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

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The latest officially reported population of Lesotho was 2,363,325 in 2025 vs 255,219,554 people in Pakistan in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Lesotho's population is 2,402,837 people compared to 261,421,997 in Pakistan.

Population statistics:

  • Pakistan's population is 108.8 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 3.15% 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 (23.5% growth), while Pakistan has grown from 180M to 261M (45.5% growth).

Lesotho vs Pakistan: population by year and forecast

Lesotho
Factual

Projection
Pakistan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Lesotho Pakistan
2100 3,280,518 514,639,086
2099 3,286,430 513,762,873
2098 3,292,231 512,834,641
2097 3,297,835 511,842,588
2096 3,302,758 510,743,323
2095 3,307,678 509,544,194
2094 3,311,734 508,236,117
2093 3,315,488 506,871,405
2092 3,319,391 505,433,117
2091 3,322,303 503,929,591
2090 3,324,499 502,369,089
2089 3,326,577 500,764,988
2088 3,328,210 499,040,109
2087 3,329,694 497,294,229
2086 3,330,185 495,416,407
2085 3,330,989 493,469,269
2084 3,331,214 491,457,322
2083 3,331,221 489,327,293
2082 3,330,964 487,086,584
2081 3,330,141 484,774,651
2080 3,328,997 482,358,125
2079 3,326,895 479,913,540
2078 3,324,376 477,377,443
2077 3,321,152 474,692,907
2076 3,317,581 471,877,807
2075 3,313,968 468,953,317
2074 3,308,905 465,972,364
2073 3,303,592 462,907,667
2072 3,297,913 459,752,452
2071 3,291,224 456,518,761
2070 3,283,387 453,190,545
2069 3,274,978 449,749,441
2068 3,265,887 446,219,879
2067 3,256,362 442,632,987
2066 3,246,639 438,970,919
2065 3,236,890 435,260,675
2064 3,226,227 431,484,424
2063 3,214,843 427,665,121
2062 3,202,027 423,724,764
2061 3,188,674 419,759,602
2060 3,174,740 415,724,868
2059 3,159,947 411,662,239
2058 3,144,797 407,514,159
2057 3,129,007 403,318,028
2056 3,112,877 399,031,614
2055 3,095,653 394,728,055
2054 3,078,317 390,385,410
2053 3,059,904 386,003,289
2052 3,040,402 381,568,312
2051 3,019,864 377,096,921
2050 2,999,214 372,554,619
2049 2,977,795 367,986,189
2048 2,955,487 363,386,382
2047 2,932,450 358,734,325
2046 2,909,071 354,003,639
2045 2,885,303 349,228,953
2044 2,861,140 344,443,561
2043 2,836,547 339,631,894
2042 2,811,435 334,801,403
2041 2,785,921 329,944,530
2040 2,760,167 325,107,264
2039 2,734,178 320,203,920
2038 2,707,996 315,273,196
2037 2,681,646 310,377,446
2036 2,654,540 305,472,156
2035 2,627,488 300,604,245
2034 2,600,669 295,748,602
2033 2,573,856 290,911,874
2032 2,547,137 286,130,352
2031 2,520,626 281,410,647
2030 2,494,444 276,766,735
2029 2,468,067 272,246,760
2028 2,441,673 267,784,548
2027 2,415,634 263,445,027
2026 2,389,322 259,285,315
2025 2,363,325 255,219,554
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 (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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 272,415 people (a 12.8% growth), while Pakistan's population increased by 41,283,128 people (a 18.8% 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 24.8% to 2,999,214 people with a rank change from 143rd to 141st. The population of Pakistan will increase by 42.5% to 372,554,619 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 1.11% 1.57%
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 (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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

In 2025, the population of Lesotho grew by 1.11%, while Pakistan's population grew by 1.57%.

Live population counters

Lesotho Pakistan
Current population
2402837
261421997
Population rank 143/197 5/197
Percent of world population 0.03% 3.15%
One net population change
20.3 minutes
8.01 seconds
One birth every
9.46 minutes
4.58 seconds
One death every
21.5 minutes
19.5 seconds
Daily growth/decline +71 +10,823
Annual growth/decline +25,902 +3,950,390
Annual growth/decline rate +1.11% +1.57%
Population growth rate rank 94/197 66/197
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 31,050 -5,107 5,268,361 -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 2026-07-08).

GeoRank.org/population/lesotho/pakistan | 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 Pakistan 78.6% is from natural causes (a gain of 51,374,771 people) and 21.4% is from migration (a loss of 13,992,308 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 (1960–2025, 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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