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Liberia

Population

5,893,386

Estimated as of Oct 22, 2026View source
Population rank
117th
Share of world
0.07%
Annual change
+122,7432.17%

Population of Liberia

010M20M30M40M20265.9M2050 projection8.9M↑ 51% from 202619601980200020202040206020802100

Source: United Nations — World Population Prospects (2024 Revision)

95% prediction interval

Current population estimate: 5,893,386. 2050 projection: 8,910,530.Use the arrow keys on the chart to inspect individual years.

Historical population estimates for Liberia. Annual change is shown as a percentage.
20265,853,9492.17%117
20255,731,2062.16%117
20205,149,4632.10%120
20195,043,7212.00%120
20184,944,7261.98%121
20174,848,9251.96%121
20154,659,4312.80%122
20104,058,8904.22%125
20053,301,0152.43%132
20002,928,1176.18%135

Showing 10 of 19 years.

Population by City

Monrovia is home to 2,396,360 people, 40.94% of Liberia's population.

City population2M1M400K
Monrovia 2.4MGbarnga 140.2KGanta 103.5KBuchanan 74.3KKakata 66.8KZwedru 53.9KPleebo 47.0KHarbel 38.5KHarper 35.8KVoinjama 24.3K
Largest cities by 2026 population and share of the national population.
1Monrovia2.4M40.94%
2Gbarnga140.2K2.39%
3Ganta103.5K1.77%
4Buchanan74.3K1.27%
5Kakata66.8K1.14%
6Zwedru53.9K0.92%
7Pleebo47.0K0.80%
8Harbel38.5K0.66%
9Harper35.8K0.61%
10Voinjama24.3K0.42%

Liberia by the Numbers

Estimated as of Oct 22, 2026

Population
Liberia is home to an estimated 5,893,386 people, the 117th largest population in the world.
Daily change
Liberia has a net population change of approximately 349 people per day, driven by 479 births, 127 deaths, and net emigration of 3 people.
Share of world
Liberia makes up 0.07% of the world's population and 0.37% of Africa's.
Density
60.8 people per km² of land (157.4 per mi²), ranking 156th among countries and territories.
Urban living
56.08% of people live in urban areas.

Liberia Demographics

Age & longevity

MaleFemale100+ years, male: 1100+ years, female: 195–99 years, male: 5695–99 years, female: 5890–94 years, male: 52490–94 years, female: 57485–89 years, male: 2,55185–89 years, female: 2,89880–84 years, male: 7,50780–84 years, female: 8,67475–79 years, male: 14,53575–79 years, female: 17,35070–74 years, male: 25,60470–74 years, female: 30,72265–69 years, male: 39,58165–69 years, female: 46,52960–64 years, male: 55,43560–64 years, female: 63,53055–59 years, male: 71,51955–59 years, female: 79,69050–54 years, male: 92,39750–54 years, female: 98,37145–49 years, male: 120,03645–49 years, female: 124,09040–44 years, male: 143,60640–44 years, female: 146,54735–39 years, male: 162,20935–39 years, female: 164,35730–34 years, male: 186,72830–34 years, female: 187,51625–29 years, male: 232,99225–29 years, female: 231,12920–24 years, male: 286,24020–24 years, female: 281,71715–19 years, male: 337,18015–19 years, female: 329,93310–14 years, male: 362,88710–14 years, female: 354,2205–9 years, male: 376,8965–9 years, female: 367,7130–4 years, male: 405,2150–4 years, female: 394,645100+95–9990–9485–8980–8475–7970–7465–6960–6455–5950–5445–4940–4435–3930–3425–2920–2415–1910–145–90–4100K100K200K200K300K300K

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Median age

20 yrs

World: 31

Life expectancy

62.6 yrs

World: 73.8

Male

49.94%

Female

50.06%

Life expectancy 61.3Life expectancy 64

Ethnicity

20.3%

Kpelle

  • Kpelle20.3%
  • Bassa13.4%
  • Grebo10%
  • Gio8%
  • Mano7.9%
  • Kru6%
  • Lorma5.1%
  • Kissi4.8%
  • Gola4.4%
  • Krahn4%
  • Vai4%
  • Mandingo3.2%
  • Gbandi3%
  • Other Liberian1.7%
  • Other African1.4%
  • Mende1.3%
  • Sapo1.3%
  • non-African0.1%
Data notes

Source estimate: 2008 est.

Religion

85.6%

Christian, the largest religion

  • Christian85.6%
  • Muslim12.2%
  • None1.5%
  • Traditional0.6%
  • Other0.2%
Data notes

Source estimate: 2008 est.

Related Pages

Sources

  1. World Population Prospects (2024 Revision) - United Nations population estimates and projections.
  2. World Population Prospects (2024 Revision) - Liberia United Nations Graphs/Profiles
  3. World Bank / UN World Urbanization Prospects - 2025: Urban population (% of total population), using national definitions.
  4. iberia Institute of Statistics and Geo-Information Services