Liberia Population

Population now

5,741,849

World: 119th
Africa: 36th

Male:	2,891,496	(50.35 %)
Female:	2,850,354	(49.65 %)

Births in 2025:	242,182
Deaths in 2025:	53,827

Life expectancy & Rates (2025)

Male:	64.15 years
Female:	67.18 years
Total:	65.65 years
Median Age:	19.27 years

Birth Rate:	30.82
Death Rate:	6.85
Growth Rate:	3.50 %
Fertility Rate:	3.89

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Birth & Death rate
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Median Age
Population structure (mid 2025)
Urbanization

Liberia Population History

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Year	Total	Male	Female	Sex Ratio	Growth rate	Birth rate	Death rate	Fertility rate	Life exp., total Life expectancy	Life exp., male	Life exp., female	Median Age	Urbanization	Density, people / km2 Density, people/km2
1960	1M	566k	553k	1.02	0.66%	48.76	29.44	6.41	34.26	31.74	37.17	18.30	18.63%	10.04
1961	1M	577k	566k	1.02	0.67%	48.81	29.21	6.43	34.56	32.08	37.40	18.26	19.29%	10.26
1962	1M	588k	579k	1.02	0.69%	48.82	28.90	6.45	34.91	32.49	37.67	18.22	19.97%	10.48
1963	1M	599k	592k	1.01	0.71%	48.79	28.53	6.48	35.32	32.96	38.00	18.17	20.66%	10.70
1964	1M	611k	606k	1.01	0.73%	48.73	28.09	6.50	35.80	33.50	38.38	18.12	21.38%	10.94
1965	1M	624k	621k	1.01	0.76%	48.67	27.59	6.52	36.32	34.10	38.82	18.06	22.11%	11.18
1966	1M	638k	636k	1	0.80%	48.60	27.06	6.55	36.90	34.73	39.30	17.84	22.86%	11.43
1967	1M	652k	651k	1	0.83%	48.56	26.51	6.58	37.49	35.39	39.81	17.65	23.62%	11.70
1968	1M	666k	668k	1	0.87%	48.54	25.95	6.62	38.10	36.06	40.35	17.50	24.41%	11.98
1969	1M	682k	684k	1	0.91%	48.54	25.41	6.66	38.71	36.72	40.90	17.39	25.21%	12.27
1970	1M	699k	702k	0.99	0.95%	48.57	24.87	6.70	39.34	37.38	41.47	17.30	26.03%	12.58
1971	1M	716k	721k	0.99	1.00%	48.62	24.33	6.74	39.98	38.06	42.07	17.15	26.86%	12.90
1972	1M	734k	740k	0.99	1.05%	48.67	23.79	6.78	40.65	38.75	42.70	17.03	27.71%	13.24
1973	2M	754k	761k	0.99	1.10%	48.72	23.24	6.82	41.35	39.47	43.37	16.95	28.58%	13.60
1974	2M	774k	782k	0.99	1.15%	48.75	22.69	6.85	42.06	40.21	44.06	16.90	29.47%	13.97
1975	2M	796k	805k	0.99	1.20%	48.76	22.13	6.88	42.79	40.95	44.76	16.85	30.38%	14.37
1976	2M	818k	828k	0.99	1.26%	48.77	21.59	6.91	43.51	41.69	45.46	16.73	31.31%	14.78
1977	2M	841k	851k	0.99	1.32%	48.76	21.06	6.93	44.23	42.42	46.15	16.66	32.25%	15.19
1978	2M	865k	876k	0.99	1.37%	48.74	20.56	6.95	44.90	43.12	46.80	16.61	33.21%	15.63
1979	2M	892k	903k	0.99	1.42%	48.71	20.11	6.96	45.52	43.75	47.40	16.57	34.18%	16.11
1980	2M	921k	932k	0.99	1.47%	48.65	19.73	6.97	46.05	44.30	47.91	16.53	35.17%	16.64
1981	2M	953k	965k	0.99	1.50%	48.56	19.42	6.97	46.47	44.73	48.31	16.43	36.16%	17.23
1982	2M	989k	1M	0.99	1.52%	48.41	19.20	6.96	46.78	45.05	48.60	16.34	37.17%	17.86
1983	2M	1M	1M	0.99	1.53%	48.22	19.06	6.95	46.96	45.24	48.78	16.26	38.19%	18.47
1984	2M	1M	1M	0.99	1.52%	47.97	19.00	6.92	47.04	45.31	48.85	16.24	39.83%	18.96
1985	2M	1M	1M	0.99	1.51%	47.66	19.01	6.88	47.00	45.28	48.81	16.29	42.37%	19.27
1986	2M	1M	1M	0.99	1.48%	47.28	19.08	6.82	46.86	45.13	48.67	16.23	44.96%	19.38
1987	2M	1M	1M	0.99	1.44%	46.84	19.19	6.75	46.65	44.91	48.46	16.22	47.57%	19.33
1988	2M	1M	1M	0.99	1.40%	46.36	19.30	6.67	46.40	44.65	48.22	16.26	50.20%	19.16
1989	2M	1M	1M	0.99	1.36%	45.85	19.39	6.59	46.17	44.43	47.99	16.34	52.81%	18.91
1990	2M	1M	1M	0.99	1.34%	45.36	19.40	6.50	46.05	44.31	47.85	16.44	55.42%	18.64
1991	2M	1M	1M	0.99	1.33%	44.93	19.30	6.42	46.10	44.39	47.87	16.51	58.00%	18.32
1992	2M	995k	1M	0.99	1.34%	44.58	19.07	6.34	46.36	44.69	48.08	16.65	55.02%	17.97
1993	2M	983k	994k	0.99	1.37%	44.31	18.71	6.27	46.83	45.23	48.48	16.81	52.01%	17.75
1994	2M	988k	999k	0.99	1.42%	44.12	18.23	6.21	47.51	45.99	49.07	16.95	48.98%	17.84
1995	2M	1M	1M	0.99	1.49%	43.98	17.66	6.16	48.31	46.89	49.78	16.98	45.96%	18.36
1996	2M	1M	1M	0.99	1.57%	43.87	17.05	6.11	49.16	47.83	50.52	17.05	42.96%	19.40
1997	2M	1M	1M	0.99	1.66%	43.74	16.45	6.06	49.96	48.73	51.22	17.11	43.30%	20.89
1998	3M	1M	1M	0.99	1.74%	43.54	15.91	6.00	50.66	49.50	51.82	17.15	43.65%	22.60
1999	3M	1M	1M	0.99	1.81%	43.27	15.42	5.94	51.23	50.15	52.33	17.22	43.99%	24.24
2000	3M	1M	1M	0.99	1.87%	42.91	14.97	5.87	51.73	50.68	52.79	17.35	44.33%	25.58
2001	3M	1M	1M	1	1.92%	42.47	14.53	5.79	52.24	51.18	53.29	17.32	44.67%	26.52
2002	3M	2M	2M	1	1.99%	41.96	14.05	5.70	52.83	51.73	53.92	17.33	45.02%	27.16
2003	3M	2M	2M	1	2.07%	41.41	13.51	5.61	53.55	52.39	54.73	17.37	45.36%	27.63
2004	3M	2M	2M	1	2.16%	40.82	12.91	5.52	54.42	53.16	55.70	17.41	45.71%	28.16
2005	3M	2M	2M	1	2.27%	40.21	12.28	5.43	55.39	54.02	56.79	17.43	46.05%	28.90
2006	3M	2M	2M	1	2.40%	39.59	11.64	5.34	56.40	54.93	57.90	17.43	46.40%	29.89
2007	3M	2M	2M	1	2.53%	38.95	11.04	5.25	57.37	55.81	58.96	17.43	46.74%	31.08
2008	4M	2M	2M	1	2.65%	38.31	10.50	5.15	58.23	56.62	59.88	17.44	47.09%	32.40
2009	4M	2M	2M	1	2.75%	37.67	10.04	5.06	58.97	57.34	60.64	17.45	47.45%	33.71
2010	4M	2M	2M	1	2.84%	37.05	9.66	4.97	59.60	57.98	61.26	17.49	47.81%	34.94
2011	4M	2M	2M	1	2.90%	36.45	9.34	4.88	60.15	58.56	61.76	17.51	48.19%	36.07
2012	4M	2M	2M	1	2.96%	35.87	9.05	4.79	60.66	59.13	62.22	17.54	48.58%	37.13
2013	4M	2M	2M	1.01	3.03%	35.32	8.76	4.71	61.19	59.70	62.69	17.59	48.99%	38.15
2014	4M	2M	2M	1.01	3.10%	34.79	8.49	4.62	61.72	60.28	63.18	17.66	49.40%	39.14
2015	4M	2M	2M	1.01	3.18%	34.30	8.21	4.54	62.27	60.86	63.69	17.76	49.82%	40.16
2016	5M	2M	2M	1.01	3.25%	33.84	7.96	4.46	62.80	61.41	64.20	17.86	50.25%	41.19
2017	5M	2M	2M	1.01	3.32%	33.43	7.73	4.39	63.30	61.91	64.68	17.97	50.70%	42.22
2018	5M	2M	2M	1.01	3.38%	33.04	7.54	4.32	63.73	62.35	65.11	18.11	51.15%	43.27
2019	5M	2M	2M	1.01	3.43%	32.69	7.38	4.25	64.10	62.72	65.50	18.25	51.62%	44.33
2020	5M	3M	3M	1.01	3.46%	32.36	7.26	4.18	64.42	63.02	65.83	18.41	52.09%	45.41
2021	5M	3M	3M	1.01	3.46%	32.36	7.26	4.18	64.42	63.02	65.83	18.56	52.57%	46.51
2022	5M	3M	3M	1.01	3.46%	32.36	7.26	4.18	64.42	63.02	65.83	18.71	53.07%	47.63
2023	5M	3M	3M	1.01	3.49%	31.44	7.01	4.01	65.16	63.70	66.64	18.89	53.57%	48.77
2024	6M	3M	3M	1.01	3.49%	31.13	6.93	3.95	65.40	63.92	66.91	19.05	54.08%	49.93
2025	6M	3M	3M	1.01	3.50%	30.82	6.85	3.89	65.65	64.15	67.18	19.27	54.60%	51.11

Liberia Population Projections

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Year	Total	Male	Female	Sex Ratio	Growth rate	Birth rate	Death rate	Fertility rate	Life exp., total Life expectancy	Life exp., male	Life exp., female	Median Age	Urbanization	Density, people / km2 Density, people/km2
2026	6M	3M	3M	1.01	3.50%	30.50	6.78	3.84	65.88	64.36	67.43	19.45	55.12%	52.30
2027	6M	3M	3M	1.02	3.49%	30.18	6.72	3.79	66.11	64.57	67.68	19.64	55.66%	53.51
2028	6M	3M	3M	1.02	3.49%	29.85	6.65	3.73	66.35	64.79	67.93	19.84	56.20%	54.73
2029	6M	3M	3M	1.02	3.48%	29.53	6.59	3.68	66.58	65.00	68.18	20.04	56.75%	55.97
2030	6M	3M	3M	1.02	3.48%	29.21	6.52	3.63	66.81	65.21	68.43	20.23	57.30%	57.21
2031	7M	3M	3M	1.02	3.46%	28.88	6.48	3.58	67.01	65.39	68.65	20.42	57.86%	58.47
2032	7M	3M	3M	1.02	3.43%	28.56	6.44	3.54	67.21	65.58	68.87	20.61	58.42%	59.75
2033	7M	3M	3M	1.02	3.40%	28.23	6.41	3.49	67.41	65.76	69.10	20.78	58.99%	61.03
2034	7M	4M	3M	1.02	3.38%	27.91	6.37	3.45	67.61	65.95	69.32	20.98	59.56%	62.32
2035	7M	4M	4M	1.02	3.36%	27.58	6.33	3.40	67.81	66.13	69.54	21.15	60.12%	63.63
2036	7M	4M	4M	1.02	3.32%	27.27	6.31	3.36	67.99	66.29	69.74	21.32	60.69%	64.94
2037	7M	4M	4M	1.02	3.28%	26.95	6.30	3.32	68.17	66.45	69.94	21.50	61.25%	66.26
2038	8M	4M	4M	1.02	3.24%	26.64	6.28	3.29	68.34	66.62	70.13	21.68	61.81%	67.59
2039	8M	4M	4M	1.02	3.20%	26.32	6.27	3.25	68.52	66.78	70.33	21.85	62.36%	68.92
2040	8M	4M	4M	1.02	3.16%	26.01	6.25	3.21	68.70	66.94	70.53	22.04	62.91%	70.26
2041	8M	4M	4M	1.02	3.11%	25.71	6.25	3.18	68.86	67.08	70.71	22.21	63.46%	71.61
2042	8M	4M	4M	1.02	3.07%	25.41	6.25	3.15	69.02	67.22	70.89	22.40	64.01%	72.96
2043	8M	4M	4M	1.02	3.01%	25.12	6.26	3.11	69.18	67.37	71.08	22.58	64.55%	74.32
2044	8M	4M	4M	1.02	2.96%	24.82	6.26	3.08	69.34	67.51	71.26	22.74	65.09%	75.68
2045	9M	4M	4M	1.02	2.92%	24.52	6.26	3.05	69.50	67.65	71.44	22.93	65.62%	77.04
2046	9M	4M	4M	1.02	2.86%	24.25	6.28	3.02	69.64	67.78	71.61	23.11	66.15%	78.41
2047	9M	4M	4M	1.02	2.81%	23.97	6.29	2.99	69.79	67.90	71.77	23.29	66.68%	79.77
2048	9M	5M	4M	1.02	2.76%	23.70	6.31	2.96	69.93	68.03	71.94	23.49	67.20%	81.13
2049	9M	5M	5M	1.02	2.71%	23.42	6.32	2.93	70.08	68.15	72.10	23.69	67.72%	82.50
2050	9M	5M	5M	1.02	2.65%	23.15	6.34	2.90	70.22	68.28	72.27	23.87	68.23%	83.86

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1	Monrovia	1,643,549	939,524

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