Population ages 65 and above in Liberia
Liberia: Population ages 65 and above was 3.3% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population ages 65 and above in Liberia, 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in % of total population.
Analysis
Liberia recorded 3.3% for population ages 65 and above in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.9% on the previous year and up 4.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 65 and above in Liberia peaked at 3.3% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 2.9%, in 1969.
Liberia ranks 181st of 215 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.9% | 2.9% | 2.9% | 10 |
| 1970s | 2.9% | 2.9% | 2.9% | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.9% | 2.9% | 3.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.0% | 3.0% | 3.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.2% | 3.1% | 3.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.2% | 3.2% | 3.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.3% | 3.2% | 3.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Liberia
- 178 Madagascar 3.5% compare
- 179 Iraq 3.4% compare
- 180 Sudan 3.4% compare
- 182 Ethiopia 3.3% compare
- 183 Sierra Leone 3.3% compare
- 184 Mauritania 3.2% compare
More health data for Liberia
- Age population, age 09, female, interpolated 71,424 (2025)
- Age population, age 12, female, interpolated 71,291 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, male, interpolated 72,718 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, female, interpolated 70,974 (2025)
- Age population, age 10, female, interpolated 70,922 (2025)
- Age population, age 09, male, interpolated 73,179 (2025)
- Age population, age 07, male, interpolated 74,726 (2025)
- Age population, age 06, male, interpolated 75,517 (2025)
- Age population, age 07, female, interpolated 72,906 (2025)
- Age population, age 12, male, interpolated 73,065 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population ages 65 and above in Liberia?
- Population ages 65 and above in Liberia was 3.3% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest population ages 65 and above recorded in Liberia?
- The highest recorded value was 3.3% in 2025.
- What is the lowest population ages 65 and above recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.9% in 1969.
- How does Liberia rank for population ages 65 and above?
- Liberia ranks 181st out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 65 and above rising or falling in Liberia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Liberia data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Population ages 65 and above (% of total population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Population ages 65 and above as a percentage of the total population. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.