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

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The latest officially reported population of Liberia was 5,731,206 in 2025 vs 51,662,147 people in Sudan in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Liberia's population is 5,916,561 people compared to 54,156,832 in Sudan.

Population statistics:

  • Sudan's population is 9.15 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 0.72% of the world: 0.07% for Liberia vs 0.65% for Sudan.
  • For the last 10 years, Liberia has had an average growth rate of +2.09% per year vs +2.63% in Sudan.
  • Since 2006, the population of Liberia has increased from 3.49M people to 5.92M (69.5% growth), while Sudan has grown from 32M to 54.2M (69.3% growth).

Liberia vs Sudan: population by year and forecast

Liberia
Factual

Projection
Sudan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Liberia Sudan
2100 12,784,957 138,786,562
2099 12,772,345 138,200,726
2098 12,753,452 137,581,716
2097 12,724,773 136,936,850
2096 12,692,036 136,293,310
2095 12,667,207 135,619,411
2094 12,641,522 134,962,748
2093 12,603,995 134,241,761
2092 12,579,473 133,476,598
2091 12,554,066 132,717,036
2090 12,509,480 131,929,843
2089 12,457,316 131,106,299
2088 12,425,766 130,258,636
2087 12,390,938 129,375,710
2086 12,328,007 128,473,461
2085 12,262,605 127,558,118
2084 12,214,581 126,607,392
2083 12,160,106 125,651,327
2082 12,118,849 124,696,076
2081 12,051,465 123,744,490
2080 11,973,445 122,770,063
2079 11,895,628 121,779,815
2078 11,820,198 120,751,900
2077 11,742,459 119,717,424
2076 11,653,806 118,681,140
2075 11,568,384 117,612,837
2074 11,466,229 116,516,833
2073 11,370,364 115,406,797
2072 11,284,839 114,272,123
2071 11,184,212 113,124,997
2070 11,094,537 111,982,729
2069 10,998,944 110,816,409
2068 10,915,300 109,652,769
2067 10,810,752 108,433,341
2066 10,718,452 107,199,808
2065 10,614,227 105,978,161
2064 10,517,857 104,726,820
2063 10,413,073 103,455,672
2062 10,305,739 102,156,918
2061 10,197,474 100,859,967
2060 10,088,502 99,547,905
2059 9,957,059 98,233,054
2058 9,854,358 96,897,205
2057 9,742,349 95,551,255
2056 9,621,132 94,198,924
2055 9,503,970 92,819,157
2054 9,399,455 91,429,774
2053 9,282,047 90,049,799
2052 9,170,319 88,658,871
2051 9,057,504 87,267,085
2050 8,948,808 85,869,620
2049 8,825,716 84,466,974
2048 8,702,515 83,095,662
2047 8,579,329 81,727,967
2046 8,453,730 80,356,627
2045 8,340,339 78,980,614
2044 8,218,270 77,616,012
2043 8,103,979 76,252,103
2042 7,969,742 74,901,092
2041 7,826,944 73,546,861
2040 7,696,136 72,207,474
2039 7,551,738 70,876,908
2038 7,419,716 69,547,797
2037 7,289,124 68,201,884
2036 7,144,012 66,863,109
2035 7,008,708 65,516,233
2034 6,881,558 64,168,801
2033 6,748,513 62,823,562
2032 6,617,506 61,491,227
2031 6,490,837 60,168,709
2030 6,374,102 58,846,984
2029 6,245,907 57,534,918
2028 6,118,823 56,242,802
2027 5,979,243 54,955,096
2026 5,850,359 53,313,722
2025 5,731,206 51,662,147
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 (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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 1,160,953 people (a 24.4% growth), while Sudan's population increased by 12,896,940 people (a 31.3% 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 51.3% to 8,948,808 people with a rank change from 116th to 107th. The population of Sudan will increase by 58.6% to 85,869,620 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 139M 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 2.11% 2.4%
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 (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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In 2025, the population of Liberia grew by 2.11%, while Sudan's population grew by 2.4%.

Live population counters

Liberia Sudan
Current population
5916561
54156832
Population rank 116/197 29/197
Percent of world population 0.07% 0.65%
One net population change
4.45 minutes
26.1 seconds
One birth every
3.06 minutes
18.9 seconds
One death every
11.7 minutes
1.64 minutes
Daily growth/decline +324 +3,324
Annual growth/decline +118,389 +1,213,184
Annual growth/decline rate +2.11% +2.4%
Population growth rate rank 44/197 30/197
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 126,631 -7,779 1,345,019 -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 2026-07-08).

GeoRank.org/population/liberia/sudan | CC BY

Over the last 10 years, 89% of the population change in Liberia is from natural causes (a gain of 1,212,351 people) and 11% is from migration (a loss of 149,405 people). In Sudan 90.9% is from natural causes (a gain of 12,707,034 people) and 9.13% is from migration (a loss of 1,276,357 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
Port Sudan 580K
El-Obeid 560K
Kassala 536K
Kosti 528K
Nyala 493K
El-Gadarif 355K
Al-Fashir 286K
Ad-Damazin 186K

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-07-08); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  4. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)

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