Lesotho Population Growth Rate 1950-2021
Chart and table of Lesotho population from 1950 to 2021. United Nations projections are also included through the year 2100.
- The current population of Lesotho in 2021 is 2,159,079, a 0.79% increase from 2020.
- The population of Lesotho in 2020 was 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.
Similar Countries Ranked by Population Growth Rate |
Country Name |
2021 Population Growth Rate |
India |
1,393,409,038 |
Indonesia |
276,361,783 |
Pakistan |
225,199,937 |
Nigeria |
211,400,708 |
Bangladesh |
166,303,498 |
Philippines |
111,046,913 |
Egypt |
104,258,327 |
Vietnam |
98,168,833 |
Kenya |
54,985,698 |
Myanmar |
54,806,012 |
Sudan |
44,909,353 |
Ukraine |
43,466,819 |
Morocco |
37,344,795 |
Uzbekistan |
33,935,763 |
Angola |
33,933,610 |
Ghana |
31,732,129 |
Cameroon |
27,224,265 |
Sri Lanka |
21,497,310 |
Zambia |
18,920,651 |
Cambodia |
16,946,438 |
Tunisia |
11,935,766 |
Bolivia |
11,832,940 |
Honduras |
10,062,991 |
Papua New Guinea |
9,119,010 |
Nicaragua |
6,702,385 |
El Salvador |
6,518,499 |
Mauritania |
4,775,119 |
Moldova |
4,024,019 |
Georgia |
3,979,765 |
Mongolia |
3,329,289 |
Lesotho |
2,159,079 |
Timor-Leste |
1,343,873 |
Eswatini |
1,172,362 |
Djibouti |
1,002,187 |
Bhutan |
779,898 |
Solomon Islands |
703,996 |
Cabo Verde |
561,898 |
Micronesia |
554,397 |
Vanuatu |
314,464 |
Sao Tome and Principe |
223,368 |
Kiribati |
121,392 |
Lesotho - Historical Population Growth Rate Data
|
Year |
Population Growth Rate |
Growth Rate |
2021 |
2,159,079 |
0.79% |
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% |