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

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The latest officially reported population of Lesotho was 2,363,325 in 2025 vs 38,430,770 people in Morocco in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Lesotho's population is 2,402,837 people compared to 38,938,817 in Morocco.

Population statistics:

  • Morocco's population is 16.2 times bigger than Lesotho's.
  • Lesotho is ranked the 143rd most populous country in the world, while Morocco is the 41st.
  • The countries together account for 0.5% of the world: 0.03% for Lesotho vs 0.47% for Morocco.
  • For the last 10 years, Lesotho has had an average growth rate of +1.17% per year vs +1.06% in Morocco.
  • Since 2006, the population of Lesotho has increased from 1.95M people to 2.4M (23.5% growth), while Morocco has grown from 30.8M to 38.9M (26.5% growth).

Lesotho vs Morocco: population by year and forecast

Lesotho
Factual

Projection
Morocco
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Lesotho Morocco
2100 3,280,518 38,169,376
2099 3,286,430 38,399,800
2098 3,292,231 38,627,357
2097 3,297,835 38,851,192
2096 3,302,758 39,072,685
2095 3,307,678 39,290,298
2094 3,311,734 39,503,336
2093 3,315,488 39,714,423
2092 3,319,391 39,921,868
2091 3,322,303 40,126,152
2090 3,324,499 40,325,215
2089 3,326,577 40,519,616
2088 3,328,210 40,706,061
2087 3,329,694 40,889,974
2086 3,330,185 41,072,468
2085 3,330,989 41,252,209
2084 3,331,214 41,425,986
2083 3,331,221 41,591,998
2082 3,330,964 41,755,476
2081 3,330,141 41,914,644
2080 3,328,997 42,069,073
2079 3,326,895 42,220,167
2078 3,324,376 42,364,299
2077 3,321,152 42,502,554
2076 3,317,581 42,634,865
2075 3,313,968 42,762,096
2074 3,308,905 42,885,545
2073 3,303,592 43,003,930
2072 3,297,913 43,115,594
2071 3,291,224 43,219,147
2070 3,283,387 43,319,278
2069 3,274,978 43,409,990
2068 3,265,887 43,494,031
2067 3,256,362 43,572,598
2066 3,246,639 43,641,156
2065 3,236,890 43,710,126
2064 3,226,227 43,767,514
2063 3,214,843 43,815,039
2062 3,202,027 43,857,629
2061 3,188,674 43,889,133
2060 3,174,740 43,913,417
2059 3,159,947 43,928,921
2058 3,144,797 43,931,406
2057 3,129,007 43,926,107
2056 3,112,877 43,914,039
2055 3,095,653 43,889,084
2054 3,078,317 43,852,920
2053 3,059,904 43,805,549
2052 3,040,402 43,745,706
2051 3,019,864 43,674,633
2050 2,999,214 43,591,589
2049 2,977,795 43,504,461
2048 2,955,487 43,404,127
2047 2,932,450 43,295,069
2046 2,909,071 43,179,153
2045 2,885,303 43,052,251
2044 2,861,140 42,912,359
2043 2,836,547 42,766,985
2042 2,811,435 42,610,691
2041 2,785,921 42,442,983
2040 2,760,167 42,267,502
2039 2,734,178 42,085,886
2038 2,707,996 41,889,492
2037 2,681,646 41,687,645
2036 2,654,540 41,476,060
2035 2,627,488 41,253,454
2034 2,600,669 41,024,367
2033 2,573,856 40,782,838
2032 2,547,137 40,532,216
2031 2,520,626 40,268,078
2030 2,494,444 39,993,270
2029 2,468,067 39,707,804
2028 2,441,673 39,409,825
2027 2,415,634 39,097,054
2026 2,389,322 38,771,691
2025 2,363,325 38,430,770
2024 2,337,423 38,081,173
2023 2,311,472 37,712,505
2022 2,286,110 37,329,064
2021 2,261,542 36,954,442
2020 2,235,727 36,584,208
2019 2,209,405 36,210,898
2018 2,183,603 35,839,760
2017 2,157,110 35,446,392
2016 2,130,422 35,023,457
2015 2,104,611 34,607,588
2014 2,080,089 34,204,780
2013 2,056,504 33,787,571
2012 2,034,354 33,355,241
2011 2,014,009 32,912,588
2010 1,996,251 32,467,016
2009 1,980,883 32,030,778
2008 1,966,541 31,606,767
2007 1,953,268 31,186,468
2006 1,945,063 30,771,178
2005 1,953,076 30,358,144
2004 1,971,129 29,953,018
2003 1,985,059 29,571,415
2002 1,994,679 29,198,142
2001 2,000,853 28,814,643
2000 2,003,913 28,423,435
1999 2,003,234 28,027,179
1998 1,998,049 27,621,648
1997 1,988,130 27,213,337
1996 1,972,418 26,808,107
1995 1,951,437 26,399,429
1994 1,927,707 26,000,822
1993 1,901,793 25,614,586
1992 1,873,274 25,212,468
1991 1,842,379 24,799,014
1990 1,809,696 24,375,551
1989 1,775,436 23,939,414
1988 1,739,841 23,500,524
1987 1,703,390 23,054,392
1986 1,666,138 22,600,803
1985 1,624,379 22,113,953
1984 1,578,986 21,593,778
1983 1,534,413 21,060,696
1982 1,490,732 20,520,318
1981 1,448,069 19,985,401
1980 1,406,521 19,459,943
1979 1,366,169 18,955,589
1978 1,327,240 18,477,385
1977 1,289,967 18,014,756
1976 1,253,214 17,574,182
1975 1,213,643 17,150,786
1974 1,172,420 16,733,842
1973 1,132,697 16,326,269
1972 1,094,063 15,924,692
1971 1,056,246 15,527,225
1970 1,019,273 15,129,449
1969 983,202 14,734,255
1968 948,105 14,347,899
1967 913,982 13,968,175
1966 881,870 13,597,065
1965 854,090 13,239,171
1964 829,437 12,898,886
1963 805,373 12,577,502
1962 781,814 12,253,092
1961 758,824 11,931,085
1960 736,500 11,624,933

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/morocco | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Lesotho increased by 185,359 people (a 9.53% growth), while Morocco gained 4,252,279 people (a 13.8% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Lesotho gained 272,415 people (a 12.8% growth), while Morocco's population increased by 3,915,360 people (a 11.2% growth).

Lesotho was ranked 144th most populous country in 2006 and is 143rd in 2026. Morocco was ranked 37th in 2006 and ranked 41st 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 Morocco will increase by 11.9% to 43,591,589 people and rank change from 41st to 50th.

Lesotho is projected to reach its peak in 2083 at 3.33M people compared to the peak of 43.9M people in 2058 for Morocco.

Population growth rate by year

Lesotho
Factual

Projection
Morocco
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Lesotho Morocco
2100 -0.18% -0.6%
2099 -0.18% -0.59%
2098 -0.17% -0.58%
2097 -0.15% -0.57%
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% -0.49%
2090 -0.06% -0.48%
2089 -0.05% -0.46%
2088 -0.04% -0.45%
2087 -0.01% -0.44%
2086 -0.02% -0.44%
2085 -0.007% -0.42%
2084 -0% -0.4%
2083 0.008% -0.39%
2082 0.02% -0.38%
2081 0.03% -0.37%
2080 0.06% -0.36%
2079 0.08% -0.34%
2078 0.1% -0.33%
2077 0.11% -0.31%
2076 0.11% -0.3%
2075 0.15% -0.29%
2074 0.16% -0.28%
2073 0.17% -0.26%
2072 0.2% -0.24%
2071 0.24% -0.23%
2070 0.26% -0.21%
2069 0.28% -0.19%
2068 0.29% -0.18%
2067 0.3% -0.16%
2066 0.3% -0.16%
2065 0.33% -0.13%
2064 0.35% -0.11%
2063 0.4% -0.1%
2062 0.42% -0.07%
2061 0.44% -0.06%
2060 0.47% -0.04%
2059 0.48% -0.006%
2058 0.5% 0.01%
2057 0.52% 0.03%
2056 0.56% 0.06%
2055 0.56% 0.08%
2054 0.6% 0.11%
2053 0.64% 0.14%
2052 0.68% 0.16%
2051 0.69% 0.19%
2050 0.72% 0.2%
2049 0.75% 0.23%
2048 0.79% 0.25%
2047 0.8% 0.27%
2046 0.82% 0.29%
2045 0.84% 0.33%
2044 0.87% 0.34%
2043 0.89% 0.37%
2042 0.92% 0.4%
2041 0.93% 0.42%
2040 0.95% 0.43%
2039 0.97% 0.47%
2038 0.98% 0.48%
2037 1.02% 0.51%
2036 1.03% 0.54%
2035 1.03% 0.56%
2034 1.04% 0.59%
2033 1.05% 0.62%
2032 1.05% 0.66%
2031 1.05% 0.69%
2030 1.07% 0.72%
2029 1.08% 0.76%
2028 1.08% 0.8%
2027 1.1% 0.84%
2026 1.1% 0.89%
2025 1.11% 0.92%
2024 1.12% 0.98%
2023 1.11% 1.03%
2022 1.09% 1.01%
2021 1.15% 1.01%
2020 1.19% 1.03%
2019 1.18% 1.04%
2018 1.23% 1.11%
2017 1.25% 1.21%
2016 1.23% 1.2%
2015 1.18% 1.18%
2014 1.15% 1.23%
2013 1.09% 1.3%
2012 1.01% 1.34%
2011 0.89% 1.37%
2010 0.78% 1.36%
2009 0.73% 1.34%
2008 0.68% 1.35%
2007 0.42% 1.35%
2006 -0.41% 1.36%
2005 -0.92% 1.35%
2004 -0.7% 1.29%
2003 -0.48% 1.28%
2002 -0.31% 1.33%
2001 -0.15% 1.38%
2000 0.03% 1.41%
1999 0.26% 1.47%
1998 0.5% 1.5%
1997 0.8% 1.51%
1996 1.08% 1.55%
1995 1.23% 1.53%
1994 1.36% 1.51%
1993 1.52% 1.59%
1992 1.68% 1.67%
1991 1.81% 1.74%
1990 1.93% 1.82%
1989 2.05% 1.87%
1988 2.14% 1.94%
1987 2.24% 2.01%
1986 2.57% 2.2%
1985 2.87% 2.41%
1984 2.9% 2.53%
1983 2.93% 2.63%
1982 2.95% 2.68%
1981 2.95% 2.7%
1980 2.95% 2.66%
1979 2.93% 2.59%
1978 2.89% 2.57%
1977 2.93% 2.51%
1976 3.26% 2.47%
1975 3.52% 2.49%
1974 3.51% 2.5%
1973 3.53% 2.52%
1972 3.58% 2.56%
1971 3.63% 2.63%
1970 3.67% 2.68%
1969 3.7% 2.69%
1968 3.73% 2.72%
1967 3.64% 2.73%
1966 3.25% 2.7%
1965 2.97% 2.64%
1964 2.99% 2.56%
1963 3.01% 2.65%
1962 3.03% 2.7%
1961 3.03% 2.63%

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/morocco | CC BY

In 2025, the population of Lesotho grew by 1.11%, while Morocco's population grew by 0.92%.

Live population counters

Lesotho Morocco
Current population
2402837
38938817
Population rank 143/197 41/197
Percent of world population 0.03% 0.47%
One net population change
20.3 minutes
1.51 minutes
One birth every
9.46 minutes
50.5 seconds
One death every
21.5 minutes
2.41 minutes
Daily growth/decline +71 +958
Annual growth/decline +25,902 +349,597
Annual growth/decline rate +1.11% +0.92%
Population growth rate rank 94/197 105/197
One migration net change every
1.69 hours
9.37 minutes
Annual migration change -5,192 -56,254
Net migration rank 117/196 176/196
Foreign-born residents 15,039 111,069
Foreign-born residents rank 173/195 129/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.6% 0.3%
Foreign-born share rank 170/195 182/195

Natural population change vs migration

Lesotho
Natural

Migration
Morocco
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Lesotho Morocco
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -5,192 - -56,254
2024 31,050 -5,107 406,555 -46,802
2023 31,115 -5,168 417,213 -39,650
2022 30,803 -6,023 427,903 -38,594
2021 27,806 -3,449 407,829 -47,902
2020 30,721 -3,449 415,999 -35,474
2019 32,279 -6,896 457,307 -91,217
2018 33,112 -6,892 464,375 -88,159
2017 33,601 -6,850 471,011 -60,472
2016 33,390 -6,766 474,637 -39,302
2015 32,087 -7,087 477,654 -81,248
2014 30,922 -6,877 481,295 -72,065
2013 29,789 -6,659 492,284 -67,096
2012 27,592 -6,425 504,698 -65,251
2011 25,647 -6,118 513,305 -67,447
2010 21,877 -5,886 515,804 -70,510
2009 20,335 -5,599 509,386 -82,203
2008 19,349 -5,392 499,766 -78,912
2007 17,763 -5,179 493,526 -73,759
2006 15,234 -11,416 483,200 -72,364
2005 15,831 -35,679 474,285 -59,024
2004 17,271 -33,530 461,756 -66,749
2003 20,133 -31,723 452,650 -84,460
2002 22,274 -29,924 446,147 -67,802
2001 23,190 -27,874 452,621 -63,967
2000 24,786 -26,220 461,341 -67,569
1999 27,393 -24,610 473,071 -74,343
1998 30,889 -23,299 492,604 -80,286
1997 34,637 -22,396 500,807 -96,502
1996 36,228 -17,042 501,499 -95,331
1995 37,370 -14,588 496,573 -85,386
1994 38,629 -13,953 501,426 -115,404
1993 40,505 -13,347 507,707 -121,254
1992 42,579 -12,707 525,680 -107,911
1991 44,026 -12,114 539,850 -130,717
1990 45,060 -11,598 535,506 -97,711
1989 46,264 -11,207 538,996 -104,509
1988 47,158 -11,028 545,800 -102,484
1987 47,718 -10,946 553,005 -104,029
1986 45,232 -7,501 558,105 -99,905
1985 44,575 1,222 560,810 -45,336
1984 43,785 1,199 564,159 -39,319
1983 42,899 1,253 566,301 -24,988
1982 41,941 1,281 564,904 -25,471
1981 40,808 1,307 552,936 -22,553
1980 39,617 1,361 534,448 -13,899
1979 38,440 1,285 515,554 -27,374
1978 37,084 1,047 498,834 -30,600
1977 35,654 746 489,173 -32,161
1976 34,117 2,986 482,130 -58,019
1975 32,311 9,723 474,631 -51,968
1974 30,444 9,972 464,147 -52,927
1973 28,859 10,183 455,699 -51,772
1972 27,841 10,386 446,449 -47,226
1971 26,838 10,563 435,104 -39,385
1970 25,935 10,605 426,015 -26,168
1969 25,137 10,465 414,931 -24,389
1968 24,490 10,108 407,437 -25,267
1967 23,911 9,734 400,594 -23,309
1966 23,326 7,248 391,881 -26,945
1965 22,755 2,239 383,989 -33,139
1964 22,116 2,198 375,835 -46,106
1963 21,585 2,220 369,250 -56,214
1962 21,132 2,172 363,843 -28,071
1961 20,581 2,100 348,650 -40,413
1960 19,981 1,989 323,499 -19,434

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

GeoRank.org/population/lesotho/morocco | 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 Morocco 88.6% is from natural causes (a gain of 4,420,483 people) and 11.4% is from migration (a loss of 568,820 people).

As of 2024, 15,039 residents or 0.6% of the population were not native-born in Lesotho, compared to 111,069 people or 0.3% in Morocco.

Biggest cities by population

Lesotho
City Population
Maseru 344K
Teyateyaneng 75.1K
Mafeteng 57.1K
Butha-Buthe 10K
Morocco
City Population
Casablanca 3.22M
Tangier 1.28M
Fez 1.17M
Marrakesh 1M
Sale 945K
Meknes 601K
Rabat 573K
Agadir 538K
Kenitra 508K
Oujda 506K

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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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