Population in cities over 1 million — all countries

Population in cities over 1 million — Liberia

Population in cities over 1 million in Liberia in 2025 — 1,794,648 people. Ranked 91 in the world out of 121. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 2,291%.

2025 1.79M people +3.42% vs 2024
World rank 91of 121
Period maximum 1.79M people2025
Period minimum 75,057 people1960

Trend over time

1960–2025 · people

Population in cities over 1 million — Liberia, 1960–20250500,0001M1.5M2M19601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 75,057 people1962: 100,834 people1964: 113,902 people1966: 128,643 people1968: 145,315 people1970: 164,121 people1972: 185,392 people1974: 210,374 people1976: 243,158 people1978: 280,995 people1980: 324,785 people1982: 375,323 people1984: 446,331 people1986: 591,995 people1988: 785,503 people1990: 1,041,858 people1992: 945,962 people1994: 588,417 people1996: 836,241 people1998: 776,341 people2000: 835,532 people2002: 1,042,046 people2004: 1,300,000 people2006: 1,111,324 people2008: 980,861 people2010: 1,055,952 people2012: 1,136,906 people2014: 1,223,881 people2016: 1,317,509 people2018: 1,418,300 people2020: 1,517,235 people2022: 1,622,582 people2024: 1,735,365 people2025: 1,794,648 people
Change over the period: +1.72M (+2,291.05%) Average annual rate: 5 %

Comparison, 2025

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

Liberia 1.79M people
World computed 2.01B people
Sub-Saharan Africa computed 204M people
Western Africa computed 75.71M people
Low-income countries computed 94.17M people
Population in cities over 1 million — Liberia, by year Liberia All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2025 1.79M +59,283 +3.42%
2024 1.74M +57,345 +3.42%
2023 1.68M +55,438 +3.42%
2022 1.62M +53,569 +3.41%
2021 1.57M +51,778 +3.41%
2020 1.52M +50,209 +3.42%
2019 1.47M +48,726 +3.44%
2018 1.42M +51,324 +3.75%
2017 1.37M +49,467 +3.75%
2016 1.32M +47,677 +3.75%
2015 1.27M +45,951 +3.75%
2014 1.22M +44,289 +3.75%
2013 1.18M +42,686 +3.75%
2012 1.14M +41,252 +3.77%
2011 1.1M +39,702 +3.76%
2010 1.06M +38,264 +3.76%
2009 1.02M +36,827 +3.75%
2008 980,861 −46,601 −4.54%
2007 1.03M −83,862 −7.55%
2006 1.11M −90,707 −7.55%
2005 1.2M −97,969 −7.54%
2004 1.3M +136,190 +11.7%
2003 1.16M +121,764 +11.69%
2002 1.04M +109,024 +11.69%
2001 933,022 +97,490 +11.67%
2000 835,532 +87,532 +11.7%
1999 748,000 −28,341 −3.65%
1998 776,341 −29,414 −3.65%
1997 805,755 −30,486 −3.65%
1996 836,241 +372,239 +80.22%
1995 464,002 −124,415 −21.14%
1994 588,417 −157,775 −21.14%
1993 746,192 −199,770 −21.12%
1992 945,962 −254,038 −21.17%
1991 1.2M +158,142 +15.18%
1990 1.04M +137,301 +15.18%
1989 904,557 +119,054 +15.16%
1988 785,503 +103,650 +15.2%
1987 681,853 +89,858 +15.18%
1986 591,995 +78,016 +15.18%
1985 513,979 +67,648 +15.16%
1984 446,331 +42,841 +10.62%
1983 403,490 +28,167 +7.5%
1982 375,323 +26,200 +7.5%
1981 349,123 +24,338 +7.49%
1980 324,785 +22,702 +7.52%
1979 302,083 +21,088 +7.5%
1978 280,995 +19,615 +7.5%
1977 261,380 +18,222 +7.49%
1976 243,158 +16,996 +7.51%
1975 226,162 +15,788 +7.5%
1974 210,374 +13,359 +6.78%
1973 197,015 +11,623 +6.27%
1972 185,392 +10,967 +6.29%
1971 174,425 +10,304 +6.28%
1970 164,121 +9,695 +6.28%
1969 154,426 +9,111 +6.27%
1968 145,315 +8,596 +6.29%
1967 136,719 +8,076 +6.28%
1966 128,643 +7,600 +6.28%
1965 121,043 +7,141 +6.27%
1964 113,902 +6,738 +6.29%
1963 107,164 +6,330 +6.28%
1962 100,834 +12,779 +14.51%
1961 88,055 +12,998 +17.32%
1960 75,057

About the indicator

The population of urban agglomerations with more than one million residents. The unit of count is the agglomeration, not the city within its administrative boundaries, and that is essential: along administrative lines many of the largest concentrations of people break up into dozens of municipalities. The indicator measures not urbanization as such but its concentration in large centers — a country can be highly urbanized without a single million-plus city.

Important: The table covers about 120 territories — the rest have no agglomerations of this size, and that is a zero, not a gap. Aggregates for groups of countries are therefore calculated at a lowered coverage threshold.

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