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🌆 Largest Cities in Liberia

Cities of Liberia with more than 15,000 inhabitants, ranked by population (GeoNames).

📅 2026📏 people16 entries🇱🇷 See all of this country’s rankings →
Each tile’s area is its share of the combined total of 2,127,307 (16 entries). Stronger colour means a higher rank.
1
MonroviaMontserrado County
1,542,549
2
GbarngaBong County
86,031
3
BuchananGrand Bassa County
75,854
4
GantaNimba
63,523
5
KakataMargibi County
52,247
6
ZwedruGrand Gedeh County
38,269
7
HarbelMargibi County
38,208
8
HarperMaryland County
35,503
9
Pleebo CityMaryland County
35,423
10
Foya KamaraLofa County
31,052
11
New YekepaNimba
24,695
12
VoinjamaLofa County
23,051
13
TubmanburgBomi County
22,005
14
SaclepeaNimba
20,818
15
GreenvilleSinoe County
20,184
16
SanniquellieNimba
17,895

Highlights

Within Liberia, Monrovia ranks first in 2026 with 1,542,549, followed by Gbarnga (86,031) and Buchanan (75,854).

Monrovia is 18 times higher than Gbarnga, the runner-up.

Across 16 entries, values run from 1,542,549 (Monrovia) to 17,895 (Sanniquellie), with a median of 35,463.

Source: GeoNames, cities with more than 15,000 inhabitants, 2026. Unit: people.

Source: GeoNames, cities with more than 15,000 inhabitants · CC BY 4.0 (GeoNames) · fetched Oct 14, 2026 — GeoNames aggregates census and estimate figures, so the reference year varies by city, and a few figures cover the metropolitan area rather than the city proper.