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

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

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Guyana	Lesotho	Guyana	Lesotho
1960	569,143	736,500	-	-
1961	582,568	758,824	2.36%	3.03%
1962	595,461	781,814	2.21%	3.03%
1963	608,537	805,373	2.2%	3.01%
1964	621,764	829,437	2.17%	2.99%
1965	635,128	854,090	2.15%	2.97%
1966	648,646	881,870	2.13%	3.25%
1967	662,311	913,982	2.11%	3.64%
1968	676,160	948,105	2.09%	3.73%
1969	690,223	983,202	2.08%	3.7%
1970	702,705	1,019,273	1.81%	3.67%
1971	712,662	1,056,246	1.42%	3.63%
1972	721,617	1,094,063	1.26%	3.58%
1973	730,138	1,132,697	1.18%	3.53%
1974	738,057	1,172,420	1.08%	3.51%
1975	745,393	1,213,643	0.99%	3.52%
1976	752,253	1,253,214	0.92%	3.26%
1977	758,654	1,289,967	0.85%	2.93%
1978	764,586	1,327,240	0.78%	2.89%
1979	770,062	1,366,169	0.72%	2.93%
1980	774,367	1,406,521	0.56%	2.95%
1981	776,453	1,448,069	0.27%	2.95%
1982	776,712	1,490,732	0.03%	2.95%
1983	775,891	1,534,413	-0.11%	2.93%
1984	774,111	1,578,986	-0.23%	2.9%
1985	771,477	1,624,379	-0.34%	2.87%
1986	768,098	1,666,138	-0.44%	2.57%
1987	764,120	1,703,390	-0.52%	2.24%
1988	759,663	1,739,841	-0.58%	2.14%
1989	754,865	1,775,436	-0.63%	2.05%
1990	749,894	1,809,696	-0.66%	1.93%
1991	747,861	1,842,379	-0.27%	1.81%
1992	749,911	1,873,274	0.27%	1.68%
1993	752,965	1,901,793	0.41%	1.52%
1994	755,822	1,927,707	0.38%	1.36%
1995	758,388	1,951,437	0.34%	1.23%
1996	760,526	1,972,418	0.28%	1.08%
1997	762,245	1,988,130	0.23%	0.8%
1998	763,586	1,998,049	0.18%	0.5%
1999	764,483	2,003,234	0.12%	0.26%
2000	764,832	2,003,913	0.05%	0.03%
2001	764,477	2,000,853	-0.05%	-0.15%
2002	763,652	1,994,679	-0.11%	-0.31%
2003	763,101	1,985,059	-0.07%	-0.48%
2004	762,418	1,971,129	-0.09%	-0.7%
2005	760,914	1,953,076	-0.2%	-0.92%
2006	758,966	1,945,063	-0.26%	-0.41%
2007	756,861	1,953,268	-0.28%	0.42%
2008	754,606	1,966,541	-0.3%	0.68%
2009	752,094	1,980,883	-0.33%	0.73%
2010	749,256	1,996,251	-0.38%	0.78%
2011	746,153	2,014,009	-0.41%	0.89%
2012	746,288	2,034,354	0.02%	1.01%
2013	750,021	2,056,504	0.5%	1.09%
2014	754,229	2,080,089	0.56%	1.15%
2015	758,781	2,104,611	0.6%	1.18%
2016	763,548	2,130,422	0.63%	1.23%
2017	768,479	2,157,110	0.65%	1.25%
2018	791,556	2,183,603	3%	1.23%
2019	807,665	2,209,405	2.04%	1.18%
2020	807,481	2,235,727	-0.02%	1.19%
2021	815,482	2,261,542	0.99%	1.15%
2022	821,637	2,286,110	0.75%	1.09%
2023	826,353	2,311,472	0.57%	1.11%
2024	831,087	2,337,423	0.57%	1.12%
2025	835,986	2,363,324	0.59%	1.11%
2026	840,883	2,389,334	0.59%	1.1%
2027	846,019	2,415,365	0.61%	1.09%
2028	851,161	2,441,435	0.61%	1.08%
2029	856,040	2,467,677	0.57%	1.07%
2030	861,037	2,493,816	0.58%	1.06%
2031	866,080	2,520,014	0.59%	1.05%
2032	871,237	2,546,489	0.6%	1.05%
2033	876,346	2,573,106	0.59%	1.05%
2034	881,223	2,599,777	0.56%	1.04%
2035	885,935	2,626,560	0.53%	1.03%
2036	890,320	2,653,503	0.49%	1.03%
2037	894,649	2,680,081	0.49%	1%
2038	899,021	2,706,197	0.49%	0.97%
2039	903,316	2,732,138	0.48%	0.96%
2040	907,506	2,757,868	0.46%	0.94%
2041	911,723	2,783,361	0.46%	0.92%
2042	915,811	2,808,538	0.45%	0.9%
2043	919,575	2,833,257	0.41%	0.88%
2044	923,121	2,857,499	0.39%	0.86%
2045	926,355	2,881,333	0.35%	0.83%
2046	929,478	2,904,780	0.34%	0.81%
2047	932,483	2,927,859	0.32%	0.79%
2048	935,329	2,950,411	0.31%	0.77%
2049	938,062	2,972,156	0.29%	0.74%
2050	940,601	2,993,080	0.27%	0.7%

From 2005 to 2015, the population of Guyana decreased by 2,133 people (a 0.28% decline), while Lesotho gained 151,535 people (a 7.76% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Guyana gained 81,138 (a 10.7% growth), while Lesotho's population increased by 279,606 (a 13.3% growth).

Guyana was ranked 160th most populous country in 2005 and is 162nd 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) Guyana's population will grow by 12% to 940,601 people and will still be ranked 162nd. The population of Lesotho will increase by 25.5% to 2,993,080 people and rank change from 144th to 141st.