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Population in Liberia compared to Sri Lanka: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Liberia was 5,612,817 in 2024 vs 21,916,000 people in Sri Lanka in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Liberia's population is 5,887,000 people compared to 22,185,425 in Sri Lanka.

Population statistics:

  • Sri Lanka's population is 3.77 times bigger than Liberia's.
  • Liberia is ranked the 116th most populous country in the world, while Sri Lanka is the 63rd.
  • The countries together account for 0.34% of the world: 0.07% for Liberia vs 0.27% for Sri Lanka.
  • For the last 10 years, Liberia has had an average growth rate of +2.09% per year vs +0.57% in Sri Lanka.
  • Since 2006, the population of Liberia has increased from 3.49M people to 5.89M (68.6% growth), while Sri Lanka has grown from 20.4M to 22.2M (9.01% growth).

Liberia vs Sri Lanka: population by year and forecast

Liberia
Factual

Projection
Sri Lanka
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Liberia Sri Lanka
2100 12,788,823 20,270,496
2099 12,776,207 20,383,669
2098 12,757,308 20,498,567
2097 12,728,620 20,611,123
2096 12,695,873 20,723,560
2095 12,671,037 20,834,629
2094 12,645,345 20,943,809
2093 12,607,806 21,052,131
2092 12,583,276 21,158,833
2091 12,557,861 21,263,961
2090 12,513,262 21,371,263
2089 12,461,083 21,475,426
2088 12,429,523 21,577,177
2087 12,394,685 21,677,510
2086 12,331,734 21,777,420
2085 12,266,313 21,876,464
2084 12,218,274 21,970,336
2083 12,163,782 22,062,801
2082 12,122,513 22,151,745
2081 12,055,108 22,240,834
2080 11,977,065 22,326,555
2079 11,899,224 22,411,438
2078 11,823,772 22,489,772
2077 11,746,009 22,565,028
2076 11,657,329 22,637,463
2075 11,571,881 22,707,112
2074 11,469,695 22,778,489
2073 11,373,802 22,844,703
2072 11,288,250 22,905,707
2071 11,187,594 22,964,866
2070 11,097,891 23,022,515
2069 11,002,270 23,076,310
2068 10,918,600 23,129,541
2067 10,814,021 23,184,596
2066 10,721,693 23,234,419
2065 10,617,436 23,285,901
2064 10,521,037 23,331,390
2063 10,416,221 23,372,184
2062 10,308,855 23,409,522
2061 10,200,557 23,441,893
2060 10,091,553 23,474,032
2059 9,960,069 23,502,132
2058 9,857,338 23,528,076
2057 9,745,295 23,550,580
2056 9,624,041 23,570,923
2055 9,506,843 23,582,432
2054 9,402,297 23,591,414
2053 9,284,854 23,601,371
2052 9,173,091 23,605,361
2051 9,060,243 23,606,194
2050 8,951,514 23,603,330
2049 8,828,384 23,597,604
2048 8,705,146 23,587,307
2047 8,581,923 23,570,881
2046 8,456,286 23,547,409
2045 8,342,861 23,515,133
2044 8,220,755 23,483,546
2043 8,106,429 23,446,242
2042 7,972,152 23,404,983
2041 7,829,310 23,357,358
2040 7,698,463 23,306,148
2039 7,554,021 23,248,341
2038 7,421,960 23,187,512
2037 7,291,328 23,120,775
2036 7,146,172 23,053,427
2035 7,010,827 22,981,808
2034 6,883,638 22,906,587
2033 6,750,553 22,826,414
2032 6,619,507 22,742,267
2031 6,492,799 22,655,907
2030 6,376,029 22,564,038
2029 6,247,795 22,470,759
2028 6,120,673 22,370,999
2027 5,981,051 22,266,017
2026 5,852,128 22,155,543
2025 5,732,938 22,039,908
2024 5,612,817 21,916,000
2023 5,493,031 22,037,000
2022 5,373,294 22,181,000
2021 5,259,323 22,156,000
2020 5,149,463 21,919,000
2019 5,043,721 21,803,000
2018 4,944,726 21,670,000
2017 4,848,925 21,453,000
2016 4,755,608 21,209,000
2015 4,659,431 20,970,000
2014 4,564,293 20,778,000
2013 4,470,239 20,585,000
2012 4,373,043 21,169,458
2011 4,221,178 21,009,048
2010 4,058,890 20,879,089
2009 3,943,028 20,756,435
2008 3,821,003 20,629,378
2007 3,669,050 20,492,545
2006 3,490,787 20,352,411
2005 3,301,015 20,216,524
2004 3,156,892 20,087,605
2003 3,119,532 19,951,521
2002 3,094,782 19,805,752
2001 3,015,338 19,600,362
2000 2,928,117 19,293,054
1999 2,821,684 18,944,731
1998 2,670,124 18,596,003
1997 2,412,989 18,248,200
1996 2,232,289 17,905,018
1995 2,169,162 17,564,068
1994 2,149,928 17,275,773
1993 2,155,126 17,025,918
1992 2,072,461 16,739,284
1991 1,956,518 16,475,354
1990 2,223,667 16,352,458
1989 2,517,858 16,248,557
1988 2,446,941 16,078,621
1987 2,377,229 15,916,576
1986 2,308,511 15,731,256
1985 2,240,539 15,544,154
1984 2,173,312 15,441,860
1983 2,107,113 15,388,794
1982 2,045,073 15,286,567
1981 1,986,867 15,099,414
1980 1,929,253 14,847,974
1979 1,872,713 14,579,614
1978 1,818,247 14,310,128
1977 1,766,019 14,049,371
1976 1,717,060 13,796,770
1975 1,670,913 13,548,984
1974 1,626,362 13,305,693
1973 1,583,588 13,060,916
1972 1,542,670 12,809,205
1971 1,504,077 12,551,910
1970 1,466,676 12,287,110
1969 1,429,605 12,013,858
1968 1,393,530 11,736,088
1967 1,358,435 11,457,328
1966 1,324,383 11,183,928
1965 1,291,156 10,916,965
1964 1,258,745 10,653,397
1963 1,227,414 10,395,040
1962 1,197,039 10,143,754
1961 1,167,717 9,899,372
1960 1,139,522 9,661,389

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/sri-lanka | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Liberia increased by 1,264,821 people (a 36.2% growth), while Sri Lanka gained 856,589 people (a 4.21% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Liberia gained 1,131,392 people (a 23.8% growth), while Sri Lanka's population increased by 976,425 people (a 4.6% growth).

Liberia was ranked 126th most populous country in 2006 and is 116th in 2026. Sri Lanka was ranked 55th in 2006 and ranked 63rd 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 Sri Lanka will increase by 6.39% to 23,603,330 people and rank change from 63rd to 70th.

Liberia is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 12.8M people compared to the peak of 23.6M people in 2051 for Sri Lanka.

Population growth rate by year

Liberia
Factual

Projection
Sri Lanka
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Liberia Sri Lanka
2100 0.1% -0.56%
2099 0.15% -0.56%
2098 0.23% -0.55%
2097 0.26% -0.54%
2096 0.2% -0.53%
2095 0.2% -0.52%
2094 0.3% -0.51%
2093 0.19% -0.5%
2092 0.2% -0.49%
2091 0.36% -0.5%
2090 0.42% -0.49%
2089 0.25% -0.47%
2088 0.28% -0.46%
2087 0.51% -0.46%
2086 0.53% -0.45%
2085 0.39% -0.43%
2084 0.45% -0.42%
2083 0.34% -0.4%
2082 0.56% -0.4%
2081 0.65% -0.38%
2080 0.65% -0.38%
2079 0.64% -0.35%
2078 0.66% -0.33%
2077 0.76% -0.32%
2076 0.74% -0.31%
2075 0.89% -0.31%
2074 0.84% -0.29%
2073 0.76% -0.27%
2072 0.9% -0.26%
2071 0.81% -0.25%
2070 0.87% -0.23%
2069 0.77% -0.23%
2068 0.97% -0.24%
2067 0.86% -0.21%
2066 0.98% -0.22%
2065 0.92% -0.19%
2064 1.01% -0.17%
2063 1.04% -0.16%
2062 1.06% -0.14%
2061 1.08% -0.14%
2060 1.32% -0.12%
2059 1.04% -0.11%
2058 1.15% -0.1%
2057 1.26% -0.09%
2056 1.23% -0.05%
2055 1.11% -0.04%
2054 1.26% -0.04%
2053 1.22% -0.02%
2052 1.25% -0.004%
2051 1.21% 0.01%
2050 1.39% 0.02%
2049 1.42% 0.04%
2048 1.44% 0.07%
2047 1.49% 0.1%
2046 1.36% 0.14%
2045 1.49% 0.13%
2044 1.41% 0.16%
2043 1.68% 0.18%
2042 1.82% 0.2%
2041 1.7% 0.22%
2040 1.91% 0.25%
2039 1.78% 0.26%
2038 1.79% 0.29%
2037 2.03% 0.29%
2036 1.93% 0.31%
2035 1.85% 0.33%
2034 1.97% 0.35%
2033 1.98% 0.37%
2032 1.95% 0.38%
2031 1.83% 0.41%
2030 2.05% 0.42%
2029 2.08% 0.45%
2028 2.33% 0.47%
2027 2.2% 0.5%
2026 2.08% 0.52%
2025 2.14% 0.57%
2024 2.18% -0.55%
2023 2.23% -0.65%
2022 2.17% 0.11%
2021 2.13% 1.08%
2020 2.1% 0.53%
2019 2% 0.61%
2018 1.98% 1.01%
2017 1.96% 1.15%
2016 2.06% 1.14%
2015 2.08% 0.92%
2014 2.1% 0.94%
2013 2.22% -2.76%
2012 3.6% 0.76%
2011 4% 0.62%
2010 2.94% 0.59%
2009 3.19% 0.62%
2008 4.14% 0.67%
2007 5.11% 0.69%
2006 5.75% 0.67%
2005 4.57% 0.64%
2004 1.2% 0.68%
2003 0.8% 0.74%
2002 2.63% 1.05%
2001 2.98% 1.59%
2000 3.77% 1.84%
1999 5.68% 1.88%
1998 10.7% 1.91%
1997 8.09% 1.92%
1996 2.91% 1.94%
1995 0.89% 1.67%
1994 -0.24% 1.47%
1993 3.99% 1.71%
1992 5.93% 1.6%
1991 -12% 0.75%
1990 -11.7% 0.64%
1989 2.9% 1.06%
1988 2.93% 1.02%
1987 2.98% 1.18%
1986 3.03% 1.2%
1985 3.09% 0.66%
1984 3.14% 0.34%
1983 3.03% 0.67%
1982 2.93% 1.24%
1981 2.99% 1.69%
1980 3.02% 1.84%
1979 3% 1.88%
1978 2.96% 1.86%
1977 2.85% 1.83%
1976 2.76% 1.83%
1975 2.74% 1.83%
1974 2.7% 1.87%
1973 2.65% 1.97%
1972 2.57% 2.05%
1971 2.55% 2.16%
1970 2.59% 2.27%
1969 2.59% 2.37%
1968 2.58% 2.43%
1967 2.57% 2.44%
1966 2.57% 2.45%
1965 2.57% 2.47%
1964 2.55% 2.49%
1963 2.54% 2.48%
1962 2.51% 2.47%
1961 2.47% 2.46%

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/sri-lanka | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Liberia grew by 2.18%, while Sri Lanka's population declined by 0.55%.

Live population counters

Liberia Sri Lanka
Current population
5887000
22185425
Population rank 116/197 63/197
Percent of world population 0.07% 0.27%
One net population change
4.39 minutes
4.34 minutes
One birth every
3.09 minutes
2.13 minutes
One death every
11.9 minutes
2.91 minutes
Daily growth/decline +328 -332
Annual growth/decline +119,786 -121,000
Annual growth/decline rate +2.18% -0.55%
Population growth rate rank 43/197 188/197
One migration net change every
53.4 minutes
17.2 minutes
Annual migration change -9,870 -30,724
Net migration rank 132/196 165/196
Foreign-born residents 72,423 40,698
Foreign-born residents rank 142/195 156/195
Foreign-born share of population 1.3% 0.2%
Foreign-born share rank 148/195 190/195

Natural population change vs migration

Liberia
Natural

Migration
Sri Lanka
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Liberia Sri Lanka
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -9,870 - -30,724
2024 - -7,779 - -27,245
2023 125,730 -5,002 66,111 -28,011
2022 123,747 -5,003 95,378 -27,435
2021 121,038 -11,852 121,858 -29,586
2020 120,632 -10,107 170,968 -29,875
2019 120,635 -19,678 172,243 -28,426
2018 120,231 -23,199 183,610 -28,607
2017 119,376 -24,807 187,993 -22,324
2016 118,852 -26,796 194,232 -18,388
2015 115,479 -15,182 201,815 -29,797
2014 116,667 -26,690 211,541 -33,672
2013 120,138 -22,010 221,021 -37,754
2012 121,973 -25,710 229,138 -41,955
2011 115,496 91,981 224,461 -90,839
2010 114,249 2,850 224,325 -98,060
2009 113,429 1,187 200,175 -81,130
2008 112,032 17,404 232,225 -97,144
2007 109,165 65,306 248,287 -109,695
2006 104,099 77,946 248,706 -107,045
2005 96,478 101,019 248,683 -118,594
2004 91,755 -1,001 212,527 -84,795
2003 87,534 -103,564 252,008 -107,573
2002 88,643 -23,110 252,840 -105,718
2001 86,217 7,142 244,377 19,273
2000 83,143 -2,060 227,060 123,894
1999 78,130 53,643 206,876 138,799
1998 72,146 99,203 201,059 150,724
1997 61,444 281,480 208,193 135,636
1996 56,392 -37,922 215,290 127,236
1995 53,407 54,372 221,957 117,416
1994 52,101 -121,407 228,904 8,323
1993 51,609 7,300 226,257 36,232
1992 50,204 56,210 222,230 88,542
1991 47,426 78,052 218,117 -1,047
1990 52,770 -712,544 224,454 -195,736
1989 63,238 8,156 212,401 -33,305
1988 62,703 7,734 219,184 -58,415
1987 62,147 6,840 226,414 -63,105
1986 61,924 6,534 233,782 -26,460
1985 59,988 7,487 247,836 -80,950
1984 59,460 7,513 263,175 -225,450
1983 57,562 7,861 277,768 -209,362
1982 56,127 2,530 300,030 -163,987
1981 55,003 2,757 328,096 -89,824
1980 53,452 4,016 328,155 -63,541
1979 52,125 3,500 329,791 -57,683
1978 49,813 3,500 317,055 -50,189
1977 47,582 3,555 300,038 -45,383
1976 45,528 1,246 291,816 -41,258
1975 43,478 2,037 282,496 -37,475
1974 41,499 2,086 275,521 -33,979
1973 39,694 2,272 278,577 -30,582
1972 37,860 2,018 282,494 -27,071
1971 36,015 1,293 281,200 -22,021
1970 35,196 2,285 286,719 -16,299
1969 34,677 1,982 286,218 -10,152
1968 33,536 1,964 286,642 -7,163
1967 32,519 2,177 284,738 -6,696
1966 31,454 1,953 275,549 -6,794
1965 30,618 2,431 272,422 -7,249
1964 29,592 2,189 269,584 -7,614
1963 28,708 2,165 262,880 -8,118
1962 27,679 2,189 256,719 -8,909
1961 26,670 2,115 251,087 -10,144
1960 25,713 1,886 247,631 -12,610

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

GeoRank.org/population/liberia/sri-lanka | 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 Sri Lanka 85.3% is from natural causes (a gain of 1,605,749 people) and 14.7% is from migration (a loss of 276,121 people).

As of 2024, 72,423 residents or 1.3% of the population were not native-born in Liberia, compared to 40,698 people or 0.2% in Sri Lanka.

Biggest cities by population

Liberia
City Population
Monrovia 1.02M
Sanniquellie 47.1K
Kakata 33.9K
Greenville 17.6K
Yekepa 11K
Sri Lanka
City Population
Colombo 648K
Gampaha 191K
Beruwala 165K
Negombo 142K
Kandy 120K
Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte 116K
Trincomalee 99.1K
Galle 93.1K
Matara 68.2K
Anuradhapura 63.2K

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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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