Urban population share 2050 in Liberia
Liberia: Urban population share 2050 was 56.08 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
56.08
Change on year
up 1.0%
World rank
154th
of 238 countries
All-time high
58
in 1991
All-time low
0.0005
in 1000
Years of data
108
1000–2025
Urban population share 2050 in Liberia, 1000–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for urban population share 2050 in Liberia is 56.08, 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, urban population share 2050 in Liberia peaked at 58 in 1991 and was at its lowest, 0.0005, in 1000.
Liberia ranks 154th 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.
Urban population share 2050 in Liberia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1000 | 0.0005 | — |
| 1100 | 0.0016 | +200.0% |
| 1200 | 0.0047 | +200.0% |
| 1300 | 0.0142 | +200.0% |
| 1400 | 0.0426 | +200.0% |
| 1500 | 0.1277 | +200.0% |
| 1600 | 0.383 | +200.0% |
| 1700 | 1.15 | +200.0% |
| 1710 | 1.29 | +12.7% |
| 1720 | 1.42 | +9.5% |
| 1730 | 1.55 | +9.5% |
| 1740 | 1.7 | +9.5% |
| 1750 | 1.86 | +9.5% |
| 1760 | 2.04 | +9.5% |
| 1770 | 2.23 | +9.5% |
| 1780 | 2.45 | +9.5% |
| 1790 | 2.68 | +9.5% |
| 1800 | 2.94 | +9.5% |
| 1810 | 3.22 | +9.5% |
| 1820 | 3.52 | +9.5% |
| 1830 | 3.86 | +9.5% |
| 1840 | 4.22 | +9.5% |
| 1850 | 4.63 | +9.5% |
| 1860 | 5.07 | +9.5% |
| 1870 | 5.55 | +9.5% |
| 1880 | 6.08 | +9.5% |
| 1890 | 6.66 | +9.5% |
| 1900 | 7.29 | +9.5% |
| 1910 | 7.99 | +9.5% |
| 1920 | 8.75 | +9.5% |
| 1930 | 9.58 | +9.5% |
| 1940 | 10.49 | +9.5% |
| 1950 | 12.84 | +22.4% |
| 1951 | 13.34 | +3.9% |
| 1952 | 13.85 | +3.9% |
| 1953 | 14.39 | +3.9% |
| 1954 | 14.94 | +3.8% |
| 1955 | 15.51 | +3.8% |
| 1956 | 16.1 | +3.8% |
| 1957 | 16.7 | +3.7% |
| 1958 | 17.32 | +3.7% |
| 1959 | 17.95 | +3.6% |
| 1960 | 18.59 | +3.6% |
| 1961 | 19.25 | +3.5% |
| 1962 | 19.92 | +3.5% |
| 1963 | 20.64 | +3.6% |
| 1964 | 21.37 | +3.5% |
| 1965 | 22.12 | +3.5% |
| 1966 | 22.88 | +3.5% |
| 1967 | 23.66 | +3.4% |
| 1968 | 24.45 | +3.4% |
| 1969 | 25.26 | +3.3% |
| 1970 | 26.09 | +3.3% |
| 1971 | 26.92 | +3.2% |
| 1972 | 27.77 | +3.2% |
| 1973 | 28.64 | +3.1% |
| 1974 | 29.52 | +3.1% |
| 1975 | 30.48 | +3.2% |
| 1976 | 31.52 | +3.4% |
| 1977 | 32.61 | +3.4% |
| 1978 | 33.71 | +3.4% |
| 1979 | 34.79 | +3.2% |
| 1980 | 35.84 | +3.0% |
| 1981 | 36.82 | +2.7% |
| 1982 | 37.7 | +2.4% |
| 1983 | 38.46 | +2.0% |
| 1984 | 39.09 | +1.6% |
| 1985 | 39.51 | +1.1% |
| 1986 | 36.74 | -7.0% |
| 1987 | 40.75 | +10.9% |
| 1988 | 41.32 | +1.4% |
| 1989 | 41.87 | +1.3% |
| 1990 | 43.34 | +3.5% |
| 1991 | 58 | +33.8% |
| 1992 | 56.44 | -2.7% |
| 1993 | 52.71 | -6.6% |
| 1994 | 48.26 | -8.4% |
| 1995 | 44.53 | -7.7% |
| 1996 | 42.96 | -3.5% |
| 1997 | 43.02 | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 43.19 | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 43.44 | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 43.77 | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 44.15 | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 44.57 | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 45 | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 45.43 | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 45.85 | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 46.23 | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 46.61 | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 47.11 | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 47.62 | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 48.14 | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 48.66 | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 49.18 | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 49.7 | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 50.22 | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 50.74 | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 51.27 | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 51.8 | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 52.32 | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 52.86 | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 53.39 | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 53.92 | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 54.46 | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 55 | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 55.54 | +1.0% |
| 2025 | 56.08 | +1.0% |
Liberia compared with similar countries
- Liberia's 56.08 is above the median for low income countries, which is 34.54, 1.6× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Liberia's 56.08 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 44.89, 1.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Urban population share 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1100 | +200.0% | 0.0005 | 0.0016 |
| 1200 | +200.0% | 0.0016 | 0.0047 |
| 1300 | +200.0% | 0.0047 | 0.0142 |
| 1400 | +200.0% | 0.0142 | 0.0426 |
| 1500 | +200.0% | 0.0426 | 0.1277 |
| 1600 | +200.0% | 0.1277 | 0.383 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0.0005 | 0.0005 | 0.0005 | 1 |
| 1100s | 0.0016 | 0.0016 | 0.0016 | 1 |
| 1200s | 0.0047 | 0.0047 | 0.0047 | 1 |
| 1300s | 0.0142 | 0.0142 | 0.0142 | 1 |
| 1400s | 0.0426 | 0.0426 | 0.0426 | 1 |
| 1500s | 0.1277 | 0.1277 | 0.1277 | 1 |
| 1600s | 0.383 | 0.383 | 0.383 | 1 |
| 1700s | 1.15 | 1.15 | 1.15 | 1 |
| 1710s | 1.29 | 1.29 | 1.29 | 1 |
| 1720s | 1.42 | 1.42 | 1.42 | 1 |
| 1730s | 1.55 | 1.55 | 1.55 | 1 |
| 1740s | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1 |
| 1750s | 1.86 | 1.86 | 1.86 | 1 |
| 1760s | 2.04 | 2.04 | 2.04 | 1 |
| 1770s | 2.23 | 2.23 | 2.23 | 1 |
| 1780s | 2.45 | 2.45 | 2.45 | 1 |
| 1790s | 2.68 | 2.68 | 2.68 | 1 |
| 1800s | 2.94 | 2.94 | 2.94 | 1 |
| 1810s | 3.22 | 3.22 | 3.22 | 1 |
| 1820s | 3.52 | 3.52 | 3.52 | 1 |
| 1830s | 3.86 | 3.86 | 3.86 | 1 |
| 1840s | 4.22 | 4.22 | 4.22 | 1 |
| 1850s | 4.63 | 4.63 | 4.63 | 1 |
| 1860s | 5.07 | 5.07 | 5.07 | 1 |
| 1870s | 5.55 | 5.55 | 5.55 | 1 |
| 1880s | 6.08 | 6.08 | 6.08 | 1 |
| 1890s | 6.66 | 6.66 | 6.66 | 1 |
| 1900s | 7.29 | 7.29 | 7.29 | 1 |
| 1910s | 7.99 | 7.99 | 7.99 | 1 |
| 1920s | 8.75 | 8.75 | 8.75 | 1 |
| 1930s | 9.58 | 9.58 | 9.58 | 1 |
| 1940s | 10.49 | 10.49 | 10.49 | 1 |
| 1950s | 15.29 | 12.84 | 17.95 | 10 |
| 1960s | 21.81 | 18.59 | 25.26 | 10 |
| 1970s | 30.21 | 26.09 | 34.79 | 10 |
| 1980s | 38.81 | 35.84 | 41.87 | 10 |
| 1990s | 47.59 | 42.96 | 58 | 10 |
| 2000s | 45.64 | 43.77 | 47.62 | 10 |
| 2010s | 50.49 | 48.14 | 52.86 | 10 |
| 2020s | 54.73 | 53.39 | 56.08 | 6 |
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- Population density 131.49 (2100)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is urban population share 2050 in Liberia?
- Urban population share 2050 in Liberia was 56.08 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest urban population share 2050 recorded in Liberia?
- The highest recorded value was 58 in 1991.
- What is the lowest urban population share 2050 recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0005 in 1000.
- How does Liberia rank for urban population share 2050?
- Liberia ranks 154th out of 238 countries with data for 2025.
- Is urban population share 2050 rising or falling in Liberia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Liberia data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Urban population share 2050. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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