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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Germany was 83,516,593 in 2024 vs 2,337,423 people in Lesotho in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Germany's population is 82,575,542 people compared to 2,396,633 in Lesotho.

Population statistics:

  • Germany's population is 34.5 times bigger than Lesotho's.
  • Germany is ranked the 19th most populous country in the world, while Lesotho is the 143rd.
  • The countries together account for 1.03% of the world: 1% for Germany vs 0.03% for Lesotho.
  • For the last 10 years, Germany has had an average growth rate of +0.32% per year vs +1.17% in Lesotho.
  • Since 2006, the population of Germany has increased from 82.4M people to 82.6M (0.24% growth), while Lesotho has grown from 1.95M to 2.4M (23.2% growth).

Germany vs Lesotho: population by year and forecast

Germany
Factual

Projection
Lesotho
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Germany Lesotho
2100 69,929,981 3,280,784
2099 69,956,854 3,286,697
2098 69,973,838 3,292,498
2097 70,015,834 3,298,102
2096 70,046,713 3,303,027
2095 70,067,131 3,307,947
2094 70,085,911 3,312,002
2093 70,106,718 3,315,757
2092 70,132,132 3,319,661
2091 70,178,440 3,322,573
2090 70,240,137 3,324,769
2089 70,294,005 3,326,847
2088 70,352,443 3,328,480
2087 70,434,814 3,329,964
2086 70,532,124 3,330,456
2085 70,627,602 3,331,259
2084 70,722,960 3,331,485
2083 70,829,392 3,331,492
2082 70,932,273 3,331,234
2081 71,045,881 3,330,412
2080 71,171,519 3,329,267
2079 71,305,544 3,327,166
2078 71,445,484 3,324,646
2077 71,601,117 3,321,422
2076 71,757,525 3,317,850
2075 71,891,567 3,314,237
2074 72,046,795 3,309,174
2073 72,206,145 3,303,860
2072 72,356,324 3,298,181
2071 72,517,749 3,291,492
2070 72,664,462 3,283,654
2069 72,828,330 3,275,244
2068 72,993,859 3,266,152
2067 73,178,408 3,256,626
2066 73,370,207 3,246,903
2065 73,561,648 3,237,153
2064 73,762,096 3,226,489
2063 73,971,537 3,215,103
2062 74,198,775 3,202,287
2061 74,426,082 3,188,933
2060 74,678,280 3,174,998
2059 74,932,496 3,160,204
2058 75,206,278 3,145,053
2057 75,482,742 3,129,261
2056 75,756,281 3,113,129
2055 76,041,477 3,095,904
2054 76,325,196 3,078,567
2053 76,595,801 3,060,152
2052 76,839,962 3,040,649
2051 77,084,029 3,020,109
2050 77,325,459 2,999,457
2049 77,569,721 2,978,037
2048 77,818,888 2,955,727
2047 78,049,343 2,932,688
2046 78,272,834 2,909,307
2045 78,497,690 2,885,537
2044 78,722,126 2,861,372
2043 78,936,540 2,836,777
2042 79,130,312 2,811,663
2041 79,324,161 2,786,147
2040 79,536,735 2,760,391
2039 79,754,631 2,734,400
2038 79,978,474 2,708,216
2037 80,194,225 2,681,863
2036 80,425,162 2,654,755
2035 80,640,951 2,627,701
2034 80,844,719 2,600,880
2033 81,069,119 2,574,065
2032 81,286,326 2,547,344
2031 81,520,272 2,520,831
2030 81,736,996 2,494,646
2029 81,963,002 2,468,268
2028 82,178,048 2,441,871
2027 82,384,302 2,415,830
2026 82,575,542 2,389,516
2025 83,233,941 2,363,516
2024 83,516,593 2,337,423
2023 83,287,273 2,311,472
2022 83,177,813 2,286,110
2021 83,196,078 2,261,542
2020 83,160,871 2,235,727
2019 83,092,962 2,209,405
2018 82,905,782 2,183,603
2017 82,657,002 2,157,110
2016 82,348,669 2,130,422
2015 81,686,611 2,104,611
2014 80,982,500 2,080,089
2013 80,645,605 2,056,504
2012 80,425,823 2,034,354
2011 80,274,983 2,014,009
2010 81,776,930 1,996,251
2009 81,902,307 1,980,883
2008 82,110,097 1,966,541
2007 82,266,372 1,953,268
2006 82,376,451 1,945,063
2005 82,469,422 1,953,076
2004 82,516,260 1,971,129
2003 82,534,176 1,985,059
2002 82,488,495 1,994,679
2001 82,349,925 2,000,853
2000 82,211,508 2,003,913
1999 82,100,243 2,003,234
1998 82,047,195 1,998,049
1997 82,034,771 1,988,130
1996 81,914,831 1,972,418
1995 81,678,051 1,951,437
1994 81,438,348 1,927,707
1993 81,156,363 1,901,793
1992 80,624,598 1,873,274
1991 80,013,896 1,842,379
1990 79,433,029 1,809,696
1989 78,751,283 1,775,436
1988 78,144,619 1,739,841
1987 77,839,920 1,703,390
1986 77,720,436 1,666,138
1985 77,684,873 1,624,379
1984 77,858,685 1,578,986
1983 78,128,282 1,534,413
1982 78,333,366 1,490,732
1981 78,407,907 1,448,069
1980 78,288,576 1,406,521
1979 78,126,350 1,366,169
1978 78,091,820 1,327,240
1977 78,159,814 1,289,967
1976 78,336,950 1,253,214
1975 78,673,554 1,213,643
1974 78,967,433 1,172,420
1973 78,936,666 1,132,697
1972 78,688,452 1,094,063
1971 78,312,842 1,056,246
1970 78,169,289 1,019,273
1969 77,909,682 983,202
1968 77,294,314 948,105
1967 76,951,336 913,982
1966 76,600,311 881,870
1965 75,963,695 854,090
1964 75,318,337 829,437
1963 74,714,353 805,373
1962 74,025,784 781,814
1961 73,377,632 758,824
1960 72,814,900 736,500

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/germany/lesotho | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Germany decreased by 27,782 people (a 0.03% decline), while Lesotho gained 185,359 people (a 9.53% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Germany gained 226,873 people (a 0.28% growth), while Lesotho's population increased by 266,211 people (a 12.5% growth).

Germany was ranked 14th most populous country in 2006 and is 19th 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) Germany's population will shrink by 6.36% to 77,325,459 people with a rank change from 19th to 25th. 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 Germany's population already peaked in 2024 at 83.5M people and is projected to decrease to 69.9M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Germany
Factual

Projection
Lesotho
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Germany Lesotho
2100 -0.04% -0.18%
2099 -0.02% -0.18%
2098 -0.06% -0.17%
2097 -0.04% -0.15%
2096 -0.03% -0.15%
2095 -0.03% -0.12%
2094 -0.03% -0.11%
2093 -0.04% -0.12%
2092 -0.07% -0.09%
2091 -0.09% -0.07%
2090 -0.08% -0.06%
2089 -0.08% -0.05%
2088 -0.12% -0.04%
2087 -0.14% -0.01%
2086 -0.14% -0.02%
2085 -0.13% -0.007%
2084 -0.15% -0%
2083 -0.15% 0.008%
2082 -0.16% 0.02%
2081 -0.18% 0.03%
2080 -0.19% 0.06%
2079 -0.2% 0.08%
2078 -0.22% 0.1%
2077 -0.22% 0.11%
2076 -0.19% 0.11%
2075 -0.22% 0.15%
2074 -0.22% 0.16%
2073 -0.21% 0.17%
2072 -0.22% 0.2%
2071 -0.2% 0.24%
2070 -0.23% 0.26%
2069 -0.23% 0.28%
2068 -0.25% 0.29%
2067 -0.26% 0.3%
2066 -0.26% 0.3%
2065 -0.27% 0.33%
2064 -0.28% 0.35%
2063 -0.31% 0.4%
2062 -0.31% 0.42%
2061 -0.34% 0.44%
2060 -0.34% 0.47%
2059 -0.36% 0.48%
2058 -0.37% 0.5%
2057 -0.36% 0.52%
2056 -0.38% 0.56%
2055 -0.37% 0.56%
2054 -0.35% 0.6%
2053 -0.32% 0.64%
2052 -0.32% 0.68%
2051 -0.31% 0.69%
2050 -0.31% 0.72%
2049 -0.32% 0.75%
2048 -0.3% 0.79%
2047 -0.29% 0.8%
2046 -0.29% 0.82%
2045 -0.29% 0.84%
2044 -0.27% 0.87%
2043 -0.24% 0.89%
2042 -0.24% 0.92%
2041 -0.27% 0.93%
2040 -0.27% 0.95%
2039 -0.28% 0.97%
2038 -0.27% 0.98%
2037 -0.29% 1.02%
2036 -0.27% 1.03%
2035 -0.25% 1.03%
2034 -0.28% 1.04%
2033 -0.27% 1.05%
2032 -0.29% 1.05%
2031 -0.27% 1.05%
2030 -0.28% 1.07%
2029 -0.26% 1.08%
2028 -0.25% 1.08%
2027 -0.23% 1.1%
2026 -0.79% 1.1%
2025 -0.34% 1.12%
2024 0.28% 1.12%
2023 0.13% 1.11%
2022 -0.02% 1.09%
2021 0.04% 1.15%
2020 0.08% 1.19%
2019 0.23% 1.18%
2018 0.3% 1.23%
2017 0.37% 1.25%
2016 0.81% 1.23%
2015 0.87% 1.18%
2014 0.42% 1.15%
2013 0.27% 1.09%
2012 0.19% 1.01%
2011 -1.84% 0.89%
2010 -0.15% 0.78%
2009 -0.25% 0.73%
2008 -0.19% 0.68%
2007 -0.13% 0.42%
2006 -0.11% -0.41%
2005 -0.06% -0.92%
2004 -0.02% -0.7%
2003 0.06% -0.48%
2002 0.17% -0.31%
2001 0.17% -0.15%
2000 0.14% 0.03%
1999 0.06% 0.26%
1998 0.02% 0.5%
1997 0.15% 0.8%
1996 0.29% 1.08%
1995 0.29% 1.23%
1994 0.35% 1.36%
1993 0.66% 1.52%
1992 0.76% 1.68%
1991 0.73% 1.81%
1990 0.87% 1.93%
1989 0.78% 2.05%
1988 0.39% 2.14%
1987 0.15% 2.24%
1986 0.05% 2.57%
1985 -0.22% 2.87%
1984 -0.35% 2.9%
1983 -0.26% 2.93%
1982 -0.1% 2.95%
1981 0.15% 2.95%
1980 0.21% 2.95%
1979 0.04% 2.93%
1978 -0.09% 2.89%
1977 -0.23% 2.93%
1976 -0.43% 3.26%
1975 -0.37% 3.52%
1974 0.04% 3.51%
1973 0.32% 3.53%
1972 0.48% 3.58%
1971 0.18% 3.63%
1970 0.33% 3.67%
1969 0.8% 3.7%
1968 0.45% 3.73%
1967 0.46% 3.64%
1966 0.84% 3.25%
1965 0.86% 2.97%
1964 0.81% 2.99%
1963 0.93% 3.01%
1962 0.88% 3.03%
1961 0.77% 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/germany/lesotho | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Germany grew by 0.28%, while Lesotho's population grew by 1.12%.

Live population counters

Germany Lesotho
Current population
82575542
2396633
Population rank 19/197 143/197
Percent of world population 1% 0.03%
One net population change
2.29 minutes
20.3 minutes
One birth every
45.6 seconds
9.43 minutes
One death every
30.8 seconds
21.4 minutes
Daily growth/decline +628 +71
Annual growth/decline +229,320 +25,951
Annual growth/decline rate +0.28% +1.12%
Population growth rate rank 151/197 93/197
One migration net change every
1.58 minutes
1.69 hours
Annual migration change -334,072 -5,192
Net migration rank 192/196 117/196
Foreign-born residents 16,750,084 15,039
Foreign-born residents rank 2/195 173/195
Foreign-born share of population 19.8% 0.6%
Foreign-born share rank 31/195 170/195

Natural population change vs migration

Germany
Natural

Migration
Lesotho
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Germany Lesotho
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -334,072 - -5,192
2024 - 36,954 - -5,107
2023 -333,149 609,553 31,115 -5,168
2022 -324,394 981,552 30,803 -6,023
2021 -224,629 310,264 27,806 -3,449
2020 -216,218 203,468 30,721 -3,449
2019 -157,877 319,082 32,279 -6,896
2018 -165,812 403,908 33,112 -6,892
2017 -148,783 452,988 33,601 -6,850
2016 -123,523 517,480 33,390 -6,766
2015 -187,879 1,175,283 32,087 -7,087
2014 -153,866 592,338 30,922 -6,877
2013 -209,679 462,384 29,789 -6,659
2012 -193,022 199,143 27,592 -6,425
2011 -184,632 295,282 25,647 -6,118
2010 -179,909 130,116 21,877 -5,886
2009 -188,375 46,533 20,335 -5,599
2008 -164,220 -23,341 19,349 -5,392
2007 -148,080 -24,772 17,763 -5,179
2006 -148,278 -489,056 15,234 -11,416
2005 -148,445 81,351 15,831 -35,679
2004 -107,271 81,735 17,271 -33,530
2003 -140,309 142,009 20,133 -31,723
2002 -123,733 218,795 22,274 -29,924
2001 -98,820 272,875 23,190 -27,874
2000 -73,990 174,594 24,786 -26,220
1999 -73,890 219,280 27,393 -24,610
1998 -65,637 -754,469 30,889 -23,299
1997 -49,221 93,281 34,637 -22,396
1996 -90,107 281,280 36,228 -17,042
1995 -114,349 398,077 37,370 -14,588
1994 -114,013 315,585 38,629 -13,953
1993 -105,503 462,096 40,505 -13,347
1992 -80,625 811,606 42,579 -12,707
1991 -80,014 602,638 44,026 -12,114
1990 -15,887 679,702 45,060 -11,598
1989 -23,625 761,002 46,264 -11,207
1988 -7,815 515,962 47,158 -11,028
1987 -31,136 174,272 47,718 -10,946
1986 -77,721 212,822 45,232 -7,501
1985 -116,527 103,556 44,575 1,222
1984 -109,002 -150,771 43,785 1,199
1983 -109,380 -81,349 42,899 1,253
1982 -78,333 -58,121 41,941 1,281
1981 -94,090 130,713 40,808 1,307
1980 -86,117 324,203 39,617 1,361
1979 -125,002 237,705 38,440 1,285
1978 -140,566 117,167 37,084 1,047
1977 -125,055 33,881 35,654 746
1976 -164,508 -79,761 34,117 2,986
1975 -212,418 -207,740 32,311 9,723
1974 -150,038 -15,126 30,444 9,972
1973 -149,980 386,881 28,859 10,183
1972 -62,950 336,015 27,841 10,386
1971 46,988 450,328 26,838 10,563
1970 70,352 -273,498 25,935 10,605
1969 155,820 584,017 25,137 10,465
1968 239,612 293,307 24,490 10,108
1967 353,977 -174,155 23,911 9,734
1966 405,982 134,107 23,326 7,248
1965 410,204 338,258 22,755 2,239
1964 482,038 69,825 22,116 2,198
1963 455,757 205,976 21,585 2,220
1962 436,752 276,505 21,132 2,172
1961 462,279 27,534 20,581 2,100
1960 385,919 212,666 19,981 1,989

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

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

Over the last 10 years, 26.8% of the population change in Germany is from natural causes (a loss of 2,036,130 people) and 73.2% is from migration (a gain of 5,565,916 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, 16,750,084 residents or 19.8% of the population were not native-born in Germany, compared to 15,039 people or 0.6% in Lesotho.

Biggest cities by population

Germany
City Population
Berlin 3.78M
Hamburg 1.91M
Munich 1.51M
Cologne 1.09M
Frankfurt 776K
Stuttgart 633K
Dusseldorf 631K
Leipzig 620K
Dortmund 595K
Essen 587K
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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