Population growth in Liberia
From 1960 to 2021 the population of Liberia increased from 1.12 million to 5.19 million people. This is a growth of 364.3 percent in 61 years. The highest increase in Liberia was recorded in 1998 with 8.22 percent. The biggest decrease in 1992 with -1.89 percent.In the same period, the total population of all countries worldwide increased by 160.2 percent.
The average age in Liberia fell by 0.43 years from 2012 to 2021 from 18.43 to 18.00 years (median value).
Around 53 percent of the inhabitants live in the country's larger cities. This growing trend of urbanization is increasing by 3.0 percent annually.
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Population development in Liberia since 1960
(Data in millions of inhabitants)| Year | Population Liberia | Change Liberia | Birth rate | Death rate | Population World | Change World | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.14 M | 2.11 % | 48.8 ‰ | 29.2 ‰ | 3,072 M | 1.30 % | |
| 1962 | 1.17 M | 2.13 % | 48.8 ‰ | 28.9 ‰ | 3,125 M | 1.72 % | |
| 1963 | 1.19 M | 2.16 % | 48.8 ‰ | 28.5 ‰ | 3,190 M | 2.08 % | |
| 1964 | 1.22 M | 2.19 % | 48.7 ‰ | 28.1 ‰ | 3,255 M | 2.05 % | |
| 1965 | 1.25 M | 2.23 % | 48.7 ‰ | 27.6 ‰ | 3,322 M | 2.06 % | |
| 1966 | 1.27 M | 2.28 % | 48.6 ‰ | 27.1 ‰ | 3,392 M | 2.11 % | |
| 1967 | 1.30 M | 2.32 % | 48.6 ‰ | 26.5 ‰ | 3,462 M | 2.05 % | |
| 1968 | 1.33 M | 2.38 % | 48.5 ‰ | 26.0 ‰ | 3,533 M | 2.06 % | |
| 1969 | 1.37 M | 2.44 % | 48.5 ‰ | 25.4 ‰ | 3,607 M | 2.09 % | |
| 1970 | 1.40 M | 2.50 % | 48.6 ‰ | 24.9 ‰ | 3,682 M | 2.09 % | |
| 1971 | 1.44 M | 2.57 % | 48.6 ‰ | 24.3 ‰ | 3,761 M | 2.13 % | |
| 1972 | 1.47 M | 2.63 % | 48.7 ‰ | 23.8 ‰ | 3,837 M | 2.03 % | |
| 1973 | 1.51 M | 2.70 % | 48.7 ‰ | 23.2 ‰ | 3,913 M | 1.98 % | |
| 1974 | 1.56 M | 2.77 % | 48.7 ‰ | 22.7 ‰ | 3,988 M | 1.93 % | |
| 1975 | 1.60 M | 2.84 % | 48.8 ‰ | 22.1 ‰ | 4,063 M | 1.86 % | |
| 1976 | 1.65 M | 2.84 % | 48.8 ‰ | 21.6 ‰ | 4,135 M | 1.80 % | |
| 1977 | 1.69 M | 2.81 % | 48.8 ‰ | 21.1 ‰ | 4,208 M | 1.75 % | |
| 1978 | 1.74 M | 2.88 % | 48.7 ‰ | 20.6 ‰ | 4,281 M | 1.75 % | |
| 1979 | 1.79 M | 3.06 % | 48.7 ‰ | 20.1 ‰ | 4,357 M | 1.76 % | |
| 1980 | 1.85 M | 3.27 % | 48.7 ‰ | 19.7 ‰ | 4,433 M | 1.75 % | |
| 1981 | 1.92 M | 3.55 % | 48.6 ‰ | 19.4 ‰ | 4,511 M | 1.76 % | |
| 1982 | 1.99 M | 3.68 % | 48.4 ‰ | 19.2 ‰ | 4,592 M | 1.80 % | |
| 1983 | 2.06 M | 3.41 % | 48.2 ‰ | 19.1 ‰ | 4,674 M | 1.78 % | |
| 1984 | 2.11 M | 2.65 % | 48.0 ‰ | 19.0 ‰ | 4,756 M | 1.75 % | |
| 1985 | 2.15 M | 1.61 % | 47.7 ‰ | 19.0 ‰ | 4,839 M | 1.75 % | |
| 1986 | 2.16 M | 0.59 % | 47.3 ‰ | 19.1 ‰ | 4,925 M | 1.77 % | |
| 1987 | 2.15 M | -0.24 % | 46.8 ‰ | 19.2 ‰ | 5,013 M | 1.78 % | |
| 1988 | 2.13 M | -0.89 % | 46.4 ‰ | 19.3 ‰ | 5,101 M | 1.77 % | |
| 1989 | 2.11 M | -1.30 % | 45.9 ‰ | 19.4 ‰ | 5,190 M | 1.74 % | |
| 1990 | 2.08 M | -1.45 % | 45.4 ‰ | 19.4 ‰ | 5,280 M | 1.74 % | |
| 1991 | 2.04 M | -1.72 % | 44.9 ‰ | 19.3 ‰ | 5,368 M | 1.67 % | |
| 1992 | 2.00 M | -1.89 % | 44.6 ‰ | 19.1 ‰ | 5,453 M | 1.57 % | |
| 1993 | 1.98 M | -1.24 % | 44.3 ‰ | 18.7 ‰ | 5,538 M | 1.56 % | |
| 1994 | 1.99 M | 0.50 % | 44.1 ‰ | 18.2 ‰ | 5,622 M | 1.52 % | |
| 1995 | 2.04 M | 2.93 % | 44.0 ‰ | 17.7 ‰ | 5,707 M | 1.51 % | |
| 1996 | 2.16 M | 5.66 % | 43.9 ‰ | 17.0 ‰ | 5,790 M | 1.45 % | |
| 1997 | 2.33 M | 7.67 % | 43.7 ‰ | 16.5 ‰ | 5,872 M | 1.43 % | |
| 1998 | 2.52 M | 8.22 % | 43.5 ‰ | 15.9 ‰ | 5,954 M | 1.39 % | |
| 1999 | 2.70 M | 7.24 % | 43.3 ‰ | 15.4 ‰ | 6,034 M | 1.35 % | |
| 2000 | 2.85 M | 5.51 % | 42.9 ‰ | 15.0 ‰ | 6,114 M | 1.32 % | |
| 2001 | 2.95 M | 3.70 % | 42.5 ‰ | 14.5 ‰ | 6,194 M | 1.30 % | |
| 2002 | 3.02 M | 2.40 % | 42.0 ‰ | 14.1 ‰ | 6,273 M | 1.28 % | |
| 2003 | 3.08 M | 1.73 % | 41.4 ‰ | 13.5 ‰ | 6,352 M | 1.26 % | |
| 2004 | 3.14 M | 1.90 % | 40.8 ‰ | 12.9 ‰ | 6,432 M | 1.25 % | |
| 2005 | 3.22 M | 2.63 % | 40.2 ‰ | 12.3 ‰ | 6,512 M | 1.25 % | |
| 2006 | 3.33 M | 3.45 % | 39.6 ‰ | 11.6 ‰ | 6,593 M | 1.24 % | |
| 2007 | 3.46 M | 3.99 % | 39.0 ‰ | 11.0 ‰ | 6,674 M | 1.24 % | |
| 2008 | 3.61 M | 4.22 % | 38.3 ‰ | 10.5 ‰ | 6,757 M | 1.24 % | |
| 2009 | 3.75 M | 4.05 % | 37.7 ‰ | 10.0 ‰ | 6,840 M | 1.22 % | |
| 2010 | 3.89 M | 3.66 % | 37.1 ‰ | 9.7 ‰ | 6,922 M | 1.20 % | |
| 2011 | 4.02 M | 3.24 % | 36.5 ‰ | 9.3 ‰ | 7,004 M | 1.18 % | |
| 2012 | 4.14 M | 2.94 % | 35.9 ‰ | 9.0 ‰ | 7,089 M | 1.22 % | |
| 2013 | 4.25 M | 2.72 % | 35.3 ‰ | 8.8 ‰ | 7,176 M | 1.22 % | |
| 2014 | 4.36 M | 2.62 % | 35.1 ‰ | 9.8 ‰ | 7,262 M | 1.20 % | |
| 2015 | 4.61 M | 5.80 % | 34.2 ‰ | 9.7 ‰ | 7,405 M | 1.97 % | |
| 2016 | 4.71 M | 2.03 % | 33.7 ‰ | 9.1 ‰ | 7,492 M | 1.18 % | |
| 2017 | 4.80 M | 1.92 % | 33.2 ‰ | 9.0 ‰ | 7,578 M | 1.15 % | |
| 2018 | 4.89 M | 1.93 % | 32.7 ‰ | 8.8 ‰ | 7,662 M | 1.10 % | |
| 2019 | 4.99 M | 1.96 % | 32.2 ‰ | 8.7 ‰ | 7,743 M | 1.06 % | |
| 2020 | 5.09 M | 2.05 % | 31.7 ‰ | 8.8 ‰ | 7,821 M | 1.01 % | |
| 2021 | 5.19 M | 2.08 % | 7,888 M | 0.86 % |
Birth and death rate in Liberia
Population growth is the result of the birth rate, the mortality rate and the migration rate. For example, the year 2020 in the graph: The population in Liberia increased by about 102,000 inhabitants. In the same year, the death rate was 8.8 per 1,000 people (~ 43,600 deaths) and the birth rate was 31.7 per 1,000 people (~ 158,000 births). As a result, around 12,400 inhabitants have migrated to other countries.Over the past 10 years, the number of average deaths per year was 41,595 in Liberia. The number of births was 155,488 annually.
The changes in births and deaths is displayed in the following graph. All data refer to births or deaths per 1,000 inhabitants.
Birth rate Death rate
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