Lesotho Population Growth Rate 1950-2024
Chart and table of Lesotho population from 1950 to 2024. United Nations projections are also included through the year 2100.
- The current population of Lesotho in 2024 is 2,356,083, a 1.11% increase from 2023.
- The population of Lesotho in 2023 was 2,330,318, a 1.06% increase from 2022.
- The population of Lesotho in 2022 was 2,305,825, a 1.07% increase from 2021.
- The population of Lesotho in 2021 was 2,281,454, a 1.21% increase from 2020.
Similar Countries Ranked by Population Growth Rate |
Country Name |
2024 Population Growth Rate |
India |
1,441,719,852 |
Indonesia |
279,798,049 |
Pakistan |
245,209,815 |
Nigeria |
229,152,217 |
Bangladesh |
174,701,211 |
Philippines |
119,106,224 |
Egypt |
114,484,252 |
Vietnam |
99,497,680 |
Kenya |
56,203,030 |
Myanmar |
54,964,694 |
Sudan |
49,358,228 |
Morocco |
38,211,459 |
Ukraine |
37,937,821 |
Angola |
37,804,634 |
Uzbekistan |
35,673,804 |
Ghana |
34,777,522 |
Cameroon |
29,394,433 |
Sri Lanka |
21,949,268 |
Zambia |
21,134,695 |
Cambodia |
17,121,847 |
Bolivia |
12,567,336 |
Tunisia |
12,564,689 |
Honduras |
10,759,406 |
Papua New Guinea |
10,515,788 |
Nicaragua |
7,142,529 |
El Salvador |
6,396,289 |
Republic of Congo |
6,244,547 |
Mauritania |
4,993,922 |
Georgia |
3,717,425 |
Mongolia |
3,493,629 |
Moldova |
3,329,865 |
Lesotho |
2,356,083 |
Timor-Leste |
1,379,883 |
Eswatini |
1,222,075 |
Djibouti |
1,152,329 |
Bhutan |
792,382 |
Solomon Islands |
756,673 |
Cabo Verde |
604,461 |
Micronesia |
549,553 |
Vanuatu |
342,325 |
Sao Tome and Principe |
236,381 |
Kiribati |
135,763 |
Lesotho - Historical Population Growth Rate Data
|
Year |
Population Growth Rate |
Growth Rate |
2024 |
2,356,083 |
1.11% |
2023 |
2,330,318 |
1.06% |
2022 |
2,305,825 |
1.07% |
2021 |
2,281,454 |
1.21% |
2020 |
2,254,100 |
1.28% |
2019 |
2,225,702 |
1.26% |
2018 |
2,198,017 |
1.26% |
2017 |
2,170,617 |
1.25% |
2016 |
2,143,872 |
1.20% |
2015 |
2,118,521 |
1.11% |
2014 |
2,095,242 |
1.03% |
2013 |
2,073,939 |
0.94% |
2012 |
2,054,718 |
0.84% |
2011 |
2,037,677 |
0.74% |
2010 |
2,022,747 |
0.68% |
2009 |
2,009,169 |
0.71% |
2008 |
1,995,014 |
0.58% |
2007 |
1,983,465 |
0.34% |
2006 |
1,976,780 |
-0.03% |
2005 |
1,977,424 |
-0.40% |
2004 |
1,985,384 |
-0.38% |
2003 |
1,993,030 |
-0.23% |
2002 |
1,997,534 |
-0.10% |
2001 |
1,999,473 |
0.04% |
2000 |
1,998,630 |
0.22% |
1999 |
1,994,243 |
0.43% |
1998 |
1,985,639 |
0.66% |
1997 |
1,972,579 |
0.89% |
1996 |
1,955,098 |
1.09% |
1995 |
1,934,079 |
1.23% |
1994 |
1,910,642 |
1.33% |
1993 |
1,885,478 |
1.45% |
1992 |
1,858,507 |
1.59% |
1991 |
1,829,509 |
1.70% |
1990 |
1,798,997 |
1.81% |
1989 |
1,767,091 |
1.92% |
1988 |
1,733,733 |
2.05% |
1987 |
1,698,939 |
2.36% |
1986 |
1,659,793 |
2.67% |
1985 |
1,616,697 |
2.76% |
1984 |
1,573,267 |
2.81% |
1983 |
1,530,331 |
2.82% |
1982 |
1,488,399 |
2.83% |
1981 |
1,447,501 |
2.83% |
1980 |
1,407,672 |
2.83% |
1979 |
1,368,917 |
2.83% |
1978 |
1,331,213 |
2.84% |
1977 |
1,294,435 |
3.02% |
1976 |
1,256,478 |
3.31% |
1975 |
1,216,180 |
3.47% |
1974 |
1,175,369 |
3.50% |
1973 |
1,135,631 |
3.50% |
1972 |
1,097,242 |
3.53% |
1971 |
1,059,879 |
3.56% |
1970 |
1,023,481 |
3.60% |
1969 |
987,909 |
3.66% |
1968 |
952,992 |
3.71% |
1967 |
918,923 |
3.50% |
1966 |
887,841 |
3.21% |
1965 |
860,220 |
3.12% |
1964 |
834,215 |
3.10% |
1963 |
809,138 |
3.12% |
1962 |
784,681 |
3.13% |
1961 |
760,895 |
3.12% |
1960 |
737,838 |
3.10% |
1959 |
715,629 |
3.06% |
1958 |
694,355 |
3.01% |
1957 |
674,063 |
2.69% |
1956 |
656,426 |
2.35% |
1955 |
641,361 |
2.27% |
1954 |
627,130 |
2.17% |
1953 |
613,822 |
2.05% |
1952 |
601,476 |
1.94% |
1951 |
590,004 |
1.82% |
1950 |
579,470 |
0.00% |