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Liberia vs Norway: Population

Liberia
5.49 million people
in 2023
Norway
5.52 million people
in 2023
Liberia rank
120th
Norway rank
118th

Population over time

  • Liberia
  • Norway
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How they compare

Norway currently reports 5.52 million people against 5.49 million people in Liberia, a difference of 26,130 people.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 241 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Liberia ahead.

Liberia ranks 120th and Norway ranks 118th of 238 countries.

Across the 40 decades both report, Liberia averaged higher in 3 and Norway in 37.

Head to head by decade

Decade Liberia Norway Difference Ahead
1000s 262,833 people 200,000 people 62,833 people Liberia
1100s 276,667 people 270,000 people 6,667 people Liberia
1200s 291,228 people 340,000 people 48,772 people Norway
1300s 306,556 people 400,000 people 93,444 people Norway
1400s 322,690 people 200,000 people 122,690 people Liberia
1500s 339,674 people 400,000 people 60,326 people Norway
1600s 357,552 people 500,000 people 142,448 people Norway
1700s 376,370 people 600,045 people 223,675 people Norway
1710s 379,788 people 621,629 people 241,841 people Norway
1720s 383,383 people 643,990 people 260,607 people Norway
1730s 387,170 people 667,155 people 279,985 people Norway
1740s 391,171 people 691,154 people 299,983 people Norway
1750s 395,407 people 716,015 people 320,608 people Norway
1760s 399,906 people 741,771 people 341,865 people Norway
1770s 404,699 people 768,454 people 363,755 people Norway
1780s 409,821 people 796,096 people 386,275 people Norway
1790s 415,318 people 824,732 people 409,414 people Norway
1800s 313,542 people 893,229 people 579,687 people Norway
1810s 313,552 people 923,558 people 610,006 people Norway
1820s 316,014 people 1.04 million people 721,955 people Norway
1830s 321,430 people 1.18 million people 853,992 people Norway
1840s 327,005 people 1.31 million people 980,904 people Norway
1850s 340,142 people 1.48 million people 1.14 million people Norway
1860s 364,776 people 1.66 million people 1.29 million people Norway
1870s 395,072 people 1.82 million people 1.42 million people Norway
1880s 430,071 people 1.96 million people 1.53 million people Norway
1890s 468,099 people 2.11 million people 1.64 million people Norway
1900s 509,366 people 2.31 million people 1.80 million people Norway
1910s 551,477 people 2.51 million people 1.96 million people Norway
1920s 612,746 people 2.72 million people 2.11 million people Norway
1930s 707,429 people 2.90 million people 2.19 million people Norway
1940s 828,354 people 3.12 million people 2.29 million people Norway
1950s 1.01 million people 3.41 million people 2.40 million people Norway
1960s 1.28 million people 3.71 million people 2.43 million people Norway
1970s 1.66 million people 3.99 million people 2.33 million people Norway
1980s 2.21 million people 4.15 million people 1.94 million people Norway
1990s 2.29 million people 4.35 million people 2.06 million people Norway
2000s 3.35 million people 4.63 million people 1.27 million people Norway
2010s 4.59 million people 5.14 million people 550,004 people Norway
2020s 5.32 million people 5.44 million people 122,048 people Norway

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population, Liberia or Norway?
Norway, at 5.52 million people against 5.49 million people in Liberia as of 2023.
What is the difference in population between Liberia and Norway?
26,130 people, with Norway ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Liberia and Norway?
241 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2023.
How do Liberia and Norway rank globally for population?
Liberia ranks 120th and Norway ranks 118th of 238 countries.
Where does this data come from?
HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Population. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Population
Unit
people
Source
HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
239 places, 51,002 data points, 1000–2023
Last refreshed

Population by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2023, based on data and estimates from different sources.