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 |
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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% |
