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Population in Liberia compared to the United States: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Liberia was 5,612,817 in 2024 vs 341,784,857 people in the United States in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Liberia's population is 5,887,000 people compared to 344,023,146 in the United States.

Population statistics:

  • The United States' population is 58.4 times bigger than Liberia's.
  • Liberia is ranked the 116th most populous country in the world, while the United States is the 3rd.
  • The countries together account for 4.22% of the world: 0.07% for Liberia vs 4.15% for the United States.
  • For the last 10 years, Liberia has had an average growth rate of +2.09% per year vs +0.65% in the United States.
  • Since 2006, the population of Liberia has increased from 3.49M people to 5.89M (68.6% growth), while the United States has grown from 298M to 344M (15.3% growth).

Liberia vs United States: population by year and forecast

Liberia
Factual

Projection
United States
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Liberia United States
2100 12,788,823 415,429,771
2099 12,776,207 414,829,167
2098 12,757,308 414,231,720
2097 12,728,620 413,576,381
2096 12,695,873 412,927,393
2095 12,671,037 412,225,379
2094 12,645,345 411,498,749
2093 12,607,806 410,785,729
2092 12,583,276 410,051,921
2091 12,557,861 409,320,183
2090 12,513,262 408,613,732
2089 12,461,083 407,885,645
2088 12,429,523 407,129,733
2087 12,394,685 406,421,298
2086 12,331,734 405,715,343
2085 12,266,313 405,059,379
2084 12,218,274 404,343,130
2083 12,163,782 403,612,785
2082 12,122,513 402,871,293
2081 12,055,108 402,054,554
2080 11,977,065 401,319,194
2079 11,899,224 400,554,914
2078 11,823,772 399,737,968
2077 11,746,009 398,906,565
2076 11,657,329 398,035,750
2075 11,571,881 397,109,170
2074 11,469,695 396,226,412
2073 11,373,802 395,307,725
2072 11,288,250 394,393,561
2071 11,187,594 393,415,363
2070 11,097,891 392,469,727
2069 11,002,270 391,479,981
2068 10,918,600 390,517,695
2067 10,814,021 389,543,856
2066 10,721,693 388,597,719
2065 10,617,436 387,685,327
2064 10,521,037 386,805,026
2063 10,416,221 385,911,917
2062 10,308,855 385,032,627
2061 10,200,557 384,170,837
2060 10,091,553 383,361,269
2059 9,960,069 382,542,030
2058 9,857,338 381,704,804
2057 9,745,295 380,907,023
2056 9,624,041 380,159,777
2055 9,506,843 379,430,756
2054 9,402,297 378,682,851
2053 9,284,854 377,878,421
2052 9,173,091 377,073,303
2051 9,060,243 376,229,840
2050 8,951,514 375,373,155
2049 8,828,384 374,493,150
2048 8,705,146 373,590,762
2047 8,581,923 372,626,259
2046 8,456,286 371,644,809
2045 8,342,861 370,602,914
2044 8,220,755 369,518,897
2043 8,106,429 368,375,680
2042 7,972,152 367,158,772
2041 7,829,310 365,937,822
2040 7,698,463 364,671,837
2039 7,554,021 363,367,337
2038 7,421,960 361,997,023
2037 7,291,328 360,606,236
2036 7,146,172 359,193,245
2035 7,010,827 357,750,686
2034 6,883,638 356,266,726
2033 6,750,553 354,775,032
2032 6,619,507 353,259,037
2031 6,492,799 351,721,511
2030 6,376,029 350,155,042
2029 6,247,795 348,564,667
2028 6,120,673 346,906,294
2027 5,981,051 345,257,605
2026 5,852,128 343,565,426
2025 5,732,938 341,784,857
2024 5,612,817 340,110,988
2023 5,493,031 334,914,895
2022 5,373,294 333,271,411
2021 5,259,323 331,893,745
2020 5,149,463 331,526,933
2019 5,043,721 328,329,953
2018 4,944,726 326,838,199
2017 4,848,925 325,122,128
2016 4,755,608 323,071,755
2015 4,659,431 320,738,994
2014 4,564,293 318,386,329
2013 4,470,239 316,059,947
2012 4,373,043 313,877,662
2011 4,221,178 311,583,481
2010 4,058,890 309,327,143
2009 3,943,028 306,771,529
2008 3,821,003 304,093,966
2007 3,669,050 301,231,207
2006 3,490,787 298,379,912
2005 3,301,015 295,516,599
2004 3,156,892 292,805,298
2003 3,119,532 290,107,933
2002 3,094,782 287,625,193
2001 3,015,338 284,968,955
2000 2,928,117 282,162,411
1999 2,821,684 279,294,713
1998 2,670,124 276,115,288
1997 2,412,989 272,911,760
1996 2,232,289 269,667,391
1995 2,169,162 266,557,091
1994 2,149,928 263,435,673
1993 2,155,126 260,255,352
1992 2,072,461 256,894,189
1991 1,956,518 253,492,503
1990 2,223,667 250,131,894
1989 2,517,858 246,819,222
1988 2,446,941 244,499,004
1987 2,377,229 242,288,936
1986 2,308,511 240,132,831
1985 2,240,539 237,923,734
1984 2,173,312 235,824,908
1983 2,107,113 233,792,014
1982 2,045,073 231,664,432
1981 1,986,867 229,465,744
1980 1,929,253 226,542,250
1979 1,872,713 225,055,487
1978 1,818,247 222,584,545
1977 1,766,019 220,239,425
1976 1,717,060 218,035,164
1975 1,670,913 215,973,199
1974 1,626,362 213,853,928
1973 1,583,588 211,908,788
1972 1,542,670 209,896,021
1971 1,504,077 207,660,677
1970 1,466,676 205,052,174
1969 1,429,605 202,676,946
1968 1,393,530 200,706,052
1967 1,358,435 198,712,056
1966 1,324,383 196,560,338
1965 1,291,156 194,302,963
1964 1,258,745 191,888,791
1963 1,227,414 189,241,798
1962 1,197,039 186,537,737
1961 1,167,717 183,691,481
1960 1,139,522 180,671,158

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08); 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 the United States gained 24,691,843 people (a 8.28% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Liberia gained 1,131,392 people (a 23.8% growth), while the United States' population increased by 20,951,391 people (a 6.49% growth).

Liberia was ranked 126th most populous country in 2006 and is 116th in 2026. The United States was ranked 3rd in 2006 and still ranked 3rd 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 the United States will increase by 9.11% to 375,373,155 people and will still be ranked 3rd.

Liberia is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 12.8M people compared to the peak of 415M people in 2100 for the United States.

Population growth rate by year

Liberia
Factual

Projection
United States
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Liberia United States
2100 0.1% 0.14%
2099 0.15% 0.14%
2098 0.23% 0.16%
2097 0.26% 0.16%
2096 0.2% 0.17%
2095 0.2% 0.18%
2094 0.3% 0.17%
2093 0.19% 0.18%
2092 0.2% 0.18%
2091 0.36% 0.17%
2090 0.42% 0.18%
2089 0.25% 0.19%
2088 0.28% 0.17%
2087 0.51% 0.17%
2086 0.53% 0.16%
2085 0.39% 0.18%
2084 0.45% 0.18%
2083 0.34% 0.18%
2082 0.56% 0.2%
2081 0.65% 0.18%
2080 0.65% 0.19%
2079 0.64% 0.2%
2078 0.66% 0.21%
2077 0.76% 0.22%
2076 0.74% 0.23%
2075 0.89% 0.22%
2074 0.84% 0.23%
2073 0.76% 0.23%
2072 0.9% 0.25%
2071 0.81% 0.24%
2070 0.87% 0.25%
2069 0.77% 0.25%
2068 0.97% 0.25%
2067 0.86% 0.24%
2066 0.98% 0.24%
2065 0.92% 0.23%
2064 1.01% 0.23%
2063 1.04% 0.23%
2062 1.06% 0.22%
2061 1.08% 0.21%
2060 1.32% 0.21%
2059 1.04% 0.22%
2058 1.15% 0.21%
2057 1.26% 0.2%
2056 1.23% 0.19%
2055 1.11% 0.2%
2054 1.26% 0.21%
2053 1.22% 0.21%
2052 1.25% 0.22%
2051 1.21% 0.23%
2050 1.39% 0.23%
2049 1.42% 0.24%
2048 1.44% 0.26%
2047 1.49% 0.26%
2046 1.36% 0.28%
2045 1.49% 0.29%
2044 1.41% 0.31%
2043 1.68% 0.33%
2042 1.82% 0.33%
2041 1.7% 0.35%
2040 1.91% 0.36%
2039 1.78% 0.38%
2038 1.79% 0.39%
2037 2.03% 0.39%
2036 1.93% 0.4%
2035 1.85% 0.42%
2034 1.97% 0.42%
2033 1.98% 0.43%
2032 1.95% 0.44%
2031 1.83% 0.45%
2030 2.05% 0.46%
2029 2.08% 0.48%
2028 2.33% 0.48%
2027 2.2% 0.49%
2026 2.08% 0.52%
2025 2.14% 0.49%
2024 2.18% 1.55%
2023 2.23% 0.49%
2022 2.17% 0.42%
2021 2.13% 0.11%
2020 2.1% 0.97%
2019 2% 0.46%
2018 1.98% 0.53%
2017 1.96% 0.63%
2016 2.06% 0.73%
2015 2.08% 0.74%
2014 2.1% 0.74%
2013 2.22% 0.7%
2012 3.6% 0.74%
2011 4% 0.73%
2010 2.94% 0.83%
2009 3.19% 0.88%
2008 4.14% 0.95%
2007 5.11% 0.96%
2006 5.75% 0.97%
2005 4.57% 0.93%
2004 1.2% 0.93%
2003 0.8% 0.86%
2002 2.63% 0.93%
2001 2.98% 0.99%
2000 3.77% 1.03%
1999 5.68% 1.15%
1998 10.7% 1.17%
1997 8.09% 1.2%
1996 2.91% 1.17%
1995 0.89% 1.18%
1994 -0.24% 1.22%
1993 3.99% 1.31%
1992 5.93% 1.34%
1991 -12% 1.34%
1990 -11.7% 1.34%
1989 2.9% 0.95%
1988 2.93% 0.91%
1987 2.98% 0.9%
1986 3.03% 0.93%
1985 3.09% 0.89%
1984 3.14% 0.87%
1983 3.03% 0.92%
1982 2.93% 0.96%
1981 2.99% 1.29%
1980 3.02% 0.66%
1979 3% 1.11%
1978 2.96% 1.06%
1977 2.85% 1.01%
1976 2.76% 0.95%
1975 2.74% 0.99%
1974 2.7% 0.92%
1973 2.65% 0.96%
1972 2.57% 1.08%
1971 2.55% 1.27%
1970 2.59% 1.17%
1969 2.59% 0.98%
1968 2.58% 1%
1967 2.57% 1.09%
1966 2.57% 1.16%
1965 2.57% 1.26%
1964 2.55% 1.4%
1963 2.54% 1.45%
1962 2.51% 1.55%
1961 2.47% 1.67%
1960 - 1.6%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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In 2025, the population of Liberia grew by 2.18%, while the United States' population grew by 0.49%.

Live population counters

Liberia United States
Current population
5887000
344023146
Population rank 116/197 3/197
Percent of world population 0.07% 4.15%
One net population change
4.39 minutes
18.9 seconds
One birth every
3.09 minutes
8.8 seconds
One death every
11.9 minutes
10.2 seconds
Daily growth/decline +328 +4,586
Annual growth/decline +119,786 +1,673,869
Annual growth/decline rate +2.18% +0.49%
Population growth rate rank 43/197 134/197
One migration net change every
53.4 minutes
25.7 seconds
Annual migration change -9,870 +1,230,663
Net migration rank 132/196 2/196
Foreign-born residents 72,423 52,375,047
Foreign-born residents rank 142/195 1/195
Foreign-born share of population 1.3% 15.2%
Foreign-born share rank 148/195 41/195

Natural population change vs migration

Liberia
Natural

Migration
United States
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Liberia United States
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -9,870 - 1,230,663
2024 - -7,779 - 1,286,132
2023 125,730 -5,002 502,372 1,322,668
2022 123,747 -5,003 399,926 1,319,009
2021 121,038 -11,852 199,137 674,787
2020 120,632 -10,107 208,862 329,769
2019 120,635 -19,678 887,476 1,774,500
2018 120,231 -23,199 955,022 1,764,961
2017 119,376 -24,807 1,028,037 1,864,738
2016 118,852 -26,796 1,197,627 1,889,129
2015 115,479 -15,182 1,270,126 1,722,127
2014 116,667 -26,690 1,357,281 1,672,598
2013 120,138 -22,010 1,322,711 1,663,885
2012 121,973 -25,710 1,411,822 1,632,007
2011 115,496 91,981 1,441,697 1,624,033
2010 114,249 2,850 1,548,182 1,594,453
2009 113,429 1,187 1,717,920 1,387,306
2008 112,032 17,404 1,794,154 1,416,841
2007 109,165 65,306 1,897,757 1,371,353
2006 104,099 77,946 1,849,955 1,347,750
2005 96,478 101,019 1,684,445 1,369,224
2004 91,755 -1,001 1,698,271 1,313,467
2003 87,534 -103,564 1,653,615 1,331,376
2002 88,643 -23,110 1,581,938 1,336,518
2001 86,217 7,142 1,595,826 1,312,455
2000 83,143 -2,060 1,664,758 1,248,392
1999 78,130 53,643 1,564,050 1,156,311
1998 72,146 99,203 1,573,857 1,225,134
1997 61,444 281,480 1,501,014 1,116,922
1996 56,392 -37,922 1,510,137 1,141,648
1995 53,407 54,372 1,546,031 1,173,016
1994 52,101 -121,407 1,633,302 1,179,309
1993 51,609 7,300 1,717,685 1,228,478
1992 50,204 56,210 1,875,328 1,304,880
1991 47,426 78,052 1,926,543 1,202,426
1990 52,770 -712,544 2,026,068 1,084,720
1989 63,238 8,156 1,875,826 400,998
1988 62,703 7,734 1,735,943 460,778
1987 62,147 6,840 1,720,252 480,815
1986 61,924 6,534 1,656,917 493,082
1985 59,988 7,487 1,689,258 598,777
1984 59,460 7,513 1,627,192 622,793
1983 57,562 7,861 1,636,544 662,840
1982 56,127 2,530 1,714,317 600,149
1981 55,003 2,757 1,652,153 583,070
1980 53,452 4,016 1,608,450 595,916
1979 52,125 3,500 1,597,894 503,559
1978 49,813 3,500 1,402,283 556,521
1977 47,582 3,555 1,431,556 577,060
1976 45,528 1,246 1,264,604 635,590
1975 43,478 2,037 1,252,644 655,078
1974 41,499 2,086 1,218,968 706,978
1973 39,694 2,272 1,165,499 783,163
1972 37,860 2,018 1,301,355 833,543
1971 36,015 1,293 1,640,519 833,549
1970 35,196 2,285 1,824,965 744,902
1969 34,677 1,982 1,702,487 523,740
1968 33,536 1,964 1,565,507 594,514
1967 32,519 2,177 1,669,181 585,410
1966 31,454 1,953 1,749,387 637,692
1965 30,618 2,431 1,943,030 644,902
1964 29,592 2,189 2,245,099 618,635
1963 28,708 2,165 2,289,826 639,495
1962 27,679 2,189 2,406,337 625,617
1961 26,670 2,115 2,571,681 580,333
1960 25,713 1,886 2,565,530 422,708

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2023, retrieved 2026-02-08).

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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 the United States 35.8% is from natural causes (a gain of 8,005,866 people) and 64.2% is from migration (a gain of 14,334,286 people).

As of 2024, 72,423 residents or 1.3% of the population were not native-born in Liberia, compared to 52,375,047 people or 15.2% in the United States.

Biggest cities by population

Liberia
City Population
Monrovia 1.02M
Sanniquellie 47.1K
Kakata 33.9K
Greenville 17.6K
Yekepa 11K
United States
City Population
New York 8.8M
Los Angeles 3.9M
Chicago 2.75M
Houston 2.3M
Phoenix 1.61M
Philadelphia 1.6M
San Antonio 1.43M
San Diego 1.39M
Dallas 1.3M
San Jose 1.01M

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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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