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

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

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Fiji	Lesotho	Fiji	Lesotho
1960	404,887	736,500	-	-
1961	417,406	758,824	3.09%	3.03%
1962	430,536	781,814	3.15%	3.03%
1963	444,276	805,373	3.19%	3.01%
1964	458,324	829,437	3.16%	2.99%
1965	472,575	854,090	3.11%	2.97%
1966	486,487	881,870	2.94%	3.25%
1967	498,873	913,982	2.55%	3.64%
1968	510,002	948,105	2.23%	3.73%
1969	520,797	983,202	2.12%	3.7%
1970	531,188	1,019,273	2%	3.67%
1971	541,121	1,056,246	1.87%	3.63%
1972	550,499	1,094,063	1.73%	3.58%
1973	559,222	1,132,697	1.58%	3.53%
1974	567,489	1,172,420	1.48%	3.51%
1975	575,906	1,213,643	1.48%	3.52%
1976	585,534	1,253,214	1.67%	3.26%
1977	597,805	1,289,967	2.1%	2.93%
1978	612,091	1,327,240	2.39%	2.89%
1979	626,862	1,366,169	2.41%	2.93%
1980	641,975	1,406,521	2.41%	2.95%
1981	657,471	1,448,069	2.41%	2.95%
1982	673,414	1,490,732	2.42%	2.95%
1983	689,835	1,534,413	2.44%	2.93%
1984	706,716	1,578,986	2.45%	2.9%
1985	723,761	1,624,379	2.41%	2.87%
1986	739,306	1,666,138	2.15%	2.57%
1987	750,540	1,703,390	1.52%	2.24%
1988	758,697	1,739,841	1.09%	2.14%
1989	766,321	1,775,436	1%	2.05%
1990	773,316	1,809,696	0.91%	1.93%
1991	779,656	1,842,379	0.82%	1.81%
1992	785,346	1,873,274	0.73%	1.68%
1993	790,369	1,901,793	0.64%	1.52%
1994	794,771	1,927,707	0.56%	1.36%
1995	798,746	1,951,437	0.5%	1.23%
1996	803,789	1,972,418	0.63%	1.08%
1997	812,139	1,988,130	1.04%	0.8%
1998	822,258	1,998,049	1.25%	0.5%
1999	831,828	2,003,234	1.16%	0.26%
2000	840,909	2,003,913	1.09%	0.03%
2001	849,596	2,000,853	1.03%	-0.15%
2002	858,049	1,994,679	0.99%	-0.31%
2003	866,286	1,985,059	0.96%	-0.48%
2004	874,366	1,971,129	0.93%	-0.7%
2005	882,379	1,953,076	0.92%	-0.92%
2006	890,365	1,945,063	0.91%	-0.41%
2007	897,832	1,953,268	0.84%	0.42%
2008	903,399	1,966,541	0.62%	0.68%
2009	907,239	1,980,883	0.43%	0.73%
2010	910,419	1,996,251	0.35%	0.78%
2011	912,989	2,014,009	0.28%	0.89%
2012	914,918	2,034,354	0.21%	1.01%
2013	916,352	2,056,504	0.16%	1.09%
2014	917,585	2,080,089	0.13%	1.15%
2015	918,578	2,104,611	0.11%	1.18%
2016	919,166	2,130,422	0.06%	1.23%
2017	918,759	2,157,110	-0.04%	1.25%
2018	917,180	2,183,603	-0.17%	1.23%
2019	914,899	2,209,405	-0.25%	1.18%
2020	914,963	2,235,727	0.007%	1.19%
2021	916,711	2,261,542	0.19%	1.15%
2022	919,422	2,286,110	0.3%	1.09%
2023	924,145	2,311,472	0.51%	1.11%
2024	928,784	2,337,423	0.5%	1.12%
2025	933,141	2,363,324	0.47%	1.11%
2026	937,268	2,389,334	0.44%	1.1%
2027	941,304	2,415,365	0.43%	1.09%
2028	945,347	2,441,435	0.43%	1.08%
2029	949,269	2,467,677	0.41%	1.07%
2030	953,095	2,493,816	0.4%	1.06%
2031	956,685	2,520,014	0.38%	1.05%
2032	960,056	2,546,489	0.35%	1.05%
2033	963,339	2,573,106	0.34%	1.05%
2034	966,516	2,599,777	0.33%	1.04%
2035	969,613	2,626,560	0.32%	1.03%
2036	972,641	2,653,503	0.31%	1.03%
2037	975,643	2,680,081	0.31%	1%
2038	978,533	2,706,197	0.3%	0.97%
2039	981,270	2,732,138	0.28%	0.96%
2040	983,842	2,757,868	0.26%	0.94%
2041	986,409	2,783,361	0.26%	0.92%
2042	988,810	2,808,538	0.24%	0.9%
2043	990,851	2,833,257	0.21%	0.88%
2044	992,731	2,857,499	0.19%	0.86%
2045	994,437	2,881,333	0.17%	0.83%
2046	995,957	2,904,780	0.15%	0.81%
2047	997,319	2,927,859	0.14%	0.79%
2048	998,544	2,950,411	0.12%	0.77%
2049	999,530	2,972,156	0.1%	0.74%
2050	1,000,244	2,993,080	0.07%	0.7%

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Fiji increased by 28,801 people (a 3.23% growth), while Lesotho gained 185,359 people (a 9.53% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Fiji gained 18,146 (a 1.97% growth), while Lesotho's population increased by 259,196 (a 12.2% growth).

Fiji was ranked 158th most populous country in 2006 and is 159th in 2026. Lesotho was ranked 144th in 2006 and ranked 143rd now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 24 years (in 2050) Fiji's population will grow by 6.71% to 1,000,244 people with a rank change from 159th to 161st. The population of Lesotho will increase by 25.3% to 2,993,080 people and rank change from 143rd to 141st.