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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Indonesia was 283,487,931 in 2024 vs 2,337,423 people in Lesotho in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Indonesia's population is 288,551,776 people compared to 2,396,633 in Lesotho.

Population statistics:

  • Indonesia's population is 120.4 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 +0.94% per year vs +1.17% in Lesotho.
  • Since 2006, the population of Indonesia has increased from 234M people to 289M (23.3% growth), while Lesotho has grown from 1.95M to 2.4M (23.2% growth).

Indonesia vs Lesotho: population by year and forecast

Indonesia
Factual

Projection
Lesotho
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Indonesia Lesotho
2100 297,263,579 3,280,784
2099 298,386,561 3,286,697
2098 299,496,396 3,292,498
2097 300,596,542 3,298,102
2096 301,680,965 3,303,027
2095 302,745,817 3,307,947
2094 303,798,670 3,312,002
2093 304,837,512 3,315,757
2092 305,857,297 3,319,661
2091 306,853,321 3,322,573
2090 307,827,852 3,324,769
2089 308,775,620 3,326,847
2088 309,700,566 3,328,480
2087 310,605,359 3,329,964
2086 311,483,180 3,330,456
2085 312,332,996 3,331,259
2084 313,155,965 3,331,485
2083 313,952,990 3,331,492
2082 314,719,759 3,331,234
2081 315,453,880 3,330,412
2080 316,158,503 3,329,267
2079 316,839,281 3,327,166
2078 317,487,448 3,324,646
2077 318,105,938 3,321,422
2076 318,684,532 3,317,850
2075 319,239,982 3,314,237
2074 319,759,087 3,309,174
2073 320,251,181 3,303,860
2072 320,709,370 3,298,181
2071 321,136,059 3,291,492
2070 321,534,979 3,283,654
2069 321,908,058 3,275,244
2068 322,252,027 3,266,152
2067 322,566,642 3,256,626
2066 322,849,032 3,246,903
2065 323,098,730 3,237,153
2064 323,318,973 3,226,489
2063 323,506,247 3,215,103
2062 323,662,911 3,202,287
2061 323,784,985 3,188,933
2060 323,865,045 3,174,998
2059 323,904,988 3,160,204
2058 323,894,318 3,145,053
2057 323,837,237 3,129,261
2056 323,721,448 3,113,129
2055 323,552,405 3,095,904
2054 323,324,404 3,078,567
2053 323,032,528 3,060,152
2052 322,677,809 3,040,649
2051 322,252,898 3,020,109
2050 321,749,772 2,999,457
2049 321,169,163 2,978,037
2048 320,507,607 2,955,727
2047 319,778,332 2,932,688
2046 318,970,565 2,909,307
2045 318,077,606 2,885,537
2044 317,100,688 2,861,372
2043 316,041,251 2,836,777
2042 314,905,847 2,811,663
2041 313,692,611 2,786,147
2040 312,407,319 2,760,391
2039 311,049,484 2,734,400
2038 309,626,850 2,708,216
2037 308,137,773 2,681,863
2036 306,592,068 2,654,755
2035 304,988,219 2,627,701
2034 303,322,890 2,600,880
2033 301,599,483 2,574,065
2032 299,828,261 2,547,344
2031 298,003,267 2,520,831
2030 296,127,253 2,494,646
2029 294,190,935 2,468,268
2028 292,188,833 2,441,871
2027 290,114,110 2,415,830
2026 287,972,484 2,389,516
2025 285,765,617 2,363,516
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 (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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 23,924,358 people (a 9.04% growth), while Lesotho's population increased by 266,211 people (a 12.5% 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 11.5% to 321,749,772 people with a rank change from 4th to 6th. The population of Lesotho will increase by 25.2% to 2,999,457 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 0.8% 1.12%
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 (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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

In 2024, the population of Indonesia grew by 0.82%, while Lesotho's population grew by 1.12%.

Live population counters

Indonesia Lesotho
Current population
288551776
2396633
Population rank 4/197 143/197
Percent of world population 3.48% 0.03%
One net population change
13.7 seconds
20.3 minutes
One birth every
7.04 seconds
9.43 minutes
One death every
14.9 seconds
21.4 minutes
Daily growth/decline +6,296 +71
Annual growth/decline +2,297,864 +25,951
Annual growth/decline rate +0.82% +1.12%
Population growth rate rank 115/197 93/197
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 - -38,469 - -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 2026-04-06).

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

Over the last 10 years, 98.9% of the population change in Indonesia is from natural causes (a gain of 25,242,860 people) and 1.1% is from migration (a loss of 280,258 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, 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 (1960–2024, 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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