Liberia Rural Population 1960-2024

Rural population refers to people living in rural areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated as the difference between total population and urban population. Aggregation of urban and rural population may not add up to total population because of different country coverages.
  • Liberia rural population for 2023 was 2,515,915, a 1.09% increase from 2022.
  • Liberia rural population for 2022 was 2,488,813, a 1.04% increase from 2021.
  • Liberia rural population for 2021 was 2,463,081, a 1.05% increase from 2020.
  • Liberia rural population for 2020 was 2,437,512, a 1.05% increase from 2019.
Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name Rural Population
Ethiopia 97,227,189
Democratic Republic of Congo 53,745,241
Tanzania 42,210,185
Uganda 35,576,357
Afghanistan 30,863,394
Nepal 24,129,310
Niger 22,563,670
Mozambique 20,761,112
Yemen 20,728,115
Madagascar 18,026,828
Malawi 17,105,427
Burkina Faso 15,690,102
Chad 13,824,812
Mali 12,534,572
Rwanda 11,572,862
Burundi 11,281,370
Zimbabwe 11,246,318
Syrian Arab Republic 9,892,618
North Korea 9,626,397
Somalia 9,449,071
Senegal 8,956,364
Guinea 8,786,117
South Sudan 8,738,526
Tajikistan 7,279,615
Benin 6,842,701
Togo 5,025,764
Sierra Leone 4,896,638
Haiti 4,730,238
Central African Republic 3,237,862
Liberia 2,515,915
Eritrea 2,126,864
Guinea-Bissau 1,172,940
Gambia 985,251
Comoros 595,328
Liberia Rural Population - Historical Data
Year Population % of Total Change
2023 2,515,915 46.43 1.08%
2022 2,488,813 46.94 1.04%
2021 2,463,081 47.43 1.04%
2020 2,437,512 47.91 1.05%
2019 2,412,132 48.39 0.99%
2018 2,388,419 48.85 0.99%
2017 2,364,883 49.30 1.01%
2016 2,341,095 49.75 1.14%
2015 2,314,467 50.18 1.20%
2014 2,286,951 50.60 1.25%
2013 2,258,594 51.02 1.40%
2012 2,227,251 51.42 2.78%
2011 2,166,128 51.81 3.20%
2010 2,097,894 52.19 2.20%
2009 2,052,307 52.56 2.48%
2008 2,002,130 52.91 3.42%
2007 1,934,725 53.26 4.36%
2006 1,852,231 53.60 4.99%
2005 1,762,146 53.95 3.87%
2004 1,695,301 54.29 0.57%
2003 1,685,708 54.64 0.17%
2002 1,682,809 54.98 1.99%
2001 1,649,656 55.33 2.33%
2000 1,611,742 55.67 3.10%
1999 1,562,591 56.01 4.94%
1998 1,487,308 56.35 9.59%
1997 1,351,236 56.70 7.22%
1996 1,257,054 57.04 8.23%
1995 1,157,765 54.04 6.56%
1994 1,084,255 51.02 5.76%
1993 1,023,538 47.99 10.31%
1992 923,292 44.98 12.54%
1991 814,479 42.00 -19.01%
1990 985,054 44.58 -18.33%
1989 1,183,236 47.19 -2.65%
1988 1,215,062 49.81 -2.35%
1987 1,243,946 52.43 -2.01%
1986 1,269,238 55.04 -1.68%
1985 1,290,686 57.63 -1.34%
1984 1,308,126 60.17 0.35%
1983 1,303,582 61.81 1.32%
1982 1,286,447 62.83 1.27%
1981 1,270,158 63.84 1.39%
1980 1,252,683 64.83 1.46%
1979 1,234,479 65.82 1.49%
1978 1,216,171 66.79 1.52%
1977 1,197,847 67.75 1.47%
1976 1,180,408 68.69 1.42%
1975 1,163,757 69.62 1.45%
1974 1,147,017 70.53 1.46%
1973 1,130,346 71.42 1.46%
1972 1,113,939 72.29 1.41%
1971 1,098,313 73.14 1.43%
1970 1,082,671 73.98 1.51%
1969 1,066,458 74.79 1.52%
1968 1,050,329 75.59 1.53%
1967 1,034,377 76.38 1.54%
1966 1,018,544 77.14 1.57%
1965 1,002,715 77.89 1.59%
1964 986,861 78.62 1.60%
1963 971,207 79.34 1.62%
1962 955,638 80.03 1.62%
1961 940,264 80.71 1.62%
1960 925,175 81.37 %