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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Liberia was 5,612,817 in 2024 vs 68,560,157 people in Tanzania in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Liberia's population is 5,887,000 people compared to 73,145,892 in Tanzania.

Population statistics:

  • Tanzania's population is 12.4 times bigger than Liberia's.
  • Liberia is ranked the 116th most populous country in the world, while Tanzania is the 20th.
  • The countries together account for 0.95% of the world: 0.07% for Liberia vs 0.88% for Tanzania.
  • For the last 10 years, Liberia has had an average growth rate of +2.09% per year vs +3.13% in Tanzania.
  • Since 2006, the population of Liberia has increased from 3.49M people to 5.89M (68.6% growth), while Tanzania has grown from 40.3M to 73.1M (81.5% growth).

Liberia vs Tanzania: population by year and forecast

Liberia
Factual

Projection
Tanzania
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Liberia Tanzania
2100 12,788,823 265,496,854
2099 12,776,207 263,162,785
2098 12,757,308 260,809,535
2097 12,728,620 258,412,520
2096 12,695,873 255,996,677
2095 12,671,037 253,567,416
2094 12,645,345 251,119,386
2093 12,607,806 248,628,881
2092 12,583,276 246,107,108
2091 12,557,861 243,557,182
2090 12,513,262 241,002,065
2089 12,461,083 238,416,591
2088 12,429,523 235,797,530
2087 12,394,685 233,167,455
2086 12,331,734 230,496,041
2085 12,266,313 227,800,292
2084 12,218,274 225,111,530
2083 12,163,782 222,421,279
2082 12,122,513 219,718,263
2081 12,055,108 216,995,478
2080 11,977,065 214,255,926
2079 11,899,224 211,486,253
2078 11,823,772 208,708,063
2077 11,746,009 205,918,120
2076 11,657,329 203,106,125
2075 11,571,881 200,297,474
2074 11,469,695 197,468,017
2073 11,373,802 194,642,633
2072 11,288,250 191,824,103
2071 11,187,594 188,992,017
2070 11,097,891 186,152,377
2069 11,002,270 183,311,218
2068 10,918,600 180,475,586
2067 10,814,021 177,639,469
2066 10,721,693 174,803,090
2065 10,617,436 171,913,445
2064 10,521,037 169,064,549
2063 10,416,221 166,217,933
2062 10,308,855 163,370,044
2061 10,200,557 160,537,159
2060 10,091,553 157,722,273
2059 9,960,069 154,920,005
2058 9,857,338 152,120,539
2057 9,745,295 149,325,489
2056 9,624,041 146,519,472
2055 9,506,843 143,736,540
2054 9,402,297 140,983,905
2053 9,284,854 138,262,668
2052 9,173,091 135,553,723
2051 9,060,243 132,851,383
2050 8,951,514 130,157,751
2049 8,828,384 127,495,278
2048 8,705,146 124,821,109
2047 8,581,923 122,158,290
2046 8,456,286 119,522,516
2045 8,342,861 116,914,785
2044 8,220,755 114,329,740
2043 8,106,429 111,776,234
2042 7,972,152 109,241,835
2041 7,829,310 106,748,632
2040 7,698,463 104,272,418
2039 7,554,021 101,814,304
2038 7,421,960 99,380,232
2037 7,291,328 96,983,729
2036 7,146,172 94,601,865
2035 7,010,827 92,257,269
2034 6,883,638 89,929,444
2033 6,750,553 87,654,982
2032 6,619,507 85,409,993
2031 6,492,799 83,180,507
2030 6,376,029 80,997,163
2029 6,247,795 78,838,461
2028 6,120,673 76,730,649
2027 5,981,051 74,647,063
2026 5,852,128 72,589,279
2025 5,732,938 70,552,589
2024 5,612,817 68,560,157
2023 5,493,031 66,617,606
2022 5,373,294 64,711,821
2021 5,259,323 62,830,412
2020 5,149,463 60,972,798
2019 5,043,721 59,174,891
2018 4,944,726 57,437,145
2017 4,848,925 55,652,890
2016 4,755,608 53,824,013
2015 4,659,431 52,020,962
2014 4,564,293 50,351,512
2013 4,470,239 48,824,128
2012 4,373,043 47,374,260
2011 4,221,178 46,029,367
2010 4,058,890 44,758,488
2009 3,943,028 43,633,982
2008 3,821,003 42,570,728
2007 3,669,050 41,435,512
2006 3,490,787 40,294,902
2005 3,301,015 39,182,076
2004 3,156,892 38,109,668
2003 3,119,532 37,089,555
2002 3,094,782 36,121,304
2001 3,015,338 35,198,299
2000 2,928,117 34,260,139
1999 2,821,684 33,300,330
1998 2,670,124 32,420,458
1997 2,412,989 31,578,089
1996 2,232,289 30,945,762
1995 2,169,162 30,383,497
1994 2,149,928 29,442,356
1993 2,155,126 28,332,692
1992 2,072,461 27,457,588
1991 1,956,518 26,780,436
1990 2,223,667 26,110,207
1989 2,517,858 25,438,759
1988 2,446,941 24,769,686
1987 2,377,229 24,030,378
1986 2,308,511 23,258,959
1985 2,240,539 22,501,693
1984 2,173,312 21,779,066
1983 2,107,113 21,079,874
1982 2,045,073 20,398,571
1981 1,986,867 19,784,703
1980 1,929,253 19,189,769
1979 1,872,713 18,592,038
1978 1,818,247 17,976,566
1977 1,766,019 17,352,929
1976 1,717,060 16,736,211
1975 1,670,913 16,138,361
1974 1,626,362 15,561,630
1973 1,583,588 15,010,101
1972 1,542,670 14,479,308
1971 1,504,077 13,971,451
1970 1,466,676 13,492,677
1969 1,429,605 13,036,700
1968 1,393,530 12,602,076
1967 1,358,435 12,200,109
1966 1,324,383 11,827,459
1965 1,291,156 11,470,728
1964 1,258,745 11,127,826
1963 1,227,414 10,799,528
1962 1,197,039 10,487,756
1961 1,167,717 10,187,886
1960 1,139,522 9,901,419

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/tanzania | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Liberia increased by 1,264,821 people (a 36.2% growth), while Tanzania gained 13,529,111 people (a 33.6% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Liberia gained 1,131,392 people (a 23.8% growth), while Tanzania's population increased by 19,321,879 people (a 35.9% growth).

Liberia was ranked 126th most populous country in 2006 and is 116th in 2026. Tanzania was ranked 30th in 2006 and ranked 20th 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 Tanzania will increase by 77.9% to 130,157,751 people and rank change from 20th to 15th.

Liberia is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 12.8M people compared to the peak of 265M people in 2100 for Tanzania.

Population growth rate by year

Liberia
Factual

Projection
Tanzania
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Liberia Tanzania
2100 0.1% 0.89%
2099 0.15% 0.9%
2098 0.23% 0.93%
2097 0.26% 0.94%
2096 0.2% 0.96%
2095 0.2% 0.97%
2094 0.3% 1%
2093 0.19% 1.02%
2092 0.2% 1.05%
2091 0.36% 1.06%
2090 0.42% 1.08%
2089 0.25% 1.11%
2088 0.28% 1.13%
2087 0.51% 1.16%
2086 0.53% 1.18%
2085 0.39% 1.19%
2084 0.45% 1.21%
2083 0.34% 1.23%
2082 0.56% 1.25%
2081 0.65% 1.28%
2080 0.65% 1.31%
2079 0.64% 1.33%
2078 0.66% 1.35%
2077 0.76% 1.38%
2076 0.74% 1.4%
2075 0.89% 1.43%
2074 0.84% 1.45%
2073 0.76% 1.47%
2072 0.9% 1.5%
2071 0.81% 1.53%
2070 0.87% 1.55%
2069 0.77% 1.57%
2068 0.97% 1.6%
2067 0.86% 1.62%
2066 0.98% 1.68%
2065 0.92% 1.69%
2064 1.01% 1.71%
2063 1.04% 1.74%
2062 1.06% 1.76%
2061 1.08% 1.78%
2060 1.32% 1.81%
2059 1.04% 1.84%
2058 1.15% 1.87%
2057 1.26% 1.92%
2056 1.23% 1.94%
2055 1.11% 1.95%
2054 1.26% 1.97%
2053 1.22% 2%
2052 1.25% 2.03%
2051 1.21% 2.07%
2050 1.39% 2.09%
2049 1.42% 2.14%
2048 1.44% 2.18%
2047 1.49% 2.21%
2046 1.36% 2.23%
2045 1.49% 2.26%
2044 1.41% 2.28%
2043 1.68% 2.32%
2042 1.82% 2.34%
2041 1.7% 2.37%
2040 1.91% 2.41%
2039 1.78% 2.45%
2038 1.79% 2.47%
2037 2.03% 2.52%
2036 1.93% 2.54%
2035 1.85% 2.59%
2034 1.97% 2.59%
2033 1.98% 2.63%
2032 1.95% 2.68%
2031 1.83% 2.7%
2030 2.05% 2.74%
2029 2.08% 2.75%
2028 2.33% 2.79%
2027 2.2% 2.83%
2026 2.08% 2.89%
2025 2.14% 2.91%
2024 2.18% 2.92%
2023 2.23% 2.95%
2022 2.17% 2.99%
2021 2.13% 3.05%
2020 2.1% 3.04%
2019 2% 3.03%
2018 1.98% 3.21%
2017 1.96% 3.4%
2016 2.06% 3.47%
2015 2.08% 3.32%
2014 2.1% 3.13%
2013 2.22% 3.06%
2012 3.6% 2.92%
2011 4% 2.84%
2010 2.94% 2.58%
2009 3.19% 2.5%
2008 4.14% 2.74%
2007 5.11% 2.83%
2006 5.75% 2.84%
2005 4.57% 2.81%
2004 1.2% 2.75%
2003 0.8% 2.68%
2002 2.63% 2.62%
2001 2.98% 2.74%
2000 3.77% 2.88%
1999 5.68% 2.71%
1998 10.7% 2.67%
1997 8.09% 2.04%
1996 2.91% 1.85%
1995 0.89% 3.2%
1994 -0.24% 3.92%
1993 3.99% 3.19%
1992 5.93% 2.53%
1991 -12% 2.57%
1990 -11.7% 2.64%
1989 2.9% 2.7%
1988 2.93% 3.08%
1987 2.98% 3.32%
1986 3.03% 3.37%
1985 3.09% 3.32%
1984 3.14% 3.32%
1983 3.03% 3.34%
1982 2.93% 3.1%
1981 2.99% 3.1%
1980 3.02% 3.21%
1979 3% 3.42%
1978 2.96% 3.59%
1977 2.85% 3.68%
1976 2.76% 3.7%
1975 2.74% 3.71%
1974 2.7% 3.67%
1973 2.65% 3.67%
1972 2.57% 3.63%
1971 2.55% 3.55%
1970 2.59% 3.5%
1969 2.59% 3.45%
1968 2.58% 3.29%
1967 2.57% 3.15%
1966 2.57% 3.11%
1965 2.57% 3.08%
1964 2.55% 3.04%
1963 2.54% 2.97%
1962 2.51% 2.94%
1961 2.47% 2.89%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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In 2024, the population of Liberia grew by 2.18%, while Tanzania's population grew by 2.92%.

Live population counters

Liberia Tanzania
Current population
5887000
73145892
Population rank 116/197 20/197
Percent of world population 0.07% 0.88%
One net population change
4.39 minutes
16.2 seconds
One birth every
3.09 minutes
13.4 seconds
One death every
11.9 minutes
1.36 minutes
Daily growth/decline +328 +5,322
Annual growth/decline +119,786 +1,942,551
Annual growth/decline rate +2.18% +2.92%
Population growth rate rank 43/197 18/197
One migration net change every
53.4 minutes
41.4 minutes
Annual migration change -9,870 -12,730
Net migration rank 132/196 139/196
Foreign-born residents 72,423 462,371
Foreign-born residents rank 142/195 83/195
Foreign-born share of population 1.3% 0.7%
Foreign-born share rank 148/195 167/195

Natural population change vs migration

Liberia
Natural

Migration
Tanzania
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Liberia Tanzania
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -9,870 - -12,730
2024 - -7,779 - -29,865
2023 125,730 -5,002 1,960,623 -39,388
2022 123,747 -5,003 1,927,960 -37,557
2021 121,038 -11,852 1,880,137 -7,704
2020 120,632 -10,107 1,861,377 -18,587
2019 120,635 -19,678 1,816,669 -63,602
2018 120,231 -23,199 1,777,852 -55,444
2017 119,376 -24,807 1,726,909 119,142
2016 118,852 -26,796 1,659,502 152,194
2015 115,479 -15,182 1,592,882 201,495
2014 116,667 -26,690 1,565,630 -21,083
2013 120,138 -22,010 1,509,008 1,241
2012 121,973 -25,710 1,439,325 -49,875
2011 115,496 91,981 1,384,886 -84,546
2010 114,249 2,850 1,363,477 -122,020
2009 113,429 1,187 1,332,015 -324,478
2008 112,032 17,404 1,303,728 -184,816
2007 109,165 65,306 1,278,285 -126,793
2006 104,099 77,946 1,257,927 -128,231
2005 96,478 101,019 1,224,165 -128,251
2004 91,755 -1,001 1,175,379 -126,490
2003 87,534 -103,564 1,118,435 -127,101
2002 88,643 -23,110 1,063,195 -118,047
2001 86,217 7,142 1,026,242 -125,375
2000 83,143 -2,060 985,185 -9,701
1999 78,130 53,643 948,659 -4,489
1998 72,146 99,203 920,806 -105,184
1997 61,444 281,480 882,544 -13,400
1996 56,392 -37,922 868,524 -473,007
1995 53,407 54,372 838,980 -109,971
1994 52,101 -121,407 803,953 349,348
1993 51,609 7,300 778,044 288,004
1992 50,204 56,210 767,961 -83,825
1991 47,426 78,052 762,011 -91,851
1990 52,770 -712,544 750,825 -80,529
1989 63,238 8,156 743,854 -71,268
1988 62,703 7,734 736,551 -71,012
1987 62,147 6,840 718,580 94,498
1986 61,924 6,534 705,677 24,101
1985 59,988 7,487 697,867 86,864
1984 59,460 7,513 687,435 -26,938
1983 57,562 7,861 679,720 58,161
1982 56,127 2,530 662,627 -37,883
1981 55,003 2,757 645,496 -42,485
1980 53,452 4,016 629,444 -42,588
1979 52,125 3,500 613,388 -4,792
1978 49,813 3,500 595,024 27,307
1977 47,582 3,555 574,938 49,997
1976 45,528 1,246 553,617 54,875
1975 43,478 2,037 533,906 53,290
1974 41,499 2,086 515,152 51,127
1973 39,694 2,272 488,429 48,363
1972 37,860 2,018 467,305 57,489
1971 36,015 1,293 449,014 41,900
1970 35,196 2,285 427,988 38,635
1969 34,677 1,982 408,322 37,006
1968 33,536 1,964 389,467 34,455
1967 32,519 2,177 374,763 5,265
1966 31,454 1,953 360,229 5,049
1965 30,618 2,431 343,456 4,742
1964 29,592 2,189 328,527 9,090
1963 28,708 2,165 314,644 4,333
1962 27,679 2,189 300,663 3,916
1961 26,670 2,115 286,839 8,338
1960 25,713 1,886 275,814 1,946

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

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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 Tanzania 98.7% is from natural causes (a gain of 17,769,541 people) and 1.27% is from migration (a gain of 229,466 people).

As of 2024, 72,423 residents or 1.3% of the population were not native-born in Liberia, compared to 462,371 people or 0.7% in Tanzania.

Biggest cities by population

Liberia
City Population
Monrovia 1.02M
Sanniquellie 47.1K
Kakata 33.9K
Greenville 17.6K
Yekepa 11K
Tanzania
City Population
Dar es Salaam 4.72M
Zanzibar 710K
Mwanza 706K
Mbeya 542K
Arusha 416K
Tanga 221K
Dodoma 214K
Morogoro 207K
Moshi 145K
Stone Town 18K

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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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