Lesotho Population Growth Rate 1950-2019
Chart and table of Lesotho population from 1950 to 2019. United Nations projections are also included through the year 2100.
- The current population of Lesotho in 2019 is 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.
- The population of Lesotho in 2016 was 2,075,030, a 0.78% increase from 2015.
| Similar Countries Ranked by Population Growth Rate |
| Country Name |
2019 Population Growth Rate |
| India |
1,366,417,754 |
| Indonesia |
270,625,568 |
| Pakistan |
216,565,318 |
| Nigeria |
200,963,599 |
| Bangladesh |
163,046,161 |
| Philippines |
108,116,615 |
| Egypt |
100,388,073 |
| Vietnam |
96,462,106 |
| Myanmar |
54,045,420 |
| Kenya |
52,573,973 |
| Ukraine |
43,993,638 |
| Sudan |
42,813,238 |
| Morocco |
36,471,769 |
| Uzbekistan |
32,981,716 |
| Angola |
31,825,295 |
| Ghana |
30,417,856 |
| Cameroon |
25,876,380 |
| Sri Lanka |
21,323,733 |
| Zambia |
17,861,030 |
| Cambodia |
16,486,542 |
| Tunisia |
11,694,719 |
| Bolivia |
11,513,100 |
| Honduras |
9,746,117 |
| Papua New Guinea |
8,776,109 |
| Nicaragua |
6,545,502 |
| El Salvador |
6,453,553 |
| Mauritania |
4,525,696 |
| Moldova |
4,043,263 |
| Georgia |
3,996,765 |
| Mongolia |
3,225,167 |
| Lesotho |
2,125,268 |
| Timor-Leste |
1,293,119 |
| Eswatini |
1,148,130 |
| Djibouti |
973,560 |
| Bhutan |
763,092 |
| Solomon Islands |
669,823 |
| Cabo Verde |
549,935 |
| Micronesia |
543,486 |
| Vanuatu |
299,882 |
| Sao Tome and Principe |
215,056 |
| Kiribati |
117,606 |
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Lesotho - Historical Population Growth Rate Data
|
| Year |
Population Growth Rate |
Growth Rate |
| 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% |
