Population, female in Liberia
Liberia: Population, female was 2.87 million in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population, female in Liberia, 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
Analysis
In 2025, population, female in Liberia stood at 2.87 million. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.1% on the previous year and up 22.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population, female in Liberia peaked at 2.87 million in 2025 and was at its lowest, 554,173, in 1960.
Liberia ranks 116th of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 625,964 | 554,173 | 703,686 | 10 |
| 1970s | 819,911 | 722,754 | 929,692 | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.10 million | 958,318 | 1.26 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.15 million | 982,784 | 1.42 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.69 million | 1.48 million | 1.99 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.31 million | 2.04 million | 2.53 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.72 million | 2.58 million | 2.87 million | 6 |
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More health data for Liberia
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,097 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 3,457 deaths (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 0 deaths (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 deaths (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 49,022 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 48,501 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 51,085 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 50,467 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 52,978 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 52,267 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population, female in Liberia?
- Population, female in Liberia was 2.87 million in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest population, female recorded in Liberia?
- The highest recorded value was 2.87 million in 2025.
- What is the lowest population, female recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was 554,173 in 1960.
- How does Liberia rank for population, female?
- Liberia ranks 116th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population, female rising or falling in Liberia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Liberia data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Population, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Female population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all female residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.