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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Lesotho was 2,337,423 in 2024 vs 130,861,007 people in Mexico in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Lesotho's population is 2,396,633 people compared to 133,323,134 in Mexico.

Population statistics:

  • Mexico's population is 55.6 times bigger than Lesotho's.
  • Lesotho is ranked the 143rd most populous country in the world, while Mexico is the 11th.
  • The countries together account for 1.64% of the world: 0.03% for Lesotho vs 1.61% for Mexico.
  • For the last 10 years, Lesotho has had an average growth rate of +1.17% per year vs +0.92% in Mexico.
  • Since 2006, the population of Lesotho has increased from 1.95M people to 2.4M (23.2% growth), while Mexico has grown from 107M to 133M (24.3% growth).

Lesotho vs Mexico: population by year and forecast

Lesotho
Factual

Projection
Mexico
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Lesotho Mexico
2100 3,280,784 131,182,639
2099 3,286,697 131,943,283
2098 3,292,498 132,700,369
2097 3,298,102 133,455,010
2096 3,303,027 134,204,227
2095 3,307,947 134,949,218
2094 3,312,002 135,687,085
2093 3,315,757 136,415,232
2092 3,319,661 137,127,644
2091 3,322,573 137,833,985
2090 3,324,769 138,527,198
2089 3,326,847 139,208,862
2088 3,328,480 139,874,924
2087 3,329,964 140,530,483
2086 3,330,456 141,174,372
2085 3,331,259 141,805,496
2084 3,331,485 142,415,948
2083 3,331,492 143,009,187
2082 3,331,234 143,579,768
2081 3,330,412 144,138,842
2080 3,329,267 144,677,451
2079 3,327,166 145,195,172
2078 3,324,646 145,691,242
2077 3,321,422 146,165,064
2076 3,317,850 146,616,674
2075 3,314,237 147,046,928
2074 3,309,174 147,455,761
2073 3,303,860 147,841,295
2072 3,298,181 148,201,143
2071 3,291,492 148,534,057
2070 3,283,654 148,848,168
2069 3,275,244 149,134,711
2068 3,266,152 149,395,717
2067 3,256,626 149,630,386
2066 3,246,903 149,842,125
2065 3,237,153 150,029,268
2064 3,226,489 150,187,992
2063 3,215,103 150,319,846
2062 3,202,287 150,424,224
2061 3,188,933 150,502,250
2060 3,174,998 150,555,648
2059 3,160,204 150,577,220
2058 3,145,053 150,569,044
2057 3,129,261 150,535,337
2056 3,113,129 150,475,242
2055 3,095,904 150,384,336
2054 3,078,567 150,263,237
2053 3,060,152 150,110,615
2052 3,040,649 149,923,918
2051 3,020,109 149,705,066
2050 2,999,457 149,450,774
2049 2,978,037 149,166,038
2048 2,955,727 148,836,849
2047 2,932,688 148,478,965
2046 2,909,307 148,081,688
2045 2,885,537 147,647,318
2044 2,861,372 147,173,101
2043 2,836,777 146,667,761
2042 2,811,663 146,123,566
2041 2,786,147 145,543,650
2040 2,760,391 144,931,633
2039 2,734,400 144,286,278
2038 2,708,216 143,601,872
2037 2,681,863 142,883,005
2036 2,654,755 142,138,929
2035 2,627,701 141,359,885
2034 2,600,880 140,554,653
2033 2,574,065 139,713,048
2032 2,547,344 138,843,644
2031 2,520,831 137,947,334
2030 2,494,646 137,023,304
2029 2,468,268 136,071,720
2028 2,441,871 135,090,755
2027 2,415,830 134,081,337
2026 2,389,516 133,042,003
2025 2,363,516 131,970,909
2024 2,337,423 130,861,007
2023 2,311,472 129,739,759
2022 2,286,110 128,613,117
2021 2,261,542 127,648,148
2020 2,235,727 126,799,054
2019 2,209,405 125,762,982
2018 2,183,603 124,573,711
2017 2,157,110 123,400,057
2016 2,130,422 122,251,351
2015 2,104,611 121,072,306
2014 2,080,089 119,784,261
2013 2,056,504 118,343,573
2012 2,034,354 116,818,208
2011 2,014,009 115,243,504
2010 1,996,251 113,623,895
2009 1,980,883 111,999,721
2008 1,966,541 110,374,288
2007 1,953,268 108,774,360
2006 1,945,063 107,253,666
2005 1,953,076 105,811,504
2004 1,971,129 104,394,131
2003 1,985,059 102,978,515
2002 1,994,679 101,548,624
2001 2,000,853 100,099,099
2000 2,003,913 98,625,552
1999 2,003,234 97,115,707
1998 1,998,049 95,575,245
1997 1,988,130 94,021,207
1996 1,972,418 92,452,702
1995 1,951,437 90,862,455
1994 1,927,707 89,259,205
1993 1,901,793 87,653,807
1992 1,873,274 86,044,809
1991 1,842,379 84,430,572
1990 1,809,696 82,820,170
1989 1,775,436 81,247,182
1988 1,739,841 79,695,531
1987 1,703,390 78,136,651
1986 1,666,138 76,585,637
1985 1,624,379 75,043,414
1984 1,578,986 73,506,846
1983 1,534,413 71,971,240
1982 1,490,732 70,433,260
1981 1,448,069 68,892,108
1980 1,406,521 67,300,334
1979 1,366,169 65,648,865
1978 1,327,240 63,979,046
1977 1,289,967 62,308,493
1976 1,253,214 60,645,512
1975 1,213,643 58,982,400
1974 1,172,420 57,320,149
1973 1,132,697 55,667,284
1972 1,094,063 54,030,168
1971 1,056,246 52,412,558
1970 1,019,273 50,814,953
1969 983,202 49,233,194
1968 948,105 47,668,303
1967 913,982 46,129,608
1966 881,870 44,629,106
1965 854,090 43,174,477
1964 829,437 41,772,049
1963 805,373 40,424,065
1962 781,814 39,129,200
1961 758,824 37,890,118
1960 736,500 36,724,615

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/lesotho/mexico | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Lesotho increased by 185,359 people (a 9.53% growth), while Mexico gained 14,997,685 people (a 14% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Lesotho gained 266,211 people (a 12.5% growth), while Mexico's population increased by 11,071,783 people (a 9.06% growth).

Lesotho was ranked 144th most populous country in 2006 and is 143rd in 2026. Mexico was ranked 11th in 2006 and still ranked 11th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Lesotho's population will grow by 25.2% to 2,999,457 people with a rank change from 143rd to 141st. The population of Mexico will increase by 12.1% to 149,450,774 people and rank change from 11th to 12th.

Lesotho is projected to reach its peak in 2083 at 3.33M people compared to the peak of 151M people in 2059 for Mexico.

Population growth rate by year

Lesotho
Factual

Projection
Mexico
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Lesotho Mexico
2100 -0.18% -0.58%
2099 -0.18% -0.57%
2098 -0.17% -0.57%
2097 -0.15% -0.56%
2096 -0.15% -0.55%
2095 -0.12% -0.54%
2094 -0.11% -0.53%
2093 -0.12% -0.52%
2092 -0.09% -0.51%
2091 -0.07% -0.5%
2090 -0.06% -0.49%
2089 -0.05% -0.48%
2088 -0.04% -0.47%
2087 -0.01% -0.46%
2086 -0.02% -0.45%
2085 -0.007% -0.43%
2084 -0% -0.41%
2083 0.008% -0.4%
2082 0.02% -0.39%
2081 0.03% -0.37%
2080 0.06% -0.36%
2079 0.08% -0.34%
2078 0.1% -0.32%
2077 0.11% -0.31%
2076 0.11% -0.29%
2075 0.15% -0.28%
2074 0.16% -0.26%
2073 0.17% -0.24%
2072 0.2% -0.22%
2071 0.24% -0.21%
2070 0.26% -0.19%
2069 0.28% -0.17%
2068 0.29% -0.16%
2067 0.3% -0.14%
2066 0.3% -0.12%
2065 0.33% -0.11%
2064 0.35% -0.09%
2063 0.4% -0.07%
2062 0.42% -0.05%
2061 0.44% -0.04%
2060 0.47% -0.01%
2059 0.48% 0.005%
2058 0.5% 0.02%
2057 0.52% 0.04%
2056 0.56% 0.06%
2055 0.56% 0.08%
2054 0.6% 0.1%
2053 0.64% 0.12%
2052 0.68% 0.15%
2051 0.69% 0.17%
2050 0.72% 0.19%
2049 0.75% 0.22%
2048 0.79% 0.24%
2047 0.8% 0.27%
2046 0.82% 0.29%
2045 0.84% 0.32%
2044 0.87% 0.34%
2043 0.89% 0.37%
2042 0.92% 0.4%
2041 0.93% 0.42%
2040 0.95% 0.45%
2039 0.97% 0.48%
2038 0.98% 0.5%
2037 1.02% 0.52%
2036 1.03% 0.55%
2035 1.03% 0.57%
2034 1.04% 0.6%
2033 1.05% 0.63%
2032 1.05% 0.65%
2031 1.05% 0.67%
2030 1.07% 0.7%
2029 1.08% 0.73%
2028 1.08% 0.75%
2027 1.1% 0.78%
2026 1.1% 0.81%
2025 1.12% 0.85%
2024 1.12% 0.86%
2023 1.11% 0.88%
2022 1.09% 0.76%
2021 1.15% 0.67%
2020 1.19% 0.82%
2019 1.18% 0.95%
2018 1.23% 0.95%
2017 1.25% 0.94%
2016 1.23% 0.97%
2015 1.18% 1.08%
2014 1.15% 1.22%
2013 1.09% 1.31%
2012 1.01% 1.37%
2011 0.89% 1.43%
2010 0.78% 1.45%
2009 0.73% 1.47%
2008 0.68% 1.47%
2007 0.42% 1.42%
2006 -0.41% 1.36%
2005 -0.92% 1.36%
2004 -0.7% 1.37%
2003 -0.48% 1.41%
2002 -0.31% 1.45%
2001 -0.15% 1.49%
2000 0.03% 1.55%
1999 0.26% 1.61%
1998 0.5% 1.65%
1997 0.8% 1.7%
1996 1.08% 1.75%
1995 1.23% 1.8%
1994 1.36% 1.83%
1993 1.52% 1.87%
1992 1.68% 1.91%
1991 1.81% 1.94%
1990 1.93% 1.94%
1989 2.05% 1.95%
1988 2.14% 2%
1987 2.24% 2.03%
1986 2.57% 2.06%
1985 2.87% 2.09%
1984 2.9% 2.13%
1983 2.93% 2.18%
1982 2.95% 2.24%
1981 2.95% 2.37%
1980 2.95% 2.52%
1979 2.93% 2.61%
1978 2.89% 2.68%
1977 2.93% 2.74%
1976 3.26% 2.82%
1975 3.52% 2.9%
1974 3.51% 2.97%
1973 3.53% 3.03%
1972 3.58% 3.09%
1971 3.63% 3.14%
1970 3.67% 3.21%
1969 3.7% 3.28%
1968 3.73% 3.34%
1967 3.64% 3.36%
1966 3.25% 3.37%
1965 2.97% 3.36%
1964 2.99% 3.33%
1963 3.01% 3.31%
1962 3.03% 3.27%
1961 3.03% 3.17%

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/lesotho/mexico | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Lesotho grew by 1.12%, while Mexico's population grew by 0.86%.

Live population counters

Lesotho Mexico
Current population
2396633
133323134
Population rank 143/197 11/197
Percent of world population 0.03% 1.61%
One net population change
20.3 minutes
28.1 seconds
One birth every
9.43 minutes
15.5 seconds
One death every
21.4 minutes
39.5 seconds
Daily growth/decline +71 +3,072
Annual growth/decline +25,951 +1,121,248
Annual growth/decline rate +1.12% +0.86%
Population growth rate rank 93/197 110/197
One migration net change every
1.69 hours
4.88 minutes
Annual migration change -5,192 -108,037
Net migration rank 117/196 181/196
Foreign-born residents 15,039 1,726,089
Foreign-born residents rank 173/195 42/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.6% 1.3%
Foreign-born share rank 170/195 149/195

Natural population change vs migration

Lesotho
Natural

Migration
Mexico
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Lesotho Mexico
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -5,192 - -108,037
2024 - -5,107 - -104,581
2023 31,115 -5,168 1,238,366 -101,044
2022 30,803 -6,023 1,224,397 -108,438
2021 27,806 -3,449 936,682 -122,791
2020 30,721 -3,449 1,031,637 -147,456
2019 32,279 -6,896 1,357,485 -169,628
2018 33,112 -6,892 1,366,076 -175,356
2017 33,601 -6,850 1,384,178 -227,499
2016 33,390 -6,766 1,445,256 -304,472
2015 32,087 -7,087 1,508,439 -291,044
2014 30,922 -6,877 1,587,620 -228,816
2013 29,789 -6,659 1,642,609 -120,058
2012 27,592 -6,425 1,656,599 -128,485
2011 25,647 -6,118 1,659,161 -37,826
2010 21,877 -5,886 1,658,682 -40,845
2009 20,335 -5,599 1,661,180 -30,809
2008 19,349 -5,392 1,670,846 -50,347
2007 17,763 -5,179 1,684,915 -105,524
2006 15,234 -11,416 1,706,084 -244,140
2005 15,831 -35,679 1,732,663 -310,278
2004 17,271 -33,530 1,759,250 -346,912
2003 20,133 -31,723 1,788,016 -369,183
2002 22,274 -29,924 1,820,665 -379,812
2001 23,190 -27,874 1,836,418 -378,348
2000 24,786 -26,220 1,845,383 -356,433
1999 27,393 -24,610 1,859,475 -328,773
1998 30,889 -23,299 1,871,650 -321,385
1997 34,637 -22,396 1,898,383 -340,546
1996 36,228 -17,042 1,922,554 -343,399
1995 37,370 -14,588 1,941,458 -340,091
1994 38,629 -13,953 1,959,775 -354,573
1993 40,505 -13,347 1,963,708 -358,039
1992 42,579 -12,707 1,956,659 -344,313
1991 44,026 -12,114 1,942,832 -326,691
1990 45,060 -11,598 1,926,480 -321,764
1989 46,264 -11,207 1,927,752 -386,467
1988 47,158 -11,028 1,936,601 -374,544
1987 47,718 -10,946 1,971,231 -415,521
1986 45,232 -7,501 1,998,043 -451,756
1985 44,575 1,222 1,983,622 -445,447
1984 43,785 1,199 1,960,428 -425,467
1983 42,899 1,253 1,939,193 -402,937
1982 41,941 1,281 1,921,772 -382,048
1981 40,808 1,307 1,904,384 -361,791
1980 39,617 1,361 1,893,158 -252,177
1979 38,440 1,285 1,908,018 -246,034
1978 37,084 1,047 1,921,419 -243,714
1977 35,654 746 1,902,964 -239,521
1976 34,117 2,986 1,891,958 -229,450
1975 32,311 9,723 1,880,241 -216,556
1974 30,444 9,972 1,868,809 -207,995
1973 28,859 10,183 1,845,593 -200,688
1972 27,841 10,386 1,823,302 -193,965
1971 26,838 10,563 1,790,990 -185,062
1970 25,935 10,605 1,753,370 -164,100
1969 25,137 10,465 1,711,297 -137,051
1968 24,490 10,108 1,671,918 -116,358
1967 23,911 9,734 1,620,534 -98,680
1966 23,326 7,248 1,566,170 -87,018
1965 22,755 2,239 1,508,344 -78,288
1964 22,116 2,198 1,447,360 -72,581
1963 21,585 2,220 1,387,678 -66,515
1962 21,132 2,172 1,328,319 -59,833
1961 20,581 2,100 1,265,833 -56,174
1960 19,981 1,989 1,206,955 -85,591

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

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

Over the last 10 years, 84.2% of the population change in Lesotho is from natural causes (a gain of 315,836 people) and 15.8% is from migration (a loss of 59,457 people). In Mexico 87.5% is from natural causes (a gain of 13,080,136 people) and 12.5% is from migration (a loss of 1,876,544 people).

As of 2024, 15,039 residents or 0.6% of the population were not native-born in Lesotho, compared to 1,726,089 people or 1.3% in Mexico.

Biggest cities by population

Lesotho
City Population
Maseru 344K
Teyateyaneng 75.1K
Mafeteng 57.1K
Butha-Buthe 10K
Mexico
City Population
Mexico 9.21M
Tijuana 1.96M
Ecatepec de Morelos 1.93M
Leon 1.58M
Puebla 1.43M
Guadalajara 1.39M
Ciudad Juarez 1.32M
Zapopan 1.26M
Monterrey 1.14M
Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl 1.07M

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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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