Sub-Saharan Africa
Liberia in numbers Liberia is in Sub-Saharan Africa and is classed by the World Bank as low income. Its capital is Monrovia. Its population was 5.73 million in 2025, ranking 116 of 217 countries. GDP per person was US$915 in 2025.
Population 5.73 million 2025
GDP US$5.2 billion 2025
GDP per person US$915 2025
Life expectancy 62.3 2024
Area 111,370 2024
Urban share 56.1% 2025
People 5.73 million
2025 · +96% since 2000 · Rank 116 of 217
2.09%
2025 · 3.70% in 2000 · Rank 44 of 217
58.3
2024 · +92% since 2000 · Rank 147 of 216
56.1%
2025 · 43.8% in 2000 · Rank 138 of 217
39.1%
2025 · 43.0% in 2000 · Rank 28 of 217
3.3%
2025 · 3.1% in 2000 · Rank 183 of 217
3.86
2024 · -34% since 2000 · Rank 29 of 217
Health and living standards 62.3
2024 · +20% since 2000 · Rank 202 of 217
86.4
2024 · -56% since 2000 · Rank 10 of 196
US$104
2023 · +1,210% since 2000 · Rank 143 of 193
34.9%
2024 · 3.0% in 2007 · Rank 207 of 215
32.2%
2024 · 0.0% in 2000 · Rank 166 of 186
66.6%
2022 · 108.5% in 2000 · Rank 188 of 190
Economy US$5.2 billion
2025 · +500% since 2000 · Rank 167 of 210
US$915
2025 · +207% since 2000 · Rank 200 of 210
Int$1,981
2025 · +105% since 2000 · Rank 192 of 199
5.02%
2025 · 28.62% in 2000 · Rank 51 of 210
8.32%
2025 · 14.16% in 2002 · Rank 28 of 180
2.9%
2025 · 2.0% in 2000 · Rank 152 of 187
21.3%
2024 · 6.5% in 2004 · Rank 12 of 176
Land and environment 111,370
2024 · +0% since 2000 · Rank 104 of 216
66.1%
2024 · 83.1% in 2000 · Rank 21 of 214
0.15
2024 · +13% since 2000 · Rank 186 of 203
Elsewhere in Sub-Saharan Africa Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, updated 8 October 2026. Each figure is the latest year available for Liberia. Rankings compare countries with data from the same or recent years.