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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Lesotho was 2,337,423 in 2024 vs 251,269,164 people in Pakistan in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Lesotho's population is 2,396,633 people compared to 260,356,147 in Pakistan.

Population statistics:

  • Pakistan's population is 108.6 times bigger than Lesotho's.
  • Lesotho is ranked the 143rd most populous country in the world, while Pakistan is the 5th.
  • The countries together account for 3.17% of the world: 0.03% for Lesotho vs 3.14% for Pakistan.
  • For the last 10 years, Lesotho has had an average growth rate of +1.17% per year vs +1.6% in Pakistan.
  • Since 2006, the population of Lesotho has increased from 1.95M people to 2.4M (23.2% growth), while Pakistan has grown from 180M to 260M (44.9% growth).

Lesotho vs Pakistan: population by year and forecast

Lesotho
Factual

Projection
Pakistan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Lesotho Pakistan
2100 3,280,784 514,531,704
2099 3,286,697 513,655,674
2098 3,292,498 512,727,636
2097 3,298,102 511,735,790
2096 3,303,027 510,636,755
2095 3,307,947 509,437,875
2094 3,312,002 508,130,071
2093 3,315,757 506,765,644
2092 3,319,661 505,327,656
2091 3,322,573 503,824,444
2090 3,324,769 502,264,268
2089 3,326,847 500,660,501
2088 3,328,480 498,935,983
2087 3,329,964 497,190,466
2086 3,330,456 495,313,036
2085 3,331,259 493,366,305
2084 3,331,485 491,354,778
2083 3,331,492 489,225,193
2082 3,331,234 486,984,952
2081 3,330,412 484,673,501
2080 3,329,267 482,257,479
2079 3,327,166 479,813,404
2078 3,324,646 477,277,836
2077 3,321,422 474,593,860
2076 3,317,850 471,779,348
2075 3,314,237 468,855,468
2074 3,309,174 465,875,137
2073 3,303,860 462,811,079
2072 3,298,181 459,656,523
2071 3,291,492 456,423,506
2070 3,283,654 453,095,985
2069 3,275,244 449,655,599
2068 3,266,152 446,126,774
2067 3,256,626 442,540,629
2066 3,246,903 438,879,326
2065 3,237,153 435,169,856
2064 3,226,489 431,394,393
2063 3,215,103 427,575,887
2062 3,202,287 423,636,352
2061 3,188,933 419,672,017
2060 3,174,998 415,638,125
2059 3,160,204 411,576,344
2058 3,145,053 407,429,129
2057 3,129,261 403,233,874
2056 3,113,129 398,948,355
2055 3,095,904 394,645,693
2054 3,078,567 390,303,954
2053 3,060,152 385,922,748
2052 3,040,649 381,488,696
2051 3,020,109 377,018,239
2050 2,999,457 372,476,884
2049 2,978,037 367,909,407
2048 2,955,727 363,310,560
2047 2,932,688 358,659,474
2046 2,909,307 353,929,775
2045 2,885,537 349,156,085
2044 2,861,372 344,371,692
2043 2,836,777 339,561,029
2042 2,811,663 334,731,546
2041 2,786,147 329,875,686
2040 2,760,391 325,039,429
2039 2,734,400 320,137,108
2038 2,708,216 315,207,413
2037 2,681,863 310,312,684
2036 2,654,755 305,408,418
2035 2,627,701 300,541,523
2034 2,600,880 295,686,893
2033 2,574,065 290,851,174
2032 2,547,344 286,070,650
2031 2,520,831 281,351,929
2030 2,494,646 276,708,987
2029 2,468,268 272,189,955
2028 2,441,871 267,728,673
2027 2,415,830 263,390,059
2026 2,389,516 259,231,214
2025 2,363,516 255,166,301
2024 2,337,423 251,269,164
2023 2,311,472 247,504,495
2022 2,286,110 243,700,667
2021 2,261,542 239,477,801
2020 2,235,727 235,001,746
2019 2,209,405 230,800,899
2018 2,183,603 226,928,892
2017 2,157,110 223,273,967
2016 2,130,422 220,138,869
2015 2,104,611 217,290,883
2014 2,080,089 214,264,647
2013 2,056,504 211,073,978
2012 2,034,354 207,667,125
2011 2,014,009 203,746,065
2010 1,996,251 199,239,047
2009 1,980,883 194,376,534
2008 1,966,541 189,499,113
2007 1,953,268 184,493,231
2006 1,945,063 179,682,690
2005 1,953,076 175,453,212
2004 1,971,129 171,286,000
2003 1,985,059 167,110,248
2002 1,994,679 163,222,549
2001 2,000,853 159,270,907
2000 2,003,913 154,879,127
1999 2,003,234 150,565,377
1998 1,998,049 146,522,356
1997 1,988,130 142,531,804
1996 1,972,418 138,557,092
1995 1,951,437 134,582,253
1994 1,927,707 130,748,083
1993 1,901,793 127,020,117
1992 1,873,274 123,546,848
1991 1,842,379 120,060,406
1990 1,809,696 116,155,576
1989 1,775,436 112,336,629
1988 1,739,841 108,724,739
1987 1,703,390 105,130,717
1986 1,666,138 101,606,764
1985 1,624,379 98,229,285
1984 1,578,986 95,164,936
1983 1,534,413 92,227,711
1982 1,490,732 89,089,246
1981 1,448,069 85,802,049
1980 1,406,521 82,291,010
1979 1,366,169 78,997,039
1978 1,327,240 76,307,379
1977 1,289,967 73,901,827
1976 1,253,214 71,620,254
1975 1,213,643 69,461,175
1974 1,172,420 67,415,487
1973 1,132,697 65,461,912
1972 1,094,063 63,583,194
1971 1,056,246 61,847,899
1970 1,019,273 60,166,719
1969 983,202 58,460,939
1968 948,105 56,810,507
1967 913,982 55,214,768
1966 881,870 53,678,667
1965 854,090 52,209,010
1964 829,437 50,799,999
1963 805,373 49,447,776
1962 781,814 48,156,128
1961 758,824 46,921,277
1960 736,500 45,709,310

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/pakistan | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Lesotho increased by 185,359 people (a 9.53% growth), while Pakistan gained 40,456,179 people (a 22.5% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Lesotho gained 266,211 people (a 12.5% growth), while Pakistan's population increased by 40,217,278 people (a 18.3% growth).

Lesotho was ranked 144th most populous country in 2006 and is 143rd in 2026. Pakistan was ranked 6th in 2006 and ranked 5th 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 Pakistan will increase by 43.1% to 372,476,884 people and rank change from 5th to 4th.

Lesotho is projected to reach its peak in 2083 at 3.33M people compared to the peak of 515M people in 2100 for Pakistan.

Population growth rate by year

Lesotho
Factual

Projection
Pakistan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Lesotho Pakistan
2100 -0.18% 0.17%
2099 -0.18% 0.18%
2098 -0.17% 0.19%
2097 -0.15% 0.22%
2096 -0.15% 0.24%
2095 -0.12% 0.26%
2094 -0.11% 0.27%
2093 -0.12% 0.28%
2092 -0.09% 0.3%
2091 -0.07% 0.31%
2090 -0.06% 0.32%
2089 -0.05% 0.35%
2088 -0.04% 0.35%
2087 -0.01% 0.38%
2086 -0.02% 0.39%
2085 -0.007% 0.41%
2084 -0% 0.44%
2083 0.008% 0.46%
2082 0.02% 0.48%
2081 0.03% 0.5%
2080 0.06% 0.51%
2079 0.08% 0.53%
2078 0.1% 0.57%
2077 0.11% 0.6%
2076 0.11% 0.62%
2075 0.15% 0.64%
2074 0.16% 0.66%
2073 0.17% 0.69%
2072 0.2% 0.71%
2071 0.24% 0.73%
2070 0.26% 0.77%
2069 0.28% 0.79%
2068 0.29% 0.81%
2067 0.3% 0.83%
2066 0.3% 0.85%
2065 0.33% 0.88%
2064 0.35% 0.89%
2063 0.4% 0.93%
2062 0.42% 0.94%
2061 0.44% 0.97%
2060 0.47% 0.99%
2059 0.48% 1.02%
2058 0.5% 1.04%
2057 0.52% 1.07%
2056 0.56% 1.09%
2055 0.56% 1.11%
2054 0.6% 1.14%
2053 0.64% 1.16%
2052 0.68% 1.19%
2051 0.69% 1.22%
2050 0.72% 1.24%
2049 0.75% 1.27%
2048 0.79% 1.3%
2047 0.8% 1.34%
2046 0.82% 1.37%
2045 0.84% 1.39%
2044 0.87% 1.42%
2043 0.89% 1.44%
2042 0.92% 1.47%
2041 0.93% 1.49%
2040 0.95% 1.53%
2039 0.97% 1.56%
2038 0.98% 1.58%
2037 1.02% 1.61%
2036 1.03% 1.62%
2035 1.03% 1.64%
2034 1.04% 1.66%
2033 1.05% 1.67%
2032 1.05% 1.68%
2031 1.05% 1.68%
2030 1.07% 1.66%
2029 1.08% 1.67%
2028 1.08% 1.65%
2027 1.1% 1.6%
2026 1.1% 1.59%
2025 1.12% 1.55%
2024 1.12% 1.52%
2023 1.11% 1.56%
2022 1.09% 1.76%
2021 1.15% 1.9%
2020 1.19% 1.82%
2019 1.18% 1.71%
2018 1.23% 1.64%
2017 1.25% 1.42%
2016 1.23% 1.31%
2015 1.18% 1.41%
2014 1.15% 1.51%
2013 1.09% 1.64%
2012 1.01% 1.92%
2011 0.89% 2.26%
2010 0.78% 2.5%
2009 0.73% 2.57%
2008 0.68% 2.71%
2007 0.42% 2.68%
2006 -0.41% 2.41%
2005 -0.92% 2.43%
2004 -0.7% 2.5%
2003 -0.48% 2.38%
2002 -0.31% 2.48%
2001 -0.15% 2.84%
2000 0.03% 2.87%
1999 0.26% 2.76%
1998 0.5% 2.8%
1997 0.8% 2.87%
1996 1.08% 2.95%
1995 1.23% 2.93%
1994 1.36% 2.93%
1993 1.52% 2.81%
1992 1.68% 2.9%
1991 1.81% 3.36%
1990 1.93% 3.4%
1989 2.05% 3.32%
1988 2.14% 3.42%
1987 2.24% 3.47%
1986 2.57% 3.44%
1985 2.87% 3.22%
1984 2.9% 3.18%
1983 2.93% 3.52%
1982 2.95% 3.83%
1981 2.95% 4.27%
1980 2.95% 4.17%
1979 2.93% 3.52%
1978 2.89% 3.26%
1977 2.93% 3.19%
1976 3.26% 3.11%
1975 3.52% 3.03%
1974 3.51% 2.98%
1973 3.53% 2.95%
1972 3.58% 2.81%
1971 3.63% 2.79%
1970 3.67% 2.92%
1969 3.7% 2.91%
1968 3.73% 2.89%
1967 3.64% 2.86%
1966 3.25% 2.81%
1965 2.97% 2.77%
1964 2.99% 2.73%
1963 3.01% 2.68%
1962 3.03% 2.63%
1961 3.03% 2.65%

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/pakistan | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Lesotho grew by 1.12%, while Pakistan's population grew by 1.52%.

Live population counters

Lesotho Pakistan
Current population
2396633
260356147
Population rank 143/197 5/197
Percent of world population 0.03% 3.14%
One net population change
20.3 minutes
8.38 seconds
One birth every
9.43 minutes
4.58 seconds
One death every
21.4 minutes
19.7 seconds
Daily growth/decline +71 +10,314
Annual growth/decline +25,951 +3,764,669
Annual growth/decline rate +1.12% +1.52%
Population growth rate rank 93/197 70/197
One migration net change every
1.69 hours
25.6 seconds
Annual migration change -5,192 -1,235,336
Net migration rank 117/196 196/196
Foreign-born residents 15,039 4,175,958
Foreign-born residents rank 173/195 16/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.6% 1.7%
Foreign-born share rank 170/195 141/195

Natural population change vs migration

Lesotho
Natural

Migration
Pakistan
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Lesotho Pakistan
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -5,192 - -1,235,336
2024 - -5,107 - -1,401,173
2023 31,115 -5,168 5,281,745 -1,619,557
2022 30,803 -6,023 5,268,077 -1,322,625
2021 27,806 -3,449 5,065,913 -565,673
2020 30,721 -3,449 5,011,177 -559,291
2019 32,279 -6,896 5,127,011 -1,177,220
2018 33,112 -6,892 5,103,858 -1,309,611
2017 33,601 -6,850 5,090,200 -1,574,585
2016 33,390 -6,766 5,044,922 -2,290,411
2015 32,087 -7,087 5,113,507 -2,172,162
2014 30,922 -6,877 5,148,994 -2,037,920
2013 29,789 -6,659 5,176,590 -1,906,319
2012 27,592 -6,425 5,191,263 -1,647,989
2011 25,647 -6,118 5,189,412 -890,633
2010 21,877 -5,886 5,147,142 -431,902
2009 20,335 -5,599 5,028,132 -18,298
2008 19,349 -5,392 4,885,855 -140,746
2007 17,763 -5,179 4,690,187 576,349
2006 15,234 -11,416 4,538,426 -183,933
2005 15,831 -35,679 4,294,393 -189,899
2004 17,271 -33,530 4,294,654 -64,669
2003 20,133 -31,723 4,340,688 -219,118
2002 22,274 -29,924 4,307,607 -653,758
2001 23,190 -27,874 4,304,297 -54,727
2000 24,786 -26,220 4,281,169 252,869
1999 27,393 -24,610 4,228,026 -134,510
1998 30,889 -23,299 4,104,824 -112,191
1997 34,637 -22,396 4,043,912 -55,539
1996 36,228 -17,042 4,021,758 -60,855
1995 37,370 -14,588 3,977,175 11,534
1994 38,629 -13,953 3,956,699 -277,100
1993 40,505 -13,347 3,915,776 -139,493
1992 42,579 -12,707 3,888,637 -718,387
1991 44,026 -12,114 3,822,363 -19,668
1990 45,060 -11,598 3,731,730 275,242
1989 46,264 -11,207 3,648,132 -17,164
1988 47,158 -11,028 3,554,755 38,139
1987 47,718 -10,946 3,448,813 146,364
1986 45,232 -7,501 3,341,643 111,045
1985 44,575 1,222 3,233,315 68,860
1984 43,785 1,199 3,145,772 -319,242
1983 42,899 1,253 3,052,738 -4,753
1982 41,941 1,281 2,934,689 294,252
1981 40,808 1,307 2,790,454 555,032
1980 39,617 1,361 2,598,421 1,078,229
1979 38,440 1,285 2,461,311 450,003
1978 37,084 1,047 2,356,601 111,386
1977 35,654 746 2,257,849 85,250
1976 34,117 2,986 2,171,812 48,238
1975 32,311 9,723 2,099,811 -1,710
1974 30,444 9,972 2,028,061 -34,785
1973 28,859 10,183 1,971,909 -58,012
1972 27,841 10,386 1,912,774 -69,209
1971 26,838 10,563 1,695,374 -68,357
1970 25,935 10,605 1,793,570 -58,281
1969 25,137 10,465 1,733,601 -57,406
1968 24,490 10,108 1,683,296 -58,721
1967 23,911 9,734 1,626,737 -59,932
1966 23,326 7,248 1,566,343 -61,025
1965 22,755 2,239 1,496,050 -62,070
1964 22,116 2,198 1,447,394 -63,298
1963 21,585 2,220 1,384,934 -64,552
1962 21,132 2,172 1,328,675 -65,780
1961 20,581 2,100 1,273,772 -66,991
1960 19,981 1,989 1,217,147 0

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

GeoRank.org/population/lesotho/pakistan | 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 Pakistan 77.8% is from natural causes (a gain of 51,255,404 people) and 22.2% is from migration (a loss of 14,629,055 people).

As of 2024, 15,039 residents or 0.6% of the population were not native-born in Lesotho, compared to 4,175,958 people or 1.7% in Pakistan.

Biggest cities by population

Lesotho
City Population
Maseru 344K
Teyateyaneng 75.1K
Mafeteng 57.1K
Butha-Buthe 10K
Pakistan
City Population
Karachi 14.9M
Lahore 11.1M
Faisalabad 3.2M
Rawalpindi 2.1M
Gujranwala 2.03M
Peshawar 1.97M
Multan 1.87M
Hyderabad 1.73M
Islamabad 1.01M
Quetta 1M

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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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