Liberia vs Palestine: Population

Liberia
5.49 million people
in 2023
Palestine
5.41 million people
in 2023
Liberia rank
120th
Palestine rank
121st

Population over time

  • Liberia
  • Palestine
1.0M2.0M3.0M4.0M5.0M195019862023

How they compare

Liberia currently reports 5.49 million people against 5.41 million people in Palestine, a difference of 83,840 people.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Palestine ahead.

Liberia ranks 120th and Palestine ranks 121st of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Liberia averaged higher in 6 and Palestine in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Liberia Palestine Difference Ahead
1950s 1.01 million people 994,231 people 15,548 people Liberia
1960s 1.28 million people 1.12 million people 158,171 people Liberia
1970s 1.66 million people 1.26 million people 394,377 people Liberia
1980s 2.21 million people 1.73 million people 483,829 people Liberia
1990s 2.29 million people 2.59 million people 304,506 people Palestine
2000s 3.35 million people 3.53 million people 173,961 people Palestine
2010s 4.59 million people 4.48 million people 115,540 people Liberia
2020s 5.32 million people 5.24 million people 76,410 people Liberia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population, Liberia or Palestine?
Liberia, at 5.49 million people against 5.41 million people in Palestine as of 2023.
What is the difference in population between Liberia and Palestine?
83,840 people, with Liberia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Liberia and Palestine?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Liberia and Palestine rank globally for population?
Liberia ranks 120th and Palestine ranks 121st of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed 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
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed

Total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown.