Urban and rural population projected to 2050 in Liberia
Liberia: Urban and rural population projected to 2050 was 2.62 million people in 2050. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2050)
2.62 million people
Change on year
down 0.8%
World rank
92nd
of 238 countries
All-time high
2.73 million people
in 2042
All-time low
262,832 people
in 1000
Years of data
133
1000–2050
Urban and rural population projected to 2050 in Liberia, 1000–2050
Source: HYDE (2023); United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
In 2050, urban and rural population projected to 2050 in Liberia stood at 2.62 million people.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 3.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urban and rural population projected to 2050 in Liberia peaked at 2.73 million people in 2042 and was at its lowest, 262,832 people, in 1000.
That places Liberia 92nd out of 238 countries with data for 2050, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Urban and rural population projected to 2050 in Liberia, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1000 | 262,832 people | — |
| 1100 | 276,663 people | +5.3% |
| 1200 | 291,215 people | +5.3% |
| 1300 | 306,513 people | +5.3% |
| 1400 | 322,554 people | +5.2% |
| 1500 | 339,241 people | +5.2% |
| 1600 | 356,183 people | +5.0% |
| 1700 | 372,046 people | +4.5% |
| 1710 | 374,872 people | +0.8% |
| 1720 | 377,947 people | +0.8% |
| 1730 | 381,158 people | +0.8% |
| 1740 | 384,518 people | +0.9% |
| 1750 | 388,042 people | +0.9% |
| 1760 | 391,748 people | +1.0% |
| 1770 | 395,656 people | +1.0% |
| 1780 | 399,793 people | +1.0% |
| 1790 | 404,187 people | +1.1% |
| 1800 | 408,877 people | +1.2% |
| 1810 | 413,908 people | +1.2% |
| 1820 | 419,337 people | +1.3% |
| 1830 | 425,240 people | +1.4% |
| 1840 | 431,710 people | +1.5% |
| 1850 | 438,873 people | +1.7% |
| 1860 | 446,901 people | +1.8% |
| 1870 | 456,030 people | +2.0% |
| 1880 | 466,601 people | +2.3% |
| 1890 | 479,126 people | +2.7% |
| 1900 | 494,412 people | +3.2% |
| 1910 | 513,832 people | +3.9% |
| 1920 | 539,958 people | +5.1% |
| 1930 | 578,410 people | +7.1% |
| 1940 | 645,154 people | +11.5% |
| 1950 | 800,922 people | +24.1% |
| 1951 | 811,526 people | +1.3% |
| 1952 | 822,687 people | +1.4% |
| 1953 | 834,189 people | +1.4% |
| 1954 | 846,150 people | +1.4% |
| 1955 | 858,750 people | +1.5% |
| 1956 | 871,887 people | +1.5% |
| 1957 | 885,457 people | +1.6% |
| 1958 | 898,989 people | +1.5% |
| 1959 | 912,897 people | +1.5% |
| 1960 | 927,668 people | +1.6% |
| 1961 | 942,954 people | +1.6% |
| 1962 | 958,532 people | +1.7% |
| 1963 | 974,088 people | +1.6% |
| 1964 | 989,764 people | +1.6% |
| 1965 | 1.01 million people | +1.6% |
| 1966 | 1.02 million people | +1.6% |
| 1967 | 1.04 million people | +1.5% |
| 1968 | 1.05 million people | +1.5% |
| 1969 | 1.07 million people | +1.5% |
| 1970 | 1.08 million people | +1.5% |
| 1971 | 1.10 million people | +1.4% |
| 1972 | 1.11 million people | +1.4% |
| 1973 | 1.13 million people | +1.4% |
| 1974 | 1.15 million people | +1.4% |
| 1975 | 1.16 million people | +1.3% |
| 1976 | 1.18 million people | +1.2% |
| 1977 | 1.19 million people | +1.2% |
| 1978 | 1.21 million people | +1.3% |
| 1979 | 1.22 million people | +1.3% |
| 1980 | 1.24 million people | +1.4% |
| 1981 | 1.26 million people | +1.4% |
| 1982 | 1.27 million people | +1.5% |
| 1983 | 1.30 million people | +1.8% |
| 1984 | 1.32 million people | +2.1% |
| 1985 | 1.36 million people | +2.4% |
| 1986 | 1.46 million people | +7.7% |
| 1987 | 1.41 million people | -3.5% |
| 1988 | 1.44 million people | +1.9% |
| 1989 | 1.46 million people | +1.9% |
| 1990 | 1.26 million people | -13.9% |
| 1991 | 821,738 people | -34.8% |
| 1992 | 902,842 people | +9.9% |
| 1993 | 1.02 million people | +12.9% |
| 1994 | 1.11 million people | +9.1% |
| 1995 | 1.20 million people | +8.2% |
| 1996 | 1.27 million people | +5.8% |
| 1997 | 1.37 million people | +8.0% |
| 1998 | 1.52 million people | +10.3% |
| 1999 | 1.60 million people | +5.2% |
| 2000 | 1.65 million people | +3.2% |
| 2001 | 1.68 million people | +2.3% |
| 2002 | 1.72 million people | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 1.72 million people | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 1.72 million people | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 1.79 million people | +3.8% |
| 2006 | 1.88 million people | +5.0% |
| 2007 | 1.96 million people | +4.4% |
| 2008 | 2.02 million people | +3.2% |
| 2009 | 2.07 million people | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 2.10 million people | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 2.17 million people | +3.0% |
| 2012 | 2.22 million people | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 2.25 million people | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 2.27 million people | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 2.30 million people | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 2.32 million people | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 2.34 million people | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 2.36 million people | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 2.38 million people | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 2.40 million people | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 2.42 million people | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 2.45 million people | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 2.47 million people | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 2.50 million people | +1.0% |
| 2025 | 2.52 million people | +0.9% |
| 2026 | 2.54 million people | +0.9% |
| 2027 | 2.56 million people | +1.0% |
| 2028 | 2.59 million people | +0.9% |
| 2029 | 2.61 million people | +0.7% |
| 2030 | 2.62 million people | +0.6% |
| 2031 | 2.63 million people | +0.5% |
| 2032 | 2.65 million people | +0.6% |
| 2033 | 2.66 million people | +0.5% |
| 2034 | 2.68 million people | +0.4% |
| 2035 | 2.69 million people | +0.4% |
| 2036 | 2.70 million people | +0.5% |
| 2037 | 2.71 million people | +0.4% |
| 2038 | 2.71 million people | +0.2% |
| 2039 | 2.72 million people | +0.2% |
| 2040 | 2.72 million people | +0.2% |
| 2041 | 2.73 million people | +0.1% |
| 2042 | 2.73 million people | +0.0% |
| 2043 | 2.72 million people | -0.2% |
| 2044 | 2.71 million people | -0.4% |
| 2045 | 2.70 million people | -0.4% |
| 2046 | 2.69 million people | -0.5% |
| 2047 | 2.67 million people | -0.5% |
| 2048 | 2.66 million people | -0.6% |
| 2049 | 2.64 million people | -0.6% |
| 2050 | 2.62 million people | -0.8% |
Liberia compared with similar countries
- Liberia's 2.62 million people is below the median for low income countries, which is 16.82 million people, 16% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Liberia's 2.62 million people is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 10.62 million people, 25% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Urban and rural population projected to 2050 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 | -34.8% | 1.26 million people | 821,738 people |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 262,832 people | 262,832 people | 262,832 people | 1 |
| 1100s | 276,663 people | 276,663 people | 276,663 people | 1 |
| 1200s | 291,215 people | 291,215 people | 291,215 people | 1 |
| 1300s | 306,513 people | 306,513 people | 306,513 people | 1 |
| 1400s | 322,554 people | 322,554 people | 322,554 people | 1 |
| 1500s | 339,241 people | 339,241 people | 339,241 people | 1 |
| 1600s | 356,183 people | 356,183 people | 356,183 people | 1 |
| 1700s | 372,046 people | 372,046 people | 372,046 people | 1 |
| 1710s | 374,872 people | 374,872 people | 374,872 people | 1 |
| 1720s | 377,947 people | 377,947 people | 377,947 people | 1 |
| 1730s | 381,158 people | 381,158 people | 381,158 people | 1 |
| 1740s | 384,518 people | 384,518 people | 384,518 people | 1 |
| 1750s | 388,042 people | 388,042 people | 388,042 people | 1 |
| 1760s | 391,748 people | 391,748 people | 391,748 people | 1 |
| 1770s | 395,656 people | 395,656 people | 395,656 people | 1 |
| 1780s | 399,793 people | 399,793 people | 399,793 people | 1 |
| 1790s | 404,187 people | 404,187 people | 404,187 people | 1 |
| 1800s | 408,877 people | 408,877 people | 408,877 people | 1 |
| 1810s | 413,908 people | 413,908 people | 413,908 people | 1 |
| 1820s | 419,337 people | 419,337 people | 419,337 people | 1 |
| 1830s | 425,240 people | 425,240 people | 425,240 people | 1 |
| 1840s | 431,710 people | 431,710 people | 431,710 people | 1 |
| 1850s | 438,873 people | 438,873 people | 438,873 people | 1 |
| 1860s | 446,901 people | 446,901 people | 446,901 people | 1 |
| 1870s | 456,030 people | 456,030 people | 456,030 people | 1 |
| 1880s | 466,601 people | 466,601 people | 466,601 people | 1 |
| 1890s | 479,126 people | 479,126 people | 479,126 people | 1 |
| 1900s | 494,412 people | 494,412 people | 494,412 people | 1 |
| 1910s | 513,832 people | 513,832 people | 513,832 people | 1 |
| 1920s | 539,958 people | 539,958 people | 539,958 people | 1 |
| 1930s | 578,410 people | 578,410 people | 578,410 people | 1 |
| 1940s | 645,154 people | 645,154 people | 645,154 people | 1 |
| 1950s | 854,345 people | 800,922 people | 912,897 people | 10 |
| 1960s | 997,823 people | 927,668 people | 1.07 million people | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.15 million people | 1.08 million people | 1.22 million people | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.35 million people | 1.24 million people | 1.46 million people | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.21 million people | 821,738 people | 1.60 million people | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.82 million people | 1.65 million people | 2.07 million people | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.27 million people | 2.10 million people | 2.38 million people | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.51 million people | 2.40 million people | 2.61 million people | 10 |
| 2030s | 2.68 million people | 2.62 million people | 2.72 million people | 10 |
| 2040s | 2.70 million people | 2.64 million people | 2.73 million people | 10 |
| 2050s | 2.62 million people | 2.62 million people | 2.62 million people | 1 |
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More population data for Liberia
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate 0.2874 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population long run 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 regions with projections, annual growth rate 0.1439 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population growth rate, by level of development 0.2% (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 852,118 people (2100)
- Population density 131.49 people per km² (2100)
- World population growth 0.2% (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.3986 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population 2.07 Percent per annum (2030)
Frequently asked questions
- What is urban and rural population projected to 2050 in Liberia?
- Urban and rural population projected to 2050 in Liberia was 2.62 million people in 2050, according to HYDE (2023); United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest urban and rural population projected to 2050 recorded in Liberia?
- The highest recorded value was 2.73 million people in 2042.
- What is the lowest urban and rural population projected to 2050 recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was 262,832 people in 1000.
- How does Liberia rank for urban and rural population projected to 2050?
- Liberia ranks 92nd out of 238 countries with data for 2050.
- Is urban and rural population projected to 2050 rising or falling in Liberia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Liberia data come from?
- The figures come from HYDE (2023); United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Urban and rural population projected to 2050. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people living in rural areas, combining UN estimates and projections with modeled historical data.