Population ages 15-64 in Liberia
Liberia: Population ages 15-64 was 57.6% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Population ages 15-64 in Liberia, 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in % of total population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population ages 15-64 in Liberia is 57.6%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 5.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 15-64 in Liberia peaked at 57.6% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 52.8%, in 1987.
Liberia ranks 188th of 217 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Population ages 15-64 in Liberia, year by year
| Year | % of total population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 56.1% | — |
| 1961 | 56.0% | -0.1% |
| 1962 | 55.9% | -0.2% |
| 1963 | 55.7% | -0.4% |
| 1964 | 55.4% | -0.5% |
| 1965 | 55.1% | -0.5% |
| 1966 | 54.9% | -0.4% |
| 1967 | 54.7% | -0.4% |
| 1968 | 54.5% | -0.3% |
| 1969 | 54.3% | -0.3% |
| 1970 | 54.2% | -0.3% |
| 1971 | 54.1% | -0.2% |
| 1972 | 54.0% | -0.2% |
| 1973 | 53.9% | -0.2% |
| 1974 | 53.7% | -0.2% |
| 1975 | 53.6% | -0.2% |
| 1976 | 53.5% | -0.2% |
| 1977 | 53.4% | -0.2% |
| 1978 | 53.3% | -0.2% |
| 1979 | 53.2% | -0.2% |
| 1980 | 53.1% | -0.2% |
| 1981 | 53.0% | -0.2% |
| 1982 | 52.9% | -0.2% |
| 1983 | 52.8% | -0.1% |
| 1984 | 52.8% | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 52.8% | -0.0% |
| 1986 | 52.8% | -0.0% |
| 1987 | 52.8% | -0.0% |
| 1988 | 52.8% | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 52.9% | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 52.9% | -0.1% |
| 1991 | 52.8% | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 52.9% | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 53.0% | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 53.2% | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 53.4% | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 53.5% | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 53.6% | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 53.7% | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 53.8% | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 53.8% | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 53.9% | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 53.9% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 53.9% | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 53.9% | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 53.8% | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 53.7% | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 53.6% | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 53.6% | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 53.6% | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 53.7% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 54.1% | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 54.4% | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 54.3% | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 54.3% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 54.4% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 54.6% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 54.7% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 54.8% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 55.1% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 55.4% | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 55.8% | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 56.3% | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 56.7% | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 57.2% | +0.8% |
| 2025 | 57.6% | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 55.3% | 54.3% | 56.1% | 10 |
| 1970s | 53.7% | 53.2% | 54.2% | 10 |
| 1980s | 52.9% | 52.8% | 53.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 53.3% | 52.8% | 53.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 53.8% | 53.6% | 53.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 54.4% | 53.7% | 55.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 56.5% | 55.4% | 57.6% | 6 |
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More education data for Liberia
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 274,573 (2020)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.78 % change on previous year (2015)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 37,210 (2022)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 18.33 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 133,341 (2020)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.43 % change on previous year (2015)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 141,232 (2020)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.05 % change on previous year (2015)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 247,395 (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -5.5 % change on previous year (2017)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population ages 15-64 in Liberia?
- Population ages 15-64 in Liberia was 57.6% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest population ages 15-64 recorded in Liberia?
- The highest recorded value was 57.6% in 2025.
- What is the lowest population ages 15-64 recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was 52.8% in 1987.
- How does Liberia rank for population ages 15-64?
- Liberia ranks 188th out of 217 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 15-64 rising or falling in Liberia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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 ages 15-64 (% of total population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total population between the ages 15 to 64 as a percentage of the total population. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.