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

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The latest officially reported population of Lesotho was 2,363,325 in 2025 vs 5,413,813 people in Slovakia in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Lesotho's population is 2,402,837 people compared to 5,376,239 in Slovakia.

Population statistics:

  • Slovakia's population is 2.24 times bigger than Lesotho's.
  • Lesotho is ranked the 143rd most populous country in the world, while Slovakia is the 125th.
  • The countries together account for 0.09% of the world: 0.03% for Lesotho vs 0.06% for Slovakia.
  • For the last 10 years, Lesotho has had an average growth rate of +1.17% per year vs -0.008% in Slovakia.
  • Since 2006, the population of Lesotho has increased from 1.95M people to 2.4M (23.5% growth), while Slovakia has grown from 5.37M to 5.38M (0.06% growth).

Lesotho vs Slovakia: population by year and forecast

Lesotho
Factual

Projection
Slovakia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Lesotho Slovakia
2100 3,280,518 3,388,353
2099 3,286,430 3,410,527
2098 3,292,231 3,432,738
2097 3,297,835 3,454,958
2096 3,302,758 3,477,150
2095 3,307,678 3,499,531
2094 3,311,734 3,522,068
2093 3,315,488 3,544,820
2092 3,319,391 3,567,858
2091 3,322,303 3,591,243
2090 3,324,499 3,614,972
2089 3,326,577 3,639,184
2088 3,328,210 3,663,803
2087 3,329,694 3,688,979
2086 3,330,185 3,714,826
2085 3,330,989 3,741,361
2084 3,331,214 3,768,554
2083 3,331,221 3,796,482
2082 3,330,964 3,825,124
2081 3,330,141 3,854,574
2080 3,328,997 3,884,854
2079 3,326,895 3,915,890
2078 3,324,376 3,947,687
2077 3,321,152 3,980,420
2076 3,317,581 4,013,906
2075 3,313,968 4,048,115
2074 3,308,905 4,082,918
2073 3,303,592 4,118,344
2072 3,297,913 4,154,378
2071 3,291,224 4,190,678
2070 3,283,387 4,227,297
2069 3,274,978 4,264,100
2068 3,265,887 4,301,007
2067 3,256,362 4,337,728
2066 3,246,639 4,374,132
2065 3,236,890 4,410,344
2064 3,226,227 4,446,244
2063 3,214,843 4,481,639
2062 3,202,027 4,516,504
2061 3,188,674 4,550,644
2060 3,174,740 4,584,186
2059 3,159,947 4,616,990
2058 3,144,797 4,649,013
2057 3,129,007 4,680,116
2056 3,112,877 4,710,464
2055 3,095,653 4,739,960
2054 3,078,317 4,768,542
2053 3,059,904 4,796,670
2052 3,040,402 4,824,228
2051 3,019,864 4,851,216
2050 2,999,214 4,877,755
2049 2,977,795 4,903,974
2048 2,955,487 4,929,712
2047 2,932,450 4,955,205
2046 2,909,071 4,980,481
2045 2,885,303 5,005,547
2044 2,861,140 5,030,570
2043 2,836,547 5,055,426
2042 2,811,435 5,079,926
2041 2,785,921 5,104,270
2040 2,760,167 5,128,291
2039 2,734,178 5,151,796
2038 2,707,996 5,174,897
2037 2,681,646 5,197,430
2036 2,654,540 5,219,344
2035 2,627,488 5,240,519
2034 2,600,669 5,260,607
2033 2,573,856 5,279,808
2032 2,547,137 5,297,883
2031 2,520,626 5,314,815
2030 2,494,444 5,330,403
2029 2,468,067 5,344,463
2028 2,441,673 5,356,733
2027 2,415,634 5,367,421
2026 2,389,322 5,376,239
2025 2,363,325 5,413,813
2024 2,337,423 5,422,069
2023 2,311,472 5,426,740
2022 2,286,110 5,431,752
2021 2,261,542 5,447,247
2020 2,235,727 5,458,827
2019 2,209,405 5,454,147
2018 2,183,603 5,446,771
2017 2,157,110 5,439,232
2016 2,130,422 5,430,798
2015 2,104,611 5,423,801
2014 2,080,089 5,418,649
2013 2,056,504 5,413,393
2012 2,034,354 5,407,579
2011 2,014,009 5,398,384
2010 1,996,251 5,391,428
2009 1,980,883 5,386,406
2008 1,966,541 5,379,233
2007 1,953,268 5,374,622
2006 1,945,063 5,373,054
2005 1,953,076 5,372,807
2004 1,971,129 5,372,280
2003 1,985,059 5,373,374
2002 1,994,679 5,376,912
2001 2,000,853 5,378,867
2000 2,003,913 5,388,720
1999 2,003,234 5,396,020
1998 1,998,049 5,390,516
1997 1,988,130 5,383,291
1996 1,972,418 5,373,361
1995 1,951,437 5,361,999
1994 1,927,707 5,346,331
1993 1,901,793 5,325,305
1992 1,873,274 5,305,016
1991 1,842,379 5,303,294
1990 1,809,696 5,299,187
1989 1,775,436 5,275,942
1988 1,739,841 5,250,596
1987 1,703,390 5,222,840
1986 1,666,138 5,193,838
1985 1,624,379 5,161,768
1984 1,578,986 5,127,097
1983 1,534,413 5,091,971
1982 1,490,732 5,055,099
1981 1,448,069 5,016,105
1980 1,406,521 4,979,815
1979 1,366,169 4,938,973
1978 1,327,240 4,890,125
1977 1,289,967 4,840,501
1976 1,253,214 4,789,507
1975 1,213,643 4,739,105
1974 1,172,420 4,689,623
1973 1,132,697 4,641,445
1972 1,094,063 4,596,622
1971 1,056,246 4,557,449
1970 1,019,273 4,538,223
1969 983,202 4,518,607
1968 948,105 4,483,915
1967 913,982 4,449,367
1966 881,870 4,411,666
1965 854,090 4,370,983
1964 829,437 4,327,341
1963 805,373 4,282,017
1962 781,814 4,238,188
1961 758,824 4,191,667
1960 736,500 4,068,095

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/slovakia | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Lesotho increased by 185,359 people (a 9.53% growth), while Slovakia gained 57,744 people (a 1.07% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Lesotho gained 272,415 people (a 12.8% growth), while Slovakia's population decreased by 54,559 people (a 1% decline).

Lesotho was ranked 144th most populous country in 2006 and is 143rd in 2026. Slovakia was ranked 110th in 2006 and ranked 125th 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 Slovakia will decrease by 9.27% to 4,877,755 people and rank change from 125th to 129th.

Lesotho is projected to reach its peak in 2083 at 3.33M people, while Slovakia's population already peaked in 2020 at 5.46M people and is projected to decrease to 3.39M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Lesotho
Factual

Projection
Slovakia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Lesotho Slovakia
2100 -0.18% -0.65%
2099 -0.18% -0.65%
2098 -0.17% -0.64%
2097 -0.15% -0.64%
2096 -0.15% -0.64%
2095 -0.12% -0.64%
2094 -0.11% -0.64%
2093 -0.12% -0.65%
2092 -0.09% -0.65%
2091 -0.07% -0.66%
2090 -0.06% -0.67%
2089 -0.05% -0.67%
2088 -0.04% -0.68%
2087 -0.01% -0.7%
2086 -0.02% -0.71%
2085 -0.007% -0.72%
2084 -0% -0.74%
2083 0.008% -0.75%
2082 0.02% -0.76%
2081 0.03% -0.78%
2080 0.06% -0.79%
2079 0.08% -0.81%
2078 0.1% -0.82%
2077 0.11% -0.83%
2076 0.11% -0.85%
2075 0.15% -0.85%
2074 0.16% -0.86%
2073 0.17% -0.87%
2072 0.2% -0.87%
2071 0.24% -0.87%
2070 0.26% -0.86%
2069 0.28% -0.86%
2068 0.29% -0.85%
2067 0.3% -0.83%
2066 0.3% -0.82%
2065 0.33% -0.81%
2064 0.35% -0.79%
2063 0.4% -0.77%
2062 0.42% -0.75%
2061 0.44% -0.73%
2060 0.47% -0.71%
2059 0.48% -0.69%
2058 0.5% -0.66%
2057 0.52% -0.64%
2056 0.56% -0.62%
2055 0.56% -0.6%
2054 0.6% -0.59%
2053 0.64% -0.57%
2052 0.68% -0.56%
2051 0.69% -0.54%
2050 0.72% -0.53%
2049 0.75% -0.52%
2048 0.79% -0.51%
2047 0.8% -0.51%
2046 0.82% -0.5%
2045 0.84% -0.5%
2044 0.87% -0.49%
2043 0.89% -0.48%
2042 0.92% -0.48%
2041 0.93% -0.47%
2040 0.95% -0.46%
2039 0.97% -0.45%
2038 0.98% -0.43%
2037 1.02% -0.42%
2036 1.03% -0.4%
2035 1.03% -0.38%
2034 1.04% -0.36%
2033 1.05% -0.34%
2032 1.05% -0.32%
2031 1.05% -0.29%
2030 1.07% -0.26%
2029 1.08% -0.23%
2028 1.08% -0.2%
2027 1.1% -0.16%
2026 1.1% -0.69%
2025 1.11% -0.15%
2024 1.12% -0.09%
2023 1.11% -0.09%
2022 1.09% -0.28%
2021 1.15% -0.21%
2020 1.19% 0.09%
2019 1.18% 0.14%
2018 1.23% 0.14%
2017 1.25% 0.16%
2016 1.23% 0.13%
2015 1.18% 0.1%
2014 1.15% 0.1%
2013 1.09% 0.11%
2012 1.01% 0.17%
2011 0.89% 0.13%
2010 0.78% 0.09%
2009 0.73% 0.13%
2008 0.68% 0.09%
2007 0.42% 0.03%
2006 -0.41% 0.005%
2005 -0.92% 0.01%
2004 -0.7% -0.02%
2003 -0.48% -0.07%
2002 -0.31% -0.04%
2001 -0.15% -0.18%
2000 0.03% -0.14%
1999 0.26% 0.1%
1998 0.5% 0.13%
1997 0.8% 0.18%
1996 1.08% 0.21%
1995 1.23% 0.29%
1994 1.36% 0.39%
1993 1.52% 0.38%
1992 1.68% 0.03%
1991 1.81% 0.08%
1990 1.93% 0.44%
1989 2.05% 0.48%
1988 2.14% 0.53%
1987 2.24% 0.56%
1986 2.57% 0.62%
1985 2.87% 0.68%
1984 2.9% 0.69%
1983 2.93% 0.73%
1982 2.95% 0.78%
1981 2.95% 0.73%
1980 2.95% 0.83%
1979 2.93% 1%
1978 2.89% 1.03%
1977 2.93% 1.06%
1976 3.26% 1.06%
1975 3.52% 1.06%
1974 3.51% 1.04%
1973 3.53% 0.98%
1972 3.58% 0.86%
1971 3.63% 0.42%
1970 3.67% 0.43%
1969 3.7% 0.77%
1968 3.73% 0.78%
1967 3.64% 0.85%
1966 3.25% 0.93%
1965 2.97% 1.01%
1964 2.99% 1.06%
1963 3.01% 1.03%
1962 3.03% 1.11%
1961 3.03% 3.04%

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/slovakia | CC BY

In 2025, the population of Lesotho grew by 1.11%, while Slovakia's population declined by 0.15%.

Live population counters

Lesotho Slovakia
Current population
2402837
5376239
Population rank 143/197 125/197
Percent of world population 0.03% 0.06%
One net population change
20.3 minutes
1.06 hours
One birth every
9.46 minutes
11.4 minutes
One death every
21.5 minutes
9.79 minutes
Daily growth/decline +71 -23
Annual growth/decline +25,902 -8,256
Annual growth/decline rate +1.11% -0.15%
Population growth rate rank 94/197 170/197
One migration net change every
1.69 hours
16.8 minutes
Annual migration change -5,192 -31,377
Net migration rank 117/196 166/196
Foreign-born residents 15,039 323,991
Foreign-born residents rank 173/195 96/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.6% 5.9%
Foreign-born share rank 170/195 88/195

Natural population change vs migration

Lesotho
Natural

Migration
Slovakia
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Lesotho Slovakia
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -5,192 - -31,377
2024 31,050 -5,107 -7,591 -21,027
2023 31,115 -5,168 -5,427 4,933
2022 30,803 -6,023 -7,062 92,314
2021 27,806 -3,449 -16,886 -8,172
2020 30,721 -3,449 -2,184 4,350
2019 32,279 -6,896 3,818 3,128
2018 33,112 -6,892 3,268 3,446
2017 33,601 -6,850 4,351 3,279
2016 33,390 -6,766 5,431 3,487
2015 32,087 -7,087 2,170 2,549
2014 30,922 -6,877 3,793 -1,158
2013 29,789 -6,659 2,707 -1,181
2012 27,592 -6,425 3,245 871
2011 25,647 -6,118 9,177 -2,392
2010 21,877 -5,886 7,008 -1,814
2009 20,335 -5,599 8,619 -542
2008 19,349 -5,392 4,303 -495
2007 17,763 -5,179 537 -571
2006 15,234 -11,416 537 -549
2005 15,831 -35,679 537 -561
2004 17,271 -33,530 1,611 -522
2003 20,133 -31,723 -537 -646
2002 22,274 -29,924 -538 -580
2001 23,190 -27,874 -1,076 -860
2000 24,786 -26,220 2,155 -831
1999 27,393 -24,610 3,777 -119
1998 30,889 -23,299 4,312 -12
1997 34,637 -22,396 6,999 247
1996 36,228 -17,042 9,135 246
1995 37,370 -14,588 9,115 -30
1994 38,629 -13,953 14,970 -109
1993 40,505 -13,347 20,769 72
1992 42,579 -12,707 21,220 -201
1991 44,026 -12,114 23,865 174
1990 45,060 -11,598 25,436 -9,402
1989 46,264 -11,207 26,380 -7,254
1988 47,158 -11,028 30,979 -6,500
1987 47,718 -10,946 31,859 -6,401
1986 45,232 -7,501 34,279 -6,143
1985 44,575 1,222 37,680 -6,068
1984 43,785 1,199 38,966 -6,276
1983 42,899 1,253 39,717 -6,361
1982 41,941 1,281 41,958 -6,088
1981 40,808 1,307 43,640 -5,821
1980 39,617 1,361 44,320 -5,522
1979 38,440 1,285 52,353 -4,712
1978 37,084 1,047 52,324 -4,689
1977 35,654 746 52,762 -4,621
1976 34,117 2,986 54,121 -4,432
1975 32,311 9,723 52,604 -4,652
1974 30,444 9,972 52,524 -4,190
1973 28,859 10,183 49,199 -3,854
1972 27,841 10,386 46,426 -3,516
1971 26,838 10,563 40,105 -3,495
1970 25,935 10,605 38,575 -4,919
1969 25,137 10,465 39,312 -8,998
1968 24,490 10,108 38,113 -8,881
1967 23,911 9,734 41,824 -8,876
1966 23,326 7,248 45,440 -8,817
1965 22,755 2,239 48,517 -8,707
1964 22,116 2,198 54,092 -8,608
1963 21,585 2,220 54,382 -8,548
1962 21,132 2,172 49,587 -9,019
1961 20,581 2,100 55,749 4,812
1960 19,981 1,989 56,546 4,344

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

GeoRank.org/population/lesotho/slovakia | 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 Slovakia 18.6% is from natural causes (a loss of 20,112 people) and 81.4% is from migration (a gain of 88,287 people).

As of 2024, 15,039 residents or 0.6% of the population were not native-born in Lesotho, compared to 323,991 people or 5.9% in Slovakia.

Biggest cities by population

Lesotho
City Population
Maseru 344K
Teyateyaneng 75.1K
Mafeteng 57.1K
Butha-Buthe 10K
Slovakia
City Population
Bratislava 481K
Kosice 222K
Presov 81.2K
Zilina 79.9K
Nitra 75.3K
Banska Bystrica 73.1K
Trnava 63.2K
Trencin 54.1K
Martin 50.2K
Poprad 48K

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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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