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Sub-Saharan Africa · Country statistics

Liberia

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At a glance

Latest published figures · reporting years differ
Population5.73M2025 · peopleGross domestic product$5.25B2025 · current US$GDP per capita$915.332025 · current US$ / personLife expectancy at birth62.32024 · yearsInternet use32.2%2024 · % of populationForest area78.1%2023 · % of land area
Population growth
2.1%

% per year·2025

Published observation

Over time

Full published history
Liberia2025 · 2.1%
-12.8-7.07-1.344.3910.131960199320251961: 2.4%1962: 2.5%1963: 2.5%1964: 2.5%1965: 2.5%1966: 2.5%1967: 2.5%1968: 2.6%1969: 2.6%1970: 2.6%1971: 2.5%1972: 2.5%1973: 2.6%1974: 2.7%1975: 2.7%1976: 2.7%1977: 2.8%1978: 2.9%1979: 3%1980: 3%1981: 2.9%1982: 2.9%1983: 3%1984: 3.1%1985: 3%1986: 3%1987: 2.9%1988: 2.9%1989: 2.9%1990: -12.4%1991: -12.8%1992: 5.8%1993: 3.9%1994: -0.2%1995: 0.9%1996: 2.9%1997: 7.8%1998: 10.1%1999: 5.5%2000: 3.7%2001: 2.9%2002: 2.6%2003: 0.8%2004: 1.2%2005: 4.5%2006: 5.6%2007: 5%2008: 4.1%2009: 3.1%2010: 2.9%2011: 3.9%2012: 3.5%2013: 2.2%2014: 2.1%2015: 2.1%2016: 2%2017: 1.9%2018: 2%2019: 2%2020: 2.1%2021: 2.1%2022: 2.1%2023: 2.2%2024: 2.2%2025: 2.1%

Annual population growth rate for year t is the exponential rate of growth of midyear population from year t-1 to t, expressed as a percentage. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.

Country context

Liberia in perspective

Region
Sub-Saharan Africa
Capital
Monrovia
Country code
LBR

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