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

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The latest officially reported population of Lesotho was 2,363,325 in 2025 vs 131,946,900 people in Mexico in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Lesotho's population is 2,402,837 people compared to 133,551,566 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 +0.88% in Mexico.
  • Since 2006, the population of Lesotho has increased from 1.95M people to 2.4M (23.5% growth), while Mexico has grown from 107M to 134M (24.5% growth).

Lesotho vs Mexico: population by year and forecast

Lesotho
Factual

Projection
Mexico
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Lesotho Mexico
2100 3,280,518 131,158,772
2099 3,286,430 131,919,278
2098 3,292,231 132,676,226
2097 3,297,835 133,430,730
2096 3,302,758 134,179,811
2095 3,307,678 134,924,667
2094 3,311,734 135,662,399
2093 3,315,488 136,390,414
2092 3,319,391 137,102,695
2091 3,322,303 137,808,909
2090 3,324,499 138,501,995
2089 3,326,577 139,183,536
2088 3,328,210 139,849,476
2087 3,329,694 140,504,916
2086 3,330,185 141,148,688
2085 3,330,989 141,779,696
2084 3,331,214 142,390,038
2083 3,331,221 142,983,168
2082 3,330,964 143,553,646
2081 3,330,141 144,112,618
2080 3,328,997 144,651,130
2079 3,326,895 145,168,756
2078 3,324,376 145,664,735
2077 3,321,152 146,138,472
2076 3,317,581 146,589,999
2075 3,313,968 147,020,176
2074 3,308,905 147,428,934
2073 3,303,592 147,814,398
2072 3,297,913 148,174,180
2071 3,291,224 148,507,034
2070 3,283,387 148,821,087
2069 3,274,978 149,107,578
2068 3,265,887 149,368,537
2067 3,256,362 149,603,163
2066 3,246,639 149,814,864
2065 3,236,890 150,001,973
2064 3,226,227 150,160,667
2063 3,214,843 150,292,498
2062 3,202,027 150,396,857
2061 3,188,674 150,474,868
2060 3,174,740 150,528,257
2059 3,159,947 150,549,825
2058 3,144,797 150,541,650
2057 3,129,007 150,507,950
2056 3,112,877 150,447,865
2055 3,095,653 150,356,976
2054 3,078,317 150,235,899
2053 3,059,904 150,083,305
2052 3,040,402 149,896,641
2051 3,019,864 149,677,830
2050 2,999,214 149,423,583
2049 2,977,795 149,138,900
2048 2,955,487 148,809,771
2047 2,932,450 148,451,951
2046 2,909,071 148,054,747
2045 2,885,303 147,620,456
2044 2,861,140 147,146,325
2043 2,836,547 146,641,077
2042 2,811,435 146,096,981
2041 2,785,921 145,517,171
2040 2,760,167 144,905,265
2039 2,734,178 144,260,027
2038 2,707,996 143,575,746
2037 2,681,646 142,857,009
2036 2,654,540 142,113,069
2035 2,627,488 141,334,167
2034 2,600,669 140,529,082
2033 2,573,856 139,687,630
2032 2,547,137 138,818,384
2031 2,520,626 137,922,237
2030 2,494,444 136,998,375
2029 2,468,067 136,046,964
2028 2,441,673 135,066,178
2027 2,415,634 134,056,943
2026 2,389,322 133,017,798
2025 2,363,325 131,946,900
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 (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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 272,415 people (a 12.8% growth), while Mexico's population increased by 11,300,215 people (a 9.24% 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 24.8% to 2,999,214 people with a rank change from 143rd to 141st. The population of Mexico will increase by 11.9% to 149,423,583 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 1.11% 0.83%
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 (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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

In 2025, the population of Lesotho grew by 1.11%, while Mexico's population grew by 0.83%.

Live population counters

Lesotho Mexico
Current population
2402837
133551566
Population rank 143/197 11/197
Percent of world population 0.03% 1.61%
One net population change
20.3 minutes
29.1 seconds
One birth every
9.46 minutes
15.6 seconds
One death every
21.5 minutes
38.8 seconds
Daily growth/decline +71 +2,975
Annual growth/decline +25,902 +1,085,893
Annual growth/decline rate +1.11% +0.83%
Population growth rate rank 94/197 109/197
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 31,050 -5,107 1,209,810 -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 2026-07-08).

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

Over the last 10 years, 84.6% of the population change in Lesotho is from natural causes (a gain of 315,964 people) and 15.4% is from migration (a loss of 57,687 people). In Mexico 87.9% is from natural causes (a gain of 12,702,326 people) and 12.1% is from migration (a loss of 1,752,309 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
Veracruz 8.06M
San Luis Potosi 2.82M
Tijuana 1.96M
Leon 1.58M
Puebla 1.43M
Guadalajara 1.39M
Ciudad Juarez 1.32M
Zapopan 1.26M
Monterrey 1.14M

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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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