Lesotho Population Growth Rate 1950-2020
NOTE: All data from 2020 and beyond are UN projections and DO NOT include any impacts of the COVID-19 virus.
Chart and table of Lesotho population from 1950 to 2020. United Nations projections are also included through the year 2100.
- The current population of Lesotho in 2020 is 2,142,249, a 0.8% increase from 2019.
- The population of Lesotho in 2019 was 2,125,268, a 0.8% increase from 2018.
- The population of Lesotho in 2018 was 2,108,328, a 0.8% increase from 2017.
- The population of Lesotho in 2017 was 2,091,534, a 0.8% increase from 2016.
| Similar Countries Ranked by Population Growth Rate | |
|---|---|
| Country Name | 2020 Population Growth Rate |
| India | 1,380,004,385 |
| Indonesia | 273,523,615 |
| Pakistan | 220,892,340 |
| Nigeria | 206,139,589 |
| Bangladesh | 164,689,383 |
| Philippines | 109,581,078 |
| Egypt | 102,334,404 |
| Vietnam | 97,338,579 |
| Myanmar | 54,409,800 |
| Kenya | 53,771,296 |
| Sudan | 43,849,260 |
| Ukraine | 43,733,762 |
| Morocco | 36,910,560 |
| Uzbekistan | 33,469,203 |
| Angola | 32,866,272 |
| Ghana | 31,072,940 |
| Cameroon | 26,545,863 |
| Sri Lanka | 21,413,249 |
| Zambia | 18,383,955 |
| Cambodia | 16,718,965 |
| Tunisia | 11,818,619 |
| Bolivia | 11,673,021 |
| Honduras | 9,904,607 |
| Papua New Guinea | 8,947,024 |
| Nicaragua | 6,624,554 |
| El Salvador | 6,486,205 |
| Mauritania | 4,649,658 |
| Moldova | 4,033,963 |
| Georgia | 3,989,167 |
| Mongolia | 3,278,290 |
| Lesotho | 2,142,249 |
| Timor-Leste | 1,318,445 |
| Eswatini | 1,160,164 |
| Djibouti | 988,000 |
| Bhutan | 771,608 |
| Solomon Islands | 686,884 |
| Cabo Verde | 555,987 |
| Micronesia | 548,914 |
| Vanuatu | 307,145 |
| Sao Tome and Principe | 219,159 |
| Kiribati | 119,449 |
| Lesotho - Historical Population Growth Rate Data | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Population Growth Rate | Growth Rate |
| 2020 | 2,142,249 | 0.80% |
| 2019 | 2,125,268 | 0.80% |
| 2018 | 2,108,328 | 0.80% |
| 2017 | 2,091,534 | 0.80% |
| 2016 | 2,075,030 | 0.78% |
| 2015 | 2,059,021 | 0.76% |
| 2014 | 2,043,445 | 0.74% |
| 2013 | 2,028,530 | 0.67% |
| 2012 | 2,014,994 | 0.56% |
| 2011 | 2,003,788 | 0.41% |
| 2010 | 1,995,581 | 0.27% |
| 2009 | 1,990,131 | 0.15% |
| 2008 | 1,987,129 | 0.01% |
| 2007 | 1,986,922 | -0.15% |
| 2006 | 1,989,939 | -0.31% |
| 2005 | 1,996,114 | -0.49% |
| 2004 | 2,005,940 | -0.61% |
| 2003 | 2,018,348 | -0.57% |
| 2002 | 2,029,829 | -0.29% |
| 2001 | 2,035,740 | 0.14% |
| 2000 | 2,032,804 | 0.65% |
| 1999 | 2,019,731 | 1.11% |
| 1998 | 1,997,516 | 1.50% |
| 1997 | 1,968,044 | 1.74% |
| 1996 | 1,934,291 | 1.88% |
| 1995 | 1,898,598 | 2.00% |
| 1994 | 1,861,324 | 2.15% |
| 1993 | 1,822,236 | 2.24% |
| 1992 | 1,782,285 | 2.28% |
| 1991 | 1,742,539 | 2.28% |
| 1990 | 1,703,747 | 2.23% |
| 1989 | 1,666,563 | 2.18% |
| 1988 | 1,630,996 | 2.17% |
| 1987 | 1,596,394 | 2.22% |
| 1986 | 1,561,692 | 2.33% |
| 1985 | 1,526,131 | 2.45% |
| 1984 | 1,489,691 | 2.54% |
| 1983 | 1,452,728 | 2.64% |
| 1982 | 1,415,367 | 2.73% |
| 1981 | 1,377,799 | 2.80% |
| 1980 | 1,340,255 | 2.89% |
| 1979 | 1,302,667 | 2.96% |
| 1978 | 1,265,202 | 2.98% |
| 1977 | 1,228,536 | 2.93% |
| 1976 | 1,193,521 | 2.82% |
| 1975 | 1,160,792 | 2.67% |
| 1974 | 1,130,635 | 2.52% |
| 1973 | 1,102,878 | 2.39% |
| 1972 | 1,077,095 | 2.33% |
| 1971 | 1,052,614 | 2.30% |
| 1970 | 1,028,926 | 2.29% |
| 1969 | 1,005,909 | 2.26% |
| 1968 | 983,685 | 2.23% |
| 1967 | 962,273 | 2.17% |
| 1966 | 941,794 | 2.11% |
| 1965 | 922,306 | 2.05% |
| 1964 | 903,763 | 2.00% |
| 1963 | 886,057 | 1.95% |
| 1962 | 869,136 | 1.90% |
| 1961 | 852,890 | 1.87% |
| 1960 | 837,270 | 1.83% |
| 1959 | 822,212 | 1.80% |
| 1958 | 807,665 | 1.77% |
| 1957 | 793,601 | 1.75% |
| 1956 | 779,977 | 1.72% |
| 1955 | 766,763 | 1.71% |
| 1954 | 753,902 | 1.69% |
| 1953 | 741,338 | 1.69% |
| 1952 | 728,997 | 1.70% |
| 1951 | 716,804 | 1.72% |
| 1950 | 704,686 | 0.00% |
