Labor force — all countries

Labor force — Liberia

Labor force in Liberia in 2025 — 2,673,807 people. Ranked 115 in the world out of 182. Since 1990, the indicator has risen by 178.3%.

2025 2.67M people +2.83% vs 2024
World rank 115of 182
Period maximum 2.67M people2025
Period minimum 844,557 people1991

Trend over time

1990–2025 · people

Labor force — Liberia, 1990–202501M2M3M19901994199820022006201020142018202220251990: 960,752 people1991: 844,557 people1992: 896,095 people1993: 933,778 people1994: 933,919 people1995: 944,742 people1996: 974,409 people1997: 1,055,376 people1998: 1,169,622 people1999: 1,237,617 people2000: 1,285,795 people2001: 1,325,430 people2002: 1,361,249 people2003: 1,372,433 people2004: 1,388,553 people2005: 1,450,884 people2006: 1,532,414 people2007: 1,608,430 people2008: 1,675,095 people2009: 1,729,659 people2010: 1,781,122 people2011: 1,863,666 people2012: 1,939,010 people2013: 1,979,511 people2014: 2,020,880 people2015: 2,065,640 people2016: 2,112,365 people2017: 2,158,010 people2018: 2,206,322 people2019: 2,258,308 people2020: 2,297,082 people2021: 2,370,566 people2022: 2,452,391 people2023: 2,526,283 people2024: 2,600,249 people2025: 2,673,807 people
Change over the period: +1.71M (+178.3%) Average annual rate: 2.97 %

Comparison, 2025

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

Liberia 2.67M people
World 3.74B people
Sub-Saharan Africa 527M people
Western Africa computed 203M people
Low-income countries computed 275M people
Labor force — Liberia, by year Liberia All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2025 2.67M +73,558 +2.83%
2024 2.6M +73,966 +2.93%
2023 2.53M +73,892 +3.01%
2022 2.45M +81,825 +3.45%
2021 2.37M +73,484 +3.2%
2020 2.3M +38,774 +1.72%
2019 2.26M +51,986 +2.36%
2018 2.21M +48,312 +2.24%
2017 2.16M +45,645 +2.16%
2016 2.11M +46,725 +2.26%
2015 2.07M +44,760 +2.21%
2014 2.02M +41,369 +2.09%
2013 1.98M +40,501 +2.09%
2012 1.94M +75,344 +4.04%
2011 1.86M +82,544 +4.63%
2010 1.78M +51,463 +2.98%
2009 1.73M +54,564 +3.26%
2008 1.68M +66,665 +4.14%
2007 1.61M +76,016 +4.96%
2006 1.53M +81,530 +5.62%
2005 1.45M +62,331 +4.49%
2004 1.39M +16,120 +1.17%
2003 1.37M +11,184 +0.82%
2002 1.36M +35,819 +2.7%
2001 1.33M +39,635 +3.08%
2000 1.29M +48,178 +3.89%
1999 1.24M +67,995 +5.81%
1998 1.17M +114,246 +10.83%
1997 1.06M +80,967 +8.31%
1996 974,409 +29,667 +3.14%
1995 944,742 +10,823 +1.16%
1994 933,919 +141 +0.02%
1993 933,778 +37,683 +4.21%
1992 896,095 +51,538 +6.1%
1991 844,557 −116,195 −12.09%
1990 960,752

About the indicator

The economically active population — everyone aged 15 and over who either works or actively looks for work. It covers the employed, the unemployed and first-time job seekers; it leaves out students, homemakers and other people who do not offer their labor on the market. The size of the labor force is the basic constraint on the growth potential of an economy.

Source: ILOSTAT (ILO), license CC BY 4.0.