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

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The latest officially reported population of Liberia was 5,731,206 in 2025 vs 85,878,556 people in Turkey in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Liberia's population is 5,916,561 people compared to 86,225,430 in Turkey.

Population statistics:

  • Turkey's population is 14.6 times bigger than Liberia's.
  • Liberia is ranked the 116th most populous country in the world, while Turkey is the 18th.
  • The countries together account for 1.11% of the world: 0.07% for Liberia vs 1.04% for Turkey.
  • For the last 10 years, Liberia has had an average growth rate of +2.09% per year vs +0.98% in Turkey.
  • Since 2006, the population of Liberia has increased from 3.49M people to 5.92M (69.5% growth), while Turkey has grown from 70M to 86.2M (23.1% growth).

Liberia vs Turkey: population by year and forecast

Liberia
Factual

Projection
Turkey
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Liberia Turkey
2100 12,784,957 64,394,191
2099 12,772,345 65,045,868
2098 12,753,452 65,690,351
2097 12,724,773 66,342,622
2096 12,692,036 66,990,674
2095 12,667,207 67,642,188
2094 12,641,522 68,296,562
2093 12,603,995 68,963,773
2092 12,579,473 69,625,957
2091 12,554,066 70,290,255
2090 12,509,480 70,960,483
2089 12,457,316 71,623,547
2088 12,425,766 72,281,102
2087 12,390,938 72,928,397
2086 12,328,007 73,576,610
2085 12,262,605 74,223,570
2084 12,214,581 74,853,312
2083 12,160,106 75,483,067
2082 12,118,849 76,111,533
2081 12,051,465 76,726,689
2080 11,973,445 77,339,541
2079 11,895,628 77,938,889
2078 11,820,198 78,532,577
2077 11,742,459 79,120,573
2076 11,653,806 79,705,459
2075 11,568,384 80,277,544
2074 11,466,229 80,848,141
2073 11,370,364 81,396,237
2072 11,284,839 81,938,080
2071 11,184,212 82,465,112
2070 11,094,537 82,981,973
2069 10,998,944 83,480,362
2068 10,915,300 83,963,140
2067 10,810,752 84,428,242
2066 10,718,452 84,886,666
2065 10,614,227 85,336,225
2064 10,517,857 85,771,285
2063 10,413,073 86,187,013
2062 10,305,739 86,587,114
2061 10,197,474 86,962,577
2060 10,088,502 87,319,314
2059 9,957,059 87,663,392
2058 9,854,358 87,973,789
2057 9,742,349 88,264,809
2056 9,621,132 88,534,755
2055 9,503,970 88,764,080
2054 9,399,455 88,972,362
2053 9,282,047 89,151,673
2052 9,170,319 89,310,785
2051 9,057,504 89,437,110
2050 8,948,808 89,541,520
2049 8,825,716 89,614,107
2048 8,702,515 89,651,068
2047 8,579,329 89,659,415
2046 8,453,730 89,634,354
2045 8,340,339 89,608,012
2044 8,218,270 89,557,421
2043 8,103,979 89,493,042
2042 7,969,742 89,404,193
2041 7,826,944 89,303,546
2040 7,696,136 89,187,952
2039 7,551,738 89,051,669
2038 7,419,716 88,901,719
2037 7,289,124 88,727,471
2036 7,144,012 88,537,927
2035 7,008,708 88,343,153
2034 6,881,558 88,139,515
2033 6,748,513 87,918,397
2032 6,617,506 87,687,495
2031 6,490,837 87,437,150
2030 6,374,102 87,166,904
2029 6,245,907 86,903,490
2028 6,118,823 86,627,469
2027 5,979,243 86,350,539
2026 5,850,359 86,093,293
2025 5,731,206 85,878,556
2024 5,612,817 85,518,661
2023 5,493,031 85,325,965
2022 5,373,294 84,979,913
2021 5,259,323 84,147,318
2020 5,149,463 83,384,680
2019 5,043,721 82,579,440
2018 4,944,726 81,407,204
2017 4,848,925 80,312,698
2016 4,755,608 79,277,962
2015 4,659,431 78,218,479
2014 4,564,293 77,181,884
2013 4,470,239 76,147,624
2012 4,373,043 75,175,827
2011 4,221,178 74,223,629
2010 4,058,890 73,142,150
2009 3,943,028 72,039,206
2008 3,821,003 71,051,678
2007 3,669,050 70,158,112
2006 3,490,787 70,045,349
2005 3,301,015 69,329,557
2004 3,156,892 68,592,617
2003 3,119,532 67,831,730
2002 3,094,782 67,048,795
2001 3,015,338 66,245,128
2000 2,928,117 65,425,961
1999 2,821,684 64,591,923
1998 2,670,124 63,734,383
1997 2,412,989 62,852,966
1996 2,232,289 61,951,134
1995 2,169,162 61,024,503
1994 2,149,928 60,033,836
1993 2,155,126 58,999,167
1992 2,072,461 57,990,118
1991 1,956,518 57,009,887
1990 2,223,667 56,015,628
1989 2,517,858 54,976,723
1988 2,446,941 53,909,626
1987 2,377,229 52,843,670
1986 2,308,511 51,777,772
1985 2,240,539 50,687,115
1984 2,173,312 49,574,069
1983 2,107,113 48,447,410
1982 2,045,073 47,322,096
1981 1,986,867 46,321,190
1980 1,929,253 45,408,815
1979 1,872,713 44,510,429
1978 1,818,247 43,645,306
1977 1,766,019 42,773,298
1976 1,717,060 41,899,984
1975 1,670,913 41,053,126
1974 1,626,362 40,210,234
1973 1,583,588 39,329,533
1972 1,542,670 38,430,221
1971 1,504,077 37,518,611
1970 1,466,676 36,638,465
1969 1,429,605 35,787,774
1968 1,393,530 34,921,684
1967 1,358,435 34,050,421
1966 1,324,383 33,177,672
1965 1,291,156 32,345,220
1964 1,258,745 31,543,072
1963 1,227,414 30,726,841
1962 1,197,039 29,916,147
1961 1,167,717 29,119,238
1960 1,139,522 28,329,898

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/turkey | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Liberia increased by 1,264,821 people (a 36.2% growth), while Turkey gained 9,232,613 people (a 13.2% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Liberia gained 1,160,953 people (a 24.4% growth), while Turkey's population increased by 6,947,468 people (a 8.76% growth).

Liberia was ranked 126th most populous country in 2006 and is 116th in 2026. Turkey was ranked 18th in 2006 and still ranked 18th 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 Turkey will increase by 3.85% to 89,541,520 people and rank change from 18th to 19th.

Liberia is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 12.8M people compared to the peak of 89.7M people in 2047 for Turkey.

Population growth rate by year

Liberia
Factual

Projection
Turkey
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Liberia Turkey
2100 0.1% -1%
2099 0.15% -0.98%
2098 0.23% -0.98%
2097 0.26% -0.97%
2096 0.2% -0.96%
2095 0.2% -0.96%
2094 0.3% -0.97%
2093 0.19% -0.95%
2092 0.2% -0.95%
2091 0.36% -0.94%
2090 0.42% -0.93%
2089 0.25% -0.91%
2088 0.28% -0.89%
2087 0.51% -0.88%
2086 0.53% -0.87%
2085 0.39% -0.84%
2084 0.45% -0.83%
2083 0.34% -0.83%
2082 0.56% -0.8%
2081 0.65% -0.79%
2080 0.65% -0.77%
2079 0.64% -0.76%
2078 0.66% -0.74%
2077 0.76% -0.73%
2076 0.74% -0.71%
2075 0.89% -0.71%
2074 0.84% -0.67%
2073 0.76% -0.66%
2072 0.9% -0.64%
2071 0.81% -0.62%
2070 0.87% -0.6%
2069 0.77% -0.57%
2068 0.97% -0.55%
2067 0.86% -0.54%
2066 0.98% -0.53%
2065 0.92% -0.51%
2064 1.01% -0.48%
2063 1.04% -0.46%
2062 1.06% -0.43%
2061 1.08% -0.41%
2060 1.32% -0.39%
2059 1.04% -0.35%
2058 1.15% -0.33%
2057 1.26% -0.3%
2056 1.23% -0.26%
2055 1.11% -0.23%
2054 1.26% -0.2%
2053 1.22% -0.18%
2052 1.25% -0.14%
2051 1.21% -0.12%
2050 1.39% -0.08%
2049 1.42% -0.04%
2048 1.44% -0.009%
2047 1.49% 0.03%
2046 1.36% 0.03%
2045 1.49% 0.06%
2044 1.41% 0.07%
2043 1.68% 0.1%
2042 1.82% 0.11%
2041 1.7% 0.13%
2040 1.91% 0.15%
2039 1.78% 0.17%
2038 1.79% 0.2%
2037 2.03% 0.21%
2036 1.93% 0.22%
2035 1.85% 0.23%
2034 1.97% 0.25%
2033 1.98% 0.26%
2032 1.95% 0.29%
2031 1.83% 0.31%
2030 2.05% 0.3%
2029 2.08% 0.32%
2028 2.33% 0.32%
2027 2.2% 0.3%
2026 2.08% 0.25%
2025 2.11% 0.42%
2024 2.18% 0.23%
2023 2.23% 0.41%
2022 2.17% 0.99%
2021 2.13% 0.91%
2020 2.1% 0.98%
2019 2% 1.44%
2018 1.98% 1.36%
2017 1.96% 1.31%
2016 2.06% 1.35%
2015 2.08% 1.34%
2014 2.1% 1.36%
2013 2.22% 1.29%
2012 3.6% 1.28%
2011 4% 1.48%
2010 2.94% 1.53%
2009 3.19% 1.39%
2008 4.14% 1.27%
2007 5.11% 0.16%
2006 5.75% 1.03%
2005 4.57% 1.07%
2004 1.2% 1.12%
2003 0.8% 1.17%
2002 2.63% 1.21%
2001 2.98% 1.25%
2000 3.77% 1.29%
1999 5.68% 1.35%
1998 10.7% 1.4%
1997 8.09% 1.46%
1996 2.91% 1.52%
1995 0.89% 1.65%
1994 -0.24% 1.75%
1993 3.99% 1.74%
1992 5.93% 1.72%
1991 -12% 1.77%
1990 -11.7% 1.89%
1989 2.9% 1.98%
1988 2.93% 2.02%
1987 2.98% 2.06%
1986 3.03% 2.15%
1985 3.09% 2.25%
1984 3.14% 2.33%
1983 3.03% 2.38%
1982 2.93% 2.16%
1981 2.99% 2.01%
1980 3.02% 2.02%
1979 3% 1.98%
1978 2.96% 2.04%
1977 2.85% 2.08%
1976 2.76% 2.06%
1975 2.74% 2.1%
1974 2.7% 2.24%
1973 2.65% 2.34%
1972 2.57% 2.43%
1971 2.55% 2.4%
1970 2.59% 2.38%
1969 2.59% 2.48%
1968 2.58% 2.56%
1967 2.57% 2.63%
1966 2.57% 2.57%
1965 2.57% 2.54%
1964 2.55% 2.66%
1963 2.54% 2.71%
1962 2.51% 2.74%
1961 2.47% 2.79%

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 Turkey's population grew by 0.42%.

Live population counters

Liberia Turkey
Current population
5916561
86225430
Population rank 116/197 18/197
Percent of world population 0.07% 1.04%
One net population change
4.45 minutes
1.46 minutes
One birth every
3.06 minutes
33.5 seconds
One death every
11.7 minutes
1.08 minutes
Daily growth/decline +324 +986
Annual growth/decline +118,389 +359,895
Annual growth/decline rate +2.11% +0.42%
Population growth rate rank 44/197 138/197
One migration net change every
53.4 minutes
2.04 minutes
Annual migration change -9,870 -258,205
Net migration rank 132/196 188/196
Foreign-born residents 72,423 7,083,501
Foreign-born residents rank 142/195 11/195
Foreign-born share of population 1.3% 8.1%
Foreign-born share rank 148/195 75/195

Natural population change vs migration

Liberia
Natural

Migration
Turkey
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Liberia Turkey
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -9,870 - -258,205
2024 126,631 -7,779 453,249 -275,952
2023 125,730 -5,002 426,630 -318,070
2022 123,747 -5,003 535,373 -301,544
2021 121,038 -11,852 521,713 20,283
2020 120,632 -10,107 608,708 37,934
2019 120,635 -19,678 751,472 -15,690
2018 120,231 -23,199 830,353 187,570
2017 119,376 -24,807 875,408 659,846
2016 118,852 -26,796 895,841 352,063
2015 115,479 -15,182 930,799 1,063,140
2014 116,667 -26,690 957,055 1,033,384
2013 120,138 -22,010 921,386 438,618
2012 121,973 -25,710 917,145 258,623
2011 115,496 91,981 875,839 68,849
2010 114,249 2,850 892,334 55,532
2009 113,429 1,187 900,491 24,276
2008 112,032 17,404 868,749 47,915
2007 109,165 65,306 876,626 -186,402
2006 104,099 77,946 897,351 -190,194
2005 96,478 101,019 898,650 -174,177
2004 91,755 -1,001 896,025 -146,574
2003 87,534 -103,564 893,683 -121,383
2002 88,643 -23,110 922,927 -129,444
2001 86,217 7,142 980,560 -166,759
2000 83,143 -2,060 1,020,515 -195,996
1999 78,130 53,643 1,063,312 -219,778
1998 72,146 99,203 1,103,242 -231,744
1997 61,444 281,480 1,099,738 -208,465
1996 56,392 -37,922 1,091,827 -179,423
1995 53,407 54,372 1,090,630 -149,737
1994 52,101 -121,407 1,078,208 -37,762
1993 51,609 7,300 1,064,168 -35,245
1992 50,204 56,210 1,039,125 -49,923
1991 47,426 78,052 1,041,229 -69,982
1990 52,770 -712,544 1,044,467 -27,193
1989 63,238 8,156 1,094,036 -33,519
1988 62,703 7,734 1,101,266 -27,659
1987 62,147 6,840 1,099,042 -40,772
1986 61,924 6,534 1,102,660 -29,134
1985 59,988 7,487 1,098,846 8,960
1984 59,460 7,513 1,096,529 21,787
1983 57,562 7,861 1,095,106 39,871
1982 56,127 2,530 1,091,863 23,728
1981 55,003 2,757 1,100,082 -213,889
1980 53,452 4,016 1,090,538 -151,969
1979 52,125 3,500 1,076,707 -218,509
1978 49,813 3,500 1,054,863 -182,818
1977 47,582 3,555 1,023,779 -151,825
1976 45,528 1,246 1,009,999 -135,377
1975 43,478 2,037 1,012,904 -193,829
1974 41,499 2,086 1,020,053 -153,311
1973 39,694 2,272 1,025,675 -130,985
1972 37,860 2,018 1,023,781 -119,850
1971 36,015 1,293 1,014,165 -94,891
1970 35,196 2,285 991,950 -150,924
1969 34,677 1,982 970,958 -110,578
1968 33,536 1,964 950,778 -78,973
1967 32,519 2,177 936,727 -65,993
1966 31,454 1,953 925,790 -50,999
1965 30,618 2,431 904,016 -113,911
1964 29,592 2,189 884,152 -69,978
1963 28,708 2,165 862,626 -44,317
1962 27,679 2,189 837,473 -34,353
1961 26,670 2,115 816,911 -26,187
1960 25,713 1,886 773,009 14,948

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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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 Turkey 82.9% is from natural causes (a gain of 6,829,546 people) and 17.1% is from migration (a gain of 1,409,580 people).

As of 2024, 72,423 residents or 1.3% of the population were not native-born in Liberia, compared to 7,083,501 people or 8.1% in Turkey.

Biggest cities by population

Liberia
City Population
Monrovia 1.02M
Sanniquellie 47.1K
Kakata 33.9K
Greenville 17.6K
Yekepa 11K
Turkey
City Population
Istanbul 15.7M
Ankara 5.8M
Izmir 4.49M
Bursa 2.9M
Antalya 2.43M
Konya 2.23M
Urfa 1.99M
Kocaeli 1.85M
Adana 1.77M
Diyarbakir 1.73M

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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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