Liberia Urban Population 1960-2023

Urban population refers to people living in urban areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated using World Bank population estimates and urban ratios from the United Nations World Urbanization Prospects. Aggregation of urban and rural population may not add up to total population because of different country coverages.
  • Liberia urban population for 2021 was 2,730,335, a 3.03% increase from 2020.
  • Liberia urban population for 2020 was 2,650,072, a 2.99% increase from 2019.
  • Liberia urban population for 2019 was 2,573,157, a 2.89% increase from 2018.
  • Liberia urban population for 2018 was 2,500,972, a 2.85% increase from 2017.
Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name Urban Population
Democratic Republic of Congo 44,336,645
Ethiopia 26,671,558
Tanzania 22,862,550
North Korea 16,269,323
Yemen 12,713,103
Mozambique 12,069,961
Syrian Arab Republic 11,968,088
Uganda 11,717,016
Madagascar 11,336,960
Afghanistan 10,551,772
Mali 9,786,489
Senegal 8,202,086
Somalia 7,974,917
Burkina Faso 6,904,253
Haiti 6,635,469
Benin 6,364,839
Nepal 6,309,750
Zimbabwe 5,166,388
Guinea 5,042,529
Niger 4,230,083
Chad 4,085,514
Togo 3,748,225
Sierra Leone 3,652,200
Malawi 3,519,490
Liberia 2,730,335
Tajikistan 2,703,303
Rwanda 2,364,984
Central African Republic 2,327,367
South Sudan 2,204,901
Burundi 1,764,450
Gambia 1,669,008
Eritrea 1,519,988
Guinea-Bissau 919,432
Comoros 243,308
Liberia Urban Population - Historical Data
Year Population % of Total Change
2021 2,730,335 52.57 2.98%
2020 2,650,072 52.09 2.95%
2019 2,573,157 51.62 2.85%
2018 2,500,972 51.15 2.81%
2017 2,431,748 50.70 2.78%
2016 2,365,002 50.25 2.88%
2015 2,297,862 49.82 2.89%
2014 2,232,447 49.40 2.90%
2013 2,168,719 48.99 3.01%
2012 2,104,489 48.58 4.34%
2011 2,015,022 48.19 4.72%
2010 1,922,062 47.81 3.67%
2009 1,852,759 47.45 3.91%
2008 1,781,757 47.09 4.81%
2007 1,698,015 46.74 5.75%
2006 1,603,166 46.40 6.37%
2005 1,504,172 46.05 5.26%
2004 1,427,146 45.71 1.96%
2003 1,399,465 45.36 1.56%
2002 1,377,790 45.02 3.38%
2001 1,331,992 44.67 3.71%
2000 1,283,482 44.33 4.49%
1999 1,227,152 43.99 6.33%
1998 1,151,916 43.65 10.99%
1997 1,032,064 43.30 8.61%
1996 946,912 42.96 -3.91%
1995 984,657 45.96 -5.56%
1994 1,040,943 48.98 -6.35%
1993 1,109,233 52.01 -1.80%
1992 1,129,334 55.02 0.41%
1991 1,124,757 58.00 -8.51%
1990 1,224,677 55.42 -7.83%
1989 1,324,364 52.81 7.83%
1988 1,224,577 50.20 8.17%
1987 1,128,503 47.57 8.49%
1986 1,036,622 44.96 8.83%
1985 949,038 42.37 9.15%
1984 866,068 39.83 7.24%
1983 805,569 38.19 5.67%
1982 761,155 37.17 5.62%
1981 719,532 36.16 5.73%
1980 679,486 35.17 5.82%
1979 641,087 34.18 5.84%
1978 604,690 33.21 5.87%
1977 570,245 32.25 5.81%
1976 538,074 31.31 5.78%
1975 507,875 30.38 5.80%
1974 479,266 29.47 5.78%
1973 452,351 28.58 5.75%
1972 427,056 27.71 5.71%
1971 403,345 26.86 5.73%
1970 380,892 26.03 5.80%
1969 359,421 25.21 5.81%
1968 339,124 24.41 5.83%
1967 319,910 23.62 5.84%
1966 301,771 22.86 5.86%
1965 284,600 22.11 5.88%
1964 268,336 21.38 5.90%
1963 252,962 20.66 5.91%
1962 238,447 19.97 5.92%
1961 224,741 19.29 5.91%
1960 211,851 18.63 %