Liberia Population Pyramid 1951
Year
1951Liberia in 1951
As of 1951, Liberia counted 936,408 inhabitants. Half of the population was younger than 19.0 years; 41.7% were children under 15 and 3.0% were 65 or older.
This is an expansive pyramid — each cohort of children is larger than the one above it, the signature of high birth rates and rapid growth.
Data source: United Nations World Population Prospects, 2024 revision (medium variant) — last updated July 2024.
In 2023 women in Liberia had on average 3.95 children, above the replacement level of 2.1.
Source: World Bank World Development Indicators, latest available year.
A child born there in 2023 could expect to live 62.2 years on average (63.4 years for girls, 60.9 for boys).
Source: World Bank World Development Indicators, latest available year.
66,910 immigrants live in Liberia, 1.2% of the population.
| Guinea | 22,216 |
| Côte d'Ivoire | 16,235 |
| Sierra Leone | 13,878 |
| Ghana | 6,196 |
| Nigeria | 3,595 |
145,919 people born in Liberia live in other countries.
| Ghana | 39,038 |
| Israel | 38,437 |
| Nigeria | 23,602 |
| Côte d'Ivoire | 16,014 |
| Sierra Leone | 8,462 |
Source: United Nations International Migrant Stock 2024.
| Country | Population | Median age | Relative size |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberia | 936,408 | 19.0 | |
| Mauritania | 670,884 | 18.0 | |
| Guinea-Bissau | 549,737 | 21.5 | |
| Togo | 1,424,397 | 19.1 | |
| Gambia | 314,492 | 18.3 |





