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Population in Liberia compared to South Korea: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Liberia was 5,612,817 in 2024 vs 51,751,065 people in South Korea in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Liberia's population is 5,887,000 people compared to 51,649,918 in South Korea.

Population statistics:

  • South Korea's population is 8.77 times bigger than Liberia's.
  • Liberia is ranked the 116th most populous country in the world, while South Korea is the 31st.
  • The countries together account for 0.69% of the world: 0.07% for Liberia vs 0.62% for South Korea.
  • For the last 10 years, Liberia has had an average growth rate of +2.09% per year vs +0.24% in South Korea.
  • Since 2006, the population of Liberia has increased from 3.49M people to 5.89M (68.6% growth), while South Korea has grown from 48.4M to 51.6M (6.63% growth).

Liberia vs South Korea: population by year and forecast

Liberia
Factual

Projection
South Korea
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Liberia South Korea
2100 12,788,823 22,012,503
2099 12,776,207 22,335,528
2098 12,757,308 22,668,719
2097 12,728,620 23,009,661
2096 12,695,873 23,360,151
2095 12,671,037 23,722,747
2094 12,645,345 24,093,391
2093 12,607,806 24,473,038
2092 12,583,276 24,860,975
2091 12,557,861 25,255,379
2090 12,513,262 25,655,577
2089 12,461,083 26,060,945
2088 12,429,523 26,470,073
2087 12,394,685 26,884,813
2086 12,331,734 27,301,913
2085 12,266,313 27,723,736
2084 12,218,274 28,147,480
2083 12,163,782 28,578,182
2082 12,122,513 29,012,953
2081 12,055,108 29,456,022
2080 11,977,065 29,901,880
2079 11,899,224 30,352,062
2078 11,823,772 30,809,176
2077 11,746,009 31,273,700
2076 11,657,329 31,744,480
2075 11,571,881 32,221,226
2074 11,469,695 32,706,020
2073 11,373,802 33,196,556
2072 11,288,250 33,696,490
2071 11,187,594 34,203,935
2070 11,097,891 34,719,324
2069 11,002,270 35,241,850
2068 10,918,600 35,762,799
2067 10,814,021 36,292,307
2066 10,721,693 36,826,655
2065 10,617,436 37,368,086
2064 10,521,037 37,916,439
2063 10,416,221 38,469,051
2062 10,308,855 39,028,473
2061 10,200,557 39,584,621
2060 10,091,553 40,149,830
2059 9,960,069 40,712,514
2058 9,857,338 41,277,134
2057 9,745,295 41,833,887
2056 9,624,041 42,377,427
2055 9,506,843 42,909,302
2054 9,402,297 43,427,254
2053 9,284,854 43,938,741
2052 9,173,091 44,441,106
2051 9,060,243 44,923,604
2050 8,951,514 45,385,311
2049 8,828,384 45,832,153
2048 8,705,146 46,258,529
2047 8,581,923 46,668,898
2046 8,456,286 47,056,404
2045 8,342,861 47,433,205
2044 8,220,755 47,797,411
2043 8,106,429 48,144,730
2042 7,972,152 48,478,991
2041 7,829,310 48,806,273
2040 7,698,463 49,115,658
2039 7,554,021 49,412,830
2038 7,421,960 49,694,340
2037 7,291,328 49,957,504
2036 7,146,172 50,200,702
2035 7,010,827 50,426,000
2034 6,883,638 50,632,962
2033 6,750,553 50,821,090
2032 6,619,507 50,987,020
2031 6,492,799 51,134,940
2030 6,376,029 51,267,908
2029 6,247,795 51,385,868
2028 6,120,673 51,486,791
2027 5,981,051 51,576,746
2026 5,852,128 51,649,918
2025 5,732,938 51,710,062
2024 5,612,817 51,751,065
2023 5,493,031 51,712,619
2022 5,373,294 51,672,569
2021 5,259,323 51,769,539
2020 5,149,463 51,836,239
2019 5,043,721 51,764,822
2018 4,944,726 51,585,058
2017 4,848,925 51,361,911
2016 4,755,608 51,217,803
2015 4,659,431 51,014,947
2014 4,564,293 50,746,659
2013 4,470,239 50,428,893
2012 4,373,043 50,199,853
2011 4,221,178 49,936,638
2010 4,058,890 49,554,112
2009 3,943,028 49,307,835
2008 3,821,003 49,054,708
2007 3,669,050 48,683,638
2006 3,490,787 48,438,292
2005 3,301,015 48,184,561
2004 3,156,892 48,082,519
2003 3,119,532 47,892,330
2002 3,094,782 47,644,736
2001 3,015,338 47,370,164
2000 2,928,117 47,008,111
1999 2,821,684 46,616,677
1998 2,670,124 46,286,503
1997 2,412,989 45,953,580
1996 2,232,289 45,524,681
1995 2,169,162 45,092,991
1994 2,149,928 44,641,540
1993 2,155,126 44,194,628
1992 2,072,461 43,747,962
1991 1,956,518 43,295,704
1990 2,223,667 42,869,283
1989 2,517,858 42,449,038
1988 2,446,941 42,031,247
1987 2,377,229 41,621,690
1986 2,308,511 41,213,674
1985 2,240,539 40,805,744
1984 2,173,312 40,405,956
1983 2,107,113 39,910,403
1982 2,045,073 39,326,352
1981 1,986,867 38,723,248
1980 1,929,253 38,123,775
1979 1,872,713 37,534,236
1978 1,818,247 36,969,185
1977 1,766,019 36,411,795
1976 1,717,060 35,848,523
1975 1,670,913 35,280,725
1974 1,626,362 34,692,266
1973 1,583,588 34,103,149
1972 1,542,670 33,505,406
1971 1,504,077 32,882,704
1970 1,466,676 32,240,827
1969 1,429,605 31,544,266
1968 1,393,530 30,838,302
1967 1,358,435 30,130,983
1966 1,324,383 29,435,571
1965 1,291,156 28,704,674
1964 1,258,745 27,984,155
1963 1,227,414 27,261,747
1962 1,197,039 26,513,030
1961 1,167,717 25,765,673
1960 1,139,522 25,012,374

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/south-korea | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Liberia increased by 1,264,821 people (a 36.2% growth), while South Korea gained 2,779,511 people (a 5.74% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Liberia gained 1,131,392 people (a 23.8% growth), while South Korea's population increased by 432,115 people (a 0.84% growth).

Liberia was ranked 126th most populous country in 2006 and is 116th in 2026. South Korea was ranked 25th in 2006 and ranked 31st 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 South Korea will decrease by 12.1% to 45,385,311 people and rank change from 31st to 48th.

Liberia is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 12.8M people, while South Korea's population already peaked in 2020 at 51.8M people and is projected to decrease to 22M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Liberia
Factual

Projection
South Korea
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Liberia South Korea
2100 0.1% -1.45%
2099 0.15% -1.47%
2098 0.23% -1.48%
2097 0.26% -1.5%
2096 0.2% -1.53%
2095 0.2% -1.54%
2094 0.3% -1.55%
2093 0.19% -1.56%
2092 0.2% -1.56%
2091 0.36% -1.56%
2090 0.42% -1.56%
2089 0.25% -1.55%
2088 0.28% -1.54%
2087 0.51% -1.53%
2086 0.53% -1.52%
2085 0.39% -1.51%
2084 0.45% -1.51%
2083 0.34% -1.5%
2082 0.56% -1.5%
2081 0.65% -1.49%
2080 0.65% -1.48%
2079 0.64% -1.48%
2078 0.66% -1.49%
2077 0.76% -1.48%
2076 0.74% -1.48%
2075 0.89% -1.48%
2074 0.84% -1.48%
2073 0.76% -1.48%
2072 0.9% -1.48%
2071 0.81% -1.48%
2070 0.87% -1.48%
2069 0.77% -1.46%
2068 0.97% -1.46%
2067 0.86% -1.45%
2066 0.98% -1.45%
2065 0.92% -1.45%
2064 1.01% -1.44%
2063 1.04% -1.43%
2062 1.06% -1.4%
2061 1.08% -1.41%
2060 1.32% -1.38%
2059 1.04% -1.37%
2058 1.15% -1.33%
2057 1.26% -1.28%
2056 1.23% -1.24%
2055 1.11% -1.19%
2054 1.26% -1.16%
2053 1.22% -1.13%
2052 1.25% -1.07%
2051 1.21% -1.02%
2050 1.39% -0.97%
2049 1.42% -0.92%
2048 1.44% -0.88%
2047 1.49% -0.82%
2046 1.36% -0.79%
2045 1.49% -0.76%
2044 1.41% -0.72%
2043 1.68% -0.69%
2042 1.82% -0.67%
2041 1.7% -0.63%
2040 1.91% -0.6%
2039 1.78% -0.57%
2038 1.79% -0.53%
2037 2.03% -0.48%
2036 1.93% -0.45%
2035 1.85% -0.41%
2034 1.97% -0.37%
2033 1.98% -0.33%
2032 1.95% -0.29%
2031 1.83% -0.26%
2030 2.05% -0.23%
2029 2.08% -0.2%
2028 2.33% -0.17%
2027 2.2% -0.14%
2026 2.08% -0.12%
2025 2.14% -0.08%
2024 2.18% 0.07%
2023 2.23% 0.08%
2022 2.17% -0.19%
2021 2.13% -0.13%
2020 2.1% 0.14%
2019 2% 0.35%
2018 1.98% 0.43%
2017 1.96% 0.28%
2016 2.06% 0.4%
2015 2.08% 0.53%
2014 2.1% 0.63%
2013 2.22% 0.46%
2012 3.6% 0.53%
2011 4% 0.77%
2010 2.94% 0.5%
2009 3.19% 0.52%
2008 4.14% 0.76%
2007 5.11% 0.51%
2006 5.75% 0.53%
2005 4.57% 0.21%
2004 1.2% 0.4%
2003 0.8% 0.52%
2002 2.63% 0.58%
2001 2.98% 0.77%
2000 3.77% 0.84%
1999 5.68% 0.71%
1998 10.7% 0.72%
1997 8.09% 0.94%
1996 2.91% 0.96%
1995 0.89% 1.01%
1994 -0.24% 1.01%
1993 3.99% 1.02%
1992 5.93% 1.04%
1991 -12% 0.99%
1990 -11.7% 0.99%
1989 2.9% 0.99%
1988 2.93% 0.98%
1987 2.98% 0.99%
1986 3.03% 1%
1985 3.09% 0.99%
1984 3.14% 1.24%
1983 3.03% 1.49%
1982 2.93% 1.56%
1981 2.99% 1.57%
1980 3.02% 1.57%
1979 3% 1.53%
1978 2.96% 1.53%
1977 2.85% 1.57%
1976 2.76% 1.61%
1975 2.74% 1.7%
1974 2.7% 1.73%
1973 2.65% 1.78%
1972 2.57% 1.89%
1971 2.55% 1.99%
1970 2.59% 2.21%
1969 2.59% 2.29%
1968 2.58% 2.35%
1967 2.57% 2.36%
1966 2.57% 2.55%
1965 2.57% 2.57%
1964 2.55% 2.65%
1963 2.54% 2.82%
1962 2.51% 2.9%
1961 2.47% 3.01%

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/south-korea | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Liberia grew by 2.18%, while South Korea's population grew by 0.07%.

Live population counters

Liberia South Korea
Current population
5887000
51649918
Population rank 116/197 31/197
Percent of world population 0.07% 0.62%
One net population change
4.39 minutes
13.7 minutes
One birth every
3.09 minutes
2.26 minutes
One death every
11.9 minutes
1.69 minutes
Daily growth/decline +328 +105
Annual growth/decline +119,786 +38,446
Annual growth/decline rate +2.18% +0.07%
Population growth rate rank 43/197 160/197
One migration net change every
53.4 minutes
8.02 minutes
Annual migration change -9,870 +65,731
Net migration rank 132/196 20/196
Foreign-born residents 72,423 1,811,507
Foreign-born residents rank 142/195 40/195
Foreign-born share of population 1.3% 3.5%
Foreign-born share rank 148/195 111/195

Natural population change vs migration

Liberia
Natural

Migration
South Korea
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Liberia South Korea
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -9,870 - 65,731
2024 - -7,779 - 75,963
2023 125,730 -5,002 -77,569 87,800
2022 123,747 -5,003 -124,014 87,800
2021 121,038 -11,852 -56,947 -16,778
2020 120,632 -10,107 -31,101 112,631
2019 120,635 -19,678 10,353 128,622
2018 120,231 -23,199 30,951 118,220
2017 119,376 -24,807 71,907 104,029
2016 118,852 -26,796 122,923 91,568
2015 115,479 -15,182 163,248 276,427
2014 116,667 -26,690 167,464 308,037
2013 120,138 -22,010 166,415 301,926
2012 121,973 -25,710 215,859 281,866
2011 115,496 91,981 214,728 269,958
2010 114,249 2,850 213,083 52,042
2009 113,429 1,187 197,231 5,308
2008 112,032 17,404 215,841 -19,630
2007 109,165 65,306 248,286 -42,293
2006 104,099 77,946 203,441 -28,434
2005 96,478 101,019 187,920 -47,821
2004 91,755 -1,001 225,988 -42,549
2003 87,534 -103,564 244,251 -31,994
2002 88,643 -23,110 247,752 -18,105
2001 86,217 7,142 312,643 -28,006
2000 83,143 -2,060 390,167 -84,960
1999 78,130 53,643 368,272 -107,448
1998 72,146 99,203 393,436 -98,044
1997 61,444 281,480 422,773 -109,130
1996 56,392 -37,922 446,142 -115,705
1995 53,407 54,372 468,967 -208,491
1994 52,101 -121,407 473,200 -208,309
1993 51,609 7,300 477,302 -222,802
1992 50,204 56,210 494,352 -265,849
1991 47,426 78,052 467,594 -270,754
1990 52,770 -712,544 411,546 79,294
1989 63,238 8,156 403,266 186,120
1988 62,703 7,734 399,297 192,534
1987 62,147 6,840 378,758 198,057
1986 61,924 6,534 395,651 189,782
1985 59,988 7,487 416,219 97,949
1984 59,460 7,513 436,384 101,394
1983 57,562 7,861 514,844 102,167
1982 56,127 2,530 605,626 48,638
1981 55,003 2,757 631,189 18,442
1980 53,452 4,016 583,294 -148,341
1979 52,125 3,500 623,068 -139,566
1978 49,813 3,500 499,084 -85,721
1977 47,582 3,555 578,947 -90,737
1976 45,528 1,246 530,558 -92,314
1975 43,478 2,037 603,300 -52,332
1974 41,499 2,086 673,030 27,005
1973 39,694 2,272 699,115 35,779
1972 37,860 2,018 740,469 25,382
1971 36,015 1,293 789,185 -6,326
1970 35,196 2,285 747,987 -27,999
1969 34,677 1,982 694,227 -21,175
1968 33,536 1,964 684,487 -16,868
1967 32,519 2,177 692,169 -16,484
1966 31,454 1,953 623,534 -16,688
1965 30,618 2,431 641,090 -146,386
1964 29,592 2,189 655,501 -102,284
1963 28,708 2,165 685,824 -80,226
1962 27,679 2,189 712,590 -94,606
1961 26,670 2,115 730,173 -93,179
1960 25,713 1,886 728,010 47,245

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

GeoRank.org/population/liberia/south-korea | 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 South Korea 17.6% is from natural causes (a gain of 277,215 people) and 82.4% is from migration (a gain of 1,298,356 people).

As of 2024, 72,423 residents or 1.3% of the population were not native-born in Liberia, compared to 1,811,507 people or 3.5% in South Korea.

Biggest cities by population

Liberia
City Population
Monrovia 1.02M
Sanniquellie 47.1K
Kakata 33.9K
Greenville 17.6K
Yekepa 11K
South Korea
City Population
Seoul 9.67M
Busan 3.45M
Incheon 3.05M
Daegu 2.38M
Daejeon 1.48M
Gwangju 1.41M
Suwon 1.23M
Ulsan 1.13M
Yongin 1.08M
Goyang 1.06M

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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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