Population growth — all countries

Population growth — Liberia

Population growth in Liberia in 2025 — 2.09%. Ranked 44 in the world out of 217. Since 1961, the indicator has fallen by 0.36 pp.

2025 2.09% −0.07 pp vs 2024
World rank 44of 217
Period maximum 10.13%1998
Period minimum -12.8%1991

Trend over time

1961–2025 · % per year

Population growth — Liberia, 1961–2025-20-100102019611968197519821989199620032010201720241961: 2.44%1963: 2.51%1965: 2.54%1967: 2.54%1969: 2.56%1971: 2.52%1973: 2.62%1975: 2.7%1977: 2.81%1979: 2.95%1981: 2.94%1983: 2.99%1985: 3.05%1987: 2.93%1989: 2.86%1991: -12.8%1993: 3.91%1995: 0.89%1997: 7.78%1999: 5.52%2001: 2.94%2003: 0.8%2005: 4.46%2007: 4.98%2009: 3.14%2011: 3.92%2013: 2.2%2015: 2.06%2017: 1.94%2019: 1.98%2021: 2.11%2023: 2.2%2025: 2.09%
Change over the period: −0.36 pp Annual average: -0.01 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Liberia 2.09%
World 0.91%
Western Africa computed 2.23%
Low-income countries computed 2.66%
Population growth — Liberia, by year Liberia All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 2.09 −0.07 pp
2024 2.16 −0.05 pp
2023 2.2 +0.06 pp
2022 2.14 +0.03 pp
2021 2.11 +0.04 pp
2020 2.07 +0.09 pp
2019 1.98 +0.03 pp
2018 1.96 +0.01 pp
2017 1.94 −0.1 pp
2016 2.04 −0.02 pp
2015 2.06 −0.02 pp
2014 2.08 −0.12 pp
2013 2.2 −1.34 pp
2012 3.53 −0.39 pp
2011 3.92 +1.02 pp
2010 2.9 −0.25 pp
2009 3.14 −0.91 pp
2008 4.06 −0.92 pp
2007 4.98 −0.61 pp
2006 5.59 +1.13 pp
2005 4.46 +3.27 pp
2004 1.19 +0.39 pp
2003 0.8 −1.8 pp
2002 2.6 −0.33 pp
2001 2.94 −0.77 pp
2000 3.7 −1.82 pp
1999 5.52 −4.6 pp
1998 10.13 +2.34 pp
1997 7.78 +4.92 pp
1996 2.87 +1.98 pp
1995 0.89 +1.13 pp
1994 -0.24 −4.15 pp
1993 3.91 −1.85 pp
1992 5.76 +18.56 pp
1991 -12.8 −0.37 pp
1990 -12.43 −15.28 pp
1989 2.86 −0.03 pp
1988 2.89 −0.04 pp
1987 2.93 −0.06 pp
1986 2.99 −0.06 pp
1985 3.05 −0.05 pp
1984 3.09 +0.1 pp
1983 2.99 +0.1 pp
1982 2.89 −0.06 pp
1981 2.94 −0.03 pp
1980 2.97 +0.02 pp
1979 2.95 +0.04 pp
1978 2.91 +0.1 pp
1977 2.81 +0.09 pp
1976 2.72 +0.02 pp
1975 2.7 +0.04 pp
1974 2.67 +0.05 pp
1973 2.62 +0.08 pp
1972 2.53 +0.02 pp
1971 2.52 −0.04 pp
1970 2.56 +0 pp
1969 2.56 +0.01 pp
1968 2.55 +0.01 pp
1967 2.54 −0 pp
1966 2.54 −0 pp
1965 2.54 +0.02 pp
1964 2.52 +0.01 pp
1963 2.51 +0.03 pp
1962 2.48 +0.04 pp
1961 2.44

About the indicator

The annual population growth rate is the change in population size over a year as a percent of the previous year. It takes in both natural increase (births minus deaths) and net migration. Negative values mean the population is shrinking; at 1% a year population doubles in about 70 years, at 2% in about 35.

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