LBR / Sub-Saharan Africa

Liberia

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Capital
Monrovia
Currency
Liberian dollar
Continent
Africa
Area
111,369 km²
Country information: Wikidata · Q1014 · Official languages: English
AT A GLANCE

The essential numbers

Latest available · Reference years vary
Population
5.73M · 2025
people
World Bank · SP.POP.TOTL
GDP
5.25B · 2025
current US$
World Bank · NY.GDP.MKTP.CD
GDP per capita
915.33 · 2025
current US$ / person
World Bank · NY.GDP.PCAP.CD
Inflation
8.32 · 2025
%
World Bank · FP.CPI.TOTL.ZG
Unemployment
2.88 · 2025
% of labor force
World Bank · SL.UEM.TOTL.ZS
Fertility rate
3.86 · 2024
births / woman
World Bank · SP.DYN.TFRT.IN
Life expectancy
62.32 · 2024
years
World Bank · SP.DYN.LE00.IN
LOOKING BACK

Change over time

people · 20062025
2025Liberia: 5.73M
Liberia · Population3.27M3.94M4.61M5.28M5.96M2006201220192025
Source: World Bank · SP.POP.TOTLGaps indicate missing observations.
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Liberia · Population · people
YearLiberia
20255,731,206
20245,612,817
20235,493,031
20225,373,294
20215,259,323
20205,149,463
20195,043,721
20184,944,726
20174,848,925
20164,755,608
20154,659,431
20144,564,293
20134,470,239
20124,373,043
20114,221,178
20104,058,890
20093,943,028
20083,821,003
20073,669,050
20063,490,787
current US$ · 20062025
2025Liberia: 5.25B
Liberia · GDP706.31M1.94B3.18B4.42B5.66B2006201220192025
Source: World Bank · NY.GDP.MKTP.CDGaps indicate missing observations.
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Liberia · GDP · current US$
YearLiberia
20255,245,938,900
20244,779,300,900
20234,390,000,000
20224,001,047,000
20213,513,049,500
20203,176,126,300
20193,319,596,500
20183,422,754,800
20173,390,703,400
20163,398,419,600
20153,227,075,700
20143,225,652,000
20133,177,198,100
20122,791,614,000
20112,398,000,000
20101,998,000,000
20091,768,000,000
20081,726,000,000
20071,373,000,000
20061,119,000,000

GDP per capita

All countries
current US$ / person · 20062025
2025Liberia: 915.33
Liberia · GDP per capita261.08439.51617.94796.37974.812006201220192025
Source: World Bank · NY.GDP.PCAP.CDGaps indicate missing observations.
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Liberia · GDP per capita · current US$ / person
YearLiberia
2025915.33
2024851.5
2023799.19
2022744.62
2021667.97
2020616.79
2019658.16
2018692.2
2017699.27
2016714.61
2015692.59
2014706.71
2013710.74
2012638.37
2011568.09
2010492.25
2009448.39
2008451.71
2007374.21
2006320.56
% · 20062025
2025Liberia: 8.32
Liberia · Inflation4.8210.8616.922.9428.982006201220192025
Source: World Bank · FP.CPI.TOTL.ZGGaps indicate missing observations.
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Liberia · Inflation · %
YearLiberia
20258.32
20248.21
202310.09
20227.59
20217.82
202016.96
201926.97
201823.56
201712.42
20168.83
20157.75
20149.86
20137.58
20126.83
20118.49
20107.29
20097.43
200817.49
200711.39
20067.34

Unemployment

All countries
% of labor force · 20062025
2025Liberia: 2.88
Liberia · Unemployment1.882.483.093.74.32006201220192025
Source: World Bank · SL.UEM.TOTL.ZSGaps indicate missing observations.
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Liberia · Unemployment · % of labor force
YearLiberia
20252.88
20242.91
20232.91
20222.96
20213.84
20204.1
20193.07
20183.06
20173.07
20163.08
20152.56
20142.08
20132.08
20122.15
20112.21
20102.27
20092.24
20082.22
20072.23
20062.28

Fertility rate

All countries
births / woman · 20062025
2025Liberia:
Liberia · Fertility rate3.74.24.75.25.72006201220192025
Source: World Bank · SP.DYN.TFRT.INGaps indicate missing observations.
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Liberia · Fertility rate · births / woman
YearLiberia
2025No data available
20243.86
20233.95
20224.02
20214.09
20204.17
20194.26
20184.34
20174.4
20164.46
20154.52
20144.62
20134.75
20124.88
20114.97
20105.06
20095.17
20085.33
20075.46
20065.53

Life expectancy

All countries
years · 20062025
2025Liberia:
Liberia · Life expectancy57.0158.4659.9161.3662.812006201220192025
Source: World Bank · SP.DYN.LE00.INGaps indicate missing observations.
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Liberia · Life expectancy · years
YearLiberia
2025No data available
202462.32
202362.16
202261.93
202161.17
202061.27
201961.23
201861
201760.78
201660.48
201559.25
201459.21
201359.99
201259.79
201159.49
201059.36
200959.11
200858.68
200758.15
200657.5
Source: World Bank ↗Snapshot · Sep 21, 2026Methodology