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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Liberia was 5,612,817 in 2024 vs 37,860,221 people in Ukraine in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Liberia's population is 5,887,000 people compared to 40,125,599 in Ukraine.

Population statistics:

  • Ukraine's population is 6.82 times bigger than Liberia's.
  • Liberia is ranked the 116th most populous country in the world, while Ukraine is the 40th.
  • The countries together account for 0.56% of the world: 0.07% for Liberia vs 0.48% for Ukraine.
  • For the last 10 years, Liberia has had an average growth rate of +2.09% per year vs -1.74% in Ukraine.
  • Since 2006, the population of Liberia has increased from 3.49M people to 5.89M (68.6% growth), while Ukraine has declined from 47.3M to 40.1M (15.1% decline).

Liberia vs Ukraine: population by year and forecast

Liberia
Factual

Projection
Ukraine
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Liberia Ukraine
2100 12,788,823 15,493,960
2099 12,776,207 15,751,557
2098 12,757,308 16,012,938
2097 12,728,620 16,278,602
2096 12,695,873 16,547,938
2095 12,671,037 16,820,897
2094 12,645,345 17,098,910
2093 12,607,806 17,381,822
2092 12,583,276 17,669,049
2091 12,557,861 17,960,681
2090 12,513,262 18,257,867
2089 12,461,083 18,559,027
2088 12,429,523 18,865,031
2087 12,394,685 19,176,483
2086 12,331,734 19,492,606
2085 12,266,313 19,812,584
2084 12,218,274 20,138,855
2083 12,163,782 20,468,747
2082 12,122,513 20,803,241
2081 12,055,108 21,140,953
2080 11,977,065 21,482,498
2079 11,899,224 21,827,152
2078 11,823,772 22,175,099
2077 11,746,009 22,525,846
2076 11,657,329 22,879,896
2075 11,571,881 23,236,521
2074 11,469,695 23,596,095
2073 11,373,802 23,957,807
2072 11,288,250 24,319,928
2071 11,187,594 24,685,370
2070 11,097,891 25,053,352
2069 11,002,270 25,423,272
2068 10,918,600 25,794,560
2067 10,814,021 26,168,072
2066 10,721,693 26,543,206
2065 10,617,436 26,920,121
2064 10,521,037 27,298,592
2063 10,416,221 27,677,528
2062 10,308,855 28,056,960
2061 10,200,557 28,437,884
2060 10,091,553 28,818,343
2059 9,960,069 29,198,891
2058 9,857,338 29,580,044
2057 9,745,295 29,958,884
2056 9,624,041 30,335,136
2055 9,506,843 30,710,041
2054 9,402,297 31,080,334
2053 9,284,854 31,447,868
2052 9,173,091 31,811,171
2051 9,060,243 32,170,929
2050 8,951,514 32,525,262
2049 8,828,384 32,875,483
2048 8,705,146 33,217,836
2047 8,581,923 33,556,749
2046 8,456,286 33,892,646
2045 8,342,861 34,221,999
2044 8,220,755 34,547,153
2043 8,106,429 34,869,270
2042 7,972,152 35,189,550
2041 7,829,310 35,507,946
2040 7,698,463 35,823,225
2039 7,554,021 36,141,658
2038 7,421,960 36,457,134
2037 7,291,328 36,772,578
2036 7,146,172 37,084,252
2035 7,010,827 37,396,243
2034 6,883,638 37,706,533
2033 6,750,553 38,015,585
2032 6,619,507 38,322,554
2031 6,492,799 38,630,259
2030 6,376,029 38,935,791
2029 6,247,795 39,238,099
2028 6,120,673 39,537,815
2027 5,981,051 39,830,895
2026 5,852,128 40,125,599
2025 5,732,938 38,707,520
2024 5,612,817 37,860,221
2023 5,493,031 37,732,836
2022 5,373,294 41,048,766
2021 5,259,323 44,298,640
2020 5,149,463 44,680,014
2019 5,043,721 44,957,458
2018 4,944,726 45,208,907
2017 4,848,925 45,436,041
2016 4,755,608 45,616,832
2015 4,659,431 45,784,896
2014 4,564,293 45,972,380
2013 4,470,239 46,126,770
2012 4,373,043 46,210,056
2011 4,221,178 46,307,853
2010 4,058,890 46,456,003
2009 3,943,028 46,623,731
2008 3,821,003 46,819,175
2007 3,669,050 47,062,798
2006 3,490,787 47,278,694
2005 3,301,015 47,585,556
2004 3,156,892 47,979,507
2003 3,119,532 48,315,136
2002 3,094,782 48,677,281
2001 3,015,338 49,106,855
2000 2,928,117 49,556,660
1999 2,821,684 49,976,446
1998 2,670,124 50,379,731
1997 2,412,989 50,786,885
1996 2,232,289 51,226,109
1995 2,169,162 51,665,539
1994 2,149,928 52,075,998
1993 2,155,126 52,350,126
1992 2,072,461 52,323,671
1991 1,956,518 52,170,961
1990 2,223,667 52,054,092
1989 2,517,858 51,917,817
1988 2,446,941 51,724,853
1987 2,377,229 51,515,732
1986 2,308,511 51,318,745
1985 2,240,539 51,108,770
1984 2,173,312 50,887,599
1983 2,107,113 50,637,029
1982 2,045,073 50,402,724
1981 1,986,867 50,189,281
1980 1,929,253 49,955,152
1979 1,872,713 49,721,381
1978 1,818,247 49,521,243
1977 1,766,019 49,336,481
1976 1,717,060 49,120,842
1975 1,670,913 48,865,229
1974 1,626,362 48,576,570
1973 1,583,588 48,277,121
1972 1,542,670 47,946,893
1971 1,504,077 47,573,287
1970 1,466,676 47,261,306
1969 1,429,605 46,976,256
1968 1,393,530 46,614,325
1967 1,358,435 46,215,988
1966 1,324,383 45,802,519
1965 1,291,156 45,386,892
1964 1,258,745 44,951,156
1963 1,227,414 44,462,372
1962 1,197,039 43,943,674
1961 1,167,717 43,399,766
1960 1,139,522 42,824,093

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 Ukraine lost 1,661,862 people (a 3.52% decline).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Liberia gained 1,131,392 people (a 23.8% growth), while Ukraine's population decreased by 5,491,233 people (a 12% decline).

Liberia was ranked 126th most populous country in 2006 and is 116th in 2026. Ukraine was ranked 27th in 2006 and ranked 40th 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 Ukraine will decrease by 18.9% to 32,525,262 people and rank change from 40th to 60th.

Liberia is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 12.8M people, while Ukraine's population already peaked in 1993 at 52.4M people and is projected to decrease to 15.5M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Liberia
Factual

Projection
Ukraine
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Liberia Ukraine
2100 0.1% -1.64%
2099 0.15% -1.63%
2098 0.23% -1.63%
2097 0.26% -1.63%
2096 0.2% -1.62%
2095 0.2% -1.63%
2094 0.3% -1.63%
2093 0.19% -1.63%
2092 0.2% -1.62%
2091 0.36% -1.63%
2090 0.42% -1.62%
2089 0.25% -1.62%
2088 0.28% -1.62%
2087 0.51% -1.62%
2086 0.53% -1.62%
2085 0.39% -1.62%
2084 0.45% -1.61%
2083 0.34% -1.61%
2082 0.56% -1.6%
2081 0.65% -1.59%
2080 0.65% -1.58%
2079 0.64% -1.57%
2078 0.66% -1.56%
2077 0.76% -1.55%
2076 0.74% -1.53%
2075 0.89% -1.52%
2074 0.84% -1.51%
2073 0.76% -1.49%
2072 0.9% -1.48%
2071 0.81% -1.47%
2070 0.87% -1.46%
2069 0.77% -1.44%
2068 0.97% -1.43%
2067 0.86% -1.41%
2066 0.98% -1.4%
2065 0.92% -1.39%
2064 1.01% -1.37%
2063 1.04% -1.35%
2062 1.06% -1.34%
2061 1.08% -1.32%
2060 1.32% -1.3%
2059 1.04% -1.29%
2058 1.15% -1.26%
2057 1.26% -1.24%
2056 1.23% -1.22%
2055 1.11% -1.19%
2054 1.26% -1.17%
2053 1.22% -1.14%
2052 1.25% -1.12%
2051 1.21% -1.09%
2050 1.39% -1.07%
2049 1.42% -1.03%
2048 1.44% -1.01%
2047 1.49% -0.99%
2046 1.36% -0.96%
2045 1.49% -0.94%
2044 1.41% -0.92%
2043 1.68% -0.91%
2042 1.82% -0.9%
2041 1.7% -0.88%
2040 1.91% -0.88%
2039 1.78% -0.87%
2038 1.79% -0.86%
2037 2.03% -0.84%
2036 1.93% -0.83%
2035 1.85% -0.82%
2034 1.97% -0.81%
2033 1.98% -0.8%
2032 1.95% -0.8%
2031 1.83% -0.78%
2030 2.05% -0.77%
2029 2.08% -0.76%
2028 2.33% -0.74%
2027 2.2% -0.73%
2026 2.08% 3.66%
2025 2.14% 2.24%
2024 2.18% 0.34%
2023 2.23% -8.08%
2022 2.17% -7.34%
2021 2.13% -0.85%
2020 2.1% -0.62%
2019 2% -0.56%
2018 1.98% -0.5%
2017 1.96% -0.4%
2016 2.06% -0.37%
2015 2.08% -0.41%
2014 2.1% -0.33%
2013 2.22% -0.18%
2012 3.6% -0.21%
2011 4% -0.32%
2010 2.94% -0.36%
2009 3.19% -0.42%
2008 4.14% -0.52%
2007 5.11% -0.46%
2006 5.75% -0.64%
2005 4.57% -0.82%
2004 1.2% -0.69%
2003 0.8% -0.74%
2002 2.63% -0.87%
2001 2.98% -0.91%
2000 3.77% -0.84%
1999 5.68% -0.8%
1998 10.7% -0.8%
1997 8.09% -0.86%
1996 2.91% -0.85%
1995 0.89% -0.79%
1994 -0.24% -0.52%
1993 3.99% 0.05%
1992 5.93% 0.29%
1991 -12% 0.22%
1990 -11.7% 0.26%
1989 2.9% 0.37%
1988 2.93% 0.41%
1987 2.98% 0.38%
1986 3.03% 0.41%
1985 3.09% 0.43%
1984 3.14% 0.49%
1983 3.03% 0.46%
1982 2.93% 0.43%
1981 2.99% 0.47%
1980 3.02% 0.47%
1979 3% 0.4%
1978 2.96% 0.37%
1977 2.85% 0.44%
1976 2.76% 0.52%
1975 2.74% 0.59%
1974 2.7% 0.62%
1973 2.65% 0.69%
1972 2.57% 0.79%
1971 2.55% 0.66%
1970 2.59% 0.61%
1969 2.59% 0.78%
1968 2.58% 0.86%
1967 2.57% 0.9%
1966 2.57% 0.92%
1965 2.57% 0.97%
1964 2.55% 1.1%
1963 2.54% 1.18%
1962 2.51% 1.25%
1961 2.47% 1.34%

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 Ukraine's population grew by 0.34%.

Live population counters

Liberia Ukraine
Current population
5887000
40125599
Population rank 116/197 40/197
Percent of world population 0.07% 0.48%
One net population change
4.39 minutes
4.13 minutes
One birth every
3.09 minutes
2.48 minutes
One death every
11.9 minutes
1.06 minutes
Daily growth/decline +328 +349
Annual growth/decline +119,786 +127,385
Annual growth/decline rate +2.18% +0.34%
Population growth rate rank 43/197 147/197
One migration net change every
53.4 minutes
18.6 seconds
Annual migration change -9,870 +1,702,358
Net migration rank 132/196 1/196
Foreign-born residents 72,423 5,064,173
Foreign-born residents rank 142/195 14/195
Foreign-born share of population 1.3% 13.4%
Foreign-born share rank 148/195 51/195

Natural population change vs migration

Liberia
Natural

Migration
Ukraine
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Liberia Ukraine
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -9,870 - 1,702,358
2024 - -7,779 - 1,146,012
2023 125,730 -5,002 -283,185 -299,961
2022 123,747 -5,003 -349,284 -5,699,445
2021 121,038 -11,852 -449,941 -1,129
2020 120,632 -10,107 -307,533 -4,167
2019 120,635 -19,678 -236,296 -6,908
2018 120,231 -23,199 -227,491 -32,220
2017 119,376 -24,807 -158,390 -36,155
2016 118,852 -26,796 -135,710 -31,340
2015 115,479 -15,182 -147,107 -21,992
2014 116,667 -26,690 -140,216 -65,678
2013 120,138 -22,010 -129,662 26,781
2012 121,973 -25,710 -130,451 66,768
2011 115,496 91,981 -158,372 26,457
2010 114,249 2,850 -180,388 16,030
2009 113,429 1,187 -197,918 26,796
2008 112,032 17,404 -229,086 9,312
2007 109,165 65,306 -282,659 15,237
2006 104,099 77,946 -300,787 136,442
2005 96,478 101,019 -337,857 -111,493
2004 91,755 -1,001 -344,157 5,644
2003 87,534 -103,564 -351,299 18,540
2002 88,643 -23,110 -364,544 -26,991
2001 86,217 7,142 -374,734 -92,847
2000 83,143 -2,060 -364,143 -67,865
1999 78,130 53,643 -348,286 -59,247
1998 72,146 99,203 -318,299 -80,684
1997 61,444 281,480 -306,549 -108,735
1996 56,392 -37,922 -305,154 -158,008
1995 53,407 54,372 -281,629 -134,053
1994 52,101 -121,407 -238,820 -166,380
1993 51,609 7,300 -169,405 26,357
1992 50,204 56,210 -95,857 291,788
1991 47,426 78,052 -16,486 125,962
1990 52,770 -712,544 48,463 75,760
1989 63,238 8,156 106,431 36,978
1988 62,703 7,734 162,002 75,637
1987 62,147 6,840 198,850 -18,275
1986 61,924 6,534 225,751 -12,369
1985 59,988 7,487 201,011 5,546
1984 59,460 7,513 222,430 13,340
1983 57,562 7,861 241,741 23,608
1982 56,127 2,530 194,101 9,096
1981 55,003 2,757 182,839 40,807
1980 53,452 4,016 197,223 47,406
1979 52,125 3,500 197,294 25,635
1978 49,813 3,500 206,554 -29,180
1977 47,582 3,555 216,932 -24,745
1976 45,528 1,246 247,323 -8,219
1975 43,478 2,037 256,787 15,336
1974 41,499 2,086 273,486 31,725
1973 39,694 2,272 274,938 18,777
1972 37,860 2,018 309,785 56,928
1971 36,015 1,293 305,849 74,604
1970 35,196 2,285 291,839 -48,335
1969 34,677 1,982 274,858 51,763
1968 33,536 1,964 295,162 102,096
1967 32,519 2,177 313,899 85,527
1966 31,454 1,953 337,794 89,737
1965 30,618 2,431 334,365 69,354
1964 29,592 2,189 391,120 76,650
1963 28,708 2,165 449,648 60,178
1962 27,679 2,189 481,887 45,712
1961 26,670 2,115 508,602 51,625
1960 25,713 1,886 538,812 52,281

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 Ukraine 28.2% is from natural causes (a loss of 2,435,153 people) and 71.8% is from migration (a loss of 6,198,995 people).

As of 2024, 72,423 residents or 1.3% of the population were not native-born in Liberia, compared to 5,064,173 people or 13.4% in Ukraine.

Biggest cities by population

Liberia
City Population
Monrovia 1.02M
Sanniquellie 47.1K
Kakata 33.9K
Greenville 17.6K
Yekepa 11K
Ukraine
City Population
Kyiv 2.95M
Kharkiv 1.42M
Odesa 1.01M
Dnipro 969K
Donetsk 902K
Lviv 717K
Zaporizhia 710K
Kryvyi Rih 604K
Mykolaiv 470K
Luhansk 418K

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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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