Guinea vs Liberia
Guinea vs Liberia: Urban population
Urban population in 2025: 38.5% in Guinea and 56.1% in Liberia, by UN estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Liberia, by 17.6 percentage points, or 1.46 times that in Guinea.
% of people · UN
What the numbers say
- Liberia has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1950.
- In 2025, Guinea ranked 184 and Liberia ranked 145 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
- The UN projection (World Urbanization Prospects 2025) puts Guinea at 57% and Liberia at 70.6% in 2050.
Every year
% of people · UN
| Year | Guinea | Liberia |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 38.5 | 56.1 |
| 2024 | 38.1 | 55.5 |
| 2023 | 37.7 | 55 |
| 2022 | 37.2 | 54.5 |
| 2021 | 36.9 | 53.9 |
| 2020 | 36.5 | 53.4 |
| 2019 | 36.1 | 52.9 |
| 2018 | 35.9 | 52.3 |
| 2017 | 35.6 | 51.8 |
| 2016 | 35.3 | 51.3 |
| 2015 | 35 | 50.7 |
| 2014 | 34.8 | 50.2 |
| 2013 | 34.6 | 49.7 |
| 2012 | 34.3 | 49.2 |
| 2011 | 34.1 | 48.7 |
| 2010 | 33.8 | 48.1 |
| 2009 | 33.5 | 47.6 |
| 2008 | 33.3 | 47.1 |
| 2007 | 33 | 46.6 |
| 2006 | 32.7 | 46.2 |
| 2005 | 32.4 | 45.9 |
| 2004 | 32.1 | 45.4 |
| 2003 | 31.8 | 45 |
| 2002 | 31.5 | 44.6 |
| 2001 | 31.2 | 44.2 |
| 2000 | 30.9 | 43.8 |
| 1999 | 30.6 | 43.4 |
| 1998 | 30.3 | 43.2 |
| 1997 | 30.1 | 43 |
| 1996 | 29.8 | 43 |
| 1995 | 29.5 | 44.5 |
| 1994 | 29.2 | 48.3 |
| 1993 | 29 | 52.7 |
| 1992 | 28.7 | 56.4 |
| 1991 | 28.5 | 58 |
| 1990 | 28.2 | 43.3 |
| 1989 | 28 | 41.9 |
| 1988 | 27.7 | 41.3 |
| 1987 | 27.4 | 40.8 |
| 1986 | 27.1 | 36.7 |
| 1985 | 26.8 | 39.5 |
| 1984 | 26.5 | 39.1 |
| 1983 | 26.1 | 38.5 |
| 1982 | 25.7 | 37.7 |
| 1981 | 25.3 | 36.8 |
| 1980 | 24.7 | 35.8 |
| 1979 | 24.1 | 34.8 |
| 1978 | 23.5 | 33.7 |
| 1977 | 22.8 | 32.6 |
| 1976 | 22 | 31.5 |
| 1975 | 21.3 | 30.5 |
| 1974 | 20.5 | 29.5 |
| 1973 | 19.6 | 28.6 |
| 1972 | 18.8 | 27.8 |
| 1971 | 17.9 | 26.9 |
| 1970 | 17 | 26.1 |
| 1969 | 16.2 | 25.3 |
| 1968 | 15.3 | 24.5 |
| 1967 | 14.5 | 23.7 |
| 1966 | 13.7 | 22.9 |
| 1965 | 12.9 | 22.1 |
| 1964 | 12.2 | 21.4 |
| 1963 | 11.5 | 20.6 |
| 1962 | 10.8 | 19.9 |
| 1961 | 10.2 | 19.3 |
| 1960 | 9.7 | 18.6 |
| 1959 | 9.3 | 18 |
| 1958 | 8.9 | 17.3 |
| 1957 | 8.6 | 16.7 |
| 1956 | 8.4 | 16.1 |
| 1955 | 8.3 | 15.5 |
| 1954 | 8.3 | 14.9 |
| 1953 | 8.3 | 14.4 |
| 1952 | 8.3 | 13.9 |
| 1951 | 8.2 | 13.3 |
| 1950 | 8.1 | 12.8 |
UN projection (World Urbanization Prospects 2025) · 2026–2050
| Year | Guinea | Liberia |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 39 | 56.6 |
| 2027 | 39.5 | 57.2 |
| 2028 | 40 | 57.7 |
| 2029 | 40.5 | 58.3 |
| 2030 | 41 | 58.8 |
| 2031 | 41.6 | 59.4 |
| 2032 | 42.2 | 60 |
| 2033 | 42.8 | 60.5 |
| 2034 | 43.5 | 61.1 |
| 2035 | 44.1 | 61.7 |
| 2036 | 44.8 | 62.2 |
| 2037 | 45.5 | 62.8 |
| 2038 | 46.2 | 63.4 |
| 2039 | 47 | 64 |
| 2040 | 47.8 | 64.5 |
| 2041 | 48.6 | 65.1 |
| 2042 | 49.4 | 65.7 |
| 2043 | 50.2 | 66.3 |
| 2044 | 51.1 | 66.9 |
| 2045 | 52 | 67.5 |
| 2046 | 53 | 68.1 |
| 2047 | 53.9 | 68.7 |
| 2048 | 54.9 | 69.3 |
| 2049 | 55.9 | 70 |
| 2050 | 57 | 70.6 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- The share of people living in places the country itself counts as urban.
- Source: UN DESA, World Urbanization Prospects 2025.
- The dashed line is the UN projection (World Urbanization Prospects 2025), a scenario rather than a forecast.
- Ranks count the 229 countries with a value in 2025, highest first.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Guinea vs Liberia
Health
- Life expectancyGuinea: 60.7 years in 2023Liberia: 62.2 years in 2023
- Child mortalityGuinea: 9.2 per 100 live births in 2024Liberia: 8.6 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityGuinea: 65.4 per 1,000 live births in 2023Liberia: 55.9 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionGuinea: 3.56% in 2017Liberia: 3.8% in 2017
- Suicide rateGuinea: 11.1 per 100,000 people in 2017Liberia: 13.2 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationGuinea: 14.4 million people in 2023Liberia: 5.49 million people in 2023
- Population growthGuinea: 2.45% a year in 2023Liberia: 2.2% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateGuinea: 4.22 births per woman in 2023Liberia: 3.95 births per woman in 2023
- Median ageGuinea: 18 years in 2023Liberia: 18.4 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overGuinea: 3.4% in 2023Liberia: 3.3% in 2023
- Net migration rateGuinea: -0.3 per 1,000 people in 2023Liberia: -0.9 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingGuinea: 2.03% of GDP in 2025Liberia: 0.85% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsGuinea: $586M in 2025Liberia: $40.3M in 2025
- Military spending per personGuinea: $40 in 2025Liberia: $8 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingGuinea: 10.6% of government spending in 2025Liberia: 3.9% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelGuinea: 13,000 people in 2020Liberia: 2,000 people in 2020
- National powerGuinea: 0.07% of world capability in 2022Liberia: 0.03% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersGuinea: 0.32% of the labour force in 2020Liberia: 0.09% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsGuinea: 6 million TIV in 2025Liberia: 0 TIV in 2025