Liberia vs OECD members: Urban population, annual growth rate
Liberia
3.11 % change on previous year
in 2025
OECD members
0.5485 % change on previous year
in 2025
Liberia rank
42nd
OECD members rank
42nd
Urban population, annual growth rate over time
- Liberia
- OECD members
How they compare
Liberia currently reports 3.11 % change on previous year against 0.5485 % change on previous year in OECD members, a difference of 2.56 % change on previous year.
That makes Liberia's figure about 5.7 times OECD members's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Liberia ahead.
Liberia ranks 42nd and OECD members ranks 42nd of 218 countries.
Liberia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Liberia | OECD members | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.11 % change on previous year | 2.14 % change on previous year | 3.96 % change on previous year | Liberia |
| 1970s | 6.08 % change on previous year | 1.57 % change on previous year | 4.51 % change on previous year | Liberia |
| 1980s | 5.01 % change on previous year | 1.22 % change on previous year | 3.79 % change on previous year | Liberia |
| 1990s | 1.87 % change on previous year | 1.22 % change on previous year | 0.6482 % change on previous year | Liberia |
| 2000s | 4.37 % change on previous year | 1.15 % change on previous year | 3.21 % change on previous year | Liberia |
| 2010s | 3.57 % change on previous year | 0.8738 % change on previous year | 2.69 % change on previous year | Liberia |
| 2020s | 3.17 % change on previous year | 0.598 % change on previous year | 2.57 % change on previous year | Liberia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban population, annual growth rate, Liberia or OECD members?
- Liberia, at 3.11 % change on previous year against 0.5485 % change on previous year in OECD members as of 2025.
- What is the difference in urban population, annual growth rate between Liberia and OECD members?
- 2.56 % change on previous year, with Liberia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Liberia and OECD members?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2025.
- How do Liberia and OECD members rank globally for urban population, annual growth rate?
- Liberia ranks 42nd and OECD members ranks 42nd of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Urban population, annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Urban population. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.