Skip to content

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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Liberia was 5,612,817 in 2024 vs 40,583,164 people in Yemen in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Liberia's population is 5,887,000 people compared to 43,325,643 in Yemen.

Population statistics:

  • Yemen's population is 7.36 times bigger than Liberia's.
  • Liberia is ranked the 116th most populous country in the world, while Yemen is the 37th.
  • The countries together account for 0.59% of the world: 0.07% for Liberia vs 0.52% for Yemen.
  • For the last 10 years, Liberia has had an average growth rate of +2.09% per year vs +3% in Yemen.
  • Since 2006, the population of Liberia has increased from 3.49M people to 5.89M (68.6% growth), while Yemen has grown from 23.5M to 43.3M (84% growth).

Liberia vs Yemen: population by year and forecast

Liberia
Factual

Projection
Yemen
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Liberia Yemen
2100 12,788,823 111,531,602
2099 12,776,207 111,216,538
2098 12,757,308 110,873,896
2097 12,728,620 110,513,248
2096 12,695,873 110,125,357
2095 12,671,037 109,718,989
2094 12,645,345 109,287,747
2093 12,607,806 108,834,256
2092 12,583,276 108,350,834
2091 12,557,861 107,845,139
2090 12,513,262 107,319,234
2089 12,461,083 106,769,903
2088 12,429,523 106,198,480
2087 12,394,685 105,606,248
2086 12,331,734 104,994,691
2085 12,266,313 104,356,315
2084 12,218,274 103,704,067
2083 12,163,782 103,033,111
2082 12,122,513 102,348,794
2081 12,055,108 101,642,012
2080 11,977,065 100,920,728
2079 11,899,224 100,179,245
2078 11,823,772 99,422,962
2077 11,746,009 98,654,481
2076 11,657,329 97,862,812
2075 11,571,881 97,057,105
2074 11,469,695 96,230,615
2073 11,373,802 95,389,748
2072 11,288,250 94,528,518
2071 11,187,594 93,646,094
2070 11,097,891 92,750,891
2069 11,002,270 91,836,719
2068 10,918,600 90,906,457
2067 10,814,021 89,961,778
2066 10,721,693 88,998,844
2065 10,617,436 88,022,210
2064 10,521,037 87,033,422
2063 10,416,221 86,020,867
2062 10,308,855 84,985,459
2061 10,200,557 83,934,120
2060 10,091,553 82,867,105
2059 9,960,069 81,781,887
2058 9,857,338 80,678,032
2057 9,745,295 79,563,835
2056 9,624,041 78,436,146
2055 9,506,843 77,296,391
2054 9,402,297 76,143,587
2053 9,284,854 74,985,186
2052 9,173,091 73,813,387
2051 9,060,243 72,631,340
2050 8,951,514 71,436,891
2049 8,828,384 70,243,074
2048 8,705,146 69,043,876
2047 8,581,923 67,843,741
2046 8,456,286 66,638,116
2045 8,342,861 65,433,874
2044 8,220,755 64,230,423
2043 8,106,429 63,031,296
2042 7,972,152 61,838,177
2041 7,829,310 60,651,763
2040 7,698,463 59,475,172
2039 7,554,021 58,303,694
2038 7,421,960 57,135,690
2037 7,291,328 55,973,689
2036 7,146,172 54,809,098
2035 7,010,827 53,641,994
2034 6,883,638 52,476,195
2033 6,750,553 51,307,469
2032 6,619,507 50,140,351
2031 6,492,799 48,969,961
2030 6,376,029 47,786,079
2029 6,247,795 46,594,926
2028 6,120,673 45,403,313
2027 5,981,051 44,203,683
2026 5,852,128 43,000,078
2025 5,732,938 41,792,731
2024 5,612,817 40,583,164
2023 5,493,031 39,390,799
2022 5,373,294 38,222,876
2021 5,259,323 37,140,230
2020 5,149,463 36,134,863
2019 5,043,721 35,111,408
2018 4,944,726 34,085,182
2017 4,848,925 33,090,921
2016 4,755,608 32,109,010
2015 4,659,431 31,159,379
2014 4,564,293 30,226,309
2013 4,470,239 29,312,952
2012 4,373,043 28,433,647
2011 4,221,178 27,582,897
2010 4,058,890 26,754,387
2009 3,943,028 25,927,724
2008 3,821,003 25,111,941
2007 3,669,050 24,318,082
2006 3,490,787 23,543,083
2005 3,301,015 22,790,085
2004 3,156,892 22,095,167
2003 3,119,532 21,456,379
2002 3,094,782 20,835,086
2001 3,015,338 20,226,147
2000 2,928,117 19,624,141
1999 2,821,684 19,029,420
1998 2,670,124 18,446,013
1997 2,412,989 17,873,936
1996 2,232,289 17,313,177
1995 2,169,162 16,740,058
1994 2,149,928 16,149,147
1993 2,155,126 15,563,914
1992 2,072,461 14,989,494
1991 1,956,518 14,430,201
1990 2,223,667 13,887,862
1989 2,517,858 13,364,174
1988 2,446,941 12,859,708
1987 2,377,229 12,369,912
1986 2,308,511 11,901,040
1985 2,240,539 11,453,825
1984 2,173,312 11,025,597
1983 2,107,113 10,621,499
1982 2,045,073 10,241,006
1981 1,986,867 9,882,362
1980 1,929,253 9,543,358
1979 1,872,713 9,224,194
1978 1,818,247 8,926,586
1977 1,766,019 8,648,222
1976 1,717,060 8,384,113
1975 1,670,913 8,133,598
1974 1,626,362 7,896,783
1973 1,583,588 7,672,796
1972 1,542,670 7,460,068
1971 1,504,077 7,257,462
1970 1,466,676 7,065,279
1969 1,429,605 6,875,859
1968 1,393,530 6,690,524
1967 1,358,435 6,516,444
1966 1,324,383 6,351,494
1965 1,291,156 6,195,593
1964 1,258,745 6,048,006
1963 1,227,414 5,911,135
1962 1,197,039 5,782,221
1961 1,167,717 5,655,232
1960 1,139,522 5,532,301

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

GeoRank.org/population/liberia/yemen | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Liberia increased by 1,264,821 people (a 36.2% growth), while Yemen gained 8,565,927 people (a 36.4% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Liberia gained 1,131,392 people (a 23.8% growth), while Yemen's population increased by 11,216,633 people (a 34.9% growth).

Liberia was ranked 126th most populous country in 2006 and is 116th in 2026. Yemen was ranked 47th in 2006 and ranked 37th 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 Yemen will increase by 64.9% to 71,436,891 people and rank change from 37th to 29th.

Liberia is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 12.8M people compared to the peak of 112M people in 2100 for Yemen.

Population growth rate by year

Liberia
Factual

Projection
Yemen
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Liberia Yemen
2100 0.1% 0.28%
2099 0.15% 0.31%
2098 0.23% 0.33%
2097 0.26% 0.35%
2096 0.2% 0.37%
2095 0.2% 0.39%
2094 0.3% 0.42%
2093 0.19% 0.45%
2092 0.2% 0.47%
2091 0.36% 0.49%
2090 0.42% 0.51%
2089 0.25% 0.54%
2088 0.28% 0.56%
2087 0.51% 0.58%
2086 0.53% 0.61%
2085 0.39% 0.63%
2084 0.45% 0.65%
2083 0.34% 0.67%
2082 0.56% 0.7%
2081 0.65% 0.71%
2080 0.65% 0.74%
2079 0.64% 0.76%
2078 0.66% 0.78%
2077 0.76% 0.81%
2076 0.74% 0.83%
2075 0.89% 0.86%
2074 0.84% 0.88%
2073 0.76% 0.91%
2072 0.9% 0.94%
2071 0.81% 0.97%
2070 0.87% 1%
2069 0.77% 1.02%
2068 0.97% 1.05%
2067 0.86% 1.08%
2066 0.98% 1.11%
2065 0.92% 1.14%
2064 1.01% 1.18%
2063 1.04% 1.22%
2062 1.06% 1.25%
2061 1.08% 1.29%
2060 1.32% 1.33%
2059 1.04% 1.37%
2058 1.15% 1.4%
2057 1.26% 1.44%
2056 1.23% 1.47%
2055 1.11% 1.51%
2054 1.26% 1.54%
2053 1.22% 1.59%
2052 1.25% 1.63%
2051 1.21% 1.67%
2050 1.39% 1.7%
2049 1.42% 1.74%
2048 1.44% 1.77%
2047 1.49% 1.81%
2046 1.36% 1.84%
2045 1.49% 1.87%
2044 1.41% 1.9%
2043 1.68% 1.93%
2042 1.82% 1.96%
2041 1.7% 1.98%
2040 1.91% 2.01%
2039 1.78% 2.04%
2038 1.79% 2.08%
2037 2.03% 2.12%
2036 1.93% 2.18%
2035 1.85% 2.22%
2034 1.97% 2.28%
2033 1.98% 2.33%
2032 1.95% 2.39%
2031 1.83% 2.48%
2030 2.05% 2.56%
2029 2.08% 2.62%
2028 2.33% 2.71%
2027 2.2% 2.8%
2026 2.08% 2.89%
2025 2.14% 2.98%
2024 2.18% 3.03%
2023 2.23% 3.06%
2022 2.17% 2.92%
2021 2.13% 2.78%
2020 2.1% 2.91%
2019 2% 3.01%
2018 1.98% 3%
2017 1.96% 3.06%
2016 2.06% 3.05%
2015 2.08% 3.09%
2014 2.1% 3.12%
2013 2.22% 3.09%
2012 3.6% 3.08%
2011 4% 3.1%
2010 2.94% 3.19%
2009 3.19% 3.25%
2008 4.14% 3.26%
2007 5.11% 3.29%
2006 5.75% 3.3%
2005 4.57% 3.15%
2004 1.2% 2.98%
2003 0.8% 2.98%
2002 2.63% 3.01%
2001 2.98% 3.07%
2000 3.77% 3.13%
1999 5.68% 3.16%
1998 10.7% 3.2%
1997 8.09% 3.24%
1996 2.91% 3.42%
1995 0.89% 3.66%
1994 -0.24% 3.76%
1993 3.99% 3.83%
1992 5.93% 3.88%
1991 -12% 3.91%
1990 -11.7% 3.92%
1989 2.9% 3.92%
1988 2.93% 3.96%
1987 2.98% 3.94%
1986 3.03% 3.9%
1985 3.09% 3.88%
1984 3.14% 3.8%
1983 3.03% 3.72%
1982 2.93% 3.63%
1981 2.99% 3.55%
1980 3.02% 3.46%
1979 3% 3.33%
1978 2.96% 3.22%
1977 2.85% 3.15%
1976 2.76% 3.08%
1975 2.74% 3%
1974 2.7% 2.92%
1973 2.65% 2.85%
1972 2.57% 2.79%
1971 2.55% 2.72%
1970 2.59% 2.75%
1969 2.59% 2.77%
1968 2.58% 2.67%
1967 2.57% 2.6%
1966 2.57% 2.52%
1965 2.57% 2.44%
1964 2.55% 2.32%
1963 2.54% 2.23%
1962 2.51% 2.25%
1961 2.47% 2.22%

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

GeoRank.org/population/liberia/yemen | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Liberia grew by 2.18%, while Yemen's population grew by 3.03%.

Live population counters

Liberia Yemen
Current population
5887000
43325643
Population rank 116/197 37/197
Percent of world population 0.07% 0.52%
One net population change
4.39 minutes
26.4 seconds
One birth every
3.09 minutes
22.7 seconds
One death every
11.9 minutes
2.78 minutes
Daily growth/decline +328 +3,267
Annual growth/decline +119,786 +1,192,365
Annual growth/decline rate +2.18% +3.03%
Population growth rate rank 43/197 13/197
One migration net change every
53.4 minutes
32.4 minutes
Annual migration change -9,870 -16,291
Net migration rank 132/196 148/196
Foreign-born residents 72,423 392,997
Foreign-born residents rank 142/195 89/195
Foreign-born share of population 1.3% 1%
Foreign-born share rank 148/195 156/195

Natural population change vs migration

Liberia
Natural

Migration
Yemen
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Liberia Yemen
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -9,870 - -16,291
2024 - -7,779 - -10,482
2023 125,730 -5,002 1,198,150 -5,233
2022 123,747 -5,003 1,153,375 -10,448
2021 121,038 -11,852 1,103,622 -81,248
2020 120,632 -10,107 1,086,322 -97,982
2019 120,635 -19,678 1,056,432 2,129
2018 120,231 -23,199 1,020,238 -26,335
2017 119,376 -24,807 1,006,725 -12,086
2016 118,852 -26,796 975,697 -6,492
2015 115,479 -15,182 939,922 -9,883
2014 116,667 -26,690 920,330 15,764
2013 120,138 -22,010 884,929 5,697
2012 121,973 -25,710 845,645 22,349
2011 115,496 91,981 806,359 27,184
2010 114,249 2,850 803,246 20,269
2009 113,429 1,187 798,911 30,919
2008 112,032 17,404 779,123 22,621
2007 109,165 65,306 764,780 21,210
2006 104,099 77,946 750,082 13,940
2005 96,478 101,019 726,708 15,283
2004 91,755 -1,001 710,493 -62,641
2003 87,534 -103,564 694,457 -64,737
2002 88,643 -23,110 672,494 -59,648
2001 86,217 7,142 658,704 -53,698
2000 83,143 -2,060 646,694 -47,713
1999 78,130 53,643 633,166 -42,731
1998 72,146 99,203 615,488 -39,096
1997 61,444 281,480 604,443 -36,694
1996 56,392 -37,922 588,786 -35,043
1995 53,407 54,372 607,966 -15,485
1994 52,101 -121,407 602,363 -13,040
1993 51,609 7,300 595,459 -14,332
1992 50,204 56,210 582,072 -14,372
1991 47,426 78,052 565,837 -14,964
1990 52,770 -712,544 549,654 -15,847
1989 63,238 8,156 530,464 -16,876
1988 62,703 7,734 513,296 -17,952
1987 62,147 6,840 493,337 -9,097
1986 61,924 6,534 464,665 -11,151
1985 59,988 7,487 455,576 -14,660
1984 59,460 7,513 434,674 -19,143
1983 57,562 7,861 414,823 -22,152
1982 56,127 2,530 392,302 -23,981
1981 55,003 2,757 374,482 -25,499
1980 53,452 4,016 355,767 -26,740
1979 52,125 3,500 336,378 -27,090
1978 49,813 3,500 312,439 -26,524
1977 47,582 3,555 296,115 -25,305
1976 45,528 1,246 281,078 -23,669
1975 43,478 2,037 266,815 -23,192
1974 41,499 2,086 252,737 -22,726
1973 39,694 2,272 240,235 -22,282
1972 37,860 2,018 229,322 -21,826
1971 36,015 1,293 219,095 -21,386
1970 35,196 2,285 207,613 -20,966
1969 34,677 1,982 196,305 -4,121
1968 33,536 1,964 182,518 -4,031
1967 32,519 2,177 173,637 -3,959
1966 31,454 1,953 164,091 -3,874
1965 30,618 2,431 155,398 -3,797
1964 29,592 2,189 147,299 -3,712
1963 28,708 2,165 133,781 -3,640
1962 27,679 2,189 131,262 -3,572
1961 26,670 2,115 129,787 -3,503
1960 25,713 1,886 122,994 -3,431

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/liberia/yemen | CC BY

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 Yemen 97.8% is from natural causes (a gain of 10,460,813 people) and 2.17% is from migration (a loss of 231,814 people).

As of 2024, 72,423 residents or 1.3% of the population were not native-born in Liberia, compared to 392,997 people or 1% in Yemen.

Biggest cities by population

Liberia
City Population
Monrovia 1.02M
Sanniquellie 47.1K
Kakata 33.9K
Greenville 17.6K
Yekepa 11K
Yemen
City Population
Sanaa 2.96M
Aden 1.15M
Al Hudaydah 618K
Taiz 615K
Ibb 351K
Dhamar 160K
Mukalla 144K
Sa'dah 70.2K
Sayyan 70K
Zabid 50.8K

Compare countries by 7 more topics

Population map with other countries

1x

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).

GeoRank.org/population/liberia/yemen | CC BY

Help us show the world through your eyes

Share a photo of your city and help others discover what it looks like to live there. Your contribution makes our data come alive.

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)

Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) — you’re free to copy, share, remix, adapt, and use even commercially as long as you give appropriate credit and clearly indicate if you made changes. Other sources may be subject to different license terms.