Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Liberia
Liberia: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita was 0.5608 people per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Liberia, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Liberia is 0.5608 people per person, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and up 10.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Liberia peaked at 0.58 people per person in 1991 and was at its lowest, 0.1859 people per person, in 1960.
That places Liberia 139th out of 215 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Liberia, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.1859 people per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.1925 people per person | +3.5% |
| 1962 | 0.1992 people per person | +3.5% |
| 1963 | 0.2064 people per person | +3.6% |
| 1964 | 0.2137 people per person | +3.5% |
| 1965 | 0.2212 people per person | +3.5% |
| 1966 | 0.2288 people per person | +3.5% |
| 1967 | 0.2366 people per person | +3.4% |
| 1968 | 0.2445 people per person | +3.4% |
| 1969 | 0.2526 people per person | +3.3% |
| 1970 | 0.2609 people per person | +3.3% |
| 1971 | 0.2692 people per person | +3.2% |
| 1972 | 0.2777 people per person | +3.2% |
| 1973 | 0.2863 people per person | +3.1% |
| 1974 | 0.2952 people per person | +3.1% |
| 1975 | 0.3048 people per person | +3.2% |
| 1976 | 0.3152 people per person | +3.4% |
| 1977 | 0.3261 people per person | +3.4% |
| 1978 | 0.3371 people per person | +3.4% |
| 1979 | 0.3479 people per person | +3.2% |
| 1980 | 0.3584 people per person | +3.0% |
| 1981 | 0.3682 people per person | +2.7% |
| 1982 | 0.377 people per person | +2.4% |
| 1983 | 0.3846 people per person | +2.0% |
| 1984 | 0.3909 people per person | +1.6% |
| 1985 | 0.3951 people per person | +1.1% |
| 1986 | 0.3674 people per person | -7.0% |
| 1987 | 0.4075 people per person | +10.9% |
| 1988 | 0.4132 people per person | +1.4% |
| 1989 | 0.4187 people per person | +1.3% |
| 1990 | 0.4334 people per person | +3.5% |
| 1991 | 0.58 people per person | +33.8% |
| 1992 | 0.5644 people per person | -2.7% |
| 1993 | 0.5271 people per person | -6.6% |
| 1994 | 0.4826 people per person | -8.4% |
| 1995 | 0.4453 people per person | -7.7% |
| 1996 | 0.4296 people per person | -3.5% |
| 1997 | 0.4302 people per person | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 0.4319 people per person | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 0.4344 people per person | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 0.4377 people per person | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 0.4415 people per person | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 0.4457 people per person | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 0.45 people per person | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 0.4543 people per person | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 0.4585 people per person | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 0.4623 people per person | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 0.4661 people per person | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 0.4711 people per person | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 0.4762 people per person | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 0.4814 people per person | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 0.4866 people per person | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 0.4918 people per person | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 0.497 people per person | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 0.5022 people per person | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 0.5074 people per person | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 0.5127 people per person | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 0.518 people per person | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 0.5232 people per person | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 0.5286 people per person | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 0.5339 people per person | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 0.5392 people per person | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 0.5446 people per person | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 0.55 people per person | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 0.5554 people per person | +1.0% |
| 2025 | 0.5608 people per person | +1.0% |
Liberia compared with similar countries
- Liberia's 0.5608 people per person is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.3454 people per person, 1.6× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Liberia's 0.5608 people per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.4552 people per person, 1.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Liberia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | +33.8% | 0.4334 people per person | 0.58 people per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2181 people per person | 0.1859 people per person | 0.2526 people per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.3021 people per person | 0.2609 people per person | 0.3479 people per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3881 people per person | 0.3584 people per person | 0.4187 people per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4759 people per person | 0.4296 people per person | 0.58 people per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4563 people per person | 0.4377 people per person | 0.4762 people per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5049 people per person | 0.4814 people per person | 0.5286 people per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5473 people per person | 0.5339 people per person | 0.5608 people per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Liberia
More population data for Liberia
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate 0.1439 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -0.7859 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate 0.1439 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate 0.2874 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 8,891 Persons (2050)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population 2.07 Percent per annum (2030)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.3986 % change on previous year (2100)
- World population growth 0.2% (2100)
- Population density 131.49 people per km² (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 852,118 people (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Liberia?
- Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Liberia was 0.5608 people per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita recorded in Liberia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.58 people per person in 1991.
- What is the lowest number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1859 people per person in 1960.
- How does Liberia rank for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita?
- Liberia ranks 139th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita rising or falling in Liberia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Liberia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Number of people living in urban and rural areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Number of people living in urban and rural areas ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Number of people living in urban and rural areas United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Number of people living in urban and rural areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.