Do more people live in urban or rural areas? in Liberia
Liberia: Do more people live in urban or rural areas? was 56.1% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Do more people live in urban or rural areas? in Liberia, 1000–2025
Source: HYDE (2023); United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Liberia recorded 56.1% for do more people live in urban or rural areas? in 2025.
That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and up 10.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, do more people live in urban or rural areas? in Liberia peaked at 58.0% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1000.
Liberia ranks 154th of 238 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1 |
| 1100s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1 |
| 1200s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1 |
| 1300s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1 |
| 1400s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1 |
| 1500s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 1 |
| 1600s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 1 |
| 1700s | 1.1% | 1.1% | 1.1% | 1 |
| 1710s | 1.3% | 1.3% | 1.3% | 1 |
| 1720s | 1.4% | 1.4% | 1.4% | 1 |
| 1730s | 1.6% | 1.6% | 1.6% | 1 |
| 1740s | 1.7% | 1.7% | 1.7% | 1 |
| 1750s | 1.9% | 1.9% | 1.9% | 1 |
| 1760s | 2.0% | 2.0% | 2.0% | 1 |
| 1770s | 2.2% | 2.2% | 2.2% | 1 |
| 1780s | 2.4% | 2.4% | 2.4% | 1 |
| 1790s | 2.7% | 2.7% | 2.7% | 1 |
| 1800s | 2.9% | 2.9% | 2.9% | 1 |
| 1810s | 3.2% | 3.2% | 3.2% | 1 |
| 1820s | 3.5% | 3.5% | 3.5% | 1 |
| 1830s | 3.9% | 3.9% | 3.9% | 1 |
| 1840s | 4.2% | 4.2% | 4.2% | 1 |
| 1850s | 4.6% | 4.6% | 4.6% | 1 |
| 1860s | 5.1% | 5.1% | 5.1% | 1 |
| 1870s | 5.5% | 5.5% | 5.5% | 1 |
| 1880s | 6.1% | 6.1% | 6.1% | 1 |
| 1890s | 6.7% | 6.7% | 6.7% | 1 |
| 1900s | 7.3% | 7.3% | 7.3% | 1 |
| 1910s | 8.0% | 8.0% | 8.0% | 1 |
| 1920s | 8.7% | 8.7% | 8.7% | 1 |
| 1930s | 9.6% | 9.6% | 9.6% | 1 |
| 1940s | 10.5% | 10.5% | 10.5% | 1 |
| 1950s | 15.3% | 12.8% | 17.9% | 10 |
| 1960s | 21.8% | 18.6% | 25.3% | 10 |
| 1970s | 30.2% | 26.1% | 34.8% | 10 |
| 1980s | 38.8% | 35.8% | 41.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 47.6% | 43.0% | 58.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 45.6% | 43.8% | 47.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 50.5% | 48.1% | 52.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 54.7% | 53.4% | 56.1% | 6 |
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More reference data data for Liberia
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- Autumn temperature anomalies 0.3811 °C (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies 0.4456 °C (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is do more people live in urban or rural areas? in Liberia?
- Do more people live in urban or rural areas? in Liberia was 56.1% in 2025, according to HYDE (2023); United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest do more people live in urban or rural areas? recorded in Liberia?
- The highest recorded value was 58.0% in 1991.
- What is the lowest do more people live in urban or rural areas? recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1000.
- How does Liberia rank for do more people live in urban or rural areas??
- Liberia ranks 154th out of 238 countries with data for 2025.
- Is do more people live in urban or rural areas? rising or falling in Liberia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Liberia data come from?
- The figures come from HYDE (2023); United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Do more people live in urban or rural areas?. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of the population living in urban areas, combining UN estimates with modelled historical data.