The population of Liberia is expected to grow by 122,000 in 2018 and reach 4,978,000 in 2019. Migration (including immigration and emigration) decreases population by 5,000 people yearly. On average there are 163,139 births and 36,278 deaths in Liberia per year. Rate of natural increase is approximately 2.61 percent per year. The population density of Liberia has changed from 19.6 in 1980 to 47.9 in 2016.
| Current population | 4,973,244 people at present (Monday 17th of December 2018) | |
| Median Age | 23.3 years |
| Life expectancy | 63.5 years | |
| Population density | 50.4 per km2 |
| Year | Population | Year change | Migrants | Median age | Fertility rate | Density (Ppl/km2) | Urban population |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 4,854,000 | 122,000 (2.5%) | -5,000 | 23.3 | 4.45 | 50 | 2,471,000 (50.9%) |
| 2017 | 4,732,000 | 118,177 (2.5%) | -5,000 | 23.2 | 4.52 | 49 | 2,390,000 (50.5%) |
| 2016 | 4,613,823 | 114,202 (2.5%) | -5,000 | 23.1 | 4.58 | 48 | 2,311,525 (50.1%) |
| 2015 | 4,499,621 | 108,884 (2.4%) | -5,000 | 23.0 | 4.65 | 47 | 2,236,357 (49.7%) |
| 2010 | 3,948,125 | 136,597 (3.5%) | -4,000 | 22.7 | 5.02 | 41 | 1,887,243 (47.8%) |
| 2005 | 3,261,230 | 84,816 (2.6%) | 35,117 | 22.5 | 5.46 | 34 | 1,501,829 (46.1%) |
| 2000 | 2,884,522 | 150,004 (5.2%) | -10,000 | 22.6 | 5.88 | 30 | 1,278,737 (44.3%) |
| 1995 | 2,073,482 | 60,597 (2.9%) | 90,000 | 22.4 | 6.16 | 22 | 952,972 (46.0%) |
| 1990 | 2,097,232 | -34,293 (-1.6%) | -60,000 | 22.2 | 6.50 | 22 | 1,162,328 (55.4%) |
| 1985 | 2,192,555 | 33,466 (1.5%) | -80,000 | 22.2 | 6.88 | 23 | 929,051 (42.4%) |
| 1980 | 1,888,314 | 61,433 (3.3%) | 22.3 | 6.97 | 20 | 664,063 (35.2%) | |
| 1975 | 1,625,013 | 46,061 (2.8%) | 2,390 | 22.4 | 6.88 | 17 | 493,711 (30.4%) |
| 1970 | 1,416,529 | 35,892 (2.5%) | 2,199 | 22.6 | 6.70 | 15 | 368,652 (26.0%) |
| 1965 | 1,252,972 | 28,628 (2.3%) | 1,599 | 22.8 | 6.52 | 13 | 277,007 (22.1%) |
| 1960 | 1,120,313 | 24,673 (2.2%) | 1,599 | 22.9 | 6.41 | 12 | 208,737 (18.6%) |
In 2017 the population of Liberia was 4,732,000 and the average age increased from 22.9 in 1960 to 23.2. Urban population has increased from 1,278,737 (44.3%) in 2000 to 2,471,000 (50.9%) in the current year. The population density of Liberia has changed from 19.6 in 1980 to 47.9 in 2016.
| Year | Population | Year change | Migrants | Median age | Fertility rate | Density (Ppl/km2) | Urban population |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 5,104,000 | 126,000 (2.5%) | -5,000 | 23.5 | 4.32 | 53 | 2,641,000 (51.8%) |
| 2025 | 5,770,000 | 138,000 (2.4%) | -5,000 | 24.1 | 4.01 | 60 | 3,112,000 (53.9%) |
| 2030 | 6,495,000 | 149,000 (2.3%) | -5,000 | 24.7 | 3.75 | 67 | 3,651,000 (56.2%) |
| 2035 | 7,271,000 | 158,000 (2.2%) | -5,000 | 25.4 | 3.51 | 76 | 4,255,000 (58.5%) |
| 2040 | 8,088,000 | 166,000 (2.1%) | -5,000 | 26.2 | 3.31 | 84 | 4,916,000 (60.8%) |
| 2045 | 8,935,000 | 172,000 (1.9%) | -5,000 | 27.1 | 3.13 | 93 | 5,630,000 (63.0%) |
| 2050 | 9,804,000 | 175,000 (1.8%) | -5,000 | 27.9 | 2.98 | 102 | 6,391,000 (65.2%) |
Total Liberia population should reach 5,104,000 by 2020 and should increase to 9,804,000 people by year 2050. The life expectancy at birth should reach 73.5 (71.7 years for male and 75.4 years for females). Population density will go up to 101.8 people per square kilometer.
The population growth rate is 2.58% (118,177 residents, including 36,470 deaths). The demographics of Liberia constitutes of 2,404,000 women and 2,450,000 men, which means there are 1,019 men per 1000 women. As far as age distribution goes, 52.4% of population (2,541,069) is 19 or younger, 44.6% of population (2,164,884) is between age 20 and 64 and 3.1% of population (149,503) is over 65.