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

Cyprus and Lesotho: population history and growth rate by year chart

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Cyprus	Lesotho	Cyprus	Lesotho
1960	586,490	736,500	-	-
1961	595,514	758,824	1.54%	3.03%
1962	601,466	781,814	1%	3.03%
1963	607,252	805,373	0.96%	3.01%
1964	612,521	829,437	0.87%	2.99%
1965	617,736	854,090	0.85%	2.97%
1966	623,390	881,870	0.92%	3.25%
1967	629,251	913,982	0.94%	3.64%
1968	635,157	948,105	0.94%	3.73%
1969	641,189	983,202	0.95%	3.7%
1970	647,446	1,019,273	0.98%	3.67%
1971	654,050	1,056,246	1.02%	3.63%
1972	661,063	1,094,063	1.07%	3.58%
1973	665,937	1,132,697	0.74%	3.53%
1974	663,254	1,172,420	-0.4%	3.51%
1975	659,405	1,213,643	-0.58%	3.52%
1976	662,032	1,253,214	0.4%	3.26%
1977	667,101	1,289,967	0.77%	2.93%
1978	672,249	1,327,240	0.77%	2.89%
1979	677,549	1,366,169	0.79%	2.93%
1980	683,076	1,406,521	0.82%	2.95%
1981	688,893	1,448,069	0.85%	2.95%
1982	696,497	1,490,732	1.1%	2.95%
1983	707,225	1,534,413	1.54%	2.93%
1984	719,334	1,578,986	1.71%	2.9%
1985	731,277	1,624,379	1.66%	2.87%
1986	743,105	1,666,138	1.62%	2.57%
1987	754,785	1,703,390	1.57%	2.24%
1988	766,235	1,739,841	1.52%	2.14%
1989	777,420	1,775,436	1.46%	2.05%
1990	788,351	1,809,696	1.41%	1.93%
1991	798,944	1,842,379	1.34%	1.81%
1992	810,341	1,873,274	1.43%	1.68%
1993	826,034	1,901,793	1.94%	1.52%
1994	844,667	1,927,707	2.26%	1.36%
1995	862,695	1,951,437	2.13%	1.23%
1996	880,290	1,972,418	2.04%	1.08%
1997	897,568	1,988,130	1.96%	0.8%
1998	914,548	1,998,049	1.89%	0.5%
1999	931,234	2,003,234	1.82%	0.26%
2000	947,667	2,003,913	1.76%	0.03%
2001	964,127	2,000,853	1.74%	-0.15%
2002	981,440	1,994,679	1.8%	-0.31%
2003	999,590	1,985,059	1.85%	-0.48%
2004	1,017,875	1,971,129	1.83%	-0.7%
2005	1,036,151	1,953,076	1.8%	-0.92%
2006	1,054,418	1,945,063	1.76%	-0.41%
2007	1,072,714	1,953,268	1.74%	0.42%
2008	1,091,026	1,966,541	1.71%	0.68%
2009	1,109,371	1,980,883	1.68%	0.73%
2010	1,127,816	1,996,251	1.66%	0.78%
2011	1,146,493	2,014,009	1.66%	0.89%
2012	1,165,397	2,034,354	1.65%	1.01%
2013	1,183,895	2,056,504	1.59%	1.09%
2014	1,201,801	2,080,089	1.51%	1.15%
2015	1,219,502	2,104,611	1.47%	1.18%
2016	1,237,112	2,130,422	1.44%	1.23%
2017	1,254,275	2,157,110	1.39%	1.25%
2018	1,270,737	2,183,603	1.31%	1.23%
2019	1,286,671	2,209,405	1.25%	1.18%
2020	1,302,247	2,235,727	1.21%	1.19%
2021	1,317,309	2,261,542	1.16%	1.15%
2022	1,331,370	2,286,110	1.07%	1.09%
2023	1,344,976	2,311,472	1.02%	1.11%
2024	1,358,282	2,337,423	0.99%	1.12%
2025	1,370,750	2,363,324	0.92%	1.11%
2026	1,382,331	2,389,334	0.84%	1.1%
2027	1,393,332	2,415,365	0.8%	1.09%
2028	1,403,777	2,441,435	0.75%	1.08%
2029	1,413,339	2,467,677	0.68%	1.07%
2030	1,422,317	2,493,816	0.64%	1.06%
2031	1,430,677	2,520,014	0.59%	1.05%
2032	1,438,502	2,546,489	0.55%	1.05%
2033	1,445,956	2,573,106	0.52%	1.05%
2034	1,452,842	2,599,777	0.48%	1.04%
2035	1,459,190	2,626,560	0.44%	1.03%
2036	1,465,171	2,653,503	0.41%	1.03%
2037	1,470,712	2,680,081	0.38%	1%
2038	1,475,792	2,706,197	0.35%	0.97%
2039	1,480,540	2,732,138	0.32%	0.96%
2040	1,484,845	2,757,868	0.29%	0.94%
2041	1,488,688	2,783,361	0.26%	0.92%
2042	1,492,043	2,808,538	0.23%	0.9%
2043	1,494,983	2,833,257	0.2%	0.88%
2044	1,497,653	2,857,499	0.18%	0.86%
2045	1,500,062	2,881,333	0.16%	0.83%
2046	1,502,255	2,904,780	0.15%	0.81%
2047	1,504,222	2,927,859	0.13%	0.79%
2048	1,505,909	2,950,411	0.11%	0.77%
2049	1,507,311	2,972,156	0.09%	0.74%
2050	1,508,478	2,993,080	0.08%	0.7%

From 2005 to 2015, the population of Cyprus increased by 183,351 people (a 17.7% growth), while Lesotho gained 151,535 people (a 7.76% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Cyprus gained 160,550 (a 13.2% growth), while Lesotho's population increased by 279,606 (a 13.3% growth).

Cyprus was ranked 153rd most populous country in 2005 and is still 153rd in 2025. Lesotho was ranked 144th in 2005 and still ranked 144th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 25 years (in 2050) Cyprus' population will grow by 9.31% to 1,508,478 people with a rank change from 153rd to 152nd. The population of Lesotho will increase by 25.5% to 2,993,080 people and rank change from 144th to 141st.