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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Liberia was 5,612,817 in 2024 vs 50,015,092 people in Uganda in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Liberia's population is 5,887,000 people compared to 53,170,946 in Uganda.

Population statistics:

  • Uganda's population is 9.03 times bigger than Liberia's.
  • Liberia is ranked the 116th most populous country in the world, while Uganda is the 30th.
  • The countries together account for 0.71% of the world: 0.07% for Liberia vs 0.64% for Uganda.
  • For the last 10 years, Liberia has had an average growth rate of +2.09% per year vs +3.21% in Uganda.
  • Since 2006, the population of Liberia has increased from 3.49M people to 5.89M (68.6% growth), while Uganda has grown from 28.8M to 53.2M (84.7% growth).

Liberia vs Uganda: population by year and forecast

Liberia
Factual

Projection
Uganda
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Liberia Uganda
2100 12,788,823 122,497,526
2099 12,776,207 122,436,109
2098 12,757,308 122,364,302
2097 12,728,620 122,266,255
2096 12,695,873 122,146,810
2095 12,671,037 121,976,411
2094 12,645,345 121,799,752
2093 12,607,806 121,584,860
2092 12,583,276 121,336,796
2091 12,557,861 121,070,447
2090 12,513,262 120,767,412
2089 12,461,083 120,427,771
2088 12,429,523 120,064,594
2087 12,394,685 119,668,549
2086 12,331,734 119,256,686
2085 12,266,313 118,815,763
2084 12,218,274 118,339,179
2083 12,163,782 117,821,938
2082 12,122,513 117,274,958
2081 12,055,108 116,707,394
2080 11,977,065 116,096,095
2079 11,899,224 115,474,153
2078 11,823,772 114,805,376
2077 11,746,009 114,118,687
2076 11,657,329 113,390,189
2075 11,571,881 112,637,851
2074 11,469,695 111,863,410
2073 11,373,802 111,070,771
2072 11,288,250 110,240,940
2071 11,187,594 109,392,890
2070 11,097,891 108,505,633
2069 11,002,270 107,607,659
2068 10,918,600 106,677,578
2067 10,814,021 105,722,829
2066 10,721,693 104,739,111
2065 10,617,436 103,737,893
2064 10,521,037 102,701,560
2063 10,416,221 101,646,533
2062 10,308,855 100,561,859
2061 10,200,557 99,450,764
2060 10,091,553 98,334,788
2059 9,960,069 97,187,498
2058 9,857,338 96,014,439
2057 9,745,295 94,821,765
2056 9,624,041 93,613,209
2055 9,506,843 92,385,049
2054 9,402,297 91,132,827
2053 9,284,854 89,857,705
2052 9,173,091 88,568,311
2051 9,060,243 87,270,603
2050 8,951,514 85,957,376
2049 8,828,384 84,632,277
2048 8,705,146 83,284,965
2047 8,581,923 81,928,165
2046 8,456,286 80,569,225
2045 8,342,861 79,208,662
2044 8,220,755 77,834,944
2043 8,106,429 76,453,982
2042 7,972,152 75,075,287
2041 7,829,310 73,701,695
2040 7,698,463 72,333,375
2039 7,554,021 70,963,211
2038 7,421,960 69,580,447
2037 7,291,328 68,186,136
2036 7,146,172 66,804,746
2035 7,010,827 65,411,934
2034 6,883,638 64,023,352
2033 6,750,553 62,634,483
2032 6,619,507 61,235,174
2031 6,492,799 59,825,075
2030 6,376,029 58,415,479
2029 6,247,795 57,006,283
2028 6,120,673 55,596,520
2027 5,981,051 54,191,271
2026 5,852,128 52,792,624
2025 5,732,938 51,400,003
2024 5,612,817 50,015,092
2023 5,493,031 48,656,601
2022 5,373,294 47,312,719
2021 5,259,323 45,910,930
2020 5,149,463 44,457,152
2019 5,043,721 42,999,637
2018 4,944,726 41,565,831
2017 4,848,925 40,177,388
2016 4,755,608 38,799,152
2015 4,659,431 37,531,446
2014 4,564,293 36,395,539
2013 4,470,239 35,337,042
2012 4,373,043 34,337,438
2011 4,221,178 33,354,543
2010 4,058,890 32,390,802
2009 3,943,028 31,451,151
2008 3,821,003 30,539,553
2007 3,669,050 29,653,430
2006 3,490,787 28,794,003
2005 3,301,015 27,963,289
2004 3,156,892 27,154,515
2003 3,119,532 26,352,124
2002 3,094,782 25,532,870
2001 3,015,338 24,745,676
2000 2,928,117 24,000,150
1999 2,821,684 23,257,281
1998 2,670,124 22,515,806
1997 2,412,989 21,856,046
1996 2,232,289 21,231,550
1995 2,169,162 20,665,667
1994 2,149,928 20,108,801
1993 2,155,126 19,445,161
1992 2,072,461 18,785,032
1991 1,956,518 18,155,901
1990 2,223,667 17,569,897
1989 2,517,858 17,010,698
1988 2,446,941 16,470,483
1987 2,377,229 15,954,170
1986 2,308,511 15,467,579
1985 2,240,539 15,023,681
1984 2,173,312 14,607,677
1983 2,107,113 14,221,881
1982 2,045,073 13,873,631
1981 1,986,867 13,556,452
1980 1,929,253 13,275,741
1979 1,872,713 13,002,163
1978 1,818,247 12,692,113
1977 1,766,019 12,359,669
1976 1,717,060 12,037,294
1975 1,670,913 11,725,240
1974 1,626,362 11,424,846
1973 1,583,588 11,144,236
1972 1,542,670 10,885,796
1971 1,504,077 10,618,206
1970 1,466,676 10,321,603
1969 1,429,605 10,014,858
1968 1,393,530 9,708,632
1967 1,358,435 9,408,924
1966 1,324,383 9,122,864
1965 1,291,156 8,849,203
1964 1,258,745 8,586,363
1963 1,227,414 8,333,663
1962 1,197,039 8,092,231
1961 1,167,717 7,862,217
1960 1,139,522 7,640,973

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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From 2006 to 2016, the population of Liberia increased by 1,264,821 people (a 36.2% growth), while Uganda gained 10,005,149 people (a 34.7% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Liberia gained 1,131,392 people (a 23.8% growth), while Uganda's population increased by 14,371,794 people (a 37% growth).

Liberia was ranked 126th most populous country in 2006 and is 116th in 2026. Uganda was ranked 38th in 2006 and ranked 30th 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 Uganda will increase by 61.7% to 85,957,376 people and rank change from 30th to 20th.

Liberia is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 12.8M people compared to the peak of 122M people in 2100 for Uganda.

Population growth rate by year

Liberia
Factual

Projection
Uganda
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Liberia Uganda
2100 0.1% 0.05%
2099 0.15% 0.06%
2098 0.23% 0.08%
2097 0.26% 0.1%
2096 0.2% 0.14%
2095 0.2% 0.15%
2094 0.3% 0.18%
2093 0.19% 0.2%
2092 0.2% 0.22%
2091 0.36% 0.25%
2090 0.42% 0.28%
2089 0.25% 0.3%
2088 0.28% 0.33%
2087 0.51% 0.35%
2086 0.53% 0.37%
2085 0.39% 0.4%
2084 0.45% 0.44%
2083 0.34% 0.47%
2082 0.56% 0.49%
2081 0.65% 0.53%
2080 0.65% 0.54%
2079 0.64% 0.58%
2078 0.66% 0.6%
2077 0.76% 0.64%
2076 0.74% 0.67%
2075 0.89% 0.69%
2074 0.84% 0.71%
2073 0.76% 0.75%
2072 0.9% 0.78%
2071 0.81% 0.82%
2070 0.87% 0.83%
2069 0.77% 0.87%
2068 0.97% 0.9%
2067 0.86% 0.94%
2066 0.98% 0.97%
2065 0.92% 1.01%
2064 1.01% 1.04%
2063 1.04% 1.08%
2062 1.06% 1.12%
2061 1.08% 1.13%
2060 1.32% 1.18%
2059 1.04% 1.22%
2058 1.15% 1.26%
2057 1.26% 1.29%
2056 1.23% 1.33%
2055 1.11% 1.37%
2054 1.26% 1.42%
2053 1.22% 1.46%
2052 1.25% 1.49%
2051 1.21% 1.53%
2050 1.39% 1.57%
2049 1.42% 1.62%
2048 1.44% 1.66%
2047 1.49% 1.69%
2046 1.36% 1.72%
2045 1.49% 1.76%
2044 1.41% 1.81%
2043 1.68% 1.84%
2042 1.82% 1.86%
2041 1.7% 1.89%
2040 1.91% 1.93%
2039 1.78% 1.99%
2038 1.79% 2.04%
2037 2.03% 2.07%
2036 1.93% 2.13%
2035 1.85% 2.17%
2034 1.97% 2.22%
2033 1.98% 2.29%
2032 1.95% 2.36%
2031 1.83% 2.41%
2030 2.05% 2.47%
2029 2.08% 2.54%
2028 2.33% 2.59%
2027 2.2% 2.65%
2026 2.08% 2.71%
2025 2.14% 2.77%
2024 2.18% 2.79%
2023 2.23% 2.84%
2022 2.17% 3.05%
2021 2.13% 3.27%
2020 2.1% 3.39%
2019 2% 3.45%
2018 1.98% 3.46%
2017 1.96% 3.55%
2016 2.06% 3.38%
2015 2.08% 3.12%
2014 2.1% 3%
2013 2.22% 2.91%
2012 3.6% 2.95%
2011 4% 2.98%
2010 2.94% 2.99%
2009 3.19% 2.98%
2008 4.14% 2.99%
2007 5.11% 2.98%
2006 5.75% 2.97%
2005 4.57% 2.98%
2004 1.2% 3.04%
2003 0.8% 3.21%
2002 2.63% 3.18%
2001 2.98% 3.11%
2000 3.77% 3.19%
1999 5.68% 3.29%
1998 10.7% 3.02%
1997 8.09% 2.94%
1996 2.91% 2.74%
1995 0.89% 2.77%
1994 -0.24% 3.41%
1993 3.99% 3.51%
1992 5.93% 3.47%
1991 -12% 3.34%
1990 -11.7% 3.29%
1989 2.9% 3.28%
1988 2.93% 3.24%
1987 2.98% 3.15%
1986 3.03% 2.95%
1985 3.09% 2.85%
1984 3.14% 2.71%
1983 3.03% 2.51%
1982 2.93% 2.34%
1981 2.99% 2.11%
1980 3.02% 2.1%
1979 3% 2.44%
1978 2.96% 2.69%
1977 2.85% 2.68%
1976 2.76% 2.66%
1975 2.74% 2.63%
1974 2.7% 2.52%
1973 2.65% 2.37%
1972 2.57% 2.52%
1971 2.55% 2.87%
1970 2.59% 3.06%
1969 2.59% 3.15%
1968 2.58% 3.19%
1967 2.57% 3.14%
1966 2.57% 3.09%
1965 2.57% 3.06%
1964 2.55% 3.03%
1963 2.54% 2.98%
1962 2.51% 2.93%
1961 2.47% 2.9%

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 Uganda's population grew by 2.79%.

Live population counters

Liberia Uganda
Current population
5887000
53170946
Population rank 116/197 30/197
Percent of world population 0.07% 0.64%
One net population change
4.39 minutes
23.2 seconds
One birth every
3.09 minutes
18.4 seconds
One death every
11.9 minutes
2.23 minutes
Daily growth/decline +328 +3,722
Annual growth/decline +119,786 +1,358,491
Annual growth/decline rate +2.18% +2.79%
Population growth rate rank 43/197 22/197
One migration net change every
53.4 minutes
4.43 minutes
Annual migration change -9,870 -119,059
Net migration rank 132/196 183/196
Foreign-born residents 72,423 2,057,759
Foreign-born residents rank 142/195 37/195
Foreign-born share of population 1.3% 4.1%
Foreign-born share rank 148/195 106/195

Natural population change vs migration

Liberia
Natural

Migration
Uganda
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Liberia Uganda
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -9,870 - -119,059
2024 - -7,779 - -117,924
2023 125,730 -5,002 1,477,166 -126,181
2022 123,747 -5,003 1,455,576 -118,843
2021 121,038 -11,852 1,423,377 43,464
2020 120,632 -10,107 1,397,288 43,464
2019 120,635 -19,678 1,367,044 107,210
2018 120,231 -23,199 1,332,600 60,724
2017 119,376 -24,807 1,290,658 92,879
2016 118,852 -26,796 1,249,565 123,379
2015 115,479 -15,182 1,224,839 -62,366
2014 116,667 -26,690 1,201,599 -92,273
2013 120,138 -22,010 1,184,250 -176,579
2012 121,973 -25,710 1,167,473 -175,936
2011 115,496 91,981 1,147,263 -173,005
2010 114,249 2,850 1,121,564 -168,322
2009 113,429 1,187 1,090,600 -164,553
2008 112,032 17,404 1,055,935 -158,790
2007 109,165 65,306 1,029,893 -154,773
2006 104,099 77,946 999,958 -156,232
2005 96,478 101,019 969,096 -151,386
2004 91,755 -1,001 938,623 -138,770
2003 87,534 -103,564 901,374 -96,429
2002 88,643 -23,110 868,756 -35,149
2001 86,217 7,142 836,751 -95,956
2000 83,143 -2,060 803,069 -52,824
1999 78,130 53,643 775,166 -39,695
1998 72,146 99,203 741,175 6,277
1997 61,444 281,480 727,523 -155,461
1996 56,392 -37,922 699,707 -22,795
1995 53,407 54,372 697,218 -242,378
1994 52,101 -121,407 675,092 -16,198
1993 51,609 7,300 650,032 18,349
1992 50,204 56,210 627,139 24,723
1991 47,426 78,052 602,740 3,643
1990 52,770 -712,544 587,291 -21,688
1989 63,238 8,156 565,367 -12,576
1988 62,703 7,734 547,759 -20,113
1987 62,147 6,840 527,397 -22,415
1986 61,924 6,534 487,693 -19,485
1985 59,988 7,487 462,534 -42,942
1984 59,460 7,513 421,241 -8,818
1983 57,562 7,861 404,940 -45,776
1982 56,127 2,530 390,820 -53,497
1981 55,003 2,757 380,028 -83,010
1980 53,452 4,016 370,287 -105,900
1979 52,125 3,500 381,626 -98,863
1978 49,813 3,500 371,930 -34,606
1977 47,582 3,555 365,216 -37,671
1976 45,528 1,246 359,458 -42,259
1975 43,478 2,037 354,278 -47,359
1974 41,499 2,086 345,773 -51,910
1973 39,694 2,272 340,780 -73,439
1972 37,860 2,018 335,935 -86,409
1971 36,015 1,293 328,294 -42,642
1970 35,196 2,285 333,202 -25,646
1969 34,677 1,982 320,486 -14,548
1968 33,536 1,964 309,725 -3,214
1967 32,519 2,177 296,692 -3,773
1966 31,454 1,953 282,225 -3,021
1965 30,618 2,431 271,830 -3,716
1964 29,592 2,189 260,733 -3,169
1963 28,708 2,165 250,885 -3,058
1962 27,679 2,189 241,513 -6,470
1961 26,670 2,115 232,894 -7,893
1960 25,713 1,886 225,080 -7,586

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 Uganda 99.5% is from natural causes (a gain of 13,419,712 people) and 0.53% is from migration (a gain of 71,457 people).

As of 2024, 72,423 residents or 1.3% of the population were not native-born in Liberia, compared to 2,057,759 people or 4.1% in Uganda.

Biggest cities by population

Liberia
City Population
Monrovia 1.02M
Sanniquellie 47.1K
Kakata 33.9K
Greenville 17.6K
Yekepa 11K
Uganda
City Population
Kampala 1.68M
Mbale 586K
Arua 385K
Kira Town 317K
Jinja 279K
Gulu 177K
Kasese 101K
Entebbe 70K
Tororo 41.9K

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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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