Population in Liberia

240 indicators covering population for Liberia.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Population aged 25-64 years 2,067 thousands 2025 up 26.7% 127th
General government total expenditure 1.14 billion current LCU 2025 down 1.0% 177th
Share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking 99.0% 2024 down 1.0% 3rd
Share of urban population using at least basic sanitation facilities 34.6% 2024 up 16.2% 177th
Share of urban vs. rural population using at least basic sanitation 34.6% 2024 up 16.2% 177th
Share of the population using at least basic sanitation services 23.3% 2024 up 30.3% 222nd
Share of the population using improved sanitation facilities 50.4% 2024 up 19.7% 217th
Share of people practicing open defecation 33.9% 2024 down 20.5% 8th
Population growth 2.2% 2024 up 3.6% 46th
Rural population 45.9% 2024 down 9.2% 74th
DEC alternative conversion factor 1 LCU per US$ 2024 unchanged 160th
Official exchange rate 174.96 LCU per US$, period average 2023 up 125.7% 56th
GDP 4.75 billion current LCU 2024 up 47.3% 191st
GDP per capita 846.28 current LCU 2024 up 19.7% 211th
GDP 4.75 billion current US$ 2024 up 47.3% 169th
GDP per capita 846.28 current US$ 2024 up 19.7% 199th
GDP 4.02 billion constant LCU 2024 up 16.5% 190th
GDP deflator 118.07 base year varies by country 2024 up 26.4% 158th
GDP growth 4.8% 2024 up 583.3% 51st
GDP at market prices 3.76 billion constant 2010 US$ 2024 up 16.5% 169th
GNI 4.43 billion current LCU 2024 up 53.1% 188th
GNI per capita 789.09 current LCU 2024 up 24.5% 207th
GNI per capita, Atlas method 760 current US$ 2024 up 22.6% 194th
Share of the rural population using at least basic sanitation facilities 10.1% 2024 up 59.1% 168th
Share of rural and urban population with access to clean fuels for cooking 1.4 2023 up 133.3% 187th
Money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of GDP 21.3% 2024 up 34.0% 12th
Population growth rate 2.2% 2023 up 0.1% 45th
Population 5.49 million people 2023 up 22.9% 120th
Population: comparison of UN projections 5.49 million people 2023 up 22.9% 120th
Birth rate 30.96 births per 1,000 people 2023 down 14.6% 28th
Number of births, by world region 170,065 births 2023 up 5.0% 91st
Annual change in population 119,738 people 2023 up 23.2% 83rd
Population 5.49 million people 2023 up 22.9% 121st
Number of children under 15, by world region 2.20 million people 2023 up 15.7% 97th
Population by age group 5.49 million people 2023 up 22.9% 120th
Life expectancy by sex 63.44 years 2023 up 3.7% 224th
Total dependency ratio 76.3% 2023 down 9.3% 32nd
Youth dependency ratio 70.5% 2023 down 9.9% 29th
Number of children, working-age adults, and older people 180,041 people 2023 up 25.2% 140th
Population by age group 180,041 people 2023 up 25.2% 140th
Population growth rate with and without migration 2.2% 2023 up 0.1% 45th
Median age vs. births per woman 18.36 years 2023 up 4.2% 207th
Number of children, working-age adults, and older people 180,041 people 2023 up 25.2% 140th
The global population hockey stick 5.49 million people 2023 up 22.9% 121st
Number of births 170,065 births 2023 up 5.0% 91st
Population 5.49 million people 2023 up 22.9% 120th
Share of children, working-age adults, and older people 2.20 million people 2023 up 15.7% 97th
Population 5.49 million people 2023 up 22.9% 121st
Births, by age of mother 44 births 2023 down 36.2% 62nd
Population by age group 772,932 people 2023 up 7.2% 97th
Share of births by age of mother 23.7% 2023 up 13.3% 3rd
Birth rate 30.96 births per 1,000 people 2023 down 14.6% 28th
Birth rate by women's age group 126.01 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 2023 down 11.4% 9th
Has the population peaked? 5.49 million people 2023 up 22.9% 120th
Life expectancy at birth, total 62.16 years 2023 up 3.6% 200th
Fertility rate, total 3.95 births per woman 2023 down 16.8% 29th
Mortality rate, infant 52.6 per 1,000 live births 2023 down 19.9% 11th
Total population by age 12.23 2023 up 19.6% 138th
Population density of the capital city 7,579 people per km² 2100 down 0.2% 52nd
Military personnel as a share of total population 0.0% 2022 down 22.0% 165th