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🇱🇷 Liberia

Overview

ISO 3166-1 alpha-3LBR
ISO 3166-1 alpha-2LR
UN M49 numeric430
IOC codeLBR
Official nameRepublic of Liberia
Native name(s)eng: official: Republic of Liberia; common: Liberia
Alt spellingsLR, Republic of Liberia
Statusofficially-assigned
IndependentYes
UN memberYes

Geography

RegionAfrica
SubregionWestern Africa
UN regional groupAfrican Group
CapitalMonrovia
Area (km²)111,369
Lat / Lng6.5000, -9.5000
LandlockedNo
Borders (ISO3)GIN, CIV, SLE
Top-level domain.lr
Calling coderoot: +2; suffixes: 31

Demographics

Population (World Bank)5,731,206 (2025)
Life expectancy (years, World Bank)62.324 (2024)
Languageseng: English
Demonymseng: f: Liberian; m: Liberian; fra: f: Libérienne; m: Libérien
Population time-series (UN WPP)74

Economy

GDP (current USD)5,245,938,900 (2025)
GDP per capita (current USD)915.329 (2025)
Unemployment rate (%)2.884 (2025)
CurrenciesLRD: name: Liberian dollar; symbol: $

Population by year (UN WPP)

74 yearly data points — click to expand
YearPopulation
1950918,902
1951936,408
1952954,976
1953974,376
1954994,769
19551,016,390
19561,039,149
19571,062,948
19581,087,245
19591,112,563
19601,139,522
19611,167,717
19621,197,039
19631,227,414
19641,258,745
19651,291,156
19661,324,383
19671,358,435
19681,393,530
19691,429,605
19701,466,676
19711,504,077
19721,542,670
19731,583,588
19741,626,362
19751,670,913
19761,717,060
19771,766,019
19781,818,247
19791,872,713
19801,929,253
19811,986,867
19822,045,073
19832,107,113
19842,173,312
19852,240,539
19862,308,511
19872,377,229
19882,446,941
19892,517,858
19902,223,667
19911,956,518
19922,072,461
19932,155,126
19942,149,928
19952,169,162
19962,232,289
19972,412,989
19982,670,124
19992,821,684
20002,928,117
20013,015,338
20023,094,782
20033,119,532
20043,156,892
20053,301,015
20063,490,787
20073,669,050
20083,821,003
20093,943,028
20104,058,890
20114,221,178
20124,373,043
20134,470,239
20144,564,293
20154,659,431
20164,755,608
20174,848,925
20184,944,726
20195,043,721
20205,149,463
20215,259,323
20225,373,294
20235,493,031

Full raw record (JSON)

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    "fin": {
      "official": "Liberian tasavalta",
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      "official": "Libériai Köztársaság",
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      "official": "라이베리아 공화국",
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        "official": "جمہوریہ لائبیریا",
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