Population in Liberia
The population of Liberia was 5,731,206 people in 2025. The value for 2025 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1960.
Liberia, 2025
5,731,206
Change from 2024
+2.1%
World, 2025
8,215,424,893 people
Position in 2025
116th of 217
Population in Liberia over time
View
Liberia
World
×
The chart loads when you scroll to it. The table below shows the same data.
The chart shows a calculation from the published values. The table below keeps the published values.
People. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Liberia | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5,731,206 people | 8,215,424,893 people |
| 2024 | 5,612,817 people | 8,140,897,523 people |
| 2023 | 5,493,031 people | 8,062,923,417 people |
| 2022 | 5,373,294 people | 7,988,550,201 people |
| 2021 | 5,259,323 people | 7,919,567,995 people |
| 2020 | 5,149,463 people | 7,853,863,139 people |
| 2019 | 5,043,721 people | 7,777,162,476 people |
| 2018 | 4,944,726 people | 7,696,159,728 people |
| 2017 | 4,848,925 people | 7,613,788,655 people |
| 2016 | 4,755,608 people | 7,528,221,579 people |
| 2015 | 4,659,431 people | 7,441,084,771 people |
| 2014 | 4,564,293 people | 7,353,532,223 people |
| 2013 | 4,470,239 people | 7,265,404,737 people |
| 2012 | 4,373,043 people | 7,176,482,165 people |
| 2011 | 4,221,178 people | 7,086,704,141 people |
| 2010 | 4,058,890 people | 7,000,860,073 people |
| 2009 | 3,943,028 people | 6,916,168,196 people |
| 2008 | 3,821,003 people | 6,830,080,867 people |
| 2007 | 3,669,050 people | 6,744,049,498 people |
| 2006 | 3,490,787 people | 6,659,536,021 people |
| 2005 | 3,301,015 people | 6,575,410,029 people |
| 2004 | 3,156,892 people | 6,492,354,627 people |
| 2003 | 3,119,532 people | 6,409,352,386 people |
| 2002 | 3,094,782 people | 6,327,171,255 people |
| 2001 | 3,015,338 people | 6,244,739,668 people |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +2.1% from 5,612,817 people in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 4,659,431 people, the figure has changed by +23.0%.
- Among the 217 countries with data for 2025, Liberia has the 116th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2025 was 8,215,424,893 people.
More for Liberia
All statistics for Liberia
Population growth
2.09%
2025 · World Bank
Population estimates and projections
5,493,031 people
2023 · UN Population Division
Median age estimates and projections
18.4 years
2023 · UN Population Division
Fertility rate estimates and projections
3.95 births per woman
2023 · UN Population Division
Population growth estimates and projections
2.20%
2023 · UN Population Division
Population aged 65 and over
3.3%
2025 · World Bank