Population, female in Liberia
Liberia: Population, female was 2.87 million in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population, female in Liberia, 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
Analysis
In 2025, population, female in Liberia stood at 2.87 million. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.1% on the previous year and up 22.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population, female in Liberia peaked at 2.87 million in 2025 and was at its lowest, 554,173, in 1960.
Liberia ranks 116th of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 625,964 | 554,173 | 703,686 | 10 |
| 1970s | 819,911 | 722,754 | 929,692 | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.10 million | 958,318 | 1.26 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.15 million | 982,784 | 1.42 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.69 million | 1.48 million | 1.99 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.31 million | 2.04 million | 2.53 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.72 million | 2.58 million | 2.87 million | 6 |
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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, female in Liberia?
- Population, female in Liberia was 2.87 million in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest population, female recorded in Liberia?
- The highest recorded value was 2.87 million in 2025.
- What is the lowest population, female recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was 554,173 in 1960.
- How does Liberia rank for population, female?
- Liberia ranks 116th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population, female rising or falling in Liberia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.6%. 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, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Female population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all female residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.