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

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The latest officially reported population of Indonesia was 285,721,236 in 2025 vs 2,363,325 people in Lesotho in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Indonesia's population is 289,027,659 people compared to 2,402,837 in Lesotho.

Population statistics:

  • Indonesia's population is 120.3 times bigger than Lesotho's.
  • Indonesia is ranked the 4th most populous country in the world, while Lesotho is the 143rd.
  • The countries together account for 3.51% of the world: 3.48% for Indonesia vs 0.03% for Lesotho.
  • For the last 10 years, Indonesia has had an average growth rate of +0.9% per year vs +1.17% in Lesotho.
  • Since 2006, the population of Indonesia has increased from 234M people to 289M (23.5% growth), while Lesotho has grown from 1.95M to 2.4M (23.5% growth).

Indonesia vs Lesotho: population by year and forecast

Indonesia
Factual

Projection
Lesotho
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Indonesia Lesotho
2100 297,217,412 3,280,518
2099 298,340,219 3,286,430
2098 299,449,882 3,292,231
2097 300,549,857 3,297,835
2096 301,634,112 3,302,758
2095 302,698,798 3,307,678
2094 303,751,488 3,311,734
2093 304,790,169 3,315,488
2092 305,809,796 3,319,391
2091 306,805,664 3,322,303
2090 307,780,044 3,324,499
2089 308,727,665 3,326,577
2088 309,652,467 3,328,210
2087 310,557,120 3,329,694
2086 311,434,804 3,330,185
2085 312,284,488 3,330,989
2084 313,107,329 3,331,214
2083 313,904,231 3,331,221
2082 314,670,881 3,330,964
2081 315,404,888 3,330,141
2080 316,109,402 3,328,997
2079 316,790,074 3,326,895
2078 317,438,140 3,324,376
2077 318,056,534 3,321,152
2076 318,635,038 3,317,581
2075 319,190,402 3,313,968
2074 319,709,426 3,308,905
2073 320,201,444 3,303,592
2072 320,659,562 3,297,913
2071 321,086,184 3,291,224
2070 321,485,042 3,283,387
2069 321,858,064 3,274,978
2068 322,201,979 3,265,887
2067 322,516,545 3,256,362
2066 322,798,892 3,246,639
2065 323,048,550 3,236,890
2064 323,268,759 3,226,227
2063 323,456,004 3,214,843
2062 323,612,644 3,202,027
2061 323,734,699 3,188,674
2060 323,814,746 3,174,740
2059 323,854,683 3,159,947
2058 323,844,015 3,144,797
2057 323,786,943 3,129,007
2056 323,671,172 3,112,877
2055 323,502,155 3,095,653
2054 323,274,189 3,078,317
2053 322,982,358 3,059,904
2052 322,627,695 3,040,402
2051 322,202,850 3,019,864
2050 321,699,802 2,999,214
2049 321,119,283 2,977,795
2048 320,457,830 2,955,487
2047 319,728,668 2,932,450
2046 318,921,027 2,909,071
2045 318,028,206 2,885,303
2044 317,051,440 2,861,140
2043 315,992,168 2,836,547
2042 314,856,940 2,811,435
2041 313,643,892 2,785,921
2040 312,358,800 2,760,167
2039 311,001,176 2,734,178
2038 309,578,763 2,707,996
2037 308,089,917 2,681,646
2036 306,544,452 2,654,540
2035 304,940,852 2,627,488
2034 303,275,782 2,600,669
2033 301,552,643 2,573,856
2032 299,781,696 2,547,137
2031 297,956,985 2,520,626
2030 296,081,262 2,494,444
2029 294,145,245 2,468,067
2028 292,143,454 2,441,673
2027 290,069,053 2,415,634
2026 287,927,760 2,389,322
2025 285,721,236 2,363,325
2024 283,487,931 2,337,423
2023 281,190,067 2,311,472
2022 278,830,529 2,286,110
2021 276,758,053 2,261,542
2020 274,814,866 2,235,727
2019 272,489,381 2,209,405
2018 269,951,846 2,183,603
2017 267,346,658 2,157,110
2016 264,627,418 2,130,422
2015 261,799,249 2,104,611
2014 258,877,399 2,080,089
2013 255,852,467 2,056,504
2012 252,698,525 2,034,354
2011 249,470,032 2,014,009
2010 246,305,322 1,996,251
2009 243,220,028 1,980,883
2008 240,157,903 1,966,541
2007 237,062,337 1,953,268
2006 233,951,652 1,945,063
2005 230,871,650 1,953,076
2004 227,926,649 1,971,129
2003 225,048,008 1,985,059
2002 222,088,495 1,994,679
2001 219,097,902 2,000,853
2000 216,077,790 2,003,913
1999 213,004,668 2,003,234
1998 209,826,788 1,998,049
1997 206,536,095 1,988,130
1996 203,204,348 1,972,418
1995 199,888,057 1,951,437
1994 196,591,828 1,927,707
1993 193,305,168 1,901,793
1992 190,043,744 1,873,274
1991 186,778,238 1,842,379
1990 183,501,098 1,809,696
1989 180,201,630 1,775,436
1988 176,855,065 1,739,841
1987 173,511,154 1,703,390
1986 170,175,065 1,666,138
1985 166,776,185 1,624,379
1984 163,251,124 1,578,986
1983 159,651,381 1,534,413
1982 156,052,152 1,490,732
1981 152,485,035 1,448,069
1980 148,950,540 1,406,521
1979 145,434,834 1,366,169
1978 141,953,163 1,327,240
1977 138,533,541 1,289,967
1976 135,173,655 1,253,214
1975 131,843,848 1,213,643
1974 128,555,045 1,172,420
1973 125,288,515 1,132,697
1972 122,039,841 1,094,063
1971 118,833,702 1,056,246
1970 115,657,495 1,019,273
1969 112,517,639 983,202
1968 109,450,006 948,105
1967 106,526,393 913,982
1966 103,792,754 881,870
1965 101,365,130 854,090
1964 98,833,749 829,437
1963 96,051,424 805,373
1962 93,375,850 781,814
1961 90,791,249 758,824
1960 88,296,070 736,500

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Indonesia increased by 30,675,766 people (a 13.1% growth), while Lesotho gained 185,359 people (a 9.53% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Indonesia gained 24,400,241 people (a 9.22% growth), while Lesotho's population increased by 272,415 people (a 12.8% growth).

Indonesia was ranked 4th most populous country in 2006 and is still 4th 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) Indonesia's population will grow by 11.3% to 321,699,802 people with a rank change from 4th to 6th. The population of Lesotho will increase by 24.8% to 2,999,214 people and rank change from 143rd to 141st.

Indonesia is projected to reach its peak in 2059 at 324M people compared to the peak of 3.33M people in 2083 for Lesotho.

Population growth rate by year

Indonesia
Factual

Projection
Lesotho
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Indonesia Lesotho
2100 -0.38% -0.18%
2099 -0.37% -0.18%
2098 -0.37% -0.17%
2097 -0.36% -0.15%
2096 -0.35% -0.15%
2095 -0.35% -0.12%
2094 -0.34% -0.11%
2093 -0.33% -0.12%
2092 -0.32% -0.09%
2091 -0.32% -0.07%
2090 -0.31% -0.06%
2089 -0.3% -0.05%
2088 -0.29% -0.04%
2087 -0.28% -0.01%
2086 -0.27% -0.02%
2085 -0.26% -0.007%
2084 -0.25% -0%
2083 -0.24% 0.008%
2082 -0.23% 0.02%
2081 -0.22% 0.03%
2080 -0.21% 0.06%
2079 -0.2% 0.08%
2078 -0.19% 0.1%
2077 -0.18% 0.11%
2076 -0.17% 0.11%
2075 -0.16% 0.15%
2074 -0.15% 0.16%
2073 -0.14% 0.17%
2072 -0.13% 0.2%
2071 -0.12% 0.24%
2070 -0.12% 0.26%
2069 -0.11% 0.28%
2068 -0.1% 0.29%
2067 -0.09% 0.3%
2066 -0.08% 0.3%
2065 -0.07% 0.33%
2064 -0.06% 0.35%
2063 -0.05% 0.4%
2062 -0.04% 0.42%
2061 -0.02% 0.44%
2060 -0.01% 0.47%
2059 0.003% 0.48%
2058 0.02% 0.5%
2057 0.04% 0.52%
2056 0.05% 0.56%
2055 0.07% 0.56%
2054 0.09% 0.6%
2053 0.11% 0.64%
2052 0.13% 0.68%
2051 0.16% 0.69%
2050 0.18% 0.72%
2049 0.21% 0.75%
2048 0.23% 0.79%
2047 0.25% 0.8%
2046 0.28% 0.82%
2045 0.31% 0.84%
2044 0.34% 0.87%
2043 0.36% 0.89%
2042 0.39% 0.92%
2041 0.41% 0.93%
2040 0.44% 0.95%
2039 0.46% 0.97%
2038 0.48% 0.98%
2037 0.5% 1.02%
2036 0.53% 1.03%
2035 0.55% 1.03%
2034 0.57% 1.04%
2033 0.59% 1.05%
2032 0.61% 1.05%
2031 0.63% 1.05%
2030 0.66% 1.07%
2029 0.69% 1.08%
2028 0.72% 1.08%
2027 0.74% 1.1%
2026 0.77% 1.1%
2025 0.79% 1.11%
2024 0.82% 1.12%
2023 0.85% 1.11%
2022 0.75% 1.09%
2021 0.71% 1.15%
2020 0.85% 1.19%
2019 0.94% 1.18%
2018 0.97% 1.23%
2017 1.03% 1.25%
2016 1.08% 1.23%
2015 1.13% 1.18%
2014 1.18% 1.15%
2013 1.25% 1.09%
2012 1.29% 1.01%
2011 1.28% 0.89%
2010 1.27% 0.78%
2009 1.28% 0.73%
2008 1.31% 0.68%
2007 1.33% 0.42%
2006 1.33% -0.41%
2005 1.29% -0.92%
2004 1.28% -0.7%
2003 1.33% -0.48%
2002 1.36% -0.31%
2001 1.4% -0.15%
2000 1.44% 0.03%
1999 1.51% 0.26%
1998 1.59% 0.5%
1997 1.64% 0.8%
1996 1.66% 1.08%
1995 1.68% 1.23%
1994 1.7% 1.36%
1993 1.72% 1.52%
1992 1.75% 1.68%
1991 1.79% 1.81%
1990 1.83% 1.93%
1989 1.89% 2.05%
1988 1.93% 2.14%
1987 1.96% 2.24%
1986 2.04% 2.57%
1985 2.16% 2.87%
1984 2.25% 2.9%
1983 2.31% 2.93%
1982 2.34% 2.95%
1981 2.37% 2.95%
1980 2.42% 2.95%
1979 2.45% 2.93%
1978 2.47% 2.89%
1977 2.49% 2.93%
1976 2.53% 3.26%
1975 2.56% 3.52%
1974 2.61% 3.51%
1973 2.66% 3.53%
1972 2.7% 3.58%
1971 2.75% 3.63%
1970 2.79% 3.67%
1969 2.8% 3.7%
1968 2.74% 3.73%
1967 2.63% 3.64%
1966 2.39% 3.25%
1965 2.56% 2.97%
1964 2.9% 2.99%
1963 2.87% 3.01%
1962 2.85% 3.03%
1961 2.83% 3.03%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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

In 2025, the population of Indonesia grew by 0.79%, while Lesotho's population grew by 1.11%.

Live population counters

Indonesia Lesotho
Current population
289027659
2402837
Population rank 4/197 143/197
Percent of world population 3.48% 0.03%
One net population change
14.2 seconds
20.3 minutes
One birth every
7.06 seconds
9.46 minutes
One death every
14.6 seconds
21.5 minutes
Daily growth/decline +6,119 +71
Annual growth/decline +2,233,305 +25,902
Annual growth/decline rate +0.79% +1.11%
Population growth rate rank 112/197 94/197
One migration net change every
13.3 minutes
1.69 hours
Annual migration change -39,509 -5,192
Net migration rank 171/196 117/196
Foreign-born residents 445,726 15,039
Foreign-born residents rank 86/195 173/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.2% 0.6%
Foreign-born share rank 188/195 170/195

Natural population change vs migration

Indonesia
Natural

Migration
Lesotho
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Indonesia Lesotho
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -39,509 - -5,192
2024 2,307,025 -38,469 31,050 -5,107
2023 2,364,808 -37,501 31,115 -5,168
2022 2,429,171 -37,501 30,803 -6,023
2021 1,764,332 -11,248 27,806 -3,449
2020 2,152,076 -18,743 30,721 -3,449
2019 2,548,048 -30,421 32,279 -6,896
2018 2,587,219 -29,911 33,112 -6,892
2017 2,682,556 -29,467 33,601 -6,850
2016 2,814,578 -28,991 33,390 -6,766
2015 2,899,165 -28,487 32,087 -7,087
2014 3,000,907 -27,988 30,922 -6,877
2013 3,104,258 -27,507 29,789 -6,659
2012 3,259,811 -28,869 27,592 -6,425
2011 3,266,560 -40,543 25,647 -6,118
2010 3,161,082 -57,752 21,877 -5,886
2009 3,140,944 -73,655 20,335 -5,599
2008 3,138,143 -81,364 19,349 -5,392
2007 3,211,484 -77,338 17,763 -5,179
2006 3,163,026 -75,829 15,234 -11,416
2005 3,149,551 -76,784 15,831 -35,679
2004 2,894,440 -77,002 17,271 -33,530
2003 3,037,698 -97,732 20,133 -31,723
2002 3,063,044 -83,985 22,274 -29,924
2001 3,066,275 -64,255 23,190 -27,874
2000 3,080,621 -42,697 24,786 -26,220
1999 3,137,133 -28,799 27,393 -24,610
1998 3,258,820 -11,356 30,889 -23,299
1997 3,338,243 -4,334 34,637 -22,396
1996 3,331,535 -1,854 36,228 -17,042
1995 3,304,550 -1,643 37,370 -14,588
1994 3,292,127 -2,575 38,629 -13,953
1993 3,287,348 -3,485 40,505 -13,347
1992 3,241,576 -2,609 42,579 -12,707
1991 3,288,791 3,096 44,026 -12,114
1990 3,250,906 11,539 45,060 -11,598
1989 3,316,792 19,905 46,264 -11,207
1988 3,331,242 25,383 47,158 -11,028
1987 3,304,520 26,705 47,718 -10,946
1986 3,309,905 30,988 45,232 -7,501
1985 3,419,412 37,451 44,575 1,222
1984 3,549,570 43,693 43,785 1,199
1983 3,558,949 47,375 42,899 1,253
1982 3,545,504 46,792 41,941 1,281
1981 3,497,244 44,710 40,808 1,307
1980 3,484,846 42,254 39,617 1,361
1979 3,460,621 43,900 38,440 1,285
1978 3,412,980 45,911 37,084 1,047
1977 3,334,779 45,610 35,654 746
1976 3,291,479 48,010 34,117 2,986
1975 3,263,794 56,386 32,311 9,723
1974 3,196,136 61,188 30,444 9,972
1973 3,210,643 64,991 28,859 10,183
1972 3,149,726 72,007 27,841 10,386
1971 3,111,304 79,264 26,838 10,563
1970 3,080,421 81,368 25,935 10,605
1969 3,034,825 82,955 25,137 10,465
1968 2,961,608 55,731 24,490 10,108
1967 2,909,981 -80,138 23,911 9,734
1966 2,715,011 -77,645 23,326 7,248
1965 2,278,891 -61,145 22,755 2,239
1964 2,700,138 144,819 22,116 2,198
1963 2,609,526 110,166 21,585 2,220
1962 2,525,163 106,264 21,132 2,172
1961 2,434,113 103,628 20,581 2,100
1960 2,350,971 101,631 19,981 1,989

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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

Over the last 10 years, 98.8% of the population change in Indonesia is from natural causes (a gain of 24,548,978 people) and 1.17% is from migration (a loss of 290,739 people). In Lesotho 84.6% is from natural causes (a gain of 315,964 people) and 15.4% is from migration (a loss of 57,687 people).

As of 2024, 445,726 residents or 0.2% of the population were not native-born in Indonesia, compared to 15,039 people or 0.6% in Lesotho.

Biggest cities by population

Indonesia
City Population
Jakarta 11.1M
Bali 4.36M
Surabaya 3.01M
Bandung 2.88M
Bekasi 2.38M
Depok 2.33M
Tangerang 2.24M
Medan 2.11M
South Tangerang 1.64M
Semarang 1.62M
Lesotho
City Population
Maseru 344K
Teyateyaneng 75.1K
Mafeteng 57.1K
Butha-Buthe 10K

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-07-08); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  4. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)

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