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

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

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Lesotho	Liechtenstein	Lesotho	Liechtenstein
1960	736,500	16,451	-	-
1961	758,824	16,877	3.03%	2.59%
1962	781,814	17,443	3.03%	3.35%
1963	805,373	18,093	3.01%	3.73%
1964	829,437	18,755	2.99%	3.66%
1965	854,090	19,195	2.97%	2.35%
1966	881,870	19,610	3.25%	2.16%
1967	913,982	20,175	3.64%	2.88%
1968	948,105	20,835	3.73%	3.27%
1969	983,202	21,084	3.7%	1.2%
1970	1,019,273	21,140	3.67%	0.27%
1971	1,056,246	21,600	3.63%	2.18%
1972	1,094,063	22,132	3.58%	2.46%
1973	1,132,697	22,785	3.53%	2.95%
1974	1,172,420	23,451	3.51%	2.92%
1975	1,213,643	23,846	3.52%	1.68%
1976	1,253,214	24,058	3.26%	0.89%
1977	1,289,967	24,442	2.93%	1.6%
1978	1,327,240	25,028	2.89%	2.4%
1979	1,366,169	25,575	2.93%	2.19%
1980	1,406,521	25,512	2.95%	-0.25%
1981	1,448,069	25,673	2.95%	0.63%
1982	1,490,732	26,255	2.95%	2.27%
1983	1,534,413	26,446	2.93%	0.73%
1984	1,578,986	26,596	2.9%	0.57%
1985	1,624,379	26,878	2.87%	1.06%
1986	1,666,138	27,238	2.57%	1.34%
1987	1,703,390	27,557	2.24%	1.17%
1988	1,739,841	27,948	2.14%	1.42%
1989	1,775,436	28,317	2.05%	1.32%
1990	1,809,696	28,742	1.93%	1.5%
1991	1,842,379	29,209	1.81%	1.62%
1992	1,873,274	29,627	1.68%	1.43%
1993	1,901,793	30,089	1.52%	1.56%
1994	1,927,707	30,470	1.36%	1.27%
1995	1,951,437	30,776	1.23%	1%
1996	1,972,418	31,033	1.08%	0.84%
1997	1,988,130	31,232	0.8%	0.64%
1998	1,998,049	31,668	0.5%	1.4%
1999	2,003,234	32,221	0.26%	1.75%
2000	2,003,913	32,645	0.03%	1.32%
2001	2,000,853	33,194	-0.15%	1.68%
2002	1,994,679	33,694	-0.31%	1.51%
2003	1,985,059	34,079	-0.48%	1.14%
2004	1,971,129	34,447	-0.7%	1.08%
2005	1,953,076	34,753	-0.92%	0.89%
2006	1,945,063	35,037	-0.41%	0.82%
2007	1,953,268	35,262	0.42%	0.64%
2008	1,966,541	35,473	0.68%	0.6%
2009	1,980,883	35,742	0.73%	0.76%
2010	1,996,251	36,022	0.78%	0.78%
2011	2,014,009	36,312	0.89%	0.81%
2012	2,034,354	36,657	1.01%	0.95%
2013	2,056,504	36,984	1.09%	0.89%
2014	2,080,089	37,248	1.15%	0.71%
2015	2,104,611	37,494	1.18%	0.66%
2016	2,130,422	37,716	1.23%	0.59%
2017	2,157,110	37,962	1.25%	0.65%
2018	2,183,603	38,246	1.23%	0.75%
2019	2,209,405	38,563	1.18%	0.83%
2020	2,235,727	38,901	1.19%	0.88%
2021	2,261,542	39,182	1.15%	0.72%
2022	2,286,110	39,493	1.09%	0.79%
2023	2,311,472	39,850	1.11%	0.9%
2024	2,337,423	40,197	1.12%	0.87%
2025	2,363,324	40,457	1.11%	0.65%
2026	2,389,334	40,693	1.1%	0.58%
2027	2,415,365	40,927	1.09%	0.57%
2028	2,441,435	41,138	1.08%	0.51%
2029	2,467,677	41,342	1.07%	0.5%
2030	2,493,816	41,538	1.06%	0.47%
2031	2,520,014	41,729	1.05%	0.46%
2032	2,546,489	41,901	1.05%	0.41%
2033	2,573,106	42,058	1.05%	0.38%
2034	2,599,777	42,205	1.04%	0.35%
2035	2,626,560	42,347	1.03%	0.34%
2036	2,653,503	42,469	1.03%	0.29%
2037	2,680,081	42,576	1%	0.25%
2038	2,706,197	42,688	0.97%	0.26%
2039	2,732,138	42,789	0.96%	0.24%
2040	2,757,868	42,877	0.94%	0.2%
2041	2,783,361	42,957	0.92%	0.19%
2042	2,808,538	43,031	0.9%	0.17%
2043	2,833,257	43,098	0.88%	0.16%
2044	2,857,499	43,156	0.86%	0.13%
2045	2,881,333	43,202	0.83%	0.11%
2046	2,904,780	43,243	0.81%	0.1%
2047	2,927,859	43,284	0.79%	0.09%
2048	2,950,411	43,311	0.77%	0.06%
2049	2,972,156	43,335	0.74%	0.06%
2050	2,993,080	43,349	0.7%	0.03%

From 2005 to 2015, the population of Lesotho increased by 151,535 people (a 7.76% growth), while Liechtenstein gained 2,741 people (a 7.89% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Lesotho gained 279,606 (a 13.3% growth), while Liechtenstein's population increased by 3,152 (a 8.41% growth).

Lesotho was ranked 144th most populous country in 2005 and is still 144th in 2025. Liechtenstein was ranked 191st in 2005 and ranked 190th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 25 years (in 2050) Lesotho's population will grow by 25.5% to 2,993,080 people with a rank change from 144th to 141st. The population of Liechtenstein will increase by 6.65% to 43,349 people and will still be ranked 190th.