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 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.
- Liberia rural population for 2019 was 2,412,132, a 0.99% increase from 2018.
| Similar Country Ranking |
| Country Name |
Rural Population |
| Ethiopia |
95,420,799 |
| Democratic Republic of Congo |
52,636,799 |
| Tanzania |
41,471,864 |
| Uganda |
34,889,566 |
| Afghanistan |
30,181,937 |
| Nepal |
23,994,819 |
| Niger |
21,780,401 |
| Yemen |
20,491,585 |
| Mozambique |
20,379,448 |
| Madagascar |
17,801,970 |
| Malawi |
16,736,441 |
| Burkina Faso |
15,446,047 |
| Chad |
13,458,554 |
| Mali |
12,327,741 |
| Rwanda |
11,335,329 |
| Zimbabwe |
11,033,499 |
| Burundi |
11,031,286 |
| North Korea |
9,667,582 |
| Syrian Arab Republic |
9,564,966 |
| Somalia |
9,269,665 |
| Senegal |
8,816,497 |
| Guinea |
8,638,804 |
| South Sudan |
8,638,206 |
| Tajikistan |
7,169,192 |
| Benin |
6,738,656 |
| Togo |
4,962,262 |
| Sierra Leone |
4,833,746 |
| Haiti |
4,770,701 |
| Central African Republic |
3,173,417 |
| Liberia |
2,488,813 |
| Eritrea |
2,113,713 |
| Guinea-Bissau |
1,157,198 |
| Gambia |
978,162 |
| Comoros |
586,880 |
| Liberia Rural Population - Historical Data |
| Year |
Population |
% of Total |
Change |
| 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 |
% |
