COUNTRY / INDICATOR
Liberia Population
Liberia population: latest available value for 2025, historical series from 1980, ranking context and source documentation.
Series overview
SP.POP.TOTL| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5,73 m | 118.389 |
| 2024 | 5,61 m | 119.786 |
| 2023 | 5,49 m | 119.737 |
| 2022 | 5,37 m | 113.971 |
| 2021 | 5,26 m | 109.860 |
| 2020 | 5,15 m | 105.742 |
| 2019 | 5,04 m | 98.995 |
| 2018 | 4,94 m | 95.801 |
| 2017 | 4,85 m | 93.317 |
| 2016 | 4,76 m | 283.608 |
| 2015 | 4,47 m | 112.000 |
| 2014 | 4,36 m | 112.000 |
| 2013 | 4,25 m | 112.000 |
| 2012 | 4,14 m | 119.000 |
| 2011 | 4,02 m | 126.000 |
| 2010 | 3,89 m | 137.000 |
| 2009 | 3,75 m | 146.000 |
| 2008 | 3,61 m | 146.000 |
| 2007 | 3,46 m | 133.000 |
| 2006 | 3,33 m | 111.000 |
| 2005 | 3,22 m | 82.000 |
| 2004 | 3,14 m | 59.000 |
| 2003 | 3,08 m | 52.000 |
| 2002 | 3,03 m | 71.000 |
| 2001 | 2,95 m | 106.000 |
| 2000 | 2,85 m | 148.000 |
| 1999 | 2,70 m | 183.000 |
| 1998 | 2,52 m | 191.000 |
| 1997 | 2,33 m | 166.000 |
| 1996 | 2,16 m | 115.000 |
| 1995 | 2,05 m | 59.000 |
| 1994 | 1,99 m | 9.000 |
| 1993 | 1,98 m | -25.000 |
| 1992 | 2,00 m | -38.000 |
| 1991 | 2,04 m | -36.000 |
| 1990 | 2,08 m | -30.000 |
| 1989 | 2,11 m | -28.000 |
| 1988 | 2,13 m | -19.000 |
| 1987 | 2,15 m | -5.000 |
| 1986 | 2,16 m | 12.000 |
| 1985 | 2,15 m | 34.000 |
| 1984 | 2,11 m | 55.000 |
| 1983 | 2,06 m | 68.000 |
| 1982 | 1,99 m | 70.000 |
| 1981 | 1,92 m | 66.000 |
| 1980 | 1,85 m | — |
Source methodology
World Development IndicatorsIndicator note: Total population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship. The values shown are midyear estimates.
Source organization: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), uri: https://population.un.org/wpp/, publisher: UN Population Division; Statistical databases and publications from national statistical offices, National Statistical Offices (NSOs), uri: https://unstats.un.org/home/nso_sites/, publisher: National Statistical Offices; Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, Eurostat (ESTAT), uri: https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/data/database?node_code=earn_ses_monthly, publisher: Eurostat; Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), United Nations (UN), uri: https://unstats.un.org, publisher: UN Statistics Division
Metadata fetched: 2026-09-27 04:53:33. Open original metadata response.
Revision history
2 detected changesSource revisions are retained before the current observation is replaced. This table documents the previous and replacement value for reproducibility.
| Detected | Data year | Previous value | Replacement value | Source | Source update |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-30 19:14:22 | 2011 | 4,02 m | 4,02 m | International Monetary Fund DataMapper | 2026-07-30 21:14:22 |
| 2026-07-30 19:14:22 | 1992 | 2,00 m | 2,00 m | International Monetary Fund DataMapper | 2026-07-30 21:14:22 |
Country-specific interpretation
Automatically derived from the displayed seriesLiberia recorded 5,73 m people in 2025, the latest year available in this series.
Compared with 2024, the population increased by 118.389.
Across the latest five-year comparison window, the series shows an upward direction.
Across 46 observations from 1980 to 2025, the average was 3,31 m; the minimum was 1,85 m in 1980 and the maximum was 5,73 m in 2025.
Liberia ranks 116 out of 217 countries with a current value in the portal ranking.
The latest value is below the available average for Sub-Saharan Africa.
It is also below the available average for the Low income group.
Demographic scale and market size.