Demographic profile
Liberia is the 115th most populous of the 237 countries and territories tracked on this site, home to about 0.07% of everyone alive. Within Western Africa, it ranks 12 of 16.
Each day brings roughly 591 births and 147 deaths, adding about 162,167 people over a year. At the current natural-increase rate of 2.7% annually, the population would double in roughly 26 years if the rate held. Real trajectories bend as fertility, mortality and migration shift, which is why the chart below shows both history and projection.
Among its first-level divisions, the largest by our modelled allocation is River Gee, holding an estimated 25.3% of the national population. The full breakdown of all 15 states and regions is in the table below. Regional figures outside Sudan are modelled estimates built on real region names, and are flagged as such.
Literacy stands near 55.0% and adult smoking prevalence around 8.0%, with life expectancy at about 51.0 years. Baselines come from UN World Population Prospects, the World Bank, WHO surveys, WorldPop and HDX; the counters project them forward in real time — the method, and every caveat, is documented on our data sources page.
Quick answers
What is the population of Liberia in 2026? Approximately 6,002,378 people (live projection; the counter above updates every second).
How fast is Liberia growing? About 2.7% per year — roughly 591 births and 147 deaths every day.
What share of the world lives in Liberia? Around 0.07% — ranked 115 worldwide by population.