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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Liberia was 5,612,817 in 2024 vs 50,448,963 people in Sudan in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Liberia's population is 5,887,000 people compared to 53,335,233 in Sudan.

Population statistics:

  • Sudan's population is 9.06 times bigger than Liberia's.
  • Liberia is ranked the 116th most populous country in the world, while Sudan is the 29th.
  • The countries together account for 0.71% of the world: 0.07% for Liberia vs 0.64% for Sudan.
  • For the last 10 years, Liberia has had an average growth rate of +2.09% per year vs +2.67% in Sudan.
  • Since 2006, the population of Liberia has increased from 3.49M people to 5.89M (68.6% growth), while Sudan has grown from 32M to 53.3M (66.7% growth).

Liberia vs Sudan: population by year and forecast

Liberia
Factual

Projection
Sudan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Liberia Sudan
2100 12,788,823 137,695,876
2099 12,776,207 137,114,644
2098 12,757,308 136,500,499
2097 12,728,620 135,860,701
2096 12,695,873 135,222,218
2095 12,671,037 134,553,615
2094 12,645,345 133,902,112
2093 12,607,806 133,186,791
2092 12,583,276 132,427,642
2091 12,557,861 131,674,049
2090 12,513,262 130,893,042
2089 12,461,083 130,075,970
2088 12,429,523 129,234,968
2087 12,394,685 128,358,981
2086 12,331,734 127,463,823
2085 12,266,313 126,555,673
2084 12,218,274 125,612,419
2083 12,163,782 124,663,868
2082 12,122,513 123,716,124
2081 12,055,108 122,772,016
2080 11,977,065 121,805,246
2079 11,899,224 120,822,781
2078 11,823,772 119,802,944
2077 11,746,009 118,776,597
2076 11,657,329 117,748,457
2075 11,571,881 116,688,549
2074 11,469,695 115,601,159
2073 11,373,802 114,499,847
2072 11,288,250 113,374,089
2071 11,187,594 112,235,978
2070 11,097,891 111,102,687
2069 11,002,270 109,945,533
2068 10,918,600 108,791,037
2067 10,814,021 107,581,192
2066 10,721,693 106,357,353
2065 10,617,436 105,145,307
2064 10,521,037 103,903,801
2063 10,416,221 102,642,643
2062 10,308,855 101,354,095
2061 10,200,557 100,067,335
2060 10,091,553 98,765,585
2059 9,960,069 97,461,067
2058 9,857,338 96,135,716
2057 9,745,295 94,800,344
2056 9,624,041 93,458,640
2055 9,506,843 92,089,717
2054 9,402,297 90,711,253
2053 9,284,854 89,342,122
2052 9,173,091 87,962,125
2051 9,060,243 86,581,277
2050 8,951,514 85,194,794
2049 8,828,384 83,803,171
2048 8,705,146 82,442,635
2047 8,581,923 81,085,689
2046 8,456,286 79,725,126
2045 8,342,861 78,359,927
2044 8,220,755 77,006,049
2043 8,106,429 75,652,858
2042 7,972,152 74,312,465
2041 7,829,310 72,968,877
2040 7,698,463 71,640,015
2039 7,554,021 70,319,906
2038 7,421,960 69,001,239
2037 7,291,328 67,665,904
2036 7,146,172 66,337,650
2035 7,010,827 65,001,359
2034 6,883,638 63,664,516
2033 6,750,553 62,329,849
2032 6,619,507 61,007,985
2031 6,492,799 59,695,860
2030 6,376,029 58,384,521
2029 6,247,795 57,082,767
2028 6,120,673 55,800,806
2027 5,981,051 54,523,219
2026 5,852,128 52,894,744
2025 5,732,938 51,256,148
2024 5,612,817 50,448,963
2023 5,493,031 50,042,791
2022 5,373,294 49,383,346
2021 5,259,323 48,066,924
2020 5,149,463 46,789,231
2019 5,043,721 45,548,175
2018 4,944,726 44,230,596
2017 4,848,925 42,714,306
2016 4,755,608 41,259,892
2015 4,659,431 40,024,431
2014 4,564,293 38,823,318
2013 4,470,239 37,785,849
2012 4,373,043 36,923,178
2011 4,221,178 36,140,806
2010 4,058,890 35,414,399
2009 3,943,028 34,569,113
2008 3,821,003 33,623,980
2007 3,669,050 32,764,135
2006 3,490,787 31,992,435
2005 3,301,015 31,262,444
2004 3,156,892 30,556,637
2003 3,119,532 29,896,035
2002 3,094,782 29,228,727
2001 3,015,338 28,516,770
2000 2,928,117 27,816,745
1999 2,821,684 27,130,613
1998 2,670,124 26,458,999
1997 2,412,989 25,799,821
1996 2,232,289 25,231,528
1995 2,169,162 24,672,143
1994 2,149,928 24,043,948
1993 2,155,126 23,445,592
1992 2,072,461 22,927,355
1991 1,956,518 22,470,676
1990 2,223,667 22,021,481
1989 2,517,858 21,578,022
1988 2,446,941 21,138,431
1987 2,377,229 20,704,904
1986 2,308,511 20,288,238
1985 2,240,539 19,905,872
1984 2,173,312 19,546,528
1983 2,107,113 19,109,770
1982 2,045,073 18,486,645
1981 1,986,867 17,780,572
1980 1,929,253 17,058,905
1979 1,872,713 16,355,352
1978 1,818,247 15,695,003
1977 1,766,019 15,086,614
1976 1,717,060 14,569,716
1975 1,670,913 14,064,798
1974 1,626,362 13,580,723
1973 1,583,588 13,049,315
1972 1,542,670 12,527,856
1971 1,504,077 12,105,539
1970 1,466,676 11,695,771
1969 1,429,605 11,298,936
1968 1,393,530 10,917,999
1967 1,358,435 10,550,597
1966 1,324,383 10,197,578
1965 1,291,156 9,858,030
1964 1,258,745 9,531,109
1963 1,227,414 9,218,077
1962 1,197,039 8,919,028
1961 1,167,717 8,634,941
1960 1,139,522 8,364,489

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/sudan | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Liberia increased by 1,264,821 people (a 36.2% growth), while Sudan gained 9,267,457 people (a 29% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Liberia gained 1,131,392 people (a 23.8% growth), while Sudan's population increased by 12,075,341 people (a 29.3% growth).

Liberia was ranked 126th most populous country in 2006 and is 116th in 2026. Sudan was ranked 36th in 2006 and ranked 29th 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 Sudan will increase by 59.7% to 85,194,794 people and rank change from 29th to 21st.

Liberia is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 12.8M people compared to the peak of 138M people in 2100 for Sudan.

Population growth rate by year

Liberia
Factual

Projection
Sudan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Liberia Sudan
2100 0.1% 0.42%
2099 0.15% 0.45%
2098 0.23% 0.47%
2097 0.26% 0.47%
2096 0.2% 0.5%
2095 0.2% 0.49%
2094 0.3% 0.54%
2093 0.19% 0.57%
2092 0.2% 0.57%
2091 0.36% 0.6%
2090 0.42% 0.63%
2089 0.25% 0.65%
2088 0.28% 0.68%
2087 0.51% 0.7%
2086 0.53% 0.72%
2085 0.39% 0.75%
2084 0.45% 0.76%
2083 0.34% 0.77%
2082 0.56% 0.77%
2081 0.65% 0.79%
2080 0.65% 0.81%
2079 0.64% 0.85%
2078 0.66% 0.86%
2077 0.76% 0.87%
2076 0.74% 0.91%
2075 0.89% 0.94%
2074 0.84% 0.96%
2073 0.76% 0.99%
2072 0.9% 1.01%
2071 0.81% 1.02%
2070 0.87% 1.05%
2069 0.77% 1.06%
2068 0.97% 1.12%
2067 0.86% 1.15%
2066 0.98% 1.15%
2065 0.92% 1.19%
2064 1.01% 1.23%
2063 1.04% 1.27%
2062 1.06% 1.29%
2061 1.08% 1.32%
2060 1.32% 1.34%
2059 1.04% 1.38%
2058 1.15% 1.41%
2057 1.26% 1.44%
2056 1.23% 1.49%
2055 1.11% 1.52%
2054 1.26% 1.53%
2053 1.22% 1.57%
2052 1.25% 1.59%
2051 1.21% 1.63%
2050 1.39% 1.66%
2049 1.42% 1.65%
2048 1.44% 1.67%
2047 1.49% 1.71%
2046 1.36% 1.74%
2045 1.49% 1.76%
2044 1.41% 1.79%
2043 1.68% 1.8%
2042 1.82% 1.84%
2041 1.7% 1.85%
2040 1.91% 1.88%
2039 1.78% 1.91%
2038 1.79% 1.97%
2037 2.03% 2%
2036 1.93% 2.06%
2035 1.85% 2.1%
2034 1.97% 2.14%
2033 1.98% 2.17%
2032 1.95% 2.2%
2031 1.83% 2.25%
2030 2.05% 2.28%
2029 2.08% 2.3%
2028 2.33% 2.34%
2027 2.2% 3.08%
2026 2.08% 3.2%
2025 2.14% 1.6%
2024 2.18% 0.81%
2023 2.23% 1.34%
2022 2.17% 2.74%
2021 2.13% 2.73%
2020 2.1% 2.72%
2019 2% 2.98%
2018 1.98% 3.55%
2017 1.96% 3.53%
2016 2.06% 3.09%
2015 2.08% 3.09%
2014 2.1% 2.75%
2013 2.22% 2.34%
2012 3.6% 2.16%
2011 4% 2.05%
2010 2.94% 2.45%
2009 3.19% 2.81%
2008 4.14% 2.62%
2007 5.11% 2.41%
2006 5.75% 2.34%
2005 4.57% 2.31%
2004 1.2% 2.21%
2003 0.8% 2.28%
2002 2.63% 2.5%
2001 2.98% 2.52%
2000 3.77% 2.53%
1999 5.68% 2.54%
1998 10.7% 2.55%
1997 8.09% 2.25%
1996 2.91% 2.27%
1995 0.89% 2.61%
1994 -0.24% 2.55%
1993 3.99% 2.26%
1992 5.93% 2.03%
1991 -12% 2.04%
1990 -11.7% 2.06%
1989 2.9% 2.08%
1988 2.93% 2.09%
1987 2.98% 2.05%
1986 3.03% 1.92%
1985 3.09% 1.84%
1984 3.14% 2.29%
1983 3.03% 3.37%
1982 2.93% 3.97%
1981 2.99% 4.23%
1980 3.02% 4.3%
1979 3% 4.21%
1978 2.96% 4.03%
1977 2.85% 3.55%
1976 2.76% 3.59%
1975 2.74% 3.56%
1974 2.7% 4.07%
1973 2.65% 4.16%
1972 2.57% 3.49%
1971 2.55% 3.5%
1970 2.59% 3.51%
1969 2.59% 3.49%
1968 2.58% 3.48%
1967 2.57% 3.46%
1966 2.57% 3.44%
1965 2.57% 3.43%
1964 2.55% 3.4%
1963 2.54% 3.35%
1962 2.51% 3.29%
1961 2.47% 3.23%

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/sudan | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Liberia grew by 2.18%, while Sudan's population grew by 0.81%.

Live population counters

Liberia Sudan
Current population
5887000
53335233
Population rank 116/197 29/197
Percent of world population 0.07% 0.64%
One net population change
4.39 minutes
1.29 minutes
One birth every
3.09 minutes
18.7 seconds
One death every
11.9 minutes
1.64 minutes
Daily growth/decline +328 +1,113
Annual growth/decline +119,786 +406,172
Annual growth/decline rate +2.18% +0.81%
Population growth rate rank 43/197 116/197
One migration net change every
53.4 minutes
1.81 minutes
Annual migration change -9,870 +291,469
Net migration rank 132/196 6/196
Foreign-born residents 72,423 2,397,113
Foreign-born residents rank 142/195 29/195
Foreign-born share of population 1.3% 4.8%
Foreign-born share rank 148/195 94/195

Natural population change vs migration

Liberia
Natural

Migration
Sudan
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Liberia Sudan
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -9,870 - 291,469
2024 - -7,779 - -544,257
2023 125,730 -5,002 1,361,564 -1,349,998
2022 123,747 -5,003 1,333,992 -26,668
2021 121,038 -11,852 1,293,817 31,664
2020 120,632 -10,107 1,295,781 -65,933
2019 120,635 -19,678 1,291,747 -39,491
2018 120,231 -23,199 1,257,387 125,499
2017 119,376 -24,807 1,208,046 441,623
2016 118,852 -26,796 1,174,422 84,728
2015 115,479 -15,182 1,145,259 66,476
2014 116,667 -26,690 1,097,962 92,504
2013 120,138 -22,010 1,078,446 -194,001
2012 121,973 -25,710 1,073,062 -232,196
2011 115,496 91,981 1,070,888 -347,024
2010 114,249 2,850 1,068,381 -339,466
2009 113,429 1,187 1,041,810 -80,159
2008 112,032 17,404 1,001,826 -73,188
2007 109,165 65,306 992,819 -201,769
2006 104,099 77,946 963,740 -211,387
2005 96,478 101,019 907,017 -199,378
2004 91,755 -1,001 889,382 -185,392
2003 87,534 -103,564 898,226 -281,001
2002 88,643 -23,110 897,965 -180,603
2001 86,217 7,142 880,284 -173,745
2000 83,143 -2,060 858,536 -165,030
1999 78,130 53,643 835,840 -157,090
1998 72,146 99,203 814,752 -150,271
1997 61,444 281,480 802,245 -148,368
1996 56,392 -37,922 792,926 -310,221
1995 53,407 54,372 780,700 -144,670
1994 52,101 -121,407 764,645 -144,324
1993 51,609 7,300 743,249 -166,861
1992 50,204 56,210 731,177 -271,093
1991 47,426 78,052 714,612 -261,341
1990 52,770 -712,544 699,953 -254,825
1989 63,238 8,156 683,743 -241,979
1988 62,703 7,734 672,604 -235,213
1987 62,147 6,840 658,416 -228,756
1986 61,924 6,534 649,649 -245,968
1985 59,988 7,487 583,382 -222,315
1984 59,460 7,513 577,405 -219,755
1983 57,562 7,861 570,198 -54,325
1982 56,127 2,530 606,362 124,007
1981 55,003 2,757 585,087 96,697
1980 53,452 4,016 552,930 208,602
1979 52,125 3,500 524,942 120,613
1978 49,813 3,500 497,987 177,153
1977 47,582 3,555 483,089 58,540
1976 45,528 1,246 470,019 22,147
1975 43,478 2,037 454,813 62,843
1974 41,499 2,086 444,456 6,023
1973 39,694 2,272 439,201 173,143
1972 37,860 2,018 428,340 2,238
1971 36,015 1,293 417,641 -3,577
1970 35,196 2,285 401,013 4,479
1969 34,677 1,982 385,712 2,476
1968 33,536 1,964 370,917 2,776
1967 32,519 2,177 356,599 4,508
1966 31,454 1,953 342,118 2,813
1965 30,618 2,431 327,799 6,367
1964 29,592 2,189 315,166 4,505
1963 28,708 2,165 302,132 4,263
1962 27,679 2,189 287,317 4,387
1961 26,670 2,115 272,562 3,904
1960 25,713 1,886 262,235 2,194

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

GeoRank.org/population/liberia/sudan | 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 Sudan 95.1% is from natural causes (a gain of 12,459,977 people) and 4.88% is from migration (a loss of 639,596 people).

As of 2024, 72,423 residents or 1.3% of the population were not native-born in Liberia, compared to 2,397,113 people or 4.8% in Sudan.

Biggest cities by population

Liberia
City Population
Monrovia 1.02M
Sanniquellie 47.1K
Kakata 33.9K
Greenville 17.6K
Yekepa 11K
Sudan
City Population
Khartoum 5.34M
Omdurman 2.81M
Khartoum North 936K
Port Sudan 580K
El-Obeid 560K
Kassala 536K
Kosti 528K
Nyala 493K
El-Gadarif 355K
Al-Fashir 286K

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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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