Rural population, per capita in Liberia
Liberia: Rural population, per capita was 0.4392 units per person in 2025. βΌ Falling
Rural population, per capita in Liberia, 1960β2025
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 80th of 217 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.
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)
- Agriculture share gdp 32.65 (2025)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 32.65 (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 80th out of 217 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 Γ· 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.