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Population in Liberia

Liberia: Population was 5.49 million people in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)
5.49 million people
Change on year
up 2.2%
World rank
120th
of 238 countries
All-time high
5.49 million people
in 2023
All-time low
262,833 people
in 1000
Years of data
241
1000–2023

Population in Liberia, 1000–2023

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Source: HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in people.

Analysis

Liberia recorded 5.49 million people for population in 2023. That is the highest value across all 241 years on record.

That represents a change of up 2.2% on the previous year and up 22.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population in Liberia peaked at 5.49 million people in 2023 and was at its lowest, 262,833 people, in 1000.

Liberia ranks 120th of 238 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1000s 262,833 people 262,833 people 262,833 people 1
1100s 276,667 people 276,667 people 276,667 people 1
1200s 291,228 people 291,228 people 291,228 people 1
1300s 306,556 people 306,556 people 306,556 people 1
1400s 322,690 people 322,690 people 322,690 people 1
1500s 339,674 people 339,674 people 339,674 people 1
1600s 357,552 people 357,552 people 357,552 people 1
1700s 376,370 people 376,370 people 376,370 people 1
1710s 379,788 people 379,788 people 379,788 people 1
1720s 383,383 people 383,383 people 383,383 people 1
1730s 387,170 people 387,170 people 387,170 people 1
1740s 391,171 people 391,171 people 391,171 people 1
1750s 395,407 people 395,407 people 395,407 people 1
1760s 399,906 people 399,906 people 399,906 people 1
1770s 404,699 people 404,699 people 404,699 people 1
1780s 409,821 people 409,821 people 409,821 people 1
1790s 415,318 people 415,318 people 415,318 people 1
1800s 313,542 people 313,542 people 313,543 people 10
1810s 313,552 people 313,540 people 313,648 people 10
1820s 316,014 people 313,863 people 318,412 people 10
1830s 321,430 people 318,958 people 323,913 people 10
1840s 327,005 people 324,468 people 329,726 people 10
1850s 340,142 people 330,726 people 350,251 people 10
1860s 364,776 people 352,696 people 377,307 people 10
1870s 395,072 people 380,309 people 410,331 people 10
1880s 430,071 people 413,832 people 446,670 people 10
1890s 468,099 people 450,470 people 486,117 people 10
1900s 509,366 people 490,243 people 528,827 people 10
1910s 551,477 people 533,090 people 569,664 people 10
1920s 612,746 people 575,156 people 654,060 people 10
1930s 707,429 people 663,604 people 753,101 people 10
1940s 828,354 people 764,876 people 897,259 people 10
1950s 1.01 million people 918,912 people 1.11 million people 10
1960s 1.28 million people 1.14 million people 1.43 million people 10
1970s 1.66 million people 1.47 million people 1.87 million people 10
1980s 2.21 million people 1.93 million people 2.52 million people 10
1990s 2.29 million people 1.96 million people 2.82 million people 10
2000s 3.35 million people 2.93 million people 3.94 million people 10
2010s 4.59 million people 4.06 million people 5.04 million people 10
2020s 5.32 million people 5.15 million people 5.49 million people 4

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Frequently asked questions

What is population in Liberia?
Population in Liberia was 5.49 million people in 2023, according to HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest population recorded in Liberia?
The highest recorded value was 5.49 million people in 2023.
What is the lowest population recorded in Liberia?
The lowest recorded value was 262,833 people in 1000.
How does Liberia rank for population?
Liberia ranks 120th out of 238 countries with data for 2023.
Is population rising or falling in Liberia?
Over the last ten years it is up 22.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Liberia data come from?
The figures come from HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Population. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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