Urban pop in out of slums in Liberia

Liberia: Urban pop in out of slums was 1.77 million in 2022. β–² Rising

Latest (2022)
1.77 million
Change on year
up 0.8%
World rank
58th
of 174 countries
All-time high
1.77 million
in 2022
All-time low
1.04 million
in 2002
Years of data
11
2002–2022

Urban pop in out of slums in Liberia, 2002–2022

0500.0k1.0M1.5M2.0M2002201220222002: 1.0M2004: 1.1M2006: 1.2M2008: 1.3M2010: 1.4M2012: 1.5M2014: 1.5M2016: 1.6M2018: 1.7M2020: 1.8M2022: 1.8M

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2022, urban pop in out of slums in Liberia stood at 1.77 million. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and up 18.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, urban pop in out of slums in Liberia peaked at 1.77 million in 2022 and was at its lowest, 1.04 million, in 2002.

Liberia ranks 58th of 174 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 1.16 million 1.04 million 1.31 million 4
2010s 1.54 million 1.39 million 1.65 million 5
2020s 1.76 million 1.76 million 1.77 million 2

Countries ranked near Liberia

  1. 55 Republic of Korea 1.89 million compare
  2. 56 Egypt 1.84 million compare
  3. 57 Sierra Leone 1.81 million compare
  4. 59 Honduras 1.72 million compare
  5. 60 Mauritania 1.68 million compare
  6. 61 Lao People's Democratic Republic 1.58 million compare

See the full ranking of 174 places β†’

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Frequently asked questions

What is urban pop in out of slums in Liberia?
Urban pop in out of slums in Liberia was 1.77 million in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest urban pop in out of slums recorded in Liberia?
The highest recorded value was 1.77 million in 2022.
What is the lowest urban pop in out of slums recorded in Liberia?
The lowest recorded value was 1.04 million in 2002.
How does Liberia rank for urban pop in out of slums?
Liberia ranks 58th out of 174 countries with data for 2022.
Is urban pop in out of slums rising or falling in Liberia?
Over the last ten years it is up 18.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Liberia data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Urban pop in out of slums. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Urban pop in out of slums
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
174 places, 1,988 data points, 2000–2022
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