Children under 15 — all countries

Children under 15 — Liberia

Children under 15 in Liberia in 2025 — 2,239,776 people. Ranked 96 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 378.7%.

2025 2.24M people +0.95% vs 2024
World rank 96of 217
Period maximum 2.24M people2025
Period minimum 467,882 people1960

Trend over time

1960–2025 · people

Children under 15 — Liberia, 1960–202501M2M3M19601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 467,882 people1962: 493,559 people1964: 525,264 people1966: 559,051 people1968: 593,742 people1970: 629,621 people1972: 665,812 people1974: 705,453 people1976: 748,922 people1978: 796,834 people1980: 849,392 people1982: 904,181 people1984: 961,500 people1986: 1,021,790 people1988: 1,081,532 people1990: 981,069 people1992: 913,338 people1994: 940,909 people1996: 969,758 people1998: 1,153,734 people2000: 1,260,354 people2002: 1,328,624 people2004: 1,355,331 people2006: 1,503,273 people2008: 1,648,940 people2010: 1,748,954 people2012: 1,853,604 people2014: 1,939,160 people2016: 2,010,030 people2018: 2,074,640 people2020: 2,130,681 people2022: 2,175,330 people2024: 2,218,724 people2025: 2,239,776 people
Change over the period: +1.77M (+378.71%) Average annual rate: 2.44 %

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Liberia

Liberia 2.24M people
World 2.01B people
Sub-Saharan Africa 534M people
Western Africa computed 189M people
Low-income countries computed 321M people
Children under 15 — Liberia, by year Liberia All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2025 2.24M +21,052 +0.95%
2024 2.22M +21,689 +0.99%
2023 2.2M +21,705 +1%
2022 2.18M +21,322 +0.99%
2021 2.15M +23,327 +1.09%
2020 2.13M +26,585 +1.26%
2019 2.1M +29,456 +1.42%
2018 2.07M +31,605 +1.55%
2017 2.04M +33,005 +1.64%
2016 2.01M +34,468 +1.74%
2015 1.98M +36,402 +1.88%
2014 1.94M +40,349 +2.12%
2013 1.9M +45,207 +2.44%
2012 1.85M +52,080 +2.89%
2011 1.8M +52,570 +3.01%
2010 1.75M +48,974 +2.88%
2009 1.7M +51,040 +3.1%
2008 1.65M +65,482 +4.14%
2007 1.58M +80,185 +5.33%
2006 1.5M +84,445 +5.95%
2005 1.42M +63,497 +4.68%
2004 1.36M +16,537 +1.24%
2003 1.34M +10,170 +0.77%
2002 1.33M +32,748 +2.53%
2001 1.3M +35,522 +2.82%
2000 1.26M +43,610 +3.58%
1999 1.22M +63,010 +5.46%
1998 1.15M +108,662 +10.4%
1997 1.05M +75,314 +7.77%
1996 969,758 +24,196 +2.56%
1995 945,562 +4,653 +0.49%
1994 940,909 −5,911 −0.62%
1993 946,820 +33,482 +3.67%
1992 913,338 +48,966 +5.66%
1991 864,372 −116,697 −11.89%
1990 981,069 −129,221 −11.64%
1989 1.11M +28,758 +2.66%
1988 1.08M +29,456 +2.8%
1987 1.05M +30,286 +2.96%
1986 1.02M +30,457 +3.07%
1985 991,333 +29,833 +3.1%
1984 961,500 +29,121 +3.12%
1983 932,379 +28,198 +3.12%
1982 904,181 +27,574 +3.15%
1981 876,607 +27,215 +3.2%
1980 849,392 +26,725 +3.25%
1979 822,667 +25,833 +3.24%
1978 796,834 +24,567 +3.18%
1977 772,267 +23,345 +3.12%
1976 748,922 +22,237 +3.06%
1975 726,685 +21,232 +3.01%
1974 705,453 +20,289 +2.96%
1973 685,164 +19,352 +2.91%
1972 665,812 +18,322 +2.83%
1971 647,490 +17,869 +2.84%
1970 629,621 +18,003 +2.94%
1969 611,618 +17,876 +3.01%
1968 593,742 +17,522 +3.04%
1967 576,220 +17,169 +3.07%
1966 559,051 +16,896 +3.12%
1965 542,155 +16,891 +3.22%
1964 525,264 +16,508 +3.24%
1963 508,756 +15,197 +3.08%
1962 493,559 +13,535 +2.82%
1961 480,024 +12,142 +2.6%
1960 467,882

About the indicator

The population aged 0 to 14 inclusive. The absolute number answers a different question than the share — not how young the country is, but how many children are in it, and it is this number that is needed to gauge the load on schools, pediatric care and child nutrition. The world total for the group has almost stopped growing: fertility is falling faster than population is rising.

Important: Estimates of the UN Population Division rather than census counts: values are interpolated for the years between censuses.

Source: World Population Prospects (UN), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.