Rural population, per capita in Liberia
Liberia: Rural population, per capita was 0.4392 units per person in 2025. ▼ Falling
Rural population, per capita in Liberia, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2025, rural population, per capita in Liberia stood at 0.4392 units per person.
The figure is down 1.2% on the previous year and down 10.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rural population, per capita in Liberia peaked at 0.8141 units per person in 1960 and was at its lowest, 0.42 units per person, in 1991.
Liberia ranks 79th of 216 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Rural population, per capita in Liberia, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.8141 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.8075 units per person | -0.8% |
| 1962 | 0.8008 units per person | -0.8% |
| 1963 | 0.7936 units per person | -0.9% |
| 1964 | 0.7863 units per person | -0.9% |
| 1965 | 0.7788 units per person | -1.0% |
| 1966 | 0.7712 units per person | -1.0% |
| 1967 | 0.7634 units per person | -1.0% |
| 1968 | 0.7555 units per person | -1.0% |
| 1969 | 0.7474 units per person | -1.1% |
| 1970 | 0.7391 units per person | -1.1% |
| 1971 | 0.7308 units per person | -1.1% |
| 1972 | 0.7223 units per person | -1.2% |
| 1973 | 0.7137 units per person | -1.2% |
| 1974 | 0.7048 units per person | -1.2% |
| 1975 | 0.6952 units per person | -1.4% |
| 1976 | 0.6848 units per person | -1.5% |
| 1977 | 0.6739 units per person | -1.6% |
| 1978 | 0.6629 units per person | -1.6% |
| 1979 | 0.6521 units per person | -1.6% |
| 1980 | 0.6416 units per person | -1.6% |
| 1981 | 0.6318 units per person | -1.5% |
| 1982 | 0.623 units per person | -1.4% |
| 1983 | 0.6154 units per person | -1.2% |
| 1984 | 0.6091 units per person | -1.0% |
| 1985 | 0.6049 units per person | -0.7% |
| 1986 | 0.6326 units per person | +4.6% |
| 1987 | 0.5925 units per person | -6.3% |
| 1988 | 0.5868 units per person | -1.0% |
| 1989 | 0.5813 units per person | -0.9% |
| 1990 | 0.5666 units per person | -2.5% |
| 1991 | 0.42 units per person | -25.9% |
| 1992 | 0.4356 units per person | +3.7% |
| 1993 | 0.4729 units per person | +8.6% |
| 1994 | 0.5174 units per person | +9.4% |
| 1995 | 0.5547 units per person | +7.2% |
| 1996 | 0.5704 units per person | +2.8% |
| 1997 | 0.5698 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 0.5681 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 0.5656 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 0.5623 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 0.5585 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 0.5543 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 0.55 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 0.5457 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 0.5415 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 0.5377 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 0.5339 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 0.5289 units per person | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 0.5238 units per person | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 0.5186 units per person | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 0.5134 units per person | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 0.5082 units per person | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 0.503 units per person | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 0.4978 units per person | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 0.4926 units per person | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 0.4873 units per person | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 0.482 units per person | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 0.4768 units per person | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 0.4714 units per person | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 0.4661 units per person | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 0.4608 units per person | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 0.4554 units per person | -1.2% |
| 2023 | 0.45 units per person | -1.2% |
| 2024 | 0.4446 units per person | -1.2% |
| 2025 | 0.4392 units per person | -1.2% |
Liberia compared with similar countries
- Liberia's 0.4392 units per person is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.6546 units per person, 67% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Liberia's 0.4392 units per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.5511 units per person, 80% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Rural population, per capita in Liberia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | -25.9% | 0.5666 units per person | 0.42 units per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.7819 units per person | 0.7474 units per person | 0.8141 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.6979 units per person | 0.6521 units per person | 0.7391 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.6119 units per person | 0.5813 units per person | 0.6416 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.5241 units per person | 0.42 units per person | 0.5704 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5437 units per person | 0.5238 units per person | 0.5623 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4951 units per person | 0.4714 units per person | 0.5186 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4527 units per person | 0.4392 units per person | 0.4661 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Liberia
More agriculture & rural data for Liberia
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 5.94 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.3265 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 298.89 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.8615 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0005 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 32.7% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 32.7% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 63.7% (2023)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.7% (2023)
- Rural population 43.9% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is rural population, per capita in Liberia?
- Rural population, per capita in Liberia was 0.4392 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest rural population, per capita recorded in Liberia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8141 units per person in 1960.
- What is the lowest rural population, per capita recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.42 units per person in 1991.
- How does Liberia rank for rural population, per capita?
- Liberia ranks 79th out of 216 countries with data for 2025.
- Is rural population, per capita rising or falling in Liberia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Liberia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Rural population, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Rural population divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Rural population ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Rural population World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Rural population divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.