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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Armenia was 3,033,500 in 2024 vs 2,337,423 people in Lesotho in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Armenia's population is 2,989,841 people compared to 2,396,633 in Lesotho.

Population statistics:

  • Armenia's population is 1.25 times bigger than Lesotho's.
  • Armenia is ranked the 137th most populous country in the world, while Lesotho is the 143rd.
  • The countries together account for 0.06% of the world: 0.04% for Armenia vs 0.03% for Lesotho.
  • For the last 10 years, Armenia has had an average growth rate of +0.04% per year vs +1.17% in Lesotho.
  • Since 2006, the population of Armenia has decreased from 3.13M people to 2.99M (4.39% decline), while Lesotho has grown from 1.95M to 2.4M (23.2% growth).

Armenia vs Lesotho: population by year and forecast

Armenia
Factual

Projection
Lesotho
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Armenia Lesotho
2100 1,726,155 3,280,784
2099 1,738,442 3,286,697
2098 1,750,778 3,292,498
2097 1,763,118 3,298,102
2096 1,775,426 3,303,027
2095 1,787,824 3,307,947
2094 1,800,498 3,312,002
2093 1,813,303 3,315,757
2092 1,826,180 3,319,661
2091 1,839,379 3,322,573
2090 1,852,808 3,324,769
2089 1,866,467 3,326,847
2088 1,880,473 3,328,480
2087 1,894,917 3,329,964
2086 1,909,962 3,330,456
2085 1,925,201 3,331,259
2084 1,940,818 3,331,485
2083 1,956,741 3,331,492
2082 1,973,327 3,331,234
2081 1,990,252 3,330,412
2080 2,007,426 3,329,267
2079 2,024,836 3,327,166
2078 2,042,672 3,324,646
2077 2,060,623 3,321,422
2076 2,078,608 3,317,850
2075 2,097,177 3,314,237
2074 2,115,982 3,309,174
2073 2,135,035 3,303,860
2072 2,154,014 3,298,181
2071 2,172,852 3,291,492
2070 2,191,664 3,283,654
2069 2,210,468 3,275,244
2068 2,229,358 3,266,152
2067 2,247,986 3,256,626
2066 2,266,479 3,246,903
2065 2,284,877 3,237,153
2064 2,302,956 3,226,489
2063 2,320,865 3,215,103
2062 2,338,236 3,202,287
2061 2,355,877 3,188,933
2060 2,373,382 3,174,998
2059 2,390,915 3,160,204
2058 2,407,952 3,145,053
2057 2,425,439 3,129,261
2056 2,442,510 3,113,129
2055 2,459,310 3,095,904
2054 2,476,652 3,078,567
2053 2,492,983 3,060,152
2052 2,510,452 3,040,649
2051 2,527,737 3,020,109
2050 2,544,715 2,999,457
2049 2,561,834 2,978,037
2048 2,578,975 2,955,727
2047 2,596,116 2,932,688
2046 2,613,159 2,909,307
2045 2,630,081 2,885,537
2044 2,646,916 2,861,372
2043 2,664,391 2,836,777
2042 2,682,314 2,811,663
2041 2,700,161 2,786,147
2040 2,718,522 2,760,391
2039 2,737,359 2,734,400
2038 2,755,417 2,708,216
2037 2,773,864 2,681,863
2036 2,792,492 2,654,755
2035 2,811,595 2,627,701
2034 2,830,390 2,600,880
2033 2,849,539 2,574,065
2032 2,868,514 2,547,344
2031 2,888,255 2,520,831
2030 2,908,073 2,494,646
2029 2,928,347 2,468,268
2028 2,948,331 2,441,871
2027 2,968,352 2,415,830
2026 2,989,841 2,389,516
2025 3,011,956 2,363,516
2024 3,033,500 2,337,423
2023 2,964,300 2,311,472
2022 2,969,200 2,286,110
2021 2,962,300 2,261,542
2020 2,961,500 2,235,727
2019 2,962,500 2,209,405
2018 2,969,000 2,183,603
2017 2,979,400 2,157,110
2016 2,992,300 2,130,422
2015 3,004,600 2,104,611
2014 3,013,800 2,080,089
2013 3,022,000 2,056,504
2012 3,024,100 2,034,354
2011 3,027,900 2,014,009
2010 3,044,800 1,996,251
2009 3,066,000 1,980,883
2008 3,087,100 1,966,541
2007 3,107,400 1,953,268
2006 3,127,100 1,945,063
2005 3,146,400 1,953,076
2004 3,164,900 1,971,129
2003 3,182,500 1,985,059
2002 3,199,800 1,994,679
2001 3,211,800 2,000,853
2000 3,221,100 2,003,913
1999 3,167,286 2,003,234
1998 3,208,401 1,998,049
1997 3,246,289 1,988,130
1996 3,278,735 1,972,418
1995 3,307,581 1,951,437
1994 3,364,610 1,927,707
1993 3,453,332 1,901,793
1992 3,571,861 1,873,274
1991 3,613,977 1,842,379
1990 3,552,128 1,809,696
1989 3,443,100 1,775,436
1988 3,355,125 1,739,841
1987 3,328,520 1,703,390
1986 3,294,847 1,666,138
1985 3,260,432 1,624,379
1984 3,224,547 1,578,986
1983 3,191,539 1,534,413
1982 3,163,144 1,490,732
1981 3,135,349 1,448,069
1980 3,107,415 1,406,521
1979 3,078,501 1,366,169
1978 3,012,807 1,327,240
1977 2,912,827 1,289,967
1976 2,818,165 1,253,214
1975 2,743,660 1,213,643
1974 2,686,445 1,172,420
1973 2,630,860 1,132,697
1972 2,577,079 1,094,063
1971 2,525,345 1,056,246
1970 2,475,633 1,019,273
1969 2,424,030 983,202
1968 2,367,319 948,105
1967 2,307,492 913,982
1966 2,246,159 881,870
1965 2,183,635 854,090
1964 2,120,135 829,437
1963 2,056,023 805,373
1962 1,991,689 781,814
1961 1,927,484 758,824
1960 1,863,705 736,500

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Armenia decreased by 134,800 people (a 4.31% decline), while Lesotho gained 185,359 people (a 9.53% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Armenia lost 2,459 people (a 0.08% decline), while Lesotho's population increased by 266,211 people (a 12.5% growth).

Armenia was ranked 131st most populous country in 2006 and is 137th 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) Armenia's population will shrink by 14.9% to 2,544,715 people with a rank change from 137th to 142nd. The population of Lesotho will increase by 25.2% to 2,999,457 people and rank change from 143rd to 141st.

Lesotho is projected to reach its peak in 2083 at 3.33M people, while Armenia's population already peaked in 1991 at 3.61M people and is projected to decrease to 1.73M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Armenia
Factual

Projection
Lesotho
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Armenia Lesotho
2100 -0.71% -0.18%
2099 -0.7% -0.18%
2098 -0.7% -0.17%
2097 -0.69% -0.15%
2096 -0.69% -0.15%
2095 -0.7% -0.12%
2094 -0.71% -0.11%
2093 -0.71% -0.12%
2092 -0.72% -0.09%
2091 -0.72% -0.07%
2090 -0.73% -0.06%
2089 -0.74% -0.05%
2088 -0.76% -0.04%
2087 -0.79% -0.01%
2086 -0.79% -0.02%
2085 -0.8% -0.007%
2084 -0.81% -0%
2083 -0.84% 0.008%
2082 -0.85% 0.02%
2081 -0.86% 0.03%
2080 -0.86% 0.06%
2079 -0.87% 0.08%
2078 -0.87% 0.1%
2077 -0.87% 0.11%
2076 -0.89% 0.11%
2075 -0.89% 0.15%
2074 -0.89% 0.16%
2073 -0.88% 0.17%
2072 -0.87% 0.2%
2071 -0.86% 0.24%
2070 -0.85% 0.26%
2069 -0.85% 0.28%
2068 -0.83% 0.29%
2067 -0.82% 0.3%
2066 -0.81% 0.3%
2065 -0.79% 0.33%
2064 -0.77% 0.35%
2063 -0.74% 0.4%
2062 -0.75% 0.42%
2061 -0.74% 0.44%
2060 -0.73% 0.47%
2059 -0.71% 0.48%
2058 -0.72% 0.5%
2057 -0.7% 0.52%
2056 -0.68% 0.56%
2055 -0.7% 0.56%
2054 -0.66% 0.6%
2053 -0.7% 0.64%
2052 -0.68% 0.68%
2051 -0.67% 0.69%
2050 -0.67% 0.72%
2049 -0.66% 0.75%
2048 -0.66% 0.79%
2047 -0.65% 0.8%
2046 -0.64% 0.82%
2045 -0.64% 0.84%
2044 -0.66% 0.87%
2043 -0.67% 0.89%
2042 -0.66% 0.92%
2041 -0.68% 0.93%
2040 -0.69% 0.95%
2039 -0.66% 0.97%
2038 -0.67% 0.98%
2037 -0.67% 1.02%
2036 -0.68% 1.03%
2035 -0.66% 1.03%
2034 -0.67% 1.04%
2033 -0.66% 1.05%
2032 -0.68% 1.05%
2031 -0.68% 1.05%
2030 -0.69% 1.07%
2029 -0.68% 1.08%
2028 -0.67% 1.08%
2027 -0.72% 1.1%
2026 -0.73% 1.1%
2025 -0.71% 1.12%
2024 2.33% 1.12%
2023 -0.17% 1.11%
2022 0.23% 1.09%
2021 0.03% 1.15%
2020 -0.03% 1.19%
2019 -0.22% 1.18%
2018 -0.35% 1.23%
2017 -0.43% 1.25%
2016 -0.41% 1.23%
2015 -0.31% 1.18%
2014 -0.27% 1.15%
2013 -0.07% 1.09%
2012 -0.13% 1.01%
2011 -0.56% 0.89%
2010 -0.69% 0.78%
2009 -0.68% 0.73%
2008 -0.65% 0.68%
2007 -0.63% 0.42%
2006 -0.61% -0.41%
2005 -0.58% -0.92%
2004 -0.55% -0.7%
2003 -0.54% -0.48%
2002 -0.37% -0.31%
2001 -0.29% -0.15%
2000 1.7% 0.03%
1999 -1.28% 0.26%
1998 -1.17% 0.5%
1997 -0.99% 0.8%
1996 -0.87% 1.08%
1995 -1.69% 1.23%
1994 -2.57% 1.36%
1993 -3.32% 1.52%
1992 -1.17% 1.68%
1991 1.74% 1.81%
1990 3.17% 1.93%
1989 2.62% 2.05%
1988 0.8% 2.14%
1987 1.02% 2.24%
1986 1.06% 2.57%
1985 1.11% 2.87%
1984 1.03% 2.9%
1983 0.9% 2.93%
1982 0.89% 2.95%
1981 0.9% 2.95%
1980 0.94% 2.95%
1979 2.18% 2.93%
1978 3.43% 2.89%
1977 3.36% 2.93%
1976 2.72% 3.26%
1975 2.13% 3.52%
1974 2.11% 3.51%
1973 2.09% 3.53%
1972 2.05% 3.58%
1971 2.01% 3.63%
1970 2.13% 3.67%
1969 2.4% 3.7%
1968 2.59% 3.73%
1967 2.73% 3.64%
1966 2.86% 3.25%
1965 3% 2.97%
1964 3.12% 2.99%
1963 3.23% 3.01%
1962 3.33% 3.03%
1961 3.42% 3.03%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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

In 2024, the population of Armenia grew by 2.33%, while Lesotho's population grew by 1.12%.

Live population counters

Armenia Lesotho
Current population
2989841
2396633
Population rank 137/197 143/197
Percent of world population 0.04% 0.03%
One net population change
7.6 minutes
20.3 minutes
One birth every
14.4 minutes
9.43 minutes
One death every
21.6 minutes
21.4 minutes
Daily growth/decline +190 +71
Annual growth/decline +69,200 +25,951
Annual growth/decline rate +2.33% +1.12%
Population growth rate rank 36/197 93/197
One migration net change every
18.2 minutes
1.69 hours
Annual migration change -29,013 -5,192
Net migration rank 162/196 117/196
Foreign-born residents 274,645 15,039
Foreign-born residents rank 102/195 173/195
Foreign-born share of population 9.2% 0.6%
Foreign-born share rank 68/195 170/195

Natural population change vs migration

Armenia
Natural

Migration
Lesotho
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Armenia Lesotho
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -29,013 - -5,192
2024 - -29,966 - -5,107
2023 12,153 75,000 31,115 -5,168
2022 9,799 38,001 30,803 -6,023
2021 2,370 -19,457 27,806 -3,449
2020 296 -13,046 30,721 -3,449
2019 10,072 -14,330 32,279 -6,896
2018 10,688 -13,129 33,112 -6,892
2017 10,428 -14,180 33,601 -6,850
2016 12,269 -14,697 33,390 -6,766
2015 13,821 -15,225 32,087 -7,087
2014 15,371 -15,745 30,922 -6,877
2013 14,505 -16,265 29,789 -6,659
2012 14,818 -16,782 27,592 -6,425
2011 15,442 -17,296 25,647 -6,118
2010 16,746 -30,009 21,877 -5,886
2009 16,863 -30,357 20,335 -5,599
2008 13,583 -29,732 19,349 -5,392
2007 13,362 -29,980 17,763 -5,179
2006 10,320 -29,921 15,234 -11,416
2005 11,013 -29,921 15,831 -35,679
2004 11,710 -30,103 17,271 -33,530
2003 9,866 -29,616 20,133 -31,723
2002 6,719 -27,792 22,274 -29,924
2001 8,030 -51,303 23,190 -27,874
2000 9,985 -52,780 24,786 -26,220
1999 10,452 -51,871 27,393 -24,610
1998 14,357 -55,171 30,889 -23,299
1997 16,685 -51,640 34,637 -22,396
1996 21,092 -51,023 36,228 -17,042
1995 22,452 -50,223 37,370 -14,588
1994 26,271 -112,569 38,629 -13,953
1993 35,818 -126,963 40,505 -13,347
1992 50,346 -196,270 42,579 -12,707
1991 56,269 5,422 44,026 -12,114
1990 59,893 2,122 45,060 -11,598
1989 57,520 98,517 46,264 -11,207
1988 33,232 -13,325 47,158 -11,028
1987 60,176 -26,879 47,718 -10,946
1986 61,771 -27,727 45,232 -7,501
1985 62,499 -27,710 44,575 1,222
1984 62,124 -25,143 43,785 1,199
1983 61,028 -31,993 42,899 1,253
1982 58,617 -30,862 41,941 1,281
1981 56,323 -28,487 40,808 1,307
1980 54,128 -26,099 39,617 1,361
1979 52,452 -22,659 38,440 1,285
1978 48,326 53,277 37,084 1,047
1977 45,320 53,042 35,654 746
1976 41,948 49,014 34,117 2,986
1975 40,217 17,829 32,311 9,723
1974 38,392 17,995 30,444 9,972
1973 37,355 17,425 28,859 10,183
1972 36,943 15,836 27,841 10,386
1971 36,590 14,094 26,838 10,563
1970 36,045 12,700 25,935 10,605
1969 37,333 17,128 25,137 10,465
1968 38,118 20,855 24,490 10,108
1967 38,674 22,014 23,911 9,734
1966 39,842 22,131 23,326 7,248
1965 42,271 20,809 22,755 2,239
1964 44,886 19,028 22,116 2,198
1963 48,058 16,252 21,585 2,220
1962 50,461 13,898 21,132 2,172
1961 51,957 12,102 20,581 2,100
1960 51,675 11,827 19,981 1,989

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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

Over the last 10 years, 93.5% of the population change in Armenia is from natural causes (a gain of 97,267 people) and 6.54% is from migration (a loss of 6,808 people). In Lesotho 84.2% is from natural causes (a gain of 315,836 people) and 15.8% is from migration (a loss of 59,457 people).

As of 2024, 274,645 residents or 9.2% of the population were not native-born in Armenia, compared to 15,039 people or 0.6% in Lesotho.

Biggest cities by population

Armenia
City Population
Yerevan 1.11M
Gyumri 122K
Vanadzor 90.5K
Abovyan 44.4K
Kapan 43.2K
Armavir 38.6K
Ashtarak 21.6K
Masis 21.4K
Goris 17.1K
Spitak 15K
Lesotho
City Population
Maseru 344K
Teyateyaneng 75.1K
Mafeteng 57.1K
Butha-Buthe 10K

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-03-10); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  4. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)

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