Liberia vs Rwanda: Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, annual

Liberia
3.42 % change on previous year
in 2025
Rwanda
3.25 % change on previous year
in 2025
Liberia rank
21st
Rwanda rank
24th

Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, annual over time

  • Liberia
  • Rwanda
-250255075196119932025

How they compare

Liberia currently reports 3.42 % change on previous year against 3.25 % change on previous year in Rwanda, a difference of 0.17 % change on previous year.

That makes Liberia's figure about 1.1 times Rwanda's.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Liberia ahead.

Liberia ranks 21st and Rwanda ranks 24th of 121 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Liberia averaged higher in 4 and Rwanda in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Liberia Rwanda Difference Ahead
1960s 8.42 % change on previous year 5.64 % change on previous year 2.78 % change on previous year Liberia
1970s 6.94 % change on previous year 8.02 % change on previous year 1.08 % change on previous year Rwanda
1980s 11.65 % change on previous year 5.5 % change on previous year 6.15 % change on previous year Liberia
1990s 1.51 % change on previous year 8.15 % change on previous year 6.65 % change on previous year Rwanda
2000s 3.5 % change on previous year 5.44 % change on previous year 1.94 % change on previous year Rwanda
2010s 3.72 % change on previous year 3.59 % change on previous year 0.1337 % change on previous year Liberia
2020s 3.42 % change on previous year 3.29 % change on previous year 0.1221 % change on previous year Liberia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, annual, Liberia or Rwanda?
Liberia, at 3.42 % change on previous year against 3.25 % change on previous year in Rwanda as of 2025.
What is the difference in population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, annual between Liberia and Rwanda?
0.17 % change on previous year, with Liberia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Liberia and Rwanda?
65 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2025.
How do Liberia and Rwanda rank globally for population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, annual?
Liberia ranks 21st and Rwanda ranks 24th of 121 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Liberia vs Rwanda: Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, annual. Statizoid, drawing on Statizoid (derived). Retrieved 13 September 2026, from https://urban.statizoid.com/compare/population-in-urban-agglomerations-of-more-than-1-million-annual-growth-rate/liberia/rwanda/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page; please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://urban.statizoid.com/compare/population-in-urban-agglomerations-of-more-than-1-million-annual-growth-rate/liberia/rwanda/">Liberia vs Rwanda: Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, annual</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, annual growth rate
Unit
% change on previous year
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
121 places, 7,865 data points, 1961–2025
Last refreshed

The year-on-year percentage change in Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.