Population growth rate: Lesotho
1.123% in 2023, the latest year published. Figures for 74 years from 1950 to 2023 are below.
Annual rate at which the population is growing, expressed as a percentage.
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Source and method · All countries and regions.
Every year
| Year | Value (%) |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 1.123 |
| 2022 | 1.084 |
| 2021 | 1.077 |
| 2020 | 1.22 |
| 2019 | 1.149 |
| 2018 | 1.201 |
| 2017 | 1.24 |
| 2016 | 1.25 |
| 2015 | 1.188 |
| 2014 | 1.156 |
| 2013 | 1.125 |
| 2012 | 1.041 |
| 2011 | 0.969 |
| 2010 | 0.801 |
| 2009 | 0.744 |
| 2008 | 0.709 |
| 2007 | 0.645 |
| 2006 | 0.196 |
| 2005 | -1.016 |
| 2004 | -0.825 |
| 2003 | -0.584 |
| 2002 | -0.383 |
| 2001 | -0.235 |
| 2000 | -0.071 |
| 1999 | 0.139 |
| 1998 | 0.38 |
| 1997 | 0.616 |
| 1996 | 0.972 |
| 1995 | 1.168 |
| 1994 | 1.28 |
| 1993 | 1.428 |
| 1992 | 1.595 |
| 1991 | 1.732 |
| 1990 | 1.849 |
| 1989 | 1.975 |
| 1988 | 2.076 |
| 1987 | 2.159 |
| 1986 | 2.264 |
| 1985 | 2.819 |
| 1984 | 2.85 |
| 1983 | 2.878 |
| 1982 | 2.899 |
| 1981 | 2.909 |
| 1980 | 2.914 |
| 1979 | 2.908 |
| 1978 | 2.874 |
| 1977 | 2.823 |
| 1976 | 2.96 |
| 1975 | 3.465 |
| 1974 | 3.447 |
| 1973 | 3.447 |
| 1972 | 3.494 |
| 1971 | 3.542 |
| 1970 | 3.585 |
| 1969 | 3.622 |
| 1968 | 3.649 |
| 1967 | 3.682 |
| 1966 | 3.467 |
| 1965 | 2.926 |
| 1964 | 2.932 |
| 1963 | 2.956 |
| 1962 | 2.982 |
| 1961 | 2.988 |
| 1960 | 2.984 |
| 1959 | 2.956 |
| 1958 | 2.9 |
| 1957 | 2.84 |
| 1956 | 2.367 |
| 1955 | 2.287 |
| 1954 | 2.214 |
| 1953 | 2.106 |
| 1952 | 2.012 |
| 1951 | 1.905 |
| 1950 | 1.759 |