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.
Capital city · Liberia · Africa
Monrovia
Montserrado County · Liberia
City population
1,542,549
#1
in Liberia
#306
worldwide
6.301, -10.797
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.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Montserrado County
Coordinates
6.301, -10.797
Record updated
15 December 2025
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 LiberiaClosest listed cities by great-circle distance from the city centre.
Compared with the World's Largest Cities
City-proper population against the fifteen largest cities in the dataset.
| Name | City population |
|---|---|
| Shanghai | 24.9M |
| Beijing | 19M |
| Shenzhen | 17.5M |
| Guangzhou | 16.1M |
| Kinshasa | 16M |
| Istanbul | 15.7M |
| Lagos | 15.4M |
| Ho Chi Minh City | 14M |
| Chengdu | 13.6M |
| Lahore | 13M |
| Mumbai | 12.7M |
| São Paulo | 12.4M |
| Mexico City | 12.3M |
| Karachi | 11.6M |
| Tianjin | 11.1M |
| Monrovia | 1.54M |
Monrovia Population FAQ
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 listed in Liberia, holding 26.9% of the national population.