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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Liberia was 5,612,817 in 2024 vs 71,668,011 people in Thailand in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Liberia's population is 5,887,000 people compared to 71,571,743 in Thailand.

Population statistics:

  • Thailand's population is 12.2 times bigger than Liberia's.
  • Liberia is ranked the 116th most populous country in the world, while Thailand is the 21st.
  • The countries together account for 0.93% of the world: 0.07% for Liberia vs 0.86% for Thailand.
  • For the last 10 years, Liberia has had an average growth rate of +2.09% per year vs +0.23% in Thailand.
  • Since 2006, the population of Liberia has increased from 3.49M people to 5.89M (68.6% growth), while Thailand has grown from 66.6M to 71.6M (7.52% growth).

Liberia vs Thailand: population by year and forecast

Liberia
Factual

Projection
Thailand
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Liberia Thailand
2100 12,788,823 45,712,111
2099 12,776,207 46,056,854
2098 12,757,308 46,406,925
2097 12,728,620 46,761,683
2096 12,695,873 47,122,446
2095 12,671,037 47,487,866
2094 12,645,345 47,857,414
2093 12,607,806 48,230,566
2092 12,583,276 48,609,149
2091 12,557,861 48,988,448
2090 12,513,262 49,372,024
2089 12,461,083 49,760,635
2088 12,429,523 50,146,313
2087 12,394,685 50,536,233
2086 12,331,734 50,929,394
2085 12,266,313 51,326,092
2084 12,218,274 51,728,619
2083 12,163,782 52,131,789
2082 12,122,513 52,537,598
2081 12,055,108 52,942,608
2080 11,977,065 53,352,029
2079 11,899,224 53,766,821
2078 11,823,772 54,181,891
2077 11,746,009 54,599,508
2076 11,657,329 55,019,721
2075 11,571,881 55,442,571
2074 11,469,695 55,872,412
2073 11,373,802 56,304,891
2072 11,288,250 56,739,842
2071 11,187,594 57,177,118
2070 11,097,891 57,621,370
2069 11,002,270 58,066,637
2068 10,918,600 58,516,959
2067 10,814,021 58,967,738
2066 10,721,693 59,418,676
2065 10,617,436 59,878,082
2064 10,521,037 60,336,709
2063 10,416,221 60,797,201
2062 10,308,855 61,262,000
2061 10,200,557 61,724,999
2060 10,091,553 62,192,387
2059 9,960,069 62,656,203
2058 9,857,338 63,118,413
2057 9,745,295 63,577,864
2056 9,624,041 64,032,675
2055 9,506,843 64,478,337
2054 9,402,297 64,917,436
2053 9,284,854 65,343,383
2052 9,173,091 65,763,356
2051 9,060,243 66,167,939
2050 8,951,514 66,558,274
2049 8,828,384 66,936,876
2048 8,705,146 67,296,897
2047 8,581,923 67,641,907
2046 8,456,286 67,972,603
2045 8,342,861 68,287,399
2044 8,220,755 68,585,177
2043 8,106,429 68,870,333
2042 7,972,152 69,139,548
2041 7,829,310 69,396,419
2040 7,698,463 69,632,464
2039 7,554,021 69,854,146
2038 7,421,960 70,062,543
2037 7,291,328 70,256,027
2036 7,146,172 70,435,348
2035 7,010,827 70,604,705
2034 6,883,638 70,756,791
2033 6,750,553 70,897,217
2032 6,619,507 71,025,384
2031 6,492,799 71,140,609
2030 6,376,029 71,247,320
2029 6,247,795 71,342,891
2028 6,120,673 71,428,869
2027 5,981,051 71,505,168
2026 5,852,128 71,571,743
2025 5,732,938 71,625,629
2024 5,612,817 71,668,011
2023 5,493,031 71,702,435
2022 5,373,294 71,735,329
2021 5,259,323 71,727,332
2020 5,149,463 71,641,484
2019 5,043,721 71,522,271
2018 4,944,726 71,376,079
2017 4,848,925 71,160,187
2016 4,755,608 70,859,841
2015 4,659,431 70,540,795
2014 4,564,293 70,216,367
2013 4,470,239 69,845,114
2012 4,373,043 69,436,098
2011 4,221,178 69,007,208
2010 4,058,890 68,579,447
2009 3,943,028 68,121,080
2008 3,821,003 67,619,830
2007 3,669,050 67,102,394
2006 3,490,787 66,567,687
2005 3,301,015 66,017,420
2004 3,156,892 65,452,047
2003 3,119,532 64,868,166
2002 3,094,782 64,266,437
2001 3,015,338 63,651,141
2000 2,928,117 63,007,815
1999 2,821,684 62,299,043
1998 2,670,124 61,522,630
1997 2,412,989 60,724,584
1996 2,232,289 59,920,064
1995 2,169,162 59,098,232
1994 2,149,928 58,260,854
1993 2,155,126 57,408,198
1992 2,072,461 56,528,834
1991 1,956,518 55,637,434
1990 2,223,667 54,738,329
1989 2,517,858 53,848,956
1988 2,446,941 52,969,595
1987 2,377,229 52,074,105
1986 2,308,511 51,177,834
1985 2,240,539 50,270,753
1984 2,173,312 49,351,708
1983 2,107,113 48,423,309
1982 2,045,073 47,494,577
1981 1,986,867 46,575,855
1980 1,929,253 45,650,022
1979 1,872,713 44,718,434
1978 1,818,247 43,788,976
1977 1,766,019 42,843,974
1976 1,717,060 41,896,504
1975 1,670,913 40,940,005
1974 1,626,362 39,952,891
1973 1,583,588 38,947,787
1972 1,542,670 37,933,929
1971 1,504,077 36,937,387
1970 1,466,676 35,954,408
1969 1,429,605 34,973,782
1968 1,393,530 34,002,560
1967 1,358,435 33,037,801
1966 1,324,383 32,086,071
1965 1,291,156 31,149,337
1964 1,258,745 30,232,141
1963 1,227,414 29,342,322
1962 1,197,039 28,481,040
1961 1,167,717 27,650,334
1960 1,139,522 26,851,747

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/thailand | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Liberia increased by 1,264,821 people (a 36.2% growth), while Thailand gained 4,292,154 people (a 6.45% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Liberia gained 1,131,392 people (a 23.8% growth), while Thailand's population increased by 711,902 people (a 1% growth).

Liberia was ranked 126th most populous country in 2006 and is 116th in 2026. Thailand was ranked 19th in 2006 and ranked 21st 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 Thailand will decrease by 7% to 66,558,274 people and rank change from 21st to 31st.

Liberia is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 12.8M people, while Thailand's population already peaked in 2022 at 71.7M people and is projected to decrease to 45.7M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Liberia
Factual

Projection
Thailand
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Liberia Thailand
2100 0.1% -0.75%
2099 0.15% -0.75%
2098 0.23% -0.76%
2097 0.26% -0.77%
2096 0.2% -0.77%
2095 0.2% -0.77%
2094 0.3% -0.77%
2093 0.19% -0.78%
2092 0.2% -0.77%
2091 0.36% -0.78%
2090 0.42% -0.78%
2089 0.25% -0.77%
2088 0.28% -0.77%
2087 0.51% -0.77%
2086 0.53% -0.77%
2085 0.39% -0.78%
2084 0.45% -0.77%
2083 0.34% -0.77%
2082 0.56% -0.76%
2081 0.65% -0.77%
2080 0.65% -0.77%
2079 0.64% -0.77%
2078 0.66% -0.76%
2077 0.76% -0.76%
2076 0.74% -0.76%
2075 0.89% -0.77%
2074 0.84% -0.77%
2073 0.76% -0.77%
2072 0.9% -0.76%
2071 0.81% -0.77%
2070 0.87% -0.77%
2069 0.77% -0.77%
2068 0.97% -0.76%
2067 0.86% -0.76%
2066 0.98% -0.77%
2065 0.92% -0.76%
2064 1.01% -0.76%
2063 1.04% -0.76%
2062 1.06% -0.75%
2061 1.08% -0.75%
2060 1.32% -0.74%
2059 1.04% -0.73%
2058 1.15% -0.72%
2057 1.26% -0.71%
2056 1.23% -0.69%
2055 1.11% -0.68%
2054 1.26% -0.65%
2053 1.22% -0.64%
2052 1.25% -0.61%
2051 1.21% -0.59%
2050 1.39% -0.57%
2049 1.42% -0.53%
2048 1.44% -0.51%
2047 1.49% -0.49%
2046 1.36% -0.46%
2045 1.49% -0.43%
2044 1.41% -0.41%
2043 1.68% -0.39%
2042 1.82% -0.37%
2041 1.7% -0.34%
2040 1.91% -0.32%
2039 1.78% -0.3%
2038 1.79% -0.28%
2037 2.03% -0.25%
2036 1.93% -0.24%
2035 1.85% -0.21%
2034 1.97% -0.2%
2033 1.98% -0.18%
2032 1.95% -0.16%
2031 1.83% -0.15%
2030 2.05% -0.13%
2029 2.08% -0.12%
2028 2.33% -0.11%
2027 2.2% -0.09%
2026 2.08% -0.08%
2025 2.14% -0.06%
2024 2.18% -0.05%
2023 2.23% -0.05%
2022 2.17% 0.01%
2021 2.13% 0.12%
2020 2.1% 0.17%
2019 2% 0.2%
2018 1.98% 0.3%
2017 1.96% 0.42%
2016 2.06% 0.45%
2015 2.08% 0.46%
2014 2.1% 0.53%
2013 2.22% 0.59%
2012 3.6% 0.62%
2011 4% 0.62%
2010 2.94% 0.67%
2009 3.19% 0.74%
2008 4.14% 0.77%
2007 5.11% 0.8%
2006 5.75% 0.83%
2005 4.57% 0.86%
2004 1.2% 0.9%
2003 0.8% 0.94%
2002 2.63% 0.97%
2001 2.98% 1.02%
2000 3.77% 1.14%
1999 5.68% 1.26%
1998 10.7% 1.31%
1997 8.09% 1.34%
1996 2.91% 1.39%
1995 0.89% 1.44%
1994 -0.24% 1.49%
1993 3.99% 1.56%
1992 5.93% 1.6%
1991 -12% 1.64%
1990 -11.7% 1.65%
1989 2.9% 1.66%
1988 2.93% 1.72%
1987 2.98% 1.75%
1986 3.03% 1.8%
1985 3.09% 1.86%
1984 3.14% 1.92%
1983 3.03% 1.96%
1982 2.93% 1.97%
1981 2.99% 2.03%
1980 3.02% 2.08%
1979 3% 2.12%
1978 2.96% 2.21%
1977 2.85% 2.26%
1976 2.76% 2.34%
1975 2.74% 2.47%
1974 2.7% 2.58%
1973 2.65% 2.67%
1972 2.57% 2.7%
1971 2.55% 2.73%
1970 2.59% 2.8%
1969 2.59% 2.86%
1968 2.58% 2.92%
1967 2.57% 2.97%
1966 2.57% 3.01%
1965 2.57% 3.03%
1964 2.55% 3.03%
1963 2.54% 3.02%
1962 2.51% 3%
1961 2.47% 2.97%

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/thailand | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Liberia grew by 2.18%, while Thailand's population declined by 0.05%.

Live population counters

Liberia Thailand
Current population
5887000
71571743
Population rank 116/197 21/197
Percent of world population 0.07% 0.86%
One net population change
4.39 minutes
15.3 minutes
One birth every
3.09 minutes
53.3 seconds
One death every
11.9 minutes
49.5 seconds
Daily growth/decline +328 -94
Annual growth/decline +119,786 -34,424
Annual growth/decline rate +2.18% -0.05%
Population growth rate rank 43/197 168/197
One migration net change every
53.4 minutes
19.2 minutes
Annual migration change -9,870 +27,509
Net migration rank 132/196 30/196
Foreign-born residents 72,423 3,179,399
Foreign-born residents rank 142/195 21/195
Foreign-born share of population 1.3% 4.4%
Foreign-born share rank 148/195 100/195

Natural population change vs migration

Liberia
Natural

Migration
Thailand
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Liberia Thailand
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -9,870 - 27,509
2024 - -7,779 - 23,321
2023 125,730 -5,002 -46,105 19,648
2022 123,747 -5,003 -61,046 21,683
2021 121,038 -11,852 57,382 -2,093
2020 120,632 -10,107 84,107 32,277
2019 120,635 -19,678 116,867 5,221
2018 120,231 -23,199 159,383 10,984
2017 119,376 -24,807 194,695 66,805
2016 118,852 -26,796 226,255 112,978
2015 115,479 -15,182 266,362 32,500
2014 116,667 -26,690 294,628 55,358
2013 120,138 -22,010 325,059 67,452
2012 121,973 -25,710 351,485 74,033
2011 115,496 91,981 365,670 66,607
2010 114,249 2,850 370,466 52,791
2009 113,429 1,187 382,636 110,883
2008 112,032 17,404 401,730 107,333
2007 109,165 65,306 425,362 100,486
2006 104,099 77,946 441,211 102,362
2005 96,478 101,019 456,378 100,542
2004 91,755 -1,001 466,542 107,199
2003 87,534 -103,564 488,003 105,917
2002 88,643 -23,110 504,299 105,215
2001 86,217 7,142 524,230 96,817
2000 83,143 -2,060 543,884 121,640
1999 78,130 53,643 578,073 173,924
1998 72,146 99,203 617,318 183,471
1997 61,444 281,480 644,834 150,411
1996 56,392 -37,922 661,397 152,397
1995 53,407 54,372 682,703 147,226
1994 52,101 -121,407 712,589 132,271
1993 51,609 7,300 737,696 122,746
1992 50,204 56,210 754,999 143,318
1991 47,426 78,052 760,508 124,034
1990 52,770 -712,544 760,808 152,916
1989 63,238 8,156 774,563 90,497
1988 62,703 7,734 765,252 128,469
1987 62,147 6,840 774,498 122,791
1986 61,924 6,534 783,430 111,820
1985 59,988 7,487 776,935 141,963
1984 59,460 7,513 779,856 139,345
1983 57,562 7,861 794,239 143,393
1982 56,127 2,530 817,951 101,885
1981 55,003 2,757 839,297 78,337
1980 53,452 4,016 845,575 88,478
1979 52,125 3,500 843,434 85,693
1978 49,813 3,500 847,799 82,011
1977 47,582 3,555 871,232 88,937
1976 45,528 1,246 894,072 40,656
1975 43,478 2,037 911,980 66,306
1974 41,499 2,086 923,151 72,801
1973 39,694 2,272 933,540 80,704
1972 37,860 2,018 940,420 73,082
1971 36,015 1,293 936,215 43,400
1970 35,196 2,285 937,116 49,221
1969 34,677 1,982 948,314 26,551
1968 33,536 1,964 953,806 13,718
1967 32,519 2,177 944,980 17,005
1966 31,454 1,953 929,469 12,016
1965 30,618 2,431 909,000 22,995
1964 29,592 2,189 885,137 17,249
1963 28,708 2,165 860,728 16,494
1962 27,679 2,189 828,741 16,605
1961 26,670 2,115 801,140 14,968
1960 25,713 1,886 774,190 6,886

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

GeoRank.org/population/liberia/thailand | 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 Thailand 78.4% is from natural causes (a gain of 1,292,528 people) and 21.6% is from migration (a gain of 355,361 people).

As of 2024, 72,423 residents or 1.3% of the population were not native-born in Liberia, compared to 3,179,399 people or 4.4% in Thailand.

Biggest cities by population

Liberia
City Population
Monrovia 1.02M
Sanniquellie 47.1K
Kakata 33.9K
Greenville 17.6K
Yekepa 11K
Thailand
City Population
Bangkok 5.68M
Chiang Mai 1.2M
Nonthaburi 256K
Pak Kret 190K
Hat Yai 159K
Nakhon Ratchasima 134K
Chaophraya Surasak 133K
Surat Thani 131K
Udon Thani 130K
Klaeng 130K

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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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