| PLACE NAME | province | variants of the name | e2002p | e1985 | 1742 | 1970? | e1961? | e1930 |
| TOTAL LIBERIA | | ~ 3,225 | ~ 2,200 | ~ 1,750 | ~ 1,385 | ~ 1,000 | ~ 745 |
| Agglomerations / Urban Areas |
| Monrovia | MO | | 1407,7 | 465,0 |
| Buchanan | | | ~ 300,0 |
| Ganta | | | ~ 290,0 |
| Gbarnga | | | ~ 150,0 |
| Kakata | | | ~ 100,0 |
| Harbel | | | ~ 136,0 |
| SOURCE: website: Background Note: Liberia |
| City Limits |
| Monrovia | MO | | 543,0 | | 208,6 | 166,5 | 85,0 | 10,0 |
| Zwedru | GG* | Tchien | 33,8 | | | 6,1 | 0,9 |
| Buchanan | GB* | Grand Bassa, Lower Buchanan | 27,0 | 25,0 | 25,0 | 24,0 | 11,9 | 2,0 |
| Yekepa | NI | | 22,5 | 16,0 |
| Harper | MY* | Cape Palmas | 19,6 | | 11,7 | 10,6 | 6,1 | 5,0 |
| Bensonville | MO* | | 19,3 |
| Harbel | MG | | 17,5 | 60,0 | | 11,4 |
| Tubmanburg | BM* | | 16,7 | | | 14,1 |
| Gbarnga | BG* | Gbanga | 13,9 | 30,0 | | 6,9 | 2,8 |
| Greenville | SI* | Sinoe | 13,4 | | 10,2 | | 4,0 | 2,0 |
| Ganta | NI | | 10,9 |
| Barclayville | GK* | | 8,9 |
| Voinjama | LO* | | 7,7 |
| Robertsport | CM* | Cape Mount | 6,1 | | | 2,6 | 2,4 | 1,0 |
| Sanniquillie | NI* | Sanniquellie, Sanokwele, Sanoquelli | 5,7 |
| Kakata | MG* | | 5,2 |
| Rivercess | RI* | River Cess | 4,1 | | | 2,0 |
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| SOURCE: website: POPULATION STATISTICS
© 1999/2002 "populstat" site: Jan Lahmeyer |