Population, total in Liberia
Liberia: Population, total was 5.73 million in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population, total in Liberia, 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN).
Analysis
In 2025, population, total in Liberia stood at 5.73 million. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.1% on the previous year and up 23.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population, total in Liberia peaked at 5.73 million in 2025 and was at its lowest, 1.14 million, in 1960.
Liberia ranks 116th of 215 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.28 million | 1.14 million | 1.43 million | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.66 million | 1.47 million | 1.87 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.21 million | 1.93 million | 2.52 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.29 million | 1.96 million | 2.82 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.35 million | 2.93 million | 3.94 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.59 million | 4.06 million | 5.04 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.44 million | 5.15 million | 5.73 million | 6 |
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More climate change data for Liberia
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.1% (2100)
- Population growth 2.1% (2025)
- Urban population growth 3.1% (2025)
- Urban population 3.21 million (2025)
- Urban population 56.1% (2025)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita 0.1531 tonnes per person (2024)
- Cumulative CO₂ emissions 52.52 million tonnes (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita 0.1531 tonnes per person (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables 0.1531 tonnes per person (2024)
- Share of global CO₂ emissions vs. share of population 0.0% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population, total in Liberia?
- Population, total in Liberia was 5.73 million in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN).
- What is the highest population, total recorded in Liberia?
- The highest recorded value was 5.73 million in 2025.
- What is the lowest population, total recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.14 million in 1960.
- How does Liberia rank for population, total?
- Liberia ranks 116th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population, total rising or falling in Liberia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Liberia data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as part of Population, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship. The values shown are midyear estimates.