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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Grenada was 117,207 in 2024 vs 2,337,423 people in Lesotho in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Grenada's population is 117,407 people compared to 2,396,633 in Lesotho.

Population statistics:

  • Lesotho's population is 20.4 times bigger than Grenada's.
  • Grenada is ranked the 182nd most populous country in the world, while Lesotho is the 143rd.
  • The countries together account for 0.03% of the world: 0.001% for Grenada vs 0.03% for Lesotho.
  • For the last 10 years, Grenada has had an average growth rate of +0.29% per year vs +1.17% in Lesotho.
  • Since 2006, the population of Grenada has increased from 110K people to 117K (6.6% growth), while Lesotho has grown from 1.95M to 2.4M (23.2% growth).

Grenada vs Lesotho: population by year and forecast

Grenada
Factual

Projection
Lesotho
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Grenada Lesotho
2100 74,301 3,280,784
2099 75,076 3,286,697
2098 75,891 3,292,498
2097 76,702 3,298,102
2096 77,522 3,303,027
2095 78,365 3,307,947
2094 79,203 3,312,002
2093 80,057 3,315,757
2092 80,924 3,319,661
2091 81,811 3,322,573
2090 82,693 3,324,769
2089 83,618 3,326,847
2088 84,528 3,328,480
2087 85,457 3,329,964
2086 86,401 3,330,456
2085 87,318 3,331,259
2084 88,263 3,331,485
2083 89,200 3,331,492
2082 90,156 3,331,234
2081 91,112 3,330,412
2080 92,092 3,329,267
2079 93,055 3,327,166
2078 94,014 3,324,646
2077 94,978 3,321,422
2076 95,898 3,317,850
2075 96,813 3,314,237
2074 97,719 3,309,174
2073 98,595 3,303,860
2072 99,488 3,298,181
2071 100,347 3,291,492
2070 101,172 3,283,654
2069 101,976 3,275,244
2068 102,770 3,266,152
2067 103,535 3,256,626
2066 104,302 3,246,903
2065 105,054 3,237,153
2064 105,770 3,226,489
2063 106,459 3,215,103
2062 107,125 3,202,287
2061 107,748 3,188,933
2060 108,355 3,174,998
2059 108,955 3,160,204
2058 109,505 3,145,053
2057 110,062 3,129,261
2056 110,600 3,113,129
2055 111,129 3,095,904
2054 111,654 3,078,567
2053 112,136 3,060,152
2052 112,618 3,040,649
2051 113,083 3,020,109
2050 113,504 2,999,457
2049 113,891 2,978,037
2048 114,270 2,955,727
2047 114,638 2,932,688
2046 115,006 2,909,307
2045 115,342 2,885,537
2044 115,637 2,861,372
2043 115,929 2,836,777
2042 116,198 2,811,663
2041 116,433 2,786,147
2040 116,656 2,760,391
2039 116,850 2,734,400
2038 116,985 2,708,216
2037 117,120 2,681,863
2036 117,252 2,654,755
2035 117,340 2,627,701
2034 117,434 2,600,880
2033 117,483 2,574,065
2032 117,525 2,547,344
2031 117,524 2,520,831
2030 117,513 2,494,646
2029 117,481 2,468,268
2028 117,470 2,441,871
2027 117,429 2,415,830
2026 117,399 2,389,516
2025 117,312 2,363,516
2024 117,207 2,337,423
2023 117,081 2,311,472
2022 116,913 2,286,110
2021 116,688 2,261,542
2020 116,341 2,235,727
2019 115,981 2,209,405
2018 115,691 2,183,603
2017 115,438 2,157,110
2016 115,130 2,130,422
2015 114,676 2,104,611
2014 114,132 2,080,089
2013 113,487 2,056,504
2012 112,775 2,034,354
2011 112,079 2,014,009
2010 111,586 1,996,251
2009 111,254 1,980,883
2008 110,896 1,966,541
2007 110,522 1,953,268
2006 110,135 1,945,063
2005 109,734 1,953,076
2004 109,323 1,971,129
2003 108,884 1,985,059
2002 108,404 1,994,679
2001 107,987 2,000,853
2000 107,451 2,003,913
1999 106,727 2,003,234
1998 106,009 1,998,049
1997 105,293 1,988,130
1996 104,584 1,972,418
1995 103,869 1,951,437
1994 103,138 1,927,707
1993 102,382 1,901,793
1992 101,602 1,873,274
1991 100,793 1,842,379
1990 99,957 1,809,696
1989 99,121 1,775,436
1988 98,308 1,739,841
1987 97,526 1,703,390
1986 96,790 1,666,138
1985 96,111 1,624,379
1984 95,498 1,578,986
1983 94,948 1,534,413
1982 94,383 1,490,732
1981 94,052 1,448,069
1980 94,538 1,406,521
1979 95,490 1,366,169
1978 96,305 1,327,240
1977 97,017 1,289,967
1976 97,632 1,253,214
1975 98,126 1,213,643
1974 98,486 1,172,420
1973 98,709 1,132,697
1972 98,777 1,094,063
1971 98,648 1,056,246
1970 98,414 1,019,273
1969 98,204 983,202
1968 98,078 948,105
1967 98,066 913,982
1966 98,121 881,870
1965 98,067 854,090
1964 97,760 829,437
1963 97,195 805,373
1962 96,375 781,814
1961 95,335 758,824
1960 94,058 736,500

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/grenada/lesotho | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Grenada increased by 4,995 people (a 4.54% growth), while Lesotho gained 185,359 people (a 9.53% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Grenada gained 2,277 people (a 1.98% growth), while Lesotho's population increased by 266,211 people (a 12.5% growth).

Grenada was ranked 181st most populous country in 2006 and is 182nd 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) Grenada's population will shrink by 3.32% to 113,504 people and will still be ranked 182nd. The population of Lesotho will increase by 25.2% to 2,999,457 people and rank change from 143rd to 141st.

Grenada is projected to reach its peak in 2032 at 118K people compared to the peak of 3.33M people in 2083 for Lesotho.

Population growth rate by year

Grenada
Factual

Projection
Lesotho
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Grenada Lesotho
2100 -1.03% -0.18%
2099 -1.07% -0.18%
2098 -1.06% -0.17%
2097 -1.06% -0.15%
2096 -1.08% -0.15%
2095 -1.06% -0.12%
2094 -1.07% -0.11%
2093 -1.07% -0.12%
2092 -1.08% -0.09%
2091 -1.07% -0.07%
2090 -1.11% -0.06%
2089 -1.08% -0.05%
2088 -1.09% -0.04%
2087 -1.09% -0.01%
2086 -1.05% -0.02%
2085 -1.07% -0.007%
2084 -1.05% -0%
2083 -1.06% 0.008%
2082 -1.05% 0.02%
2081 -1.06% 0.03%
2080 -1.03% 0.06%
2079 -1.02% 0.08%
2078 -1.01% 0.1%
2077 -0.96% 0.11%
2076 -0.95% 0.11%
2075 -0.93% 0.15%
2074 -0.89% 0.16%
2073 -0.9% 0.17%
2072 -0.86% 0.2%
2071 -0.82% 0.24%
2070 -0.79% 0.26%
2069 -0.77% 0.28%
2068 -0.74% 0.29%
2067 -0.73% 0.3%
2066 -0.72% 0.3%
2065 -0.68% 0.33%
2064 -0.65% 0.35%
2063 -0.62% 0.4%
2062 -0.58% 0.42%
2061 -0.56% 0.44%
2060 -0.55% 0.47%
2059 -0.5% 0.48%
2058 -0.51% 0.5%
2057 -0.49% 0.52%
2056 -0.48% 0.56%
2055 -0.47% 0.56%
2054 -0.43% 0.6%
2053 -0.43% 0.64%
2052 -0.41% 0.68%
2051 -0.37% 0.69%
2050 -0.34% 0.72%
2049 -0.33% 0.75%
2048 -0.32% 0.79%
2047 -0.32% 0.8%
2046 -0.29% 0.82%
2045 -0.26% 0.84%
2044 -0.25% 0.87%
2043 -0.23% 0.89%
2042 -0.2% 0.92%
2041 -0.19% 0.93%
2040 -0.17% 0.95%
2039 -0.12% 0.97%
2038 -0.12% 0.98%
2037 -0.11% 1.02%
2036 -0.08% 1.03%
2035 -0.08% 1.03%
2034 -0.04% 1.04%
2033 -0.04% 1.05%
2032 0.001% 1.05%
2031 0.009% 1.05%
2030 0.03% 1.07%
2029 0.009% 1.08%
2028 0.03% 1.08%
2027 0.03% 1.1%
2026 0.07% 1.1%
2025 0.09% 1.12%
2024 0.11% 1.12%
2023 0.14% 1.11%
2022 0.19% 1.09%
2021 0.3% 1.15%
2020 0.31% 1.19%
2019 0.25% 1.18%
2018 0.22% 1.23%
2017 0.27% 1.25%
2016 0.4% 1.23%
2015 0.48% 1.18%
2014 0.57% 1.15%
2013 0.63% 1.09%
2012 0.62% 1.01%
2011 0.44% 0.89%
2010 0.3% 0.78%
2009 0.32% 0.73%
2008 0.34% 0.68%
2007 0.35% 0.42%
2006 0.37% -0.41%
2005 0.38% -0.92%
2004 0.4% -0.7%
2003 0.44% -0.48%
2002 0.39% -0.31%
2001 0.5% -0.15%
2000 0.68% 0.03%
1999 0.68% 0.26%
1998 0.68% 0.5%
1997 0.68% 0.8%
1996 0.69% 1.08%
1995 0.71% 1.23%
1994 0.74% 1.36%
1993 0.77% 1.52%
1992 0.8% 1.68%
1991 0.84% 1.81%
1990 0.84% 1.93%
1989 0.83% 2.05%
1988 0.8% 2.14%
1987 0.76% 2.24%
1986 0.71% 2.57%
1985 0.64% 2.87%
1984 0.58% 2.9%
1983 0.6% 2.93%
1982 0.35% 2.95%
1981 -0.51% 2.95%
1980 -1% 2.95%
1979 -0.85% 2.93%
1978 -0.73% 2.89%
1977 -0.63% 2.93%
1976 -0.5% 3.26%
1975 -0.37% 3.52%
1974 -0.23% 3.51%
1973 -0.07% 3.53%
1972 0.13% 3.58%
1971 0.24% 3.63%
1970 0.21% 3.67%
1969 0.13% 3.7%
1968 0.01% 3.73%
1967 -0.06% 3.64%
1966 0.06% 3.25%
1965 0.31% 2.97%
1964 0.58% 2.99%
1963 0.85% 3.01%
1962 1.09% 3.03%
1961 1.36% 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/grenada/lesotho | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Grenada grew by 0.11%, while Lesotho's population grew by 1.12%.

Live population counters

Grenada Lesotho
Current population
117407
2396633
Population rank 182/197 143/197
Percent of world population 0.001% 0.03%
One net population change
2.9 days
20.3 minutes
One birth every
6.39 hours
9.43 minutes
One death every
8.45 hours
21.4 minutes
Daily growth/decline +0 +71
Annual growth/decline +126 +25,951
Annual growth/decline rate +0.11% +1.12%
Population growth rate rank 159/197 93/197
One migration net change every
1.98 days
1.69 hours
Annual migration change -185 -5,192
Net migration rank 84/196 117/196
Foreign-born residents 7,340 15,039
Foreign-born residents rank 182/195 173/195
Foreign-born share of population 6.3% 0.6%
Foreign-born share rank 84/195 170/195

Natural population change vs migration

Grenada
Natural

Migration
Lesotho
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Grenada Lesotho
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -185 - -5,192
2024 - -192 - -5,107
2023 334 -190 31,115 -5,168
2022 371 -190 30,803 -6,023
2021 343 -69 27,806 -3,449
2020 433 0 30,721 -3,449
2019 462 -181 32,279 -6,896
2018 470 -181 33,112 -6,892
2017 402 -181 33,601 -6,850
2016 579 -181 33,390 -6,766
2015 684 -181 32,087 -7,087
2014 772 -181 30,922 -6,877
2013 878 -181 29,789 -6,659
2012 925 -197 27,592 -6,425
2011 954 -285 25,647 -6,118
2010 989 -665 21,877 -5,886
2009 1,024 -675 20,335 -5,599
2008 1,046 -683 19,349 -5,392
2007 1,059 -681 17,763 -5,179
2006 1,068 -672 15,234 -11,416
2005 1,075 -672 15,831 -35,679
2004 1,034 -621 17,271 -33,530
2003 1,074 -605 20,133 -31,723
2002 1,077 -587 22,274 -29,924
2001 1,082 -737 23,190 -27,874
2000 1,105 -376 24,786 -26,220
1999 1,092 -374 27,393 -24,610
1998 1,204 -490 30,889 -23,299
1997 1,480 -772 34,637 -22,396
1996 1,559 -845 36,228 -17,042
1995 1,580 -856 37,370 -14,588
1994 1,596 -853 38,629 -13,953
1993 1,641 -878 40,505 -13,347
1992 1,811 -1,015 42,579 -12,707
1991 1,953 -1,130 44,026 -12,114
1990 1,931 -1,088 45,060 -11,598
1989 2,084 -1,254 46,264 -11,207
1988 2,044 -1,243 47,158 -11,028
1987 2,345 -1,587 47,718 -10,946
1986 2,324 -1,616 45,232 -7,501
1985 2,215 -1,555 44,575 1,222
1984 1,975 -1,416 43,785 1,199
1983 1,817 -1,274 42,899 1,253
1982 1,798 -1,201 41,941 1,281
1981 1,625 -1,571 40,808 1,307
1980 1,840 -2,864 39,617 1,361
1979 1,871 -2,743 38,440 1,285
1978 1,882 -2,647 37,084 1,047
1977 1,974 -2,642 35,654 746
1976 2,092 -2,645 34,117 2,986
1975 2,224 -2,651 32,311 9,723
1974 2,360 -2,654 30,444 9,972
1973 2,464 -2,615 28,859 10,183
1972 2,578 -2,562 27,841 10,386
1971 2,705 -2,463 26,838 10,563
1970 2,793 -2,566 25,935 10,605
1969 2,948 -2,759 25,137 10,465
1968 3,040 -2,973 24,490 10,108
1967 3,158 -3,201 23,911 9,734
1966 3,278 -3,350 23,326 7,248
1965 3,399 -3,221 22,755 2,239
1964 3,508 -3,071 22,116 2,198
1963 3,601 -2,906 21,585 2,220
1962 3,674 -2,735 21,132 2,172
1961 3,703 -2,565 20,581 2,100
1960 3,678 -2,255 19,981 1,989

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

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

Over the last 10 years, 76% of the population change in Grenada is from natural causes (a gain of 4,850 people) and 24% is from migration (a loss of 1,535 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, 7,340 residents or 6.3% of the population were not native-born in Grenada, compared to 15,039 people or 0.6% in Lesotho.

Biggest cities by population

Grenada
City Population
St. George's 33.7K
Grenville 2.48K
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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