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Liberia — Urban population
Urban Population (% of Total) for Liberia, 1960–2025.
Latest value · 2025
56.08%
Urban Population (% of Total) · % of total population · +201.7% since 1960
Urban population for Liberia was 56.08% in 2025, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 66 years, from 1960 to 2025. The highest recorded value was 58.00% in 1991. The lowest was 18.59% in 1960 (about 3.0× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to 1.71% per year.
Liberia ranks 138 of 217 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 64%. The median for Sub-Saharan Africa is 45.11%, so Liberia sits above it. It peaked in 1991 and has fallen 3% since. Over the last decade (2015–2025) the figure moved up 11%.
Key figures
Latest (2025)
56.08%
First (1960)
18.59%
Change
+201.7%
Highest
58.00%
in 1991
Lowest
18.59%
in 1960
Average
40.51%
Annual growth (CAGR)
1.71%
Years of data
66
Recent years
| Year | % of total population |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 56.08% |
| 2024 | 55.54% |
| 2023 | 55% |
| 2022 | 54.46% |
| 2021 | 53.92% |
| 2020 | 53.39% |
| 2019 | 52.86% |
| 2018 | 52.32% |
| 2017 | 51.8% |
| 2016 | 51.27% |
| 2015 | 50.74% |
| 2014 | 50.22% |
Reading this correctly. Share of the population living in urban areas, as defined by national statistical offices. Not directly comparable across countries because definitions of 'urban' differ. Figures are in % of total population. Comparing this series with a different measure of the same concept (for example a nominal figure against a purchasing-power-parity figure) will give misleading results.
Related data
Source. World Bank Open Data, indicator
SP.URB.TOTL.IN.ZS — Urban Population (% of Total). Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.