Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million in Liberia
Liberia: Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million was 31.3% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million in Liberia, 1960–2025
Source: World Urbanization Prospects 2018, United Nations (UN). Measured in % of total population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million in Liberia is 31.3%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 14.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million in Liberia peaked at 61.3% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 6.6%, in 1960.
Liberia ranks 34th of 121 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million in Liberia, year by year
| Year | % of total population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 6.6% | — |
| 1961 | 7.5% | +14.5% |
| 1962 | 8.4% | +11.7% |
| 1963 | 8.7% | +3.6% |
| 1964 | 9.0% | +3.6% |
| 1965 | 9.4% | +3.6% |
| 1966 | 9.7% | +3.6% |
| 1967 | 10.1% | +3.6% |
| 1968 | 10.4% | +3.6% |
| 1969 | 10.8% | +3.6% |
| 1970 | 11.2% | +3.6% |
| 1971 | 11.6% | +3.6% |
| 1972 | 12.0% | +3.6% |
| 1973 | 12.4% | +3.5% |
| 1974 | 12.9% | +4.0% |
| 1975 | 13.5% | +4.6% |
| 1976 | 14.2% | +4.6% |
| 1977 | 14.8% | +4.5% |
| 1978 | 15.5% | +4.4% |
| 1979 | 16.1% | +4.4% |
| 1980 | 16.8% | +4.4% |
| 1981 | 17.6% | +4.4% |
| 1982 | 18.4% | +4.4% |
| 1983 | 19.1% | +4.3% |
| 1984 | 20.5% | +7.2% |
| 1985 | 22.9% | +11.7% |
| 1986 | 25.6% | +11.8% |
| 1987 | 28.7% | +11.8% |
| 1988 | 32.1% | +11.9% |
| 1989 | 35.9% | +11.9% |
| 1990 | 46.9% | +30.4% |
| 1991 | 61.3% | +30.9% |
| 1992 | 45.6% | -25.6% |
| 1993 | 34.6% | -24.1% |
| 1994 | 27.4% | -21.0% |
| 1995 | 21.4% | -21.8% |
| 1996 | 37.5% | +75.1% |
| 1997 | 33.4% | -10.9% |
| 1998 | 29.1% | -12.9% |
| 1999 | 26.5% | -8.8% |
| 2000 | 28.5% | +7.6% |
| 2001 | 30.9% | +8.4% |
| 2002 | 33.7% | +8.8% |
| 2003 | 37.3% | +10.8% |
| 2004 | 41.2% | +10.4% |
| 2005 | 36.4% | -11.6% |
| 2006 | 31.8% | -12.6% |
| 2007 | 28.0% | -12.0% |
| 2008 | 25.7% | -8.3% |
| 2009 | 25.8% | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 26.0% | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 26.0% | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 26.0% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 26.4% | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 26.8% | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 27.3% | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 27.7% | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 28.2% | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 28.7% | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 29.1% | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 29.5% | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 29.8% | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 30.2% | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 30.5% | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 30.9% | +1.2% |
| 2025 | 31.3% | +1.3% |
Liberia compared with similar countries
- Liberia's 31.3% is above the median for low income countries, which is 12.1%, 2.6× the median. (19 countries reporting)
- Liberia's 31.3% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 14.8%, 2.1× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million in Liberia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | +75.1% | 21.4% | 37.5% |
| 1992 | -25.6% | 61.3% | 45.6% |
| 1991 | +30.9% | 46.9% | 61.3% |
| 1990 | +30.4% | 35.9% | 46.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 9.1% | 6.6% | 10.8% | 10 |
| 1970s | 13.4% | 11.2% | 16.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 23.8% | 16.8% | 35.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 36.4% | 21.4% | 61.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 31.9% | 25.7% | 41.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 27.2% | 26.0% | 29.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 30.4% | 29.5% | 31.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Liberia
- 31 China 32.7% compare
- 32 New Zealand 32.1% compare
- 33 Dominican Republic 31.7% compare
- 35 Oman 31.0% compare
- 36 Cameroon 30.8% compare
- 37 Mauritania 30.3% compare
More climate change data for Liberia
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 15.43 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 443.39 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 238.29 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 205.11 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 0.8992 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 7.33 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 306.83 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 166.13 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 140.7 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.6269 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million in Liberia?
- Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million in Liberia was 31.3% in 2025, according to World Urbanization Prospects 2018, United Nations (UN).
- What is the highest population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million recorded in Liberia?
- The highest recorded value was 61.3% in 1991.
- What is the lowest population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.6% in 1960.
- How does Liberia rank for population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million?
- Liberia ranks 34th out of 121 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million rising or falling in Liberia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Liberia data come from?
- The figures come from World Urbanization Prospects 2018, United Nations (UN), published as part of Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million (% of total population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population in urban agglomerations of more than one million is the percentage of a country's population living in metropolitan areas that in 2018 had a population of more than one million people.