Largest Cities by Population in Liberia (2025)

Below are the urban areas with more than 100,000 inhabitants in Liberia ranked by population.

Urban Area (or urban agglomeration) population refers to the population contained within the contours of a contiguous territory inhabited at urban density levels, typically comprising a city and its surrounding suburban fringe.

Rank Urban Area Population Estimate (2025) 1 Year Change (over 2024) Land Area (Km²) Density (P/Km²) Global Rank Projections (2030) Projections (2050)
1 Monrovia 1,879,092 1.19% 302 6,222 268 2,016,980 2,487,002
2 Gbarnga 85,923 2.23% 21 4,092 7,239 93,518 135,923
3 Kakata 83,189 1.68% 15 5,546 7,479 92,448 131,569
4 Buchanan 82,383 1.56% 19 4,336 7,565 89,464 135,643
5 Ganta 76,093 1.85% 19 4,005 8,189 87,411 124,207
6 Voinjama 67,108 2.43% 10 6,711 9,238 74,418 120,864
7 Harbel City 61,237 2.05% 12 5,103 10,133 71,146 110,430
8 Pleebo 59,951 0.94% 8 7,494 10,321 63,307 75,087
9 Foya City 57,065 1.84% 7 8,152 10,793 64,344 108,478

See also

Source: United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025). World Urbanization Prospects: The 2025 Revision, Online Edition.