Area Database (v4.2)

Urbanization
% population in urban areas
Subnational regions
Liberia
All years

% population in urban areas

1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021
Liberia (Africa)  
Total 28.0 31.1 34.2 37.4 40.5 43.6 46.8 49.9 53.0 56.2 56.4 56.5 56.7 56.9 57.1 57.3 57.4 57.6
Monrovia 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
North Central 0.01 3.15 6.29 9.43 15.8 22.2 28.6 35.0 41.4 47.8 54.2 60.6 67.0
North Western 12.5 12.7 12.8 13.0 13.2 13.4 13.6 13.8 14.0 14.2 14.4 14.6 14.8
South Central 8.96 12.3 15.6 19.0 22.3 25.6 28.9 32.3 35.6 38.9 42.3 45.6 48.9
South Eastern A 19.2 19.7 20.2 20.8 21.3 21.8 22.3 22.9 23.4 23.9 24.5 25.0 25.5
South Eastern B 5.58 8.17 10.8 13.4 15.9 18.5 21.1 23.7 26.3 28.9 31.5 34.1 36.7
Bomi 27.2 25.7 24.1 22.6 21.0 19.4 17.9 16.3 14.8 13.2 11.7 10.1
Bong 35.0 36.3 37.6 38.9 40.1 41.4 42.7 44.0 45.3 46.6 47.9 49.1
Gbarpolu 25.2 23.6 22.0 20.5 18.9 17.4 15.8 14.2 12.7 11.1 9.54 7.98
Grand Bassa 34.3 34.6 34.9 35.2 35.4 35.7 36.0 36.2 36.5 36.8 37.1 37.3
Grand Cape Mount 5.64 5.81 5.98 6.15 6.32 6.49 6.66 6.83 7.00 7.17 7.34 7.51
Grand Gedeh 49.2 48.4 47.5 46.6 45.7 44.8 43.9 43.0 42.1 41.2 40.3 39.4
Grand Kru 3.86 4.10 4.34 4.58 4.82 5.06 5.30 5.54 5.78 6.02 6.26 6.50
Lofa 28.6 29.4 30.1 30.9 31.6 32.4 33.2 33.9 34.7 35.4 36.2 37.0
Margibi 37.0 39.0 41.0 43.0 44.9 46.9 48.9 50.9 52.9 54.9 56.9 58.8
Maryland 55.4 54.4 53.4 52.4 51.4 50.4 49.4 48.4 47.4 46.4 45.4 44.4
Montserrado 93.9 93.7 93.6 93.4 93.2 93.1 92.9 92.8 92.6 92.4 92.3 92.1
Nimba 64.7 63.8 62.9 61.9 61.0 60.1 59.2 58.2 57.3 56.4 55.5 54.5
River Cess 4.13 4.23 4.34 4.44 4.54 4.65 4.75 4.85 4.95 5.06 5.16 5.26
River Gee 16.4 18.9 21.4 23.9 26.4 28.8 31.3 33.8 36.3 38.8 41.3 43.8
Sinoe 15.9 16.5 17.0 17.5 18.0 18.6 19.1 19.6 20.1 20.7 21.2 21.7
Lighter numbers are estimates