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

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

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Lesotho	Monaco	Lesotho	Monaco
1960	736,500	21,808	-	-
1961	758,824	21,901	3.03%	0.43%
1962	781,814	22,078	3.03%	0.81%
1963	805,373	22,385	3.01%	1.39%
1964	829,437	22,686	2.99%	1.34%
1965	854,090	22,941	2.97%	1.12%
1966	881,870	23,131	3.25%	0.83%
1967	913,982	23,230	3.64%	0.43%
1968	948,105	23,437	3.73%	0.89%
1969	983,202	23,831	3.7%	1.68%
1970	1,019,273	24,229	3.67%	1.67%
1971	1,056,246	24,576	3.63%	1.43%
1972	1,094,063	24,862	3.58%	1.16%
1973	1,132,697	25,072	3.53%	0.84%
1974	1,172,420	25,235	3.51%	0.65%
1975	1,213,643	25,500	3.52%	1.05%
1976	1,253,214	25,895	3.26%	1.55%
1977	1,289,967	26,273	2.93%	1.46%
1978	1,327,240	26,605	2.89%	1.26%
1979	1,366,169	26,892	2.93%	1.08%
1980	1,406,521	27,122	2.95%	0.86%
1981	1,448,069	27,293	2.95%	0.63%
1982	1,490,732	27,561	2.95%	0.98%
1983	1,534,413	27,960	2.93%	1.45%
1984	1,578,986	28,356	2.9%	1.42%
1985	1,624,379	28,731	2.87%	1.32%
1986	1,666,138	29,093	2.57%	1.26%
1987	1,703,390	29,446	2.24%	1.21%
1988	1,739,841	29,781	2.14%	1.14%
1989	1,775,436	30,084	2.05%	1.02%
1990	1,809,696	30,358	1.93%	0.91%
1991	1,842,379	30,625	1.81%	0.88%
1992	1,873,274	30,887	1.68%	0.86%
1993	1,901,793	31,136	1.52%	0.81%
1994	1,927,707	31,375	1.36%	0.77%
1995	1,951,437	31,609	1.23%	0.75%
1996	1,972,418	31,837	1.08%	0.72%
1997	1,988,130	32,063	0.8%	0.71%
1998	1,998,049	32,267	0.5%	0.64%
1999	2,003,234	32,410	0.26%	0.44%
2000	2,003,913	32,455	0.03%	0.14%
2001	2,000,853	32,447	-0.15%	-0.02%
2002	1,994,679	32,422	-0.31%	-0.08%
2003	1,985,059	32,374	-0.48%	-0.15%
2004	1,971,129	32,307	-0.7%	-0.21%
2005	1,953,076	32,210	-0.92%	-0.3%
2006	1,945,063	32,057	-0.41%	-0.48%
2007	1,953,268	31,837	0.42%	-0.69%
2008	1,966,541	31,836	0.68%	-0.003%
2009	1,980,883	32,364	0.73%	1.66%
2010	1,996,251	33,163	0.78%	2.47%
2011	2,014,009	33,946	0.89%	2.36%
2012	2,034,354	34,711	1.01%	2.25%
2013	2,056,504	35,447	1.09%	2.12%
2014	2,080,089	36,128	1.15%	1.92%
2015	2,104,611	36,757	1.18%	1.74%
2016	2,130,422	37,276	1.23%	1.41%
2017	2,157,110	37,678	1.25%	1.08%
2018	2,183,603	38,154	1.23%	1.26%
2019	2,209,405	38,109	1.18%	-0.12%
2020	2,235,727	38,050	1.19%	-0.15%
2021	2,261,542	38,527	1.15%	1.25%
2022	2,286,110	38,931	1.09%	1.05%
2023	2,311,472	38,956	1.11%	0.06%
2024	2,337,423	38,631	1.12%	-0.83%
2025	2,363,324	38,341	1.11%	-0.75%
2026	2,389,334	38,082	1.1%	-0.68%
2027	2,415,365	37,865	1.09%	-0.57%
2028	2,441,435	37,669	1.08%	-0.52%
2029	2,467,677	37,502	1.07%	-0.44%
2030	2,493,816	37,366	1.06%	-0.36%
2031	2,520,014	37,241	1.05%	-0.33%
2032	2,546,489	37,131	1.05%	-0.3%
2033	2,573,106	37,040	1.05%	-0.24%
2034	2,599,777	36,963	1.04%	-0.21%
2035	2,626,560	36,890	1.03%	-0.2%
2036	2,653,503	36,822	1.03%	-0.18%
2037	2,680,081	36,758	1%	-0.17%
2038	2,706,197	36,709	0.97%	-0.13%
2039	2,732,138	36,670	0.96%	-0.11%
2040	2,757,868	36,627	0.94%	-0.12%
2041	2,783,361	36,568	0.92%	-0.16%
2042	2,808,538	36,540	0.9%	-0.08%
2043	2,833,257	36,522	0.88%	-0.05%
2044	2,857,499	36,517	0.86%	-0.01%
2045	2,881,333	36,523	0.83%	0.02%
2046	2,904,780	36,538	0.81%	0.04%
2047	2,927,859	36,572	0.79%	0.09%
2048	2,950,411	36,622	0.77%	0.14%
2049	2,972,156	36,679	0.74%	0.16%
2050	2,993,080	36,756	0.7%	0.21%

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Lesotho increased by 185,359 people (a 9.53% growth), while Monaco gained 5,219 people (a 16.3% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Lesotho gained 259,196 (a 12.2% growth), while Monaco's population increased by 806 (a 2.16% growth).

Lesotho was ranked 144th most populous country in 2006 and is 143rd in 2026. Monaco was ranked 192nd in 2006 and ranked 191st now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 24 years (in 2050) Lesotho's population will grow by 25.3% to 2,993,080 people with a rank change from 143rd to 141st. The population of Monaco will decrease by 3.48% to 36,756 people and will still be ranked 191st.