Liberia
Population in Liberia
Population in Liberia: 918,900 people in 1950 and 5.49 million people in 2023, by UN estimates.
- Latest, 2023
- 5.49 million people
- Since 1950
- +4.57 million people
- Rank, 2023
- 120 of 229
- counting from the highest
- World, 2023
- 8.09 billion people
- Projected, 2100
- 12.7 million people
- UN projection (medium variant)
people · UN
What the numbers say
- The UN projection (medium variant) puts it at 12.7 million people in 2100, between 4.53 million people and 39.1 million people (95% prediction interval).
- Older estimates from HYDE and Gapminder reach back to 1800: 313,500 people.
Every year
people · UN
| Year | Liberia | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 5.49 million | 8.09 billion |
| 2022 | 5.37 million | 8.02 billion |
| 2021 | 5.26 million | 7.95 billion |
| 2020 | 5.15 million | 7.89 billion |
| 2019 | 5.04 million | 7.81 billion |
| 2018 | 4.95 million | 7.73 billion |
| 2017 | 4.85 million | 7.65 billion |
| 2016 | 4.76 million | 7.56 billion |
| 2015 | 4.66 million | 7.47 billion |
| 2014 | 4.56 million | 7.38 billion |
| 2013 | 4.47 million | 7.29 billion |
| 2012 | 4.37 million | 7.2 billion |
| 2011 | 4.22 million | 7.11 billion |
| 2010 | 4.06 million | 7.02 billion |
| 2009 | 3.94 million | 6.93 billion |
| 2008 | 3.82 million | 6.84 billion |
| 2007 | 3.67 million | 6.76 billion |
| 2006 | 3.49 million | 6.67 billion |
| 2005 | 3.3 million | 6.59 billion |
| 2004 | 3.16 million | 6.5 billion |
| 2003 | 3.12 million | 6.42 billion |
| 2002 | 3.1 million | 6.34 billion |
| 2001 | 3.02 million | 6.26 billion |
| 2000 | 2.93 million | 6.17 billion |
| 1999 | 2.82 million | 6.09 billion |
| 1998 | 2.67 million | 6.01 billion |
| 1997 | 2.41 million | 5.93 billion |
| 1996 | 2.23 million | 5.84 billion |
| 1995 | 2.17 million | 5.76 billion |
| 1994 | 2.15 million | 5.68 billion |
| 1993 | 2.16 million | 5.59 billion |
| 1992 | 2.07 million | 5.51 billion |
| 1991 | 1.96 million | 5.42 billion |
| 1990 | 2.22 million | 5.33 billion |
| 1989 | 2.52 million | 5.23 billion |
| 1988 | 2.45 million | 5.14 billion |
| 1987 | 2.38 million | 5.05 billion |
| 1986 | 2.31 million | 4.96 billion |
| 1985 | 2.24 million | 4.87 billion |
| 1984 | 2.17 million | 4.78 billion |
| 1983 | 2.11 million | 4.7 billion |
| 1982 | 2.05 million | 4.61 billion |
| 1981 | 1.99 million | 4.53 billion |
| 1980 | 1.93 million | 4.45 billion |
| 1979 | 1.87 million | 4.37 billion |
| 1978 | 1.82 million | 4.29 billion |
| 1977 | 1.77 million | 4.22 billion |
| 1976 | 1.72 million | 4.14 billion |
| 1975 | 1.67 million | 4.07 billion |
| 1974 | 1.63 million | 4 billion |
| 1973 | 1.58 million | 3.92 billion |
| 1972 | 1.54 million | 3.85 billion |
| 1971 | 1.5 million | 3.77 billion |
| 1970 | 1.47 million | 3.7 billion |
| 1969 | 1.43 million | 3.62 billion |
| 1968 | 1.39 million | 3.55 billion |
| 1967 | 1.36 million | 3.47 billion |
| 1966 | 1.32 million | 3.4 billion |
| 1965 | 1.29 million | 3.34 billion |
| 1964 | 1.26 million | 3.26 billion |
| 1963 | 1.23 million | 3.19 billion |
| 1962 | 1.2 million | 3.12 billion |
| 1961 | 1.17 million | 3.07 billion |
| 1960 | 1.14 million | 3.02 billion |
| 1959 | 1.11 million | 2.97 billion |
| 1958 | 1.09 million | 2.91 billion |
| 1957 | 1.06 million | 2.85 billion |
| 1956 | 1.04 million | 2.8 billion |
| 1955 | 1.02 million | 2.74 billion |
| 1954 | 994,800 | 2.69 billion |
| 1953 | 974,400 | 2.63 billion |
| 1952 | 955,000 | 2.58 billion |
| 1951 | 936,400 | 2.54 billion |
| 1950 | 918,900 | 2.49 billion |
| 1949 | 897,300 | – |
| 1948 | 880,200 | – |
| 1947 | 864,600 | – |
| 1946 | 849,300 | – |
| 1945 | 834,300 | – |
| 1944 | 819,600 | – |
| 1943 | 805,100 | – |
| 1942 | 790,800 | – |
| 1941 | 777,400 | – |
| 1940 | 764,900 | – |
| 1939 | 753,100 | – |
| 1938 | 742,100 | – |
| 1937 | 731,900 | – |
| 1936 | 721,800 | – |
| 1935 | 711,800 | – |
| 1934 | 702,000 | – |
| 1933 | 692,300 | – |
| 1932 | 682,700 | – |
| 1931 | 673,200 | – |
| 1930 | 663,600 | – |
| 1929 | 654,100 | – |
| 1928 | 644,500 | – |
| 1927 | 635,000 | – |
| 1926 | 625,600 | – |
| 1925 | 616,400 | – |
| 1924 | 607,300 | – |
| 1923 | 598,300 | – |
| 1922 | 589,400 | – |
| 1921 | 581,700 | – |
| 1920 | 575,200 | – |
| 1919 | 569,700 | – |
| 1918 | 565,200 | – |
| 1917 | 561,900 | – |
| 1916 | 557,700 | – |
| 1915 | 553,600 | – |
| 1914 | 549,500 | – |
| 1913 | 545,400 | – |
| 1912 | 541,400 | – |
| 1911 | 537,300 | – |
| 1910 | 533,100 | – |
| 1909 | 528,800 | – |
| 1908 | 524,500 | – |
| 1907 | 520,100 | – |
| 1906 | 515,700 | – |
| 1905 | 511,400 | – |
| 1904 | 507,100 | – |
| 1903 | 502,800 | – |
| 1902 | 498,600 | – |
| 1901 | 494,400 | – |
| 1900 | 490,200 | – |
| 1899 | 486,100 | – |
| 1898 | 482,000 | – |
| 1897 | 478,000 | – |
| 1896 | 473,900 | – |
| 1895 | 469,900 | – |
| 1894 | 466,000 | – |
| 1893 | 462,100 | – |
| 1892 | 458,200 | – |
| 1891 | 454,300 | – |
| 1890 | 450,500 | – |
| 1889 | 446,700 | – |
| 1888 | 442,900 | – |
| 1887 | 439,200 | – |
| 1886 | 435,500 | – |
| 1885 | 431,800 | – |
| 1884 | 428,100 | – |
| 1883 | 424,500 | – |
| 1882 | 420,900 | – |
| 1881 | 417,400 | – |
| 1880 | 413,800 | – |
| 1879 | 410,300 | – |
| 1878 | 406,900 | – |
| 1877 | 403,400 | – |
| 1876 | 400,000 | – |
| 1875 | 396,600 | – |
| 1874 | 393,300 | – |
| 1873 | 389,900 | – |
| 1872 | 386,600 | – |
| 1871 | 383,400 | – |
| 1870 | 380,300 | – |
| 1869 | 377,300 | – |
| 1868 | 374,400 | – |
| 1867 | 371,600 | – |
| 1866 | 368,800 | – |
| 1865 | 366,000 | – |
| 1864 | 363,300 | – |
| 1863 | 360,600 | – |
| 1862 | 357,800 | – |
| 1861 | 355,200 | – |
| 1860 | 352,700 | – |
| 1859 | 350,300 | – |
| 1858 | 347,900 | – |
| 1857 | 345,600 | – |
| 1856 | 343,400 | – |
| 1855 | 341,100 | – |
| 1854 | 338,900 | – |
| 1853 | 336,700 | – |
| 1852 | 334,500 | – |
| 1851 | 332,500 | – |
| 1850 | 330,700 | – |
| 1849 | 329,700 | – |
| 1848 | 328,900 | – |
| 1847 | 328,400 | – |
| 1846 | 327,800 | – |
| 1845 | 327,300 | – |
| 1844 | 326,700 | – |
| 1843 | 326,100 | – |
| 1842 | 325,600 | – |
| 1841 | 325,000 | – |
| 1840 | 324,500 | – |
| 1839 | 323,900 | – |
| 1838 | 323,400 | – |
| 1837 | 322,800 | – |
| 1836 | 322,300 | – |
| 1835 | 321,700 | – |
| 1834 | 321,200 | – |
| 1833 | 320,600 | – |
| 1832 | 320,100 | – |
| 1831 | 319,500 | – |
| 1830 | 319,000 | – |
| 1829 | 318,400 | – |
| 1828 | 317,900 | – |
| 1827 | 317,300 | – |
| 1826 | 316,800 | – |
| 1825 | 316,200 | – |
| 1824 | 315,700 | – |
| 1823 | 315,200 | – |
| 1822 | 314,600 | – |
| 1821 | 314,200 | – |
| 1820 | 313,900 | – |
| 1819 | 313,600 | – |
| 1818 | 313,500 | – |
| 1817 | 313,500 | – |
| 1816 | 313,500 | – |
| 1815 | 313,500 | – |
| 1814 | 313,500 | – |
| 1813 | 313,500 | – |
| 1812 | 313,500 | – |
| 1811 | 313,500 | – |
| 1810 | 313,500 | – |
| 1809 | 313,500 | – |
| 1808 | 313,500 | – |
| 1807 | 313,500 | – |
| 1806 | 313,500 | – |
| 1805 | 313,500 | – |
| 1804 | 313,500 | – |
| 1803 | 313,500 | – |
| 1802 | 313,500 | – |
| 1801 | 313,500 | – |
| 1800 | 313,500 | – |
- 12.3Estimates, HYDE and Gapminder
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
| Year | Liberia | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 5.61 million5.37 million–5.84 million | 8.16 billion |
| 2025 | 5.73 million5.14 million–6.32 million | 8.23 billion |
| 2026 | 5.85 million5.06 million–6.69 million | 8.3 billion |
| 2027 | 5.99 million5.04 million–7.04 million | 8.37 billion |
| 2028 | 6.12 million5.03 million–7.37 million | 8.44 billion |
| 2029 | 6.25 million5.02 million–7.69 million | 8.5 billion |
| 2030 | 6.37 million5.04 million–8 million | 8.57 billion |
| 2031 | 6.49 million5 million–8.32 million | 8.63 billion |
| 2032 | 6.61 million4.97 million–8.7 million | 8.7 billion |
| 2033 | 6.75 million4.99 million–9.01 million | 8.76 billion |
| 2034 | 6.87 million5 million–9.24 million | 8.82 billion |
| 2035 | 7 million5.01 million–9.54 million | 8.89 billion |
| 2036 | 7.14 million5.03 million–9.92 million | 8.95 billion |
| 2037 | 7.28 million5.02 million–10.3 million | 9.01 billion |
| 2038 | 7.41 million5.02 million–10.7 million | 9.06 billion |
| 2039 | 7.55 million5.03 million–11 million | 9.12 billion |
| 2040 | 7.68 million5.09 million–11.5 million | 9.18 billion |
| 2041 | 7.82 million5.17 million–11.8 million | 9.23 billion |
| 2042 | 7.95 million5.17 million–12.1 million | 9.29 billion |
| 2043 | 8.08 million5.18 million–12.5 million | 9.34 billion |
| 2044 | 8.19 million5.22 million–12.9 million | 9.39 billion |
| 2045 | 8.31 million5.22 million–13.4 million | 9.44 billion |
| 2046 | 8.43 million5.22 million–13.7 million | 9.49 billion |
| 2047 | 8.55 million5.28 million–14 million | 9.54 billion |
| 2048 | 8.67 million5.3 million–14.3 million | 9.58 billion |
| 2049 | 8.8 million5.36 million–14.7 million | 9.62 billion |
| 2050 | 8.91 million5.42 million–15.2 million | 9.66 billion |
| 2051 | 9.02 million5.44 million–15.5 million | 9.7 billion |
| 2052 | 9.13 million5.44 million–15.8 million | 9.74 billion |
| 2053 | 9.25 million5.43 million–16 million | 9.78 billion |
| 2054 | 9.35 million5.45 million–16.5 million | 9.81 billion |
| 2055 | 9.46 million5.45 million–17 million | 9.85 billion |
| 2056 | 9.58 million5.39 million–17.4 million | 9.88 billion |
| 2057 | 9.7 million5.31 million–17.7 million | 9.91 billion |
| 2058 | 9.8 million5.3 million–18.1 million | 9.94 billion |
| 2059 | 9.92 million5.34 million–18.6 million | 9.96 billion |
| 2060 | 10 million5.37 million–19 million | 9.99 billion |
| 2061 | 10.2 million5.38 million–19.3 million | 10 billion |
| 2062 | 10.3 million5.4 million–19.7 million | 10 billion |
| 2063 | 10.4 million5.37 million–20.1 million | 10.1 billion |
| 2064 | 10.5 million5.35 million–20.6 million | 10.1 billion |
| 2065 | 10.6 million5.29 million–21.1 million | 10.1 billion |
| 2066 | 10.7 million5.24 million–21.8 million | 10.1 billion |
| 2067 | 10.8 million5.27 million–22.4 million | 10.1 billion |
| 2068 | 10.8 million5.31 million–22.9 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2069 | 10.9 million5.32 million–23.5 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2070 | 11 million5.29 million–24.1 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2071 | 11.1 million5.19 million–24.5 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2072 | 11.2 million5.2 million–24.9 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2073 | 11.3 million5.25 million–25.6 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2074 | 11.4 million5.32 million–26.4 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2075 | 11.5 million5.35 million–26.9 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2076 | 11.6 million5.28 million–27 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2077 | 11.7 million5.23 million–27.4 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2078 | 11.7 million5.21 million–28 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2079 | 11.8 million5.14 million–28.2 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2080 | 11.9 million5.14 million–28.4 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2081 | 12 million5.13 million–29.1 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2082 | 12 million5.09 million–29.9 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2083 | 12.1 million5.04 million–30.7 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2084 | 12.1 million5.02 million–31.4 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2085 | 12.2 million5.02 million–31.9 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2086 | 12.2 million5 million–31.8 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2087 | 12.3 million5 million–32 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2088 | 12.3 million4.91 million–32.6 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2089 | 12.4 million4.84 million–33.3 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2090 | 12.4 million4.85 million–34.3 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2091 | 12.4 million4.84 million–35.2 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2092 | 12.5 million4.82 million–35.8 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2093 | 12.5 million4.79 million–36.6 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2094 | 12.5 million4.72 million–37.3 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2095 | 12.6 million4.62 million–37.5 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2096 | 12.6 million4.64 million–37.9 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2097 | 12.6 million4.59 million–37.9 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2098 | 12.6 million4.52 million–38.1 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2099 | 12.7 million4.52 million–38.4 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2100 | 12.7 million4.53 million–39.1 million | 10.2 billion |
Good to know
- Everyone living in the country on 1 July of each year.
- Source: UN DESA, World Population Prospects 2024.
- Before 1950: HYDE (2023), Gapminder (2022) and UN WPP (2024), via Our World in Data.
- The dashed line is the UN projection (medium variant), a scenario rather than a forecast; the band is its 95% prediction interval.
- Ranks count the 229 countries with a value in 2023, highest first.
- The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Liberia in numbers
Every measure for Liberia on one page
Health
People
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spending0.85% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollars$40.3M in 2025
- Military spending per person$8 in 2025
- Military share of state spending3.9% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnel2,000 people in 2020
- National power0.03% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workers0.09% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms imports0 TIV in 2025