Urban population, per capita in Liberia
Liberia: Urban population, per capita was 0.5608 units per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Urban population, per capita in Liberia, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2025, urban population, per capita in Liberia stood at 0.5608 units per person.
The figure is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 10.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urban population, per capita in Liberia peaked at 0.58 units per person in 1991 and was at its lowest, 0.1859 units per person, in 1960.
That places Liberia 138th out of 218 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Urban population, per capita in Liberia, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.1859 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.1925 units per person | +3.5% |
| 1962 | 0.1992 units per person | +3.5% |
| 1963 | 0.2064 units per person | +3.6% |
| 1964 | 0.2137 units per person | +3.5% |
| 1965 | 0.2212 units per person | +3.5% |
| 1966 | 0.2288 units per person | +3.5% |
| 1967 | 0.2366 units per person | +3.4% |
| 1968 | 0.2445 units per person | +3.4% |
| 1969 | 0.2526 units per person | +3.3% |
| 1970 | 0.2609 units per person | +3.3% |
| 1971 | 0.2692 units per person | +3.2% |
| 1972 | 0.2777 units per person | +3.2% |
| 1973 | 0.2863 units per person | +3.1% |
| 1974 | 0.2952 units per person | +3.1% |
| 1975 | 0.3048 units per person | +3.2% |
| 1976 | 0.3152 units per person | +3.4% |
| 1977 | 0.3261 units per person | +3.4% |
| 1978 | 0.3371 units per person | +3.4% |
| 1979 | 0.3479 units per person | +3.2% |
| 1980 | 0.3584 units per person | +3.0% |
| 1981 | 0.3682 units per person | +2.7% |
| 1982 | 0.377 units per person | +2.4% |
| 1983 | 0.3846 units per person | +2.0% |
| 1984 | 0.3909 units per person | +1.6% |
| 1985 | 0.3951 units per person | +1.1% |
| 1986 | 0.3674 units per person | -7.0% |
| 1987 | 0.4075 units per person | +10.9% |
| 1988 | 0.4132 units per person | +1.4% |
| 1989 | 0.4187 units per person | +1.3% |
| 1990 | 0.4334 units per person | +3.5% |
| 1991 | 0.58 units per person | +33.8% |
| 1992 | 0.5644 units per person | -2.7% |
| 1993 | 0.5271 units per person | -6.6% |
| 1994 | 0.4826 units per person | -8.4% |
| 1995 | 0.4453 units per person | -7.7% |
| 1996 | 0.4296 units per person | -3.5% |
| 1997 | 0.4302 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 0.4319 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 0.4344 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 0.4377 units per person | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 0.4415 units per person | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 0.4457 units per person | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 0.45 units per person | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 0.4543 units per person | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 0.4585 units per person | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 0.4623 units per person | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 0.4661 units per person | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 0.4711 units per person | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 0.4762 units per person | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 0.4814 units per person | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 0.4866 units per person | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 0.4918 units per person | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 0.497 units per person | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 0.5022 units per person | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 0.5074 units per person | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 0.5127 units per person | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 0.518 units per person | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 0.5232 units per person | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 0.5286 units per person | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 0.5339 units per person | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 0.5392 units per person | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 0.5446 units per person | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 0.55 units per person | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 0.5554 units per person | +1.0% |
| 2025 | 0.5608 units per person | +1.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Urban population, per capita 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | +33.8% | 0.4334 units per person | 0.58 units per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2181 units per person | 0.1859 units per person | 0.2526 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.3021 units per person | 0.2609 units per person | 0.3479 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3881 units per person | 0.3584 units per person | 0.4187 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4759 units per person | 0.4296 units per person | 0.58 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4563 units per person | 0.4377 units per person | 0.4762 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5049 units per person | 0.4814 units per person | 0.5286 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5473 units per person | 0.5339 units per person | 0.5608 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Liberia
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 urban population, per capita in Liberia?
- Urban population, per capita in Liberia was 0.5608 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest urban population, per capita recorded in Liberia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.58 units per person in 1991.
- What is the lowest urban population, per capita recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1859 units per person in 1960.
- How does Liberia rank for urban population, per capita?
- Liberia ranks 138th out of 218 countries with data for 2025.
- Is urban population, per capita rising or falling in Liberia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Liberia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Urban population, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Urban population divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Urban population ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Urban population World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Urban population divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.