The latest officially reported population of the Czech Republic was 10,882,164 in 2024 vs 2,337,423 people in Lesotho in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Czech Republic's population is 10,753,822 people compared to 2,384,217 in Lesotho.
Population statistics:
- The Czech Republic's population is 4.51 times bigger than Lesotho's.
- The Czech Republic is ranked the 91st most populous country in the world, while Lesotho is the 144th.
- The countries together account for 0.16% of the world: 0.13% for the Czech Republic vs 0.03% for Lesotho.
- For the last 10 years, the Czech Republic has had an average growth rate of +0.32% per year vs +1.17% in Lesotho.
- Since 2005, the population of the Czech Republic has increased from 10.2M people to 10.8M (5.31% growth), while Lesotho has grown from 1.95M to 2.38M (22.1% growth).
- Lesotho is projected to reach its peak in 2083 at 3.31M people, while the Czech Republic's population already peaked in 2024 at 10.9M people and is projected to decrease to 8.34M people by 2100.
Czech Republic vs Lesotho: live population counter
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| Current population |
10753822
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2384217
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| Population rank | 91/197 | 144/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.13% | 0.03% |
| One net population change |
29 minutes
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20.3 minutes
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| One birth every |
5.76 minutes
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9.43 minutes
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| One death every |
4.65 minutes
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21.4 minutes
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| One migration net change every |
6.1 minutes
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1.72 hours
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| Annual migration change | -86,169 | -5,107 |
| Daily growth/decline | +50 | +71 |
| Annual growth/decline | +18,122 | +25,951 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +0.17% | +1.12% |
| Population growth rate rank | 156/197 | 96/197 |
the Czech Republic and Lesotho: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 9,602,006 | 736,500 | - | - |
| 1961 | 9,586,651 | 758,824 | -0.16% | 3.03% |
| 1962 | 9,624,660 | 781,814 | 0.4% | 3.03% |
| 1963 | 9,670,685 | 805,373 | 0.48% | 3.01% |
| 1964 | 9,727,804 | 829,437 | 0.59% | 2.99% |
| 1965 | 9,779,358 | 854,090 | 0.53% | 2.97% |
| 1966 | 9,821,040 | 881,870 | 0.43% | 3.25% |
| 1967 | 9,852,899 | 913,982 | 0.32% | 3.64% |
| 1968 | 9,876,346 | 948,105 | 0.24% | 3.73% |
| 1969 | 9,896,580 | 983,202 | 0.2% | 3.7% |
| 1970 | 9,858,071 | 1,019,273 | -0.39% | 3.67% |
| 1971 | 9,826,815 | 1,056,246 | -0.32% | 3.63% |
| 1972 | 9,867,632 | 1,094,063 | 0.42% | 3.58% |
| 1973 | 9,922,266 | 1,132,697 | 0.55% | 3.53% |
| 1974 | 9,988,459 | 1,172,420 | 0.67% | 3.51% |
| 1975 | 10,058,620 | 1,213,643 | 0.7% | 3.52% |
| 1976 | 10,125,939 | 1,253,214 | 0.67% | 3.26% |
| 1977 | 10,186,755 | 1,289,967 | 0.6% | 2.93% |
| 1978 | 10,242,098 | 1,327,240 | 0.54% | 2.89% |
| 1979 | 10,292,341 | 1,366,169 | 0.49% | 2.93% |
| 1980 | 10,304,193 | 1,406,521 | 0.12% | 2.95% |
| 1981 | 10,300,591 | 1,448,069 | -0.03% | 2.95% |
| 1982 | 10,314,826 | 1,490,732 | 0.14% | 2.95% |
| 1983 | 10,323,856 | 1,534,413 | 0.09% | 2.93% |
| 1984 | 10,330,213 | 1,578,986 | 0.06% | 2.9% |
| 1985 | 10,337,118 | 1,624,379 | 0.07% | 2.87% |
| 1986 | 10,342,227 | 1,666,138 | 0.05% | 2.57% |
| 1987 | 10,347,318 | 1,703,390 | 0.05% | 2.24% |
| 1988 | 10,355,276 | 1,739,841 | 0.08% | 2.14% |
| 1989 | 10,361,068 | 1,775,436 | 0.06% | 2.05% |
| 1990 | 10,333,355 | 1,809,696 | -0.27% | 1.93% |
| 1991 | 10,308,578 | 1,842,379 | -0.24% | 1.81% |
| 1992 | 10,319,123 | 1,873,274 | 0.1% | 1.68% |
| 1993 | 10,329,855 | 1,901,793 | 0.1% | 1.52% |
| 1994 | 10,333,587 | 1,927,707 | 0.04% | 1.36% |
| 1995 | 10,327,253 | 1,951,437 | -0.06% | 1.23% |
| 1996 | 10,315,241 | 1,972,418 | -0.12% | 1.08% |
| 1997 | 10,304,131 | 1,988,130 | -0.11% | 0.8% |
| 1998 | 10,294,373 | 1,998,049 | -0.09% | 0.5% |
| 1999 | 10,283,860 | 2,003,234 | -0.1% | 0.26% |
| 2000 | 10,255,063 | 2,003,913 | -0.28% | 0.03% |
| 2001 | 10,216,605 | 2,000,853 | -0.38% | -0.15% |
| 2002 | 10,196,916 | 1,994,679 | -0.19% | -0.31% |
| 2003 | 10,193,998 | 1,985,059 | -0.03% | -0.48% |
| 2004 | 10,197,101 | 1,971,129 | 0.03% | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 10,211,216 | 1,953,076 | 0.14% | -0.92% |
| 2006 | 10,238,905 | 1,945,063 | 0.27% | -0.41% |
| 2007 | 10,298,828 | 1,953,268 | 0.59% | 0.42% |
| 2008 | 10,384,603 | 1,966,541 | 0.83% | 0.68% |
| 2009 | 10,443,936 | 1,980,883 | 0.57% | 0.73% |
| 2010 | 10,474,410 | 1,996,251 | 0.29% | 0.78% |
| 2011 | 10,496,088 | 2,014,009 | 0.21% | 0.89% |
| 2012 | 10,510,785 | 2,034,354 | 0.14% | 1.01% |
| 2013 | 10,514,272 | 2,056,504 | 0.03% | 1.09% |
| 2014 | 10,525,347 | 2,080,089 | 0.11% | 1.15% |
| 2015 | 10,546,059 | 2,104,611 | 0.2% | 1.18% |
| 2016 | 10,566,332 | 2,130,422 | 0.19% | 1.23% |
| 2017 | 10,594,438 | 2,157,110 | 0.27% | 1.25% |
| 2018 | 10,629,928 | 2,183,603 | 0.33% | 1.23% |
| 2019 | 10,671,870 | 2,209,405 | 0.39% | 1.18% |
| 2020 | 10,697,858 | 2,235,727 | 0.24% | 1.19% |
| 2021 | 10,505,772 | 2,261,542 | -1.8% | 1.15% |
| 2022 | 10,672,118 | 2,286,110 | 1.58% | 1.09% |
| 2023 | 10,864,042 | 2,311,472 | 1.8% | 1.11% |
| 2024 | 10,882,164 | 2,337,423 | 0.17% | 1.12% |
| 2025 | 10,753,822 | 2,363,324 | -1.18% | 1.11% |
| 2026 | 10,671,254 | 2,389,334 | -0.77% | 1.1% |
| 2027 | 10,648,879 | 2,415,365 | -0.21% | 1.09% |
| 2028 | 10,623,904 | 2,441,435 | -0.23% | 1.08% |
| 2029 | 10,596,362 | 2,467,677 | -0.26% | 1.07% |
| 2030 | 10,567,167 | 2,493,816 | -0.28% | 1.06% |
| 2031 | 10,536,602 | 2,520,014 | -0.29% | 1.05% |
| 2032 | 10,504,828 | 2,546,489 | -0.3% | 1.05% |
| 2033 | 10,472,203 | 2,573,106 | -0.31% | 1.05% |
| 2034 | 10,439,141 | 2,599,777 | -0.32% | 1.04% |
| 2035 | 10,405,856 | 2,626,560 | -0.32% | 1.03% |
| 2036 | 10,372,835 | 2,653,503 | -0.32% | 1.03% |
| 2037 | 10,339,980 | 2,680,081 | -0.32% | 1% |
| 2038 | 10,307,577 | 2,706,197 | -0.31% | 0.97% |
| 2039 | 10,275,882 | 2,732,138 | -0.31% | 0.96% |
| 2040 | 10,244,966 | 2,757,868 | -0.3% | 0.94% |
| 2041 | 10,214,805 | 2,783,361 | -0.29% | 0.92% |
| 2042 | 10,185,286 | 2,808,538 | -0.29% | 0.9% |
| 2043 | 10,156,643 | 2,833,257 | -0.28% | 0.88% |
| 2044 | 10,128,611 | 2,857,499 | -0.28% | 0.86% |
| 2045 | 10,100,890 | 2,881,333 | -0.27% | 0.83% |
| 2046 | 10,073,030 | 2,904,780 | -0.28% | 0.81% |
| 2047 | 10,045,121 | 2,927,859 | -0.28% | 0.79% |
| 2048 | 10,017,123 | 2,950,411 | -0.28% | 0.77% |
| 2049 | 9,988,795 | 2,972,156 | -0.28% | 0.74% |
| 2050 | 9,959,445 | 2,993,080 | -0.29% | 0.7% |
From 2005 to 2015, the population of the Czech Republic increased by 334,843 people (a 3.28% growth), while Lesotho gained 151,535 people (a 7.76% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, the Czech Republic gained 207,763 (a 1.97% growth), while Lesotho's population increased by 279,606 (a 13.3% growth).
The Czech Republic was ranked 80th most populous country in 2005 and is 91st 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) the Czech Republic's population will shrink by 7.39% to 9,959,445 people with a rank change from 91st to 98th. The population of Lesotho will increase by 25.5% to 2,993,080 people and rank change from 144th to 141st.
Biggest cities by population
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| City | Population |
| Prague | 1.4M |
| Brno | 403K |
| Liberec | 108K |
| Zlin | 74.7K |
| Most | 63.5K |
| Opava | 55.1K |
| Jihlava | 54.6K |
| Frydek-Mistek | 53.6K |
| Teplice | 50.9K |
| Karlovy Vary | 49.1K |
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| City | Population |
| Maseru | 344K |
| Teyateyaneng | 75.1K |
| Mafeteng | 57.1K |
| Butha-Buthe | 10K |
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Population differences between the Czech Republic and Lesotho
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| Life expectancy | 80.1 years | 58.2 years |
| Average age | 43 years | 25.8 years |
| Median age | 44.1 years | 22.7 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 49.3:50.7 | 48.7:51.3 |
| Fertility rate | 1.45 births per woman | 2.69 births per woman |
| Population density | 365 ppl/mi² | 199.4 ppl/mi² |
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