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Capital city · Liberia · Africa

Monrovia

Montserrado County · Liberia
City population
1,542,549
#1
in Liberia
#306
worldwide
Monrovia
6.301, -10.797
City population
1,542,549
Within the city boundary, not a metro area
Rank in Liberia
#1
of 16 cities of 15,000+
World rank
#306
of 31,365 cities listed
Share of Liberia
26.9%
of the national population

About Monrovia

Ranked 306th globally, Monrovia is home to 1,542,549 people and accounts for 26.9% of Liberia's population as the nation's capital. The city sits at 32 m elevation in Montserrado County. Buchanan, the nearest city of comparable size, lies 95 km away, with Gbarnga a further 166 km distant.

This summary is AI-generated from the figures on this page. The figures themselves come from the sources cited beside each value.

Position in Liberia
#1of 16
LargestSmallest

Key Facts

Country
Liberia
Region
Montserrado County
Capital
National capital
Elevation
32 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Africa/Monrovia
Coordinates
6.301, -10.797
Record updated
2025-12-15
Entry edited, not measured

City population, GeoNames. GeoNames publishes no year for its population figures, so “record updated” is when the entry was last edited — not the date the population was measured. Elevation is modelled from a digital elevation model rather than surveyed, so it is approximate.

Nearby Cities

All 16 in Liberia

Closest listed cities by great-circle distance from the city centre.

49KMHarbel38K people55KMKakata52K people63KMTubmanburg22K people95KMBuchanan76K people166KMGbarnga86K people

Compared with the World's Largest Cities

City-proper population against the fifteen largest cities in the dataset.

  1. Shanghai24.9M
  2. Beijing19M
  3. Shenzhen17.5M
  4. Guangzhou16.1M
  5. Kinshasa16M
  6. Istanbul15.7M
  7. Lagos15.4M
  8. Ho Chi Minh City14M
  9. Chengdu13.6M
  10. Lahore13M
  11. Mumbai12.7M
  12. São Paulo12.4M
  13. Mexico City12.3M
  14. Karachi11.6M
  15. Tianjin11.1M
  16. Monrovia1.54M
City-proper figures only. Administrative boundaries differ between countries, so these are not directly comparable to metropolitan-area estimates.
Monrovia compared with the fifteen largest cities
NameCity population
Shanghai24.9M
Beijing19M
Shenzhen17.5M
Guangzhou16.1M
Kinshasa16M
Istanbul15.7M
Lagos15.4M
Ho Chi Minh City14M
Chengdu13.6M
Lahore13M
Mumbai12.7M
São Paulo12.4M
Mexico City12.3M
Karachi11.6M
Tianjin11.1M
Monrovia1.54M

Monrovia Population FAQ

What is the population of Monrovia?

Monrovia has a city population of 1,542,549. That is the population within the city's own boundary, not its wider metropolitan area. City population, GeoNames.

Where is Monrovia?

Monrovia is in Montserrado County, Liberia. Its coordinates are 6.301, -10.797.

How big is Monrovia compared with other cities in Liberia?

It is the 1st largest of the 16 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Liberia, holding 26.9% of the national population.

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