Lesotho Population Growth Rate 1950-2025
Chart and table of Lesotho population from 1950 to 2025. United Nations projections are also included through the year 2100.
- The current population of Lesotho in 2025 is 2,381,381, a 1.07% increase from 2024.
- The population of Lesotho in 2024 was 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.
| Similar Countries Ranked by Population Growth Rate |
| Country Name |
2025 Population Growth Rate |
| India |
1,454,606,724 |
| Indonesia |
282,004,306 |
| Pakistan |
249,948,885 |
| Nigeria |
234,573,603 |
| Bangladesh |
176,421,509 |
| Philippines |
120,864,358 |
| Egypt |
116,275,465 |
| Vietnam |
100,103,979 |
| Kenya |
57,323,930 |
| Myanmar |
55,336,783 |
| Sudan |
50,614,633 |
| Angola |
38,942,791 |
| Ukraine |
38,759,076 |
| Morocco |
38,571,289 |
| Uzbekistan |
36,159,016 |
| Ghana |
35,439,785 |
| Cameroon |
30,150,781 |
| Sri Lanka |
22,000,246 |
| Zambia |
21,706,928 |
| Cambodia |
17,293,532 |
| Bolivia |
12,746,148 |
| Tunisia |
12,665,802 |
| Honduras |
10,923,967 |
| Papua New Guinea |
10,701,144 |
| Nicaragua |
7,237,313 |
| El Salvador |
6,426,229 |
| Republic of Congo |
6,383,738 |
| Mauritania |
5,128,141 |
| Georgia |
3,709,510 |
| Mongolia |
3,537,947 |
| Moldova |
3,254,966 |
| Lesotho |
2,381,381 |
| Timor-Leste |
1,399,184 |
| Eswatini |
1,234,858 |
| Djibouti |
1,168,257 |
| Bhutan |
797,335 |
| Solomon Islands |
773,027 |
| Cabo Verde |
610,209 |
| Micronesia |
554,732 |
| Vanuatu |
350,202 |
| Sao Tome and Principe |
240,979 |
| Kiribati |
137,984 |
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Lesotho - Historical Population Growth Rate Data
|
| Year |
Population Growth Rate |
Growth Rate |
| 2025 |
2,381,381 |
1.07% |
| 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% |
