Indicator	Value
Total population	5,610,000 peopleUN DESA WPP [2024] 5,613,000 people·World Bank WDI [2024] 5,613,000 people
Median age	18.5 yearsUN DESA WPP [2024]
Life expectancy	62.2–62.3 yearsWorld Bank WDI [2024] 62.32 years·UNDP HDI [2023] 62.16 years
Ethnic groups	Kpelle 20.2%, Bassa 13.6%, Grebo 9.9%, Gio 7.9%, Mano 7.2%, Kru 5.5%, Lorma 4.8%, Krahn 4.5%, Kissi, 4.3%, Mandingo 4.2%, Vai 3.8%, Gola 3.8%, Gbandi 2.9%, Mende 1.7%, Sapo 1%, Belle 0.7%, Dey 0.3%, other Liberian ethnic group 0.4%, other African 3%, non-African 0.2% (2022 est.)CIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive
Languages	English 20% (official) and 27 indigenous languages, including Liberian English variantsCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive
Religions	Christian 84.9%, Muslim 12%, Traditional 0.5%, other 0.1%, none 2.6% (2022 est.)CIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive
Urbanization	53.6% of total population (2023)CIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive
Population growth	2.16 %World Bank WDI [2024]
Birth rate	30.6 per 1,000World Bank WDI [2024]
Death rate	8.02 per 1,000World Bank WDI [2024]
Urban population	55.5 %World Bank WDI [2024]
Languages (structured)	Bandi / Barclayville Grebo / Bassa / Central Grebo / Daho-Doo / Dan / Dewoin / Eastern Maninkakan / English / Gbii / Gboloo Grebo / Glaro-Twabo / Glio-Oubi / Gola / Guinea Kpelle / Klao / Konobo-Eastern Krahn / Konyanka Maninka / Kru Pidgin English / Kuwaa / Liberia Kpelle / Loma (Liberia) / Mann / Manya / Mende (Sierra Leone) / N'Ko / Northern Grebo / Northern Kissi / Plapo Krumen / Pye Krumen / Sapo / Southern Grebo / Southern Kisi / Tajuasohn / Tepo Krumen / Toma / Vai / Western Krahn / Wè Southern / Wè WesternGlottolog [2026]