Urban population in Liberia in 2025 — 3,214,173 people. Ranked 121 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 1,417.2%.
1960–2025 · people
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Liberia
| Year | people | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3.21M | +96,882 | +3.11% |
| 2024 | 3.12M | +96,241 | +3.19% |
| 2023 | 3.02M | +94,802 | +3.24% |
| 2022 | 2.93M | +90,292 | +3.18% |
| 2021 | 2.84M | +86,767 | +3.16% |
| 2020 | 2.75M | +83,317 | +3.13% |
| 2019 | 2.67M | +78,565 | +3.04% |
| 2018 | 2.59M | +75,770 | +3.02% |
| 2017 | 2.51M | +73,397 | +3.01% |
| 2016 | 2.44M | +73,785 | +3.12% |
| 2015 | 2.36M | +72,175 | +3.15% |
| 2014 | 2.29M | +70,570 | +3.18% |
| 2013 | 2.22M | +71,064 | +3.3% |
| 2012 | 2.15M | +96,591 | +4.7% |
| 2011 | 2.05M | +99,975 | +5.12% |
| 2010 | 1.95M | +76,132 | +4.05% |
| 2009 | 1.88M | +77,848 | +4.32% |
| 2008 | 1.8M | +89,838 | +5.25% |
| 2007 | 1.71M | +96,291 | +5.97% |
| 2006 | 1.61M | +100,322 | +6.63% |
| 2005 | 1.51M | +79,232 | +5.52% |
| 2004 | 1.43M | +30,513 | +2.17% |
| 2003 | 1.4M | +24,562 | +1.78% |
| 2002 | 1.38M | +47,941 | +3.6% |
| 2001 | 1.33M | +49,635 | +3.87% |
| 2000 | 1.28M | +55,797 | +4.55% |
| 1999 | 1.23M | +72,658 | +6.3% |
| 1998 | 1.15M | +115,063 | +11.08% |
| 1997 | 1.04M | +79,067 | +8.24% |
| 1996 | 959,081 | −6,798 | −0.7% |
| 1995 | 965,879 | −71,605 | −6.9% |
| 1994 | 1.04M | −98,425 | −8.66% |
| 1993 | 1.14M | −33,710 | −2.88% |
| 1992 | 1.17M | +34,839 | +3.07% |
| 1991 | 1.13M | +171,151 | +17.76% |
| 1990 | 963,629 | −90,497 | −8.59% |
| 1989 | 1.05M | +43,017 | +4.25% |
| 1988 | 1.01M | +42,431 | +4.38% |
| 1987 | 968,678 | +120,503 | +14.21% |
| 1986 | 848,175 | −36,988 | −4.18% |
| 1985 | 885,163 | +35,670 | +4.2% |
| 1984 | 849,493 | +39,107 | +4.83% |
| 1983 | 810,386 | +39,324 | +5.1% |
| 1982 | 771,062 | +39,466 | +5.39% |
| 1981 | 731,596 | +40,103 | +5.8% |
| 1980 | 691,493 | +39,891 | +6.12% |
| 1979 | 651,602 | +38,739 | +6.32% |
| 1978 | 612,863 | +37,036 | +6.43% |
| 1977 | 575,827 | +34,574 | +6.39% |
| 1976 | 541,253 | +31,907 | +6.26% |
| 1975 | 509,346 | +29,175 | +6.08% |
| 1974 | 480,171 | +26,710 | +5.89% |
| 1973 | 453,461 | +25,018 | +5.84% |
| 1972 | 428,443 | +23,500 | +5.8% |
| 1971 | 404,943 | +22,344 | +5.84% |
| 1970 | 382,599 | +21,442 | +5.94% |
| 1969 | 361,157 | +20,391 | +5.98% |
| 1968 | 340,766 | +19,376 | +6.03% |
| 1967 | 321,390 | +18,377 | +6.06% |
| 1966 | 303,013 | +17,460 | +6.11% |
| 1965 | 285,553 | +16,572 | +6.16% |
| 1964 | 268,981 | +15,655 | +6.18% |
| 1963 | 253,326 | +14,819 | +6.21% |
| 1962 | 238,507 | +13,744 | +6.11% |
| 1961 | 224,763 | +12,908 | +6.09% |
| 1960 | 211,855 | — | — |
The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages
The population living in urban settlements, by national definitions of urban areas. The indicator complements the urban population share: a country with a modest urbanization percentage can hold one of the largest urban populations in the world simply because of its overall size.
Source: World Population Prospects (UN), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.
What part of a country's residents lives in cities — the level of urbanization.
Environment Population in cities over 1 millionHow many people live in urban agglomerations larger than a million.
Environment Population living in slumsWhat share of the urban population lives in slums under the UN definition.
Demography PopulationResident population of every country as of mid-year — series from 1960 onward.
