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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Liberia was 5,612,817 in 2024 vs 12,277,109 people in Tunisia in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Liberia's population is 5,887,000 people compared to 12,437,803 in Tunisia.

Population statistics:

  • Tunisia's population is 2.11 times bigger than Liberia's.
  • Liberia is ranked the 116th most populous country in the world, while Tunisia is the 81st.
  • The countries together account for 0.22% of the world: 0.07% for Liberia vs 0.15% for Tunisia.
  • For the last 10 years, Liberia has had an average growth rate of +2.09% per year vs +0.89% in Tunisia.
  • Since 2006, the population of Liberia has increased from 3.49M people to 5.89M (68.6% growth), while Tunisia has grown from 10.3M to 12.4M (20.2% growth).

Liberia vs Tunisia: population by year and forecast

Liberia
Factual

Projection
Tunisia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Liberia Tunisia
2100 12,788,823 10,722,837
2099 12,776,207 10,798,417
2098 12,757,308 10,872,527
2097 12,728,620 10,944,510
2096 12,695,873 11,017,262
2095 12,671,037 11,088,773
2094 12,645,345 11,159,761
2093 12,607,806 11,228,741
2092 12,583,276 11,296,441
2091 12,557,861 11,362,922
2090 12,513,262 11,428,150
2089 12,461,083 11,492,395
2088 12,429,523 11,554,451
2087 12,394,685 11,616,399
2086 12,331,734 11,677,706
2085 12,266,313 11,736,824
2084 12,218,274 11,795,185
2083 12,163,782 11,853,617
2082 12,122,513 11,911,196
2081 12,055,108 11,966,771
2080 11,977,065 12,023,486
2079 11,899,224 12,080,879
2078 11,823,772 12,138,513
2077 11,746,009 12,194,072
2076 11,657,329 12,247,445
2075 11,571,881 12,301,960
2074 11,469,695 12,355,470
2073 11,373,802 12,410,281
2072 11,288,250 12,463,568
2071 11,187,594 12,517,952
2070 11,097,891 12,571,557
2069 11,002,270 12,625,027
2068 10,918,600 12,677,388
2067 10,814,021 12,728,611
2066 10,721,693 12,778,160
2065 10,617,436 12,827,417
2064 10,521,037 12,873,288
2063 10,416,221 12,917,720
2062 10,308,855 12,960,075
2061 10,200,557 12,999,502
2060 10,091,553 13,037,172
2059 9,960,069 13,069,268
2058 9,857,338 13,098,461
2057 9,745,295 13,124,682
2056 9,624,041 13,147,057
2055 9,506,843 13,164,337
2054 9,402,297 13,177,456
2053 9,284,854 13,184,564
2052 9,173,091 13,188,052
2051 9,060,243 13,187,435
2050 8,951,514 13,181,992
2049 8,828,384 13,173,401
2048 8,705,146 13,160,968
2047 8,581,923 13,144,429
2046 8,456,286 13,125,908
2045 8,342,861 13,104,999
2044 8,220,755 13,081,801
2043 8,106,429 13,057,259
2042 7,972,152 13,031,516
2041 7,829,310 13,006,019
2040 7,698,463 12,979,703
2039 7,554,021 12,952,741
2038 7,421,960 12,925,306
2037 7,291,328 12,896,316
2036 7,146,172 12,865,989
2035 7,010,827 12,835,689
2034 6,883,638 12,803,284
2033 6,750,553 12,766,519
2032 6,619,507 12,728,299
2031 6,492,799 12,687,827
2030 6,376,029 12,644,489
2029 6,247,795 12,596,686
2028 6,120,673 12,542,752
2027 5,981,051 12,484,560
2026 5,852,128 12,420,467
2025 5,732,938 12,351,028
2024 5,612,817 12,277,109
2023 5,493,031 12,200,431
2022 5,373,294 12,119,334
2021 5,259,323 12,048,622
2020 5,149,463 11,974,057
2019 5,043,721 11,875,081
2018 4,944,726 11,765,514
2017 4,848,925 11,650,498
2016 4,755,608 11,528,674
2015 4,659,431 11,402,264
2014 4,564,293 11,274,288
2013 4,470,239 11,141,361
2012 4,373,043 11,009,647
2011 4,221,178 10,886,035
2010 4,058,890 10,765,980
2009 3,943,028 10,650,681
2008 3,821,003 10,542,635
2007 3,669,050 10,441,702
2006 3,490,787 10,346,410
2005 3,301,015 10,255,472
2004 3,156,892 10,166,163
2003 3,119,532 10,071,632
2002 3,094,782 9,971,515
2001 3,015,338 9,869,677
2000 2,928,117 9,764,935
1999 2,821,684 9,655,963
1998 2,670,124 9,541,667
1997 2,412,989 9,421,270
1996 2,232,289 9,294,432
1995 2,169,162 9,161,258
1994 2,149,928 9,018,448
1993 2,155,126 8,857,910
1992 2,072,461 8,682,512
1991 1,956,518 8,501,827
1990 2,223,667 8,324,509
1989 2,517,858 8,151,660
1988 2,446,941 7,974,440
1987 2,377,229 7,789,987
1986 2,308,511 7,600,301
1985 2,240,539 7,409,903
1984 2,173,312 7,220,044
1983 2,107,113 7,053,800
1982 2,045,073 6,908,642
1981 1,986,867 6,758,284
1980 1,929,253 6,606,195
1979 1,872,713 6,456,419
1978 1,818,247 6,309,390
1977 1,766,019 6,155,931
1976 1,717,060 5,996,994
1975 1,670,913 5,839,262
1974 1,626,362 5,684,674
1973 1,583,588 5,537,242
1972 1,542,670 5,396,557
1971 1,504,077 5,261,658
1970 1,466,676 5,131,396
1969 1,429,605 5,004,697
1968 1,393,530 4,879,899
1967 1,358,435 4,760,970
1966 1,324,383 4,652,287
1965 1,291,156 4,561,385
1964 1,258,745 4,489,869
1963 1,227,414 4,427,131
1962 1,197,039 4,369,136
1961 1,167,717 4,316,278
1960 1,139,522 4,267,288

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/tunisia | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Liberia increased by 1,264,821 people (a 36.2% growth), while Tunisia gained 1,182,264 people (a 11.4% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Liberia gained 1,131,392 people (a 23.8% growth), while Tunisia's population increased by 909,129 people (a 7.89% growth).

Liberia was ranked 126th most populous country in 2006 and is 116th in 2026. Tunisia was ranked 79th in 2006 and ranked 81st 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 Tunisia will increase by 5.98% to 13,181,992 people and rank change from 81st to 89th.

Liberia is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 12.8M people compared to the peak of 13.2M people in 2052 for Tunisia.

Population growth rate by year

Liberia
Factual

Projection
Tunisia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Liberia Tunisia
2100 0.1% -0.7%
2099 0.15% -0.68%
2098 0.23% -0.66%
2097 0.26% -0.66%
2096 0.2% -0.64%
2095 0.2% -0.64%
2094 0.3% -0.61%
2093 0.19% -0.6%
2092 0.2% -0.59%
2091 0.36% -0.57%
2090 0.42% -0.56%
2089 0.25% -0.54%
2088 0.28% -0.53%
2087 0.51% -0.52%
2086 0.53% -0.5%
2085 0.39% -0.49%
2084 0.45% -0.49%
2083 0.34% -0.48%
2082 0.56% -0.46%
2081 0.65% -0.47%
2080 0.65% -0.48%
2079 0.64% -0.47%
2078 0.66% -0.46%
2077 0.76% -0.44%
2076 0.74% -0.44%
2075 0.89% -0.43%
2074 0.84% -0.44%
2073 0.76% -0.43%
2072 0.9% -0.43%
2071 0.81% -0.43%
2070 0.87% -0.42%
2069 0.77% -0.41%
2068 0.97% -0.4%
2067 0.86% -0.39%
2066 0.98% -0.38%
2065 0.92% -0.36%
2064 1.01% -0.34%
2063 1.04% -0.33%
2062 1.06% -0.3%
2061 1.08% -0.29%
2060 1.32% -0.25%
2059 1.04% -0.22%
2058 1.15% -0.2%
2057 1.26% -0.17%
2056 1.23% -0.13%
2055 1.11% -0.1%
2054 1.26% -0.05%
2053 1.22% -0.03%
2052 1.25% 0.005%
2051 1.21% 0.04%
2050 1.39% 0.07%
2049 1.42% 0.09%
2048 1.44% 0.13%
2047 1.49% 0.14%
2046 1.36% 0.16%
2045 1.49% 0.18%
2044 1.41% 0.19%
2043 1.68% 0.2%
2042 1.82% 0.2%
2041 1.7% 0.2%
2040 1.91% 0.21%
2039 1.78% 0.21%
2038 1.79% 0.22%
2037 2.03% 0.24%
2036 1.93% 0.24%
2035 1.85% 0.25%
2034 1.97% 0.29%
2033 1.98% 0.3%
2032 1.95% 0.32%
2031 1.83% 0.34%
2030 2.05% 0.38%
2029 2.08% 0.43%
2028 2.33% 0.47%
2027 2.2% 0.52%
2026 2.08% 0.56%
2025 2.14% 0.6%
2024 2.18% 0.63%
2023 2.23% 0.67%
2022 2.17% 0.59%
2021 2.13% 0.62%
2020 2.1% 0.83%
2019 2% 0.93%
2018 1.98% 0.99%
2017 1.96% 1.06%
2016 2.06% 1.11%
2015 2.08% 1.14%
2014 2.1% 1.19%
2013 2.22% 1.2%
2012 3.6% 1.14%
2011 4% 1.12%
2010 2.94% 1.08%
2009 3.19% 1.02%
2008 4.14% 0.97%
2007 5.11% 0.92%
2006 5.75% 0.89%
2005 4.57% 0.88%
2004 1.2% 0.94%
2003 0.8% 1%
2002 2.63% 1.03%
2001 2.98% 1.07%
2000 3.77% 1.13%
1999 5.68% 1.2%
1998 10.7% 1.28%
1997 8.09% 1.36%
1996 2.91% 1.45%
1995 0.89% 1.58%
1994 -0.24% 1.81%
1993 3.99% 2.02%
1992 5.93% 2.13%
1991 -12% 2.13%
1990 -11.7% 2.12%
1989 2.9% 2.22%
1988 2.93% 2.37%
1987 2.98% 2.5%
1986 3.03% 2.57%
1985 3.09% 2.63%
1984 3.14% 2.36%
1983 3.03% 2.1%
1982 2.93% 2.22%
1981 2.99% 2.3%
1980 3.02% 2.32%
1979 3% 2.33%
1978 2.96% 2.49%
1977 2.85% 2.65%
1976 2.76% 2.7%
1975 2.74% 2.72%
1974 2.7% 2.66%
1973 2.65% 2.61%
1972 2.57% 2.56%
1971 2.55% 2.54%
1970 2.59% 2.53%
1969 2.59% 2.56%
1968 2.58% 2.5%
1967 2.57% 2.34%
1966 2.57% 1.99%
1965 2.57% 1.59%
1964 2.55% 1.42%
1963 2.54% 1.33%
1962 2.51% 1.22%
1961 2.47% 1.15%

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/tunisia | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Liberia grew by 2.18%, while Tunisia's population grew by 0.63%.

Live population counters

Liberia Tunisia
Current population
5887000
12437803
Population rank 116/197 81/197
Percent of world population 0.07% 0.15%
One net population change
4.39 minutes
6.85 minutes
One birth every
3.09 minutes
3.13 minutes
One death every
11.9 minutes
7.1 minutes
Daily growth/decline +328 +210
Annual growth/decline +119,786 +76,678
Annual growth/decline rate +2.18% +0.63%
Population growth rate rank 43/197 124/197
One migration net change every
53.4 minutes
36.3 minutes
Annual migration change -9,870 -14,523
Net migration rank 132/196 142/196
Foreign-born residents 72,423 63,201
Foreign-born residents rank 142/195 145/195
Foreign-born share of population 1.3% 0.5%
Foreign-born share rank 148/195 177/195

Natural population change vs migration

Liberia
Natural

Migration
Tunisia
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Liberia Tunisia
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -9,870 - -14,523
2024 - -7,779 - -15,221
2023 125,730 -5,002 93,663 -14,001
2022 123,747 -5,003 96,531 -14,001
2021 121,038 -11,852 68,087 -9,190
2020 120,632 -10,107 109,431 -19,188
2019 120,635 -19,678 127,312 -19,612
2018 120,231 -23,199 132,445 -21,012
2017 119,376 -24,807 140,971 -22,365
2016 118,852 -26,796 148,870 -23,827
2015 115,479 -15,182 153,007 -25,229
2014 116,667 -26,690 154,762 -26,586
2013 120,138 -22,010 154,687 -17,020
2012 121,973 -25,710 151,812 -26,059
2011 115,496 91,981 143,401 -21,935
2010 114,249 2,850 132,809 -14,168
2009 113,429 1,187 125,465 -13,512
2008 112,032 17,404 121,873 -17,742
2007 109,165 65,306 118,920 -21,190
2006 104,099 77,946 116,945 -24,098
2005 96,478 101,019 115,374 -26,361
2004 91,755 -1,001 113,322 -23,735
2003 87,534 -103,564 111,926 -12,459
2002 88,643 -23,110 109,099 -8,334
2001 86,217 7,142 110,146 -7,235
2000 83,143 -2,060 112,501 -5,937
1999 78,130 53,643 114,829 -3,452
1998 72,146 99,203 121,332 -4,111
1997 61,444 281,480 128,327 -4,756
1996 56,392 -37,922 135,615 -5,506
1995 53,407 54,372 144,345 -8,095
1994 52,101 -121,407 153,647 -4,271
1993 51,609 7,300 160,922 10,771
1992 50,204 56,210 163,978 15,124
1991 47,426 78,052 166,245 16,021
1990 52,770 -712,544 168,180 4,183
1989 63,238 8,156 169,221 4,100
1988 62,703 7,734 177,176 3,934
1987 62,147 6,840 184,101 3,711
1986 61,924 6,534 188,107 3,464
1985 59,988 7,487 186,344 2,887
1984 59,460 7,513 182,386 8,109
1983 57,562 7,861 179,878 -37,895
1982 56,127 2,530 177,898 -29,559
1981 55,003 2,757 176,628 -24,242
1980 53,452 4,016 171,094 -19,321
1979 52,125 3,500 171,463 -23,688
1978 49,813 3,500 173,255 -26,968
1977 47,582 3,555 174,539 -13,910
1976 45,528 1,246 172,744 -15,499
1975 43,478 2,037 166,991 -8,765
1974 41,499 2,086 160,200 -9,254
1973 39,694 2,272 153,525 -9,606
1972 37,860 2,018 147,239 -9,790
1971 36,015 1,293 142,296 -9,949
1970 35,196 2,285 138,235 -10,054
1969 34,677 1,982 135,257 -10,049
1968 33,536 1,964 134,246 -9,848
1967 32,519 2,177 132,626 -19,155
1966 31,454 1,953 131,274 -27,393
1965 30,618 2,431 127,673 -49,751
1964 29,592 2,189 124,711 -59,602
1963 28,708 2,165 120,865 -60,505
1962 27,679 2,189 116,887 -61,260
1961 26,670 2,115 111,459 -61,369
1960 25,713 1,886 109,234 -61,334

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

GeoRank.org/population/liberia/tunisia | 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 Tunisia 86.3% is from natural causes (a gain of 1,225,079 people) and 13.7% is from migration (a loss of 195,011 people).

As of 2024, 72,423 residents or 1.3% of the population were not native-born in Liberia, compared to 63,201 people or 0.5% in Tunisia.

Biggest cities by population

Liberia
City Population
Monrovia 1.02M
Sanniquellie 47.1K
Kakata 33.9K
Greenville 17.6K
Yekepa 11K
Tunisia
City Population
Tunis 603K
Sfax 273K
Sousse 222K
Kairouan 187K
Bizerte 143K
Aryanah 123K
Gafsa 121K
Gabes 116K
La Marsa 93K
Nabeul 84.3K

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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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