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Population in Argentina compared to Lesotho: Trends, Charts, Rankings

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The latest officially reported population of Argentina was 45,851,378 in 2025 vs 2,363,325 people in Lesotho in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Argentina's population is 46,083,022 people compared to 2,402,837 in Lesotho.

Population statistics:

  • Argentina's population is 19.2 times bigger than Lesotho's.
  • Argentina is ranked the 35th most populous country in the world, while Lesotho is the 143rd.
  • The countries together account for 0.58% of the world: 0.55% for Argentina vs 0.03% for Lesotho.
  • For the last 10 years, Argentina has had an average growth rate of +0.58% per year vs +1.17% in Lesotho.
  • Since 2006, the population of Argentina has increased from 39.6M people to 46.1M (16.3% growth), while Lesotho has grown from 1.95M to 2.4M (23.5% growth).

Argentina vs Lesotho: population by year and forecast

Argentina
Factual

Projection
Lesotho
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Argentina Lesotho
2100 38,470,262 3,280,518
2099 38,771,415 3,286,430
2098 39,073,080 3,292,231
2097 39,375,182 3,297,835
2096 39,677,541 3,302,758
2095 39,979,665 3,307,678
2094 40,280,721 3,311,734
2093 40,581,226 3,315,488
2092 40,880,268 3,319,391
2091 41,177,110 3,322,303
2090 41,471,465 3,324,499
2089 41,762,248 3,326,577
2088 42,049,176 3,328,210
2087 42,332,265 3,329,694
2086 42,611,405 3,330,185
2085 42,886,138 3,330,989
2084 43,155,291 3,331,214
2083 43,419,078 3,331,221
2082 43,676,752 3,330,964
2081 43,927,762 3,330,141
2080 44,172,331 3,328,997
2079 44,410,304 3,326,895
2078 44,641,934 3,324,376
2077 44,866,199 3,321,152
2076 45,084,796 3,317,581
2075 45,296,910 3,313,968
2074 45,503,622 3,308,905
2073 45,703,629 3,303,592
2072 45,897,528 3,297,913
2071 46,086,384 3,291,224
2070 46,269,334 3,283,387
2069 46,447,065 3,274,978
2068 46,618,955 3,265,887
2067 46,784,529 3,256,362
2066 46,944,689 3,246,639
2065 47,099,735 3,236,890
2064 47,248,960 3,226,227
2063 47,392,014 3,214,843
2062 47,528,548 3,202,027
2061 47,657,918 3,188,674
2060 47,779,392 3,174,740
2059 47,891,584 3,159,947
2058 47,994,829 3,144,797
2057 48,087,406 3,129,007
2056 48,168,616 3,112,877
2055 48,237,399 3,095,653
2054 48,293,593 3,078,317
2053 48,337,815 3,059,904
2052 48,368,984 3,040,402
2051 48,387,355 3,019,864
2050 48,392,715 2,999,214
2049 48,386,015 2,977,795
2048 48,368,178 2,955,487
2047 48,338,867 2,932,450
2046 48,298,433 2,909,071
2045 48,247,039 2,885,303
2044 48,185,620 2,861,140
2043 48,114,882 2,836,547
2042 48,035,259 2,811,435
2041 47,946,583 2,785,921
2040 47,849,241 2,760,167
2039 47,744,601 2,734,178
2038 47,632,807 2,707,996
2037 47,515,667 2,681,646
2036 47,394,113 2,654,540
2035 47,268,510 2,627,488
2034 47,138,768 2,600,669
2033 47,006,032 2,573,856
2032 46,871,040 2,547,137
2031 46,733,292 2,520,626
2030 46,593,148 2,494,444
2029 46,450,303 2,468,067
2028 46,305,029 2,441,673
2027 46,156,602 2,415,634
2026 46,005,310 2,389,322
2025 45,851,378 2,363,325
2024 45,696,159 2,337,423
2023 45,538,401 2,311,472
2022 45,407,904 2,286,110
2021 45,312,281 2,261,542
2020 45,191,965 2,235,727
2019 44,973,465 2,209,405
2018 44,654,882 2,183,603
2017 44,288,894 2,157,110
2016 43,900,313 2,130,422
2015 43,477,012 2,104,611
2014 43,024,071 2,080,089
2013 42,582,455 2,056,504
2012 42,161,721 2,034,354
2011 41,730,660 2,014,009
2010 41,288,694 1,996,251
2009 40,854,831 1,980,883
2008 40,424,148 1,966,541
2007 40,016,763 1,953,268
2006 39,622,115 1,945,063
2005 39,216,789 1,953,076
2004 38,815,916 1,971,129
2003 38,424,282 1,985,059
2002 38,029,349 1,994,679
2001 37,624,825 2,000,853
2000 37,213,984 2,003,913
1999 36,794,682 2,003,234
1998 36,372,860 1,998,049
1997 35,947,791 1,988,130
1996 35,513,793 1,972,418
1995 35,070,020 1,951,437
1994 34,613,491 1,927,707
1993 34,152,717 1,901,793
1992 33,693,527 1,873,274
1991 33,230,294 1,842,379
1990 32,755,901 1,809,696
1989 32,270,948 1,775,436
1988 31,780,532 1,739,841
1987 31,291,762 1,703,390
1986 30,811,980 1,666,138
1985 30,336,441 1,624,379
1984 29,863,093 1,578,986
1983 29,391,332 1,534,413
1982 28,924,262 1,490,732
1981 28,463,959 1,448,069
1980 28,011,596 1,406,521
1979 27,568,895 1,366,169
1978 27,132,158 1,327,240
1977 26,701,805 1,289,967
1976 26,282,283 1,253,214
1975 25,874,107 1,213,643
1974 25,461,351 1,172,420
1973 25,046,005 1,132,697
1972 24,644,328 1,094,063
1971 24,257,208 1,056,246
1970 23,878,327 1,019,273
1969 23,508,711 983,202
1968 23,150,583 948,105
1967 22,799,059 913,982
1966 22,453,893 881,870
1965 22,112,629 854,090
1964 21,769,453 829,437
1963 21,421,705 805,373
1962 21,072,538 781,814
1961 20,726,276 758,824
1960 20,386,045 736,500

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

GeoRank.org/population/argentina/lesotho | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Argentina increased by 4,278,198 people (a 10.8% growth), while Lesotho gained 185,359 people (a 9.53% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Argentina gained 2,182,709 people (a 4.97% growth), while Lesotho's population increased by 272,415 people (a 12.8% growth).

Argentina was ranked 31st most populous country in 2006 and is 35th in 2026. Lesotho was ranked 144th in 2006 and ranked 143rd now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Argentina's population will grow by 5.01% to 48,392,715 people with a rank change from 35th to 44th. The population of Lesotho will increase by 24.8% to 2,999,214 people and rank change from 143rd to 141st.

Argentina is projected to reach its peak in 2050 at 48.4M people compared to the peak of 3.33M people in 2083 for Lesotho.

Population growth rate by year

Argentina
Factual

Projection
Lesotho
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Argentina Lesotho
2100 -0.78% -0.18%
2099 -0.77% -0.18%
2098 -0.77% -0.17%
2097 -0.76% -0.15%
2096 -0.76% -0.15%
2095 -0.75% -0.12%
2094 -0.74% -0.11%
2093 -0.73% -0.12%
2092 -0.72% -0.09%
2091 -0.71% -0.07%
2090 -0.7% -0.06%
2089 -0.68% -0.05%
2088 -0.67% -0.04%
2087 -0.66% -0.01%
2086 -0.64% -0.02%
2085 -0.62% -0.007%
2084 -0.61% -0%
2083 -0.59% 0.008%
2082 -0.57% 0.02%
2081 -0.55% 0.03%
2080 -0.54% 0.06%
2079 -0.52% 0.08%
2078 -0.5% 0.1%
2077 -0.48% 0.11%
2076 -0.47% 0.11%
2075 -0.45% 0.15%
2074 -0.44% 0.16%
2073 -0.42% 0.17%
2072 -0.41% 0.2%
2071 -0.4% 0.24%
2070 -0.38% 0.26%
2069 -0.37% 0.28%
2068 -0.35% 0.29%
2067 -0.34% 0.3%
2066 -0.33% 0.3%
2065 -0.32% 0.33%
2064 -0.3% 0.35%
2063 -0.29% 0.4%
2062 -0.27% 0.42%
2061 -0.25% 0.44%
2060 -0.23% 0.47%
2059 -0.22% 0.48%
2058 -0.19% 0.5%
2057 -0.17% 0.52%
2056 -0.14% 0.56%
2055 -0.12% 0.56%
2054 -0.09% 0.6%
2053 -0.06% 0.64%
2052 -0.04% 0.68%
2051 -0.01% 0.69%
2050 0.01% 0.72%
2049 0.04% 0.75%
2048 0.06% 0.79%
2047 0.08% 0.8%
2046 0.11% 0.82%
2045 0.13% 0.84%
2044 0.15% 0.87%
2043 0.17% 0.89%
2042 0.18% 0.92%
2041 0.2% 0.93%
2040 0.22% 0.95%
2039 0.23% 0.97%
2038 0.25% 0.98%
2037 0.26% 1.02%
2036 0.27% 1.03%
2035 0.28% 1.03%
2034 0.28% 1.04%
2033 0.29% 1.05%
2032 0.29% 1.05%
2031 0.3% 1.05%
2030 0.31% 1.07%
2029 0.31% 1.08%
2028 0.32% 1.08%
2027 0.33% 1.1%
2026 0.34% 1.1%
2025 0.34% 1.11%
2024 0.35% 1.12%
2023 0.29% 1.11%
2022 0.21% 1.09%
2021 0.27% 1.15%
2020 0.49% 1.19%
2019 0.71% 1.18%
2018 0.83% 1.23%
2017 0.89% 1.25%
2016 0.97% 1.23%
2015 1.05% 1.18%
2014 1.04% 1.15%
2013 1% 1.09%
2012 1.03% 1.01%
2011 1.07% 0.89%
2010 1.06% 0.78%
2009 1.07% 0.73%
2008 1.02% 0.68%
2007 1% 0.42%
2006 1.03% -0.41%
2005 1.03% -0.92%
2004 1.02% -0.7%
2003 1.04% -0.48%
2002 1.08% -0.31%
2001 1.1% -0.15%
2000 1.14% 0.03%
1999 1.16% 0.26%
1998 1.18% 0.5%
1997 1.22% 0.8%
1996 1.27% 1.08%
1995 1.32% 1.23%
1994 1.35% 1.36%
1993 1.36% 1.52%
1992 1.39% 1.68%
1991 1.45% 1.81%
1990 1.5% 1.93%
1989 1.54% 2.05%
1988 1.56% 2.14%
1987 1.56% 2.24%
1986 1.57% 2.57%
1985 1.59% 2.87%
1984 1.61% 2.9%
1983 1.61% 2.93%
1982 1.62% 2.95%
1981 1.61% 2.95%
1980 1.61% 2.95%
1979 1.61% 2.93%
1978 1.61% 2.89%
1977 1.6% 2.93%
1976 1.58% 3.26%
1975 1.62% 3.52%
1974 1.66% 3.51%
1973 1.63% 3.53%
1972 1.6% 3.58%
1971 1.59% 3.63%
1970 1.57% 3.67%
1969 1.55% 3.7%
1968 1.54% 3.73%
1967 1.54% 3.64%
1966 1.54% 3.25%
1965 1.58% 2.97%
1964 1.62% 2.99%
1963 1.66% 3.01%
1962 1.67% 3.03%
1961 1.67% 3.03%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

GeoRank.org/population/argentina/lesotho | CC BY

In 2025, the population of Argentina grew by 0.34%, while Lesotho's population grew by 1.11%.

Live population counters

Argentina Lesotho
Current population
46083022
2402837
Population rank 35/197 143/197
Percent of world population 0.55% 0.03%
One net population change
3.4 minutes
20.3 minutes
One birth every
1.04 minutes
9.46 minutes
One death every
1.49 minutes
21.5 minutes
Daily growth/decline +425 +71
Annual growth/decline +155,219 +25,902
Annual growth/decline rate +0.34% +1.11%
Population growth rate rank 143/197 94/197
One migration net change every
3.07 hours
1.69 hours
Annual migration change +2,859 -5,192
Net migration rank 54/196 117/196
Foreign-born residents 1,958,039 15,039
Foreign-born residents rank 38/195 173/195
Foreign-born share of population 4.3% 0.6%
Foreign-born share rank 102/195 170/195

Natural population change vs migration

Argentina
Natural

Migration
Lesotho
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Argentina Lesotho
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 2,859 - -5,192
2024 153,265 3,454 31,050 -5,107
2023 154,648 4,133 31,115 -5,168
2022 96,673 5,589 30,803 -6,023
2021 88,677 314 27,806 -3,449
2020 151,347 292 30,721 -3,449
2019 280,005 5,397 32,279 -6,896
2018 346,031 5,742 33,112 -6,892
2017 375,260 4,931 33,601 -6,850
2016 391,767 5,215 33,390 -6,766
2015 444,161 5,464 32,087 -7,087
2014 450,462 5,794 30,922 -6,877
2013 421,694 5,275 29,789 -6,659
2012 411,540 2,978 27,592 -6,425
2011 448,730 -1,117 25,647 -6,118
2010 441,335 -5,003 21,877 -5,886
2009 439,271 -7,882 20,335 -5,599
2008 442,442 -12,517 19,349 -5,392
2007 402,889 -18,099 17,763 -5,179
2006 424,591 -20,109 15,234 -11,416
2005 428,247 -22,068 15,831 -35,679
2004 417,970 -22,381 17,271 -33,530
2003 410,141 -22,450 20,133 -31,723
2002 424,825 -22,674 22,274 -29,924
2001 430,579 -23,687 23,190 -27,874
2000 437,562 -22,775 24,786 -26,220
1999 444,038 -20,220 27,393 -24,610
1998 440,184 -20,326 30,889 -23,299
1997 450,930 -20,651 34,637 -22,396
1996 458,199 -20,486 36,228 -17,042
1995 469,658 -19,815 37,370 -14,588
1994 481,958 -18,723 38,629 -13,953
1993 474,791 -16,455 40,505 -13,347
1992 473,226 -13,201 42,579 -12,707
1991 474,960 -8,537 44,026 -12,114
1990 466,640 15,719 45,060 -11,598
1989 460,991 26,555 46,264 -11,207
1988 455,701 37,594 47,158 -11,028
1987 443,404 40,859 47,718 -10,946
1986 436,760 38,586 45,232 -7,501
1985 428,866 46,889 44,575 1,222
1984 423,279 47,659 43,785 1,199
1983 426,145 46,438 42,899 1,253
1982 431,926 29,616 41,941 1,281
1981 442,501 16,569 40,808 1,307
1980 443,732 1,932 39,617 1,361
1979 449,952 -10,213 38,440 1,285
1978 448,413 -14,665 37,084 1,047
1977 441,647 -14,675 35,654 746
1976 422,330 -10,235 34,117 2,986
1975 409,561 -5,293 32,311 9,723
1974 388,107 33,134 30,444 9,972
1973 370,856 38,589 28,859 10,183
1972 357,835 36,050 27,841 10,386
1971 344,889 35,442 26,838 10,563
1970 339,096 38,355 25,935 10,605
1969 319,108 42,688 25,137 10,465
1968 312,440 42,014 24,490 10,108
1967 308,904 39,711 23,911 9,734
1966 303,981 37,752 23,326 7,248
1965 304,734 36,083 22,755 2,239
1964 311,020 34,530 22,116 2,198
1963 317,041 32,866 21,585 2,220
1962 316,952 31,449 21,132 2,172
1961 317,816 26,322 20,581 2,100
1960 315,943 20,387 19,981 1,989

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

GeoRank.org/population/argentina/lesotho | CC BY

Over the last 10 years, 98.4% of the population change in Argentina is from natural causes (a gain of 2,481,834 people) and 1.61% is from migration (a gain of 40,531 people). In Lesotho 84.6% is from natural causes (a gain of 315,964 people) and 15.4% is from migration (a loss of 57,687 people).

As of 2024, 1,958,039 residents or 4.3% of the population were not native-born in Argentina, compared to 15,039 people or 0.6% in Lesotho.

Biggest cities by population

Argentina
City Population
Buenos Aires 3.12M
Cordoba 1.51M
Rosario 1.04M
San Miguel de Tucuman 602K
Salta 595K
Mar del Plata 593K
San Juan 471K
Lanus 459K
Corrientes 430K
Santa Fe 409K
Lesotho
City Population
Maseru 344K
Teyateyaneng 75.1K
Mafeteng 57.1K
Butha-Buthe 10K

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-07-08); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  4. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)

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