4,755,608 6,249,126
2015 4,659,431 6,159,103
2014 4,564,293 6,069,811
2013 4,470,239 5,982,445
2012 4,373,043 5,897,008
2011 4,221,178 5,814,626
2010 4,058,890 5,737,971
2009 3,943,028 5,671,236
2008 3,821,003 5,613,574
2007 3,669,050 5,559,386
2006 3,490,787 5,505,148
2005 3,301,015 5,448,097
2004 3,156,892 5,388,175
2003 3,119,532 5,326,436
2002 3,094,782 5,261,328
2001 3,015,338 5,187,689
2000 2,928,117 5,100,868
1999 2,821,684 5,003,135
1998 2,670,124 4,900,025
1997 2,412,989 4,794,412
1996 2,232,289 4,687,543
1995 2,169,162 4,579,806
1994 2,149,928 4,471,417
1993 2,155,126 4,362,696
1992 2,072,461 4,253,600
1991 1,956,518 4,144,364
1990 2,223,667 4,035,747
1989 2,517,858 3,927,802
1988 2,446,941 3,820,546
1987 2,377,229 3,714,889
1986 2,308,511 3,611,474
1985 2,240,539 3,510,671
1984 2,173,312 3,412,936
1983 2,107,113 3,318,068
1982 2,045,073 3,226,189
1981 1,986,867 3,137,604
1980 1,929,253 3,053,235
1979 1,872,713 2,973,968
1978 1,818,247 2,899,269
1977 1,766,019 2,827,874
1976 1,717,060 2,758,836
1975 1,670,913 2,691,648
1974 1,626,362 2,625,621
1973 1,583,588 2,561,102
1972 1,542,670 2,499,881
1971 1,504,077 2,442,537
1970 1,466,676 2,388,028
1969 1,429,605 2,334,992
1968 1,393,530 2,282,391
1967 1,358,435 2,229,994
1966 1,324,383 2,177,584
1965 1,291,156 2,125,177
1964 1,258,745 2,073,119
1963 1,227,414 2,021,909
1962 1,197,039 1,973,130
1961 1,167,717 1,927,394
1960 1,139,522 1,883,514

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/paraguay | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Liberia increased by 1,264,821 people (a 36.2% growth), while Paraguay gained 743,978 people (a 13.5% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Liberia gained 1,131,392 people (a 23.8% growth), while Paraguay's population increased by 871,043 people (a 13.9% growth).

Liberia was ranked 126th most populous country in 2006 and is 116th in 2026. Paraguay was ranked 107th in 2006 and ranked 108th 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 Paraguay will increase by 21.8% to 8,669,516 people and rank change from 108th to 110th.

Liberia is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 12.8M people compared to the peak of 9.34M people in 2078 for Paraguay.

Population growth rate by year

Liberia
Factual

Projection
Paraguay
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Liberia Paraguay
2100 0.1% -0.22%
2099 0.15% -0.21%
2098 0.23% -0.2%
2097 0.26% -0.19%
2096 0.2% -0.17%
2095 0.2% -0.16%
2094 0.3% -0.15%
2093 0.19% -0.14%
2092 0.2% -0.14%
2091 0.36% -0.13%
2090 0.42% -0.12%
2089 0.25% -0.11%
2088 0.28% -0.1%
2087 0.51% -0.09%
2086 0.53% -0.08%
2085 0.39% -0.07%
2084 0.45% -0.06%
2083 0.34% -0.05%
2082 0.56% -0.04%
2081 0.65% -0.03%
2080 0.65% -0.02%
2079 0.64% -0.002%
2078 0.66% 0.009%
2077 0.76% 0.02%
2076 0.74% 0.04%
2075 0.89% 0.05%
2074 0.84% 0.07%
2073 0.76% 0.09%
2072 0.9% 0.1%
2071 0.81% 0.13%
2070 0.87% 0.14%
2069 0.77% 0.16%
2068 0.97% 0.18%
2067 0.86% 0.2%
2066 0.98% 0.22%
2065 0.92% 0.25%
2064 1.01% 0.27%
2063 1.04% 0.3%
2062 1.06% 0.31%
2061 1.08% 0.33%
2060 1.32% 0.36%
2059 1.04% 0.39%
2058 1.15% 0.41%
2057 1.26% 0.43%
2056 1.23% 0.45%
2055 1.11% 0.48%
2054 1.26% 0.5%
2053 1.22% 0.52%
2052 1.25% 0.54%
2051 1.21% 0.56%
2050 1.39% 0.58%
2049 1.42% 0.6%
2048 1.44% 0.62%
2047 1.49% 0.65%
2046 1.36% 0.67%
2045 1.49% 0.68%
2044 1.41% 0.7%
2043 1.68% 0.73%
2042 1.82% 0.74%
2041 1.7% 0.76%
2040 1.91% 0.79%
2039 1.78% 0.81%
2038 1.79% 0.83%
2037 2.03% 0.86%
2036 1.93% 0.88%
2035 1.85% 0.9%
2034 1.97% 0.93%
2033 1.98% 0.96%
2032 1.95% 0.98%
2031 1.83% 1.02%
2030 2.05% 1.05%
2029 2.08% 1.08%
2028 2.33% 1.11%
2027 2.2% 1.15%
2026 2.08% 1.19%
2025 2.14% 1.23%
2024 2.18% 1.24%
2023 2.23% 1.24%
2022 2.17% 1.14%
2021 2.13% 1.22%
2020 2.1% 1.36%
2019 2% 1.36%
2018 1.98% 1.4%
2017 1.96% 1.43%
2016 2.06% 1.46%
2015 2.08% 1.47%
2014 2.1% 1.46%
2013 2.22% 1.45%
2012 3.6% 1.42%
2011 4% 1.34%
2010 2.94% 1.18%
2009 3.19% 1.03%
2008 4.14% 0.97%
2007 5.11% 0.99%
2006 5.75% 1.05%
2005 4.57% 1.11%
2004 1.2% 1.16%
2003 0.8% 1.24%
2002 2.63% 1.42%
2001 2.98% 1.7%
2000 3.77% 1.95%
1999 5.68% 2.1%
1998 10.7% 2.2%
1997 8.09% 2.28%
1996 2.91% 2.35%
1995 0.89% 2.42%
1994 -0.24% 2.49%
1993 3.99% 2.56%
1992 5.93% 2.64%
1991 -12% 2.69%
1990 -11.7% 2.75%
1989 2.9% 2.81%
1988 2.93% 2.84%
1987 2.98% 2.86%
1986 3.03% 2.87%
1985 3.09% 2.86%
1984 3.14% 2.86%
1983 3.03% 2.85%
1982 2.93% 2.82%
1981 2.99% 2.76%
1980 3.02% 2.67%
1979 3% 2.58%
1978 2.96% 2.52%
1977 2.85% 2.5%
1976 2.76% 2.5%
1975 2.74% 2.51%
1974 2.7% 2.52%
1973 2.65% 2.45%
1972 2.57% 2.35%
1971 2.55% 2.28%
1970 2.59% 2.27%
1969 2.59% 2.3%
1968 2.58% 2.35%
1967 2.57% 2.41%
1966 2.57% 2.47%
1965 2.57% 2.51%
1964 2.55% 2.53%
1963 2.54% 2.47%
1962 2.51% 2.37%
1961 2.47% 2.33%

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/paraguay | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Liberia grew by 2.18%, while Paraguay's population grew by 1.24%.

Live population counters

Liberia Paraguay
Current population
5887000
7120169
Population rank 116/197 108/197
Percent of world population 0.07% 0.09%
One net population change
4.39 minutes
6.18 minutes
One birth every
3.09 minutes
3.84 minutes
One death every
11.9 minutes
13.5 minutes
Daily growth/decline +328 +233
Annual growth/decline +119,786 +85,007
Annual growth/decline rate +2.18% +1.24%
Population growth rate rank 43/197 87/197
One migration net change every
53.4 minutes
42.4 minutes
Annual migration change -9,870 -12,423
Net migration rank 132/196 137/196
Foreign-born residents 72,423 180,837
Foreign-born residents rank 142/195 119/195
Foreign-born share of population 1.3% 2.6%
Foreign-born share rank 148/195 123/195

Natural population change vs migration

Liberia
Natural

Migration
Paraguay
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Liberia Paraguay
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -9,870 - -12,423
2024 - -7,779 - -12,451
2023 125,730 -5,002 97,748 -12,500
2022 123,747 -5,003 94,627 -12,500
2021 121,038 -11,852 78,667 -8,226
2020 120,632 -10,107 98,667 -8,226
2019 120,635 -19,678 103,179 -16,263
2018 120,231 -23,199 104,908 -16,472
2017 119,376 -24,807 105,634 -16,630
2016 118,852 -26,796 106,804 -16,737
2015 115,479 -15,182 106,817 -16,834
2014 116,667 -26,690 105,585 -16,989
2013 120,138 -22,010 103,383 -17,232
2012 121,973 -25,710 102,508 -17,763
2011 115,496 91,981 100,442 -20,427
2010 114,249 2,850 99,456 -26,169
2009 113,429 1,187 100,296 -40,112
2008 112,032 17,404 99,821 -44,679
2007 109,165 65,306 99,141 -45,914
2006 104,099 77,946 99,808 -44,568
2005 96,478 101,019 101,035 -42,173
2004 91,755 -1,001 101,896 -40,907
2003 87,534 -103,564 102,427 -39,941
2002 88,643 -23,110 104,658 -36,918
2001 86,217 7,142 107,225 -27,676
2000 83,143 -2,060 109,979 -15,884
1999 78,130 53,643 112,726 -11,362
1998 72,146 99,203 114,122 -9,276
1997 61,444 281,480 115,095 -8,704
1996 56,392 -37,922 115,623 -8,273
1995 53,407 54,372 115,777 -7,653
1994 52,101 -121,407 115,662 -6,999
1993 51,609 7,300 115,211 -6,431
1992 50,204 56,210 115,442 -6,035
1991 47,426 78,052 114,472 -5,420
1990 52,770 -712,544 112,864 -4,685
1989 63,238 8,156 111,727 -4,009
1988 62,703 7,734 110,348 -3,557
1987 62,147 6,840 107,962 -3,445
1986 61,924 6,534 105,776 -3,460
1985 59,988 7,487 102,859 -3,562
1984 59,460 7,513 99,937 -3,769
1983 57,562 7,861 96,406 -2,845
1982 56,127 2,530 92,917 -2,725
1981 55,003 2,757 89,456 -2,477
1980 53,452 4,016 84,568 -2,808
1979 52,125 3,500 80,345 -3,570
1978 49,813 3,500 76,691 -4,066
1977 47,582 3,555 74,359 -4,201
1976 45,528 1,246 71,973 -4,066
1975 43,478 2,037 70,285 -3,807
1974 41,499 2,086 69,059 -3,478
1973 39,694 2,272 67,803 -4,346
1972 37,860 2,018 66,625 -7,642
1971 36,015 1,293 66,142 -10,446
1970 35,196 2,285 65,905 -12,579
1969 34,677 1,982 65,616 -12,859
1968 33,536 1,964 65,575 -13,132
1967 32,519 2,177 65,695 -13,346
1966 31,454 1,953 66,002 -13,538
1965 30,618 2,431 66,063 -13,715
1964 29,592 2,189 65,681 -13,915
1963 28,708 2,165 64,741 -14,086
1962 27,679 2,189 63,079 -16,175
1961 26,670 2,115 61,536 -16,972
1960 25,713 1,886 60,009 -16,811

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

GeoRank.org/population/liberia/paraguay | 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 Paraguay 87.6% is from natural causes (a gain of 1,002,636 people) and 12.4% is from migration (a loss of 141,377 people).

As of 2024, 72,423 residents or 1.3% of the population were not native-born in Liberia, compared to 180,837 people or 2.6% in Paraguay.

Biggest cities by population

Liberia
City Population
Monrovia 1.02M
Sanniquellie 47.1K
Kakata 33.9K
Greenville 17.6K
Yekepa 11K
Paraguay
City Population
Asuncion 462K
Ciudad del Este 350K
Luque 260K
San Lorenzo 225K
Pedro Juan Caballero 127K
Caaguazu 127K
Encarnacion 107K
Coronel Oviedo 52.4K
Concepcion 45.1K

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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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