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

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The latest officially reported population of Liberia was 5,731,206 in 2025 vs 3,384,688 people in Uruguay in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Liberia's population is 5,916,561 people compared to 3,382,672 in Uruguay.

Population statistics:

  • Liberia's population is 1.75 times bigger than Uruguay's.
  • Liberia is ranked the 116th most populous country in the world, while Uruguay is the 133rd.
  • The countries together account for 0.11% of the world: 0.07% for Liberia vs 0.04% for Uruguay.
  • For the last 10 years, Liberia has had an average growth rate of +2.09% per year vs +0.08% in Uruguay.
  • Since 2006, the population of Liberia has increased from 3.49M people to 5.92M (69.5% growth), while Uruguay has grown from 3.29M to 3.38M (2.83% growth).

Liberia vs Uruguay: population by year and forecast

Liberia
Factual

Projection
Uruguay
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Liberia Uruguay
2100 12,784,957 2,256,662
2099 12,772,345 2,279,820
2098 12,753,452 2,303,272
2097 12,724,773 2,326,907
2096 12,692,036 2,350,717
2095 12,667,207 2,374,752
2094 12,641,522 2,398,877
2093 12,603,995 2,423,185
2092 12,579,473 2,447,561
2091 12,554,066 2,472,040
2090 12,509,480 2,496,427
2089 12,457,316 2,520,765
2088 12,425,766 2,544,964
2087 12,390,938 2,569,010
2086 12,328,007 2,592,884
2085 12,262,605 2,616,538
2084 12,214,581 2,639,909
2083 12,160,106 2,663,057
2082 12,118,849 2,685,928
2081 12,051,465 2,708,500
2080 11,973,445 2,730,788
2079 11,895,628 2,752,736
2078 11,820,198 2,774,335
2077 11,742,459 2,795,612
2076 11,653,806 2,816,580
2075 11,568,384 2,837,210
2074 11,466,229 2,857,609
2073 11,370,364 2,877,622
2072 11,284,839 2,897,443
2071 11,184,212 2,916,996
2070 11,094,537 2,936,376
2069 10,998,944 2,955,513
2068 10,915,300 2,974,342
2067 10,810,752 2,992,883
2066 10,718,452 3,011,205
2065 10,614,227 3,029,336
2064 10,517,857 3,047,237
2063 10,413,073 3,064,958
2062 10,305,739 3,082,535
2061 10,197,474 3,099,898
2060 10,088,502 3,117,041
2059 9,957,059 3,133,843
2058 9,854,358 3,150,140
2057 9,742,349 3,165,945
2056 9,621,132 3,181,263
2055 9,503,970 3,195,961
2054 9,399,455 3,209,999
2053 9,282,047 3,223,284
2052 9,170,319 3,235,861
2051 9,057,504 3,247,775
2050 8,948,808 3,258,995
2049 8,825,716 3,269,562
2048 8,702,515 3,279,496
2047 8,579,329 3,288,855
2046 8,453,730 3,297,581
2045 8,340,339 3,305,802
2044 8,218,270 3,313,441
2043 8,103,979 3,320,450
2042 7,969,742 3,326,840
2041 7,826,944 3,332,768
2040 7,696,136 3,338,161
2039 7,551,738 3,343,179
2038 7,419,716 3,347,674
2037 7,289,124 3,351,794
2036 7,144,012 3,355,554
2035 7,008,708 3,359,009
2034 6,881,558 3,362,159
2033 6,748,513 3,365,133
2032 6,617,506 3,367,940
2031 6,490,837 3,370,610
2030 6,374,102 3,373,156
2029 6,245,907 3,375,688
2028 6,118,823 3,378,080
2027 5,979,243 3,380,387
2026 5,850,359 3,382,672
2025 5,731,206 3,384,688
2024 5,612,817 3,386,588
2023 5,493,031 3,388,081
2022 5,373,294 3,390,913
2021 5,259,323 3,396,695
2020 5,149,463 3,398,968
2019 5,043,721 3,397,206
2018 4,944,726 3,394,534
2017 4,848,925 3,388,438
2016 4,755,608 3,379,283
2015 4,659,431 3,368,017
2014 4,564,293 3,356,334
2013 4,470,239 3,345,337
2012 4,373,043 3,335,401
2011 4,221,178 3,326,825
2010 4,058,890 3,318,580
2009 3,943,028 3,310,091
2008 3,821,003 3,302,177
2007 3,669,050 3,295,153
2006 3,490,787 3,289,506
2005 3,301,015 3,285,771
2004 3,156,892 3,283,148
2003 3,119,532 3,281,186
2002 3,094,782 3,278,867
2001 3,015,338 3,274,251
2000 2,928,117 3,266,206
1999 2,821,684 3,254,015
1998 2,670,124 3,239,280
1997 2,412,989 3,223,345
1996 2,232,289 3,206,324
1995 2,169,162 3,189,440
1994 2,149,928 3,172,834
1993 2,155,126 3,156,345
1992 2,072,461 3,139,702
1991 1,956,518 3,122,354
1990 2,223,667 3,104,403
1989 2,517,858 3,086,255
1988 2,446,941 3,067,961
1987 2,377,229 3,049,896
1986 2,308,511 3,032,845
1985 2,240,539 3,017,037
1984 2,173,312 3,002,488
1983 2,107,113 2,988,778
1982 2,045,073 2,975,492
1981 1,986,867 2,963,246
1980 1,929,253 2,951,953
1979 1,872,713 2,939,903
1978 1,818,247 2,925,715
1977 1,766,019 2,909,461
1976 1,717,060 2,891,392
1975 1,670,913 2,872,320
1974 1,626,362 2,853,944
1973 1,583,588 2,837,133
1972 1,542,670 2,821,644
1971 1,504,077 2,806,462
1970 1,466,676 2,790,807
1969 1,429,605 2,773,974
1968 1,393,530 2,754,606
1967 1,358,435 2,732,277
1966 1,324,383 2,707,646
1965 1,291,156 2,681,169
1964 1,258,745 2,653,180
1963 1,227,414 2,623,766
1962 1,197,039 2,593,298
1961 1,167,717 2,562,044
1960 1,139,522 2,529,957

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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From 2006 to 2016, the population of Liberia increased by 1,264,821 people (a 36.2% growth), while Uruguay gained 89,777 people (a 2.73% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Liberia gained 1,160,953 people (a 24.4% growth), while Uruguay's population increased by 3,389 people (a 0.1% growth).

Liberia was ranked 126th most populous country in 2006 and is 116th in 2026. Uruguay was ranked 129th in 2006 and ranked 133rd 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 Uruguay will decrease by 3.66% to 3,258,995 people and rank change from 133rd to 139th.

Liberia is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 12.8M people, while Uruguay's population already peaked in 2020 at 3.4M people and is projected to decrease to 2.26M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Liberia
Factual

Projection
Uruguay
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Liberia Uruguay
2100 0.1% -1.02%
2099 0.15% -1.02%
2098 0.23% -1.02%
2097 0.26% -1.01%
2096 0.2% -1.01%
2095 0.2% -1.01%
2094 0.3% -1%
2093 0.19% -1%
2092 0.2% -0.99%
2091 0.36% -0.98%
2090 0.42% -0.97%
2089 0.25% -0.95%
2088 0.28% -0.94%
2087 0.51% -0.92%
2086 0.53% -0.9%
2085 0.39% -0.89%
2084 0.45% -0.87%
2083 0.34% -0.85%
2082 0.56% -0.83%
2081 0.65% -0.82%
2080 0.65% -0.8%
2079 0.64% -0.78%
2078 0.66% -0.76%
2077 0.76% -0.74%
2076 0.74% -0.73%
2075 0.89% -0.71%
2074 0.84% -0.7%
2073 0.76% -0.68%
2072 0.9% -0.67%
2071 0.81% -0.66%
2070 0.87% -0.65%
2069 0.77% -0.63%
2068 0.97% -0.62%
2067 0.86% -0.61%
2066 0.98% -0.6%
2065 0.92% -0.59%
2064 1.01% -0.58%
2063 1.04% -0.57%
2062 1.06% -0.56%
2061 1.08% -0.55%
2060 1.32% -0.54%
2059 1.04% -0.52%
2058 1.15% -0.5%
2057 1.26% -0.48%
2056 1.23% -0.46%
2055 1.11% -0.44%
2054 1.26% -0.41%
2053 1.22% -0.39%
2052 1.25% -0.37%
2051 1.21% -0.34%
2050 1.39% -0.32%
2049 1.42% -0.3%
2048 1.44% -0.28%
2047 1.49% -0.26%
2046 1.36% -0.25%
2045 1.49% -0.23%
2044 1.41% -0.21%
2043 1.68% -0.19%
2042 1.82% -0.18%
2041 1.7% -0.16%
2040 1.91% -0.15%
2039 1.78% -0.13%
2038 1.79% -0.12%
2037 2.03% -0.11%
2036 1.93% -0.1%
2035 1.85% -0.09%
2034 1.97% -0.09%
2033 1.98% -0.08%
2032 1.95% -0.08%
2031 1.83% -0.08%
2030 2.05% -0.08%
2029 2.08% -0.07%
2028 2.33% -0.07%
2027 2.2% -0.07%
2026 2.08% -0.06%
2025 2.11% -0.06%
2024 2.18% -0.04%
2023 2.23% -0.08%
2022 2.17% -0.17%
2021 2.13% -0.07%
2020 2.1% 0.05%
2019 2% 0.08%
2018 1.98% 0.18%
2017 1.96% 0.27%
2016 2.06% 0.33%
2015 2.08% 0.35%
2014 2.1% 0.33%
2013 2.22% 0.3%
2012 3.6% 0.26%
2011 4% 0.25%
2010 2.94% 0.26%
2009 3.19% 0.24%
2008 4.14% 0.21%
2007 5.11% 0.17%
2006 5.75% 0.11%
2005 4.57% 0.08%
2004 1.2% 0.06%
2003 0.8% 0.07%
2002 2.63% 0.14%
2001 2.98% 0.25%
2000 3.77% 0.37%
1999 5.68% 0.45%
1998 10.7% 0.49%
1997 8.09% 0.53%
1996 2.91% 0.53%
1995 0.89% 0.52%
1994 -0.24% 0.52%
1993 3.99% 0.53%
1992 5.93% 0.56%
1991 -12% 0.58%
1990 -11.7% 0.59%
1989 2.9% 0.6%
1988 2.93% 0.59%
1987 2.98% 0.56%
1986 3.03% 0.52%
1985 3.09% 0.48%
1984 3.14% 0.46%
1983 3.03% 0.45%
1982 2.93% 0.41%
1981 2.99% 0.38%
1980 3.02% 0.41%
1979 3% 0.48%
1978 2.96% 0.56%
1977 2.85% 0.62%
1976 2.76% 0.66%
1975 2.74% 0.64%
1974 2.7% 0.59%
1973 2.65% 0.55%
1972 2.57% 0.54%
1971 2.55% 0.56%
1970 2.59% 0.61%
1969 2.59% 0.7%
1968 2.58% 0.82%
1967 2.57% 0.91%
1966 2.57% 0.99%
1965 2.57% 1.05%
1964 2.55% 1.12%
1963 2.54% 1.17%
1962 2.51% 1.22%
1961 2.47% 1.27%

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 Uruguay's population declined by 0.06%.

Live population counters

Liberia Uruguay
Current population
5916561
3382672
Population rank 116/197 133/197
Percent of world population 0.07% 0.04%
One net population change
4.45 minutes
4.62 hours
One birth every
3.06 minutes
15.8 minutes
One death every
11.7 minutes
15.6 minutes
Daily growth/decline +324 -5
Annual growth/decline +118,389 -1,900
Annual growth/decline rate +2.11% -0.06%
Population growth rate rank 44/197 161/197
One migration net change every
53.4 minutes
6.57 hours
Annual migration change -9,870 -1,338
Net migration rank 132/196 95/196
Foreign-born residents 72,423 160,064
Foreign-born residents rank 142/195 121/195
Foreign-born share of population 1.3% 4.7%
Foreign-born share rank 148/195 95/195

Natural population change vs migration

Liberia
Natural

Migration
Uruguay
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Liberia Uruguay
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -9,870 - -1,338
2024 126,631 -7,779 -443 -1,348
2023 125,730 -5,002 298 -1,501
2022 123,747 -5,003 -2,964 -1,501
2021 121,038 -11,852 -5,621 -1,482
2020 120,632 -10,107 4,048 -1,482
2019 120,635 -19,678 3,873 -2,899
2018 120,231 -23,199 7,322 -2,963
2017 119,376 -24,807 10,907 -3,091
2016 118,852 -26,796 14,008 -3,506
2015 115,479 -15,182 16,194 -4,157
2014 116,667 -26,690 16,238 -4,919
2013 120,138 -22,010 16,318 -5,647
2012 121,973 -25,710 15,520 -6,317
2011 115,496 91,981 14,934 -6,982
2010 114,249 2,850 16,231 -7,696
2009 113,429 1,187 16,947 -8,510
2008 112,032 17,404 16,838 -9,458
2007 109,165 65,306 17,422 -10,750
2006 104,099 77,946 17,783 -13,161
2005 96,478 101,019 18,926 -16,086
2004 91,755 -1,001 18,067 -15,668
2003 87,534 -103,564 18,628 -17,105
2002 88,643 -23,110 20,073 -16,957
2001 86,217 7,142 20,729 -14,620
2000 83,143 -2,060 21,060 -11,076
1999 78,130 53,643 21,844 -7,441
1998 72,146 99,203 22,114 -7,048
1997 61,444 281,480 23,737 -6,938
1996 56,392 -37,922 24,635 -7,397
1995 53,407 54,372 24,872 -8,339
1994 52,101 -121,407 24,637 -7,955
1993 51,609 7,300 24,212 -7,922
1992 50,204 56,210 24,847 -7,850
1991 47,426 78,052 25,422 -7,714
1990 52,770 -712,544 25,699 -7,499
1989 63,238 8,156 25,322 -7,229
1988 62,703 7,734 25,071 -6,582
1987 62,147 6,840 24,469 -6,833
1986 61,924 6,534 24,505 -8,046
1985 59,988 7,487 23,988 -8,832
1984 59,460 7,513 23,684 -9,730
1983 57,562 7,861 24,146 -10,671
1982 56,127 2,530 25,224 -12,131
1981 55,003 2,757 24,968 -13,577
1980 53,452 4,016 25,451 -14,252
1979 52,125 3,500 27,456 -14,552
1978 49,813 3,500 30,076 -14,611
1977 47,582 3,555 31,321 -14,280
1976 45,528 1,246 33,199 -14,096
1975 43,478 2,037 33,393 -14,350
1974 41,499 2,086 32,221 -14,512
1973 39,694 2,272 30,213 -14,312
1972 37,860 2,018 28,896 -13,817
1971 36,015 1,293 28,584 -13,288
1970 35,196 2,285 28,737 -12,727
1969 34,677 1,982 28,805 -11,149
1968 33,536 1,964 29,103 -8,028
1967 32,519 2,177 29,514 -5,938
1966 31,454 1,953 30,293 -4,599
1965 30,618 2,431 30,807 -3,542
1964 29,592 2,189 31,340 -2,623
1963 28,708 2,165 31,824 -1,707
1962 27,679 2,189 31,441 -623
1961 26,670 2,115 30,975 703
1960 25,713 1,886 30,438 2,057

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 Uruguay 66.6% is from natural causes (a gain of 47,622 people) and 33.4% is from migration (a loss of 23,930 people).

As of 2024, 72,423 residents or 1.3% of the population were not native-born in Liberia, compared to 160,064 people or 4.7% in Uruguay.

Biggest cities by population

Liberia
City Population
Monrovia 1.02M
Sanniquellie 47.1K
Kakata 33.9K
Greenville 17.6K
Yekepa 11K
Uruguay
City Population
Montevideo 1.3M
Salto 114K
Ciudad de la Costa 112K
Maldonado 86.8K
Rivera 84.8K
Paysandu 81.5K
Tacuarembo 60.6K
Melo 56K
Artigas 43.8K
Mercedes 43.5K

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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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