Urban population (% of total population) in Liberia
Liberia: Urban population (% of total population) was 56.1% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Urban population in Liberia, 1960–2025
Source: World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN). Measured in % of total population.
Analysis
Liberia recorded 56.1% for urban population in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 4.0% over five years.
Over the whole period, urban population in Liberia peaked at 56.1% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 53.9%, in 2021.
That places Liberia 138th out of 218 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
Urban population (% of total population) in Liberia, year by year
| Year | % of total population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 18.6% | — |
| 1961 | 19.2% | +3.5% |
| 1962 | 19.9% | +3.5% |
| 1963 | 20.6% | +3.6% |
| 1964 | 21.4% | +3.5% |
| 1965 | 22.1% | +3.5% |
| 1966 | 22.9% | +3.5% |
| 1967 | 23.7% | +3.4% |
| 1968 | 24.5% | +3.4% |
| 1969 | 25.3% | +3.3% |
| 1970 | 26.1% | +3.3% |
| 1971 | 26.9% | +3.2% |
| 1972 | 27.8% | +3.2% |
| 1973 | 28.6% | +3.1% |
| 1974 | 29.5% | +3.1% |
| 1975 | 30.5% | +3.2% |
| 1976 | 31.5% | +3.4% |
| 1977 | 32.6% | +3.4% |
| 1978 | 33.7% | +3.4% |
| 1979 | 34.8% | +3.2% |
| 1980 | 35.8% | +3.0% |
| 1981 | 36.8% | +2.7% |
| 1982 | 37.7% | +2.4% |
| 1983 | 38.5% | +2.0% |
| 1984 | 39.1% | +1.6% |
| 1985 | 39.5% | +1.1% |
| 1986 | 36.7% | -7.0% |
| 1987 | 40.7% | +10.9% |
| 1988 | 41.3% | +1.4% |
| 1989 | 41.9% | +1.3% |
| 1990 | 43.3% | +3.5% |
| 1991 | 58.0% | +33.8% |
| 1992 | 56.4% | -2.7% |
| 1993 | 52.7% | -6.6% |
| 1994 | 48.3% | -8.4% |
| 1995 | 44.5% | -7.7% |
| 1996 | 43.0% | -3.5% |
| 1997 | 43.0% | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 43.2% | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 43.4% | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 43.8% | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 44.2% | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 44.6% | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 45.0% | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 45.4% | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 45.9% | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 46.2% | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 46.6% | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 47.1% | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 47.6% | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 48.1% | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 48.7% | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 49.2% | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 49.7% | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 50.2% | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 50.7% | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 51.3% | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 51.8% | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 52.3% | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 52.9% | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 53.4% | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 53.9% | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 54.5% | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 55.0% | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 55.5% | +1.0% |
| 2025 | 56.1% | +1.0% |
Liberia compared with similar countries
- Liberia's 56.1% is above the median for low income countries, which is 34.5%, 1.6× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Liberia's 56.1% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 44.9%, 1.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Urban population (% of total population) 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% | 43.3% | 58.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 21.8% | 18.6% | 25.3% | 10 |
| 1970s | 30.2% | 26.1% | 34.8% | 10 |
| 1980s | 38.8% | 35.8% | 41.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 47.6% | 43.0% | 58.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 45.6% | 43.8% | 47.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 50.5% | 48.1% | 52.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 54.7% | 53.4% | 56.1% | 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 in Liberia?
- Urban population in Liberia was 56.1% in 2025, according to World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN).
- What is the highest urban population recorded in Liberia?
- The highest recorded value was 56.1% in 2025.
- What is the lowest urban population recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was 53.9% in 2021.
- How does Liberia rank for urban population?
- Liberia ranks 138th out of 218 countries with data for 2025.
- Where does this Liberia data come from?
- The figures come from World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as part of Urban population (% of total population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Urban population refers to people living in urban areas as defined by national statistical offices. The data are collected and smoothed by United Nations Population Division.