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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Lesotho was 2,337,423 in 2024 vs 36,361,859 people in Uzbekistan in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Lesotho's population is 2,396,633 people compared to 37,939,105 in Uzbekistan.

Population statistics:

  • Uzbekistan's population is 15.8 times bigger than Lesotho's.
  • Lesotho is ranked the 143rd most populous country in the world, while Uzbekistan is the 42nd.
  • The countries together account for 0.49% of the world: 0.03% for Lesotho vs 0.46% for Uzbekistan.
  • For the last 10 years, Lesotho has had an average growth rate of +1.17% per year vs +1.85% in Uzbekistan.
  • Since 2006, the population of Lesotho has increased from 1.95M people to 2.4M (23.2% growth), while Uzbekistan has grown from 26.7M to 37.9M (42.1% growth).

Lesotho vs Uzbekistan: population by year and forecast

Lesotho
Factual

Projection
Uzbekistan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Lesotho Uzbekistan
2100 3,280,784 74,950,276
2099 3,286,697 74,687,562
2098 3,292,498 74,412,253
2097 3,298,102 74,120,787
2096 3,303,027 73,822,520
2095 3,307,947 73,512,493
2094 3,312,002 73,187,441
2093 3,315,757 72,852,823
2092 3,319,661 72,509,869
2091 3,322,573 72,158,109
2090 3,324,769 71,795,130
2089 3,326,847 71,419,019
2088 3,328,480 71,037,131
2087 3,329,964 70,645,917
2086 3,330,456 70,250,312
2085 3,331,259 69,845,645
2084 3,331,485 69,430,096
2083 3,331,492 69,009,654
2082 3,331,234 68,591,369
2081 3,330,412 68,161,432
2080 3,329,267 67,729,509
2079 3,327,166 67,293,106
2078 3,324,646 66,849,622
2077 3,321,422 66,394,934
2076 3,317,850 65,946,007
2075 3,314,237 65,494,544
2074 3,309,174 65,041,409
2073 3,303,860 64,584,034
2072 3,298,181 64,126,554
2071 3,291,492 63,662,468
2070 3,283,654 63,197,548
2069 3,275,244 62,728,854
2068 3,266,152 62,256,069
2067 3,256,626 61,779,846
2066 3,246,903 61,296,688
2065 3,237,153 60,808,437
2064 3,226,489 60,310,657
2063 3,215,103 59,805,006
2062 3,202,287 59,290,829
2061 3,188,933 58,769,606
2060 3,174,998 58,237,257
2059 3,160,204 57,693,970
2058 3,145,053 57,141,935
2057 3,129,261 56,580,336
2056 3,113,129 56,012,936
2055 3,095,904 55,434,251
2054 3,078,567 54,845,302
2053 3,060,152 54,247,246
2052 3,040,649 53,641,903
2051 3,020,109 53,028,742
2050 2,999,457 52,411,754
2049 2,978,037 51,787,458
2048 2,955,727 51,159,295
2047 2,932,688 50,526,830
2046 2,909,307 49,892,416
2045 2,885,537 49,257,909
2044 2,861,372 48,629,333
2043 2,836,777 48,007,917
2042 2,811,663 47,394,130
2041 2,786,147 46,789,557
2040 2,760,391 46,197,382
2039 2,734,400 45,613,886
2038 2,708,216 45,033,877
2037 2,681,863 44,458,257
2036 2,654,755 43,884,266
2035 2,627,701 43,308,578
2034 2,600,880 42,729,398
2033 2,574,065 42,143,548
2032 2,547,344 41,549,754
2031 2,520,831 40,948,133
2030 2,494,646 40,333,867
2029 2,468,268 39,708,371
2028 2,441,871 39,074,978
2027 2,415,830 38,426,208
2026 2,389,516 37,758,494
2025 2,363,516 37,071,527
2024 2,337,423 36,361,859
2023 2,311,472 35,652,307
2022 2,286,110 34,938,955
2021 2,261,542 34,243,696
2020 2,235,727 33,586,372
2019 2,209,405 32,964,701
2018 2,183,603 32,373,490
2017 2,157,110 31,819,178
2016 2,130,422 31,284,568
2015 2,104,611 30,749,346
2014 2,080,089 30,222,994
2013 2,056,504 29,724,065
2012 2,034,354 29,261,903
2011 2,014,009 28,823,196
2010 1,996,251 28,385,506
2009 1,980,883 27,939,328
2008 1,966,541 27,494,774
2007 1,953,268 27,076,008
2006 1,945,063 26,699,043
2005 1,953,076 26,356,975
2004 1,971,129 26,029,350
2003 1,985,059 25,711,259
2002 1,994,679 25,399,980
2001 2,000,853 25,090,283
2000 2,003,913 24,787,054
1999 2,003,234 24,476,008
1998 1,998,049 24,134,929
1997 1,988,130 23,758,960
1996 1,972,418 23,351,981
1995 1,951,437 22,917,589
1994 1,927,707 22,463,291
1993 1,901,793 21,987,955
1992 1,873,274 21,485,090
1991 1,842,379 20,962,910
1990 1,809,696 20,464,956
1989 1,775,436 19,977,183
1988 1,739,841 19,460,630
1987 1,703,390 18,930,070
1986 1,666,138 18,395,621
1985 1,624,379 17,875,339
1984 1,578,986 17,378,846
1983 1,534,413 16,908,400
1982 1,490,732 16,462,736
1981 1,448,069 16,035,032
1980 1,406,521 15,619,936
1979 1,366,169 15,215,587
1978 1,327,240 14,816,349
1977 1,289,967 14,408,822
1976 1,253,214 13,998,620
1975 1,213,643 13,598,521
1974 1,172,420 13,209,011
1973 1,132,697 12,831,047
1972 1,094,063 12,465,106
1971 1,056,246 12,111,511
1970 1,019,273 11,762,638
1969 983,202 11,403,150
1968 948,105 11,032,155
1967 913,982 10,659,180
1966 881,870 10,289,294
1965 854,090 9,921,681
1964 829,437 9,557,611
1963 805,373 9,202,246
1962 781,814 8,854,368
1961 758,824 8,517,711
1960 736,500 8,209,109

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/uzbekistan | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Lesotho increased by 185,359 people (a 9.53% growth), while Uzbekistan gained 4,585,525 people (a 17.2% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Lesotho gained 266,211 people (a 12.5% growth), while Uzbekistan's population increased by 6,654,537 people (a 21.3% growth).

Lesotho was ranked 144th most populous country in 2006 and is 143rd in 2026. Uzbekistan was ranked 42nd in 2006 and still ranked 42nd 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 Uzbekistan will increase by 38.1% to 52,411,754 people and rank change from 42nd to 39th.

Lesotho is projected to reach its peak in 2083 at 3.33M people compared to the peak of 75M people in 2100 for Uzbekistan.

Population growth rate by year

Lesotho
Factual

Projection
Uzbekistan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Lesotho Uzbekistan
2100 -0.18% 0.35%
2099 -0.18% 0.37%
2098 -0.17% 0.39%
2097 -0.15% 0.4%
2096 -0.15% 0.42%
2095 -0.12% 0.44%
2094 -0.11% 0.46%
2093 -0.12% 0.47%
2092 -0.09% 0.49%
2091 -0.07% 0.51%
2090 -0.06% 0.53%
2089 -0.05% 0.54%
2088 -0.04% 0.55%
2087 -0.01% 0.56%
2086 -0.02% 0.58%
2085 -0.007% 0.6%
2084 -0% 0.61%
2083 0.008% 0.61%
2082 0.02% 0.63%
2081 0.03% 0.64%
2080 0.06% 0.65%
2079 0.08% 0.66%
2078 0.1% 0.68%
2077 0.11% 0.68%
2076 0.11% 0.69%
2075 0.15% 0.7%
2074 0.16% 0.71%
2073 0.17% 0.71%
2072 0.2% 0.73%
2071 0.24% 0.74%
2070 0.26% 0.75%
2069 0.28% 0.76%
2068 0.29% 0.77%
2067 0.3% 0.79%
2066 0.3% 0.8%
2065 0.33% 0.83%
2064 0.35% 0.85%
2063 0.4% 0.87%
2062 0.42% 0.89%
2061 0.44% 0.91%
2060 0.47% 0.94%
2059 0.48% 0.97%
2058 0.5% 0.99%
2057 0.52% 1.01%
2056 0.56% 1.04%
2055 0.56% 1.07%
2054 0.6% 1.1%
2053 0.64% 1.13%
2052 0.68% 1.16%
2051 0.69% 1.18%
2050 0.72% 1.21%
2049 0.75% 1.23%
2048 0.79% 1.25%
2047 0.8% 1.27%
2046 0.82% 1.29%
2045 0.84% 1.29%
2044 0.87% 1.29%
2043 0.89% 1.3%
2042 0.92% 1.29%
2041 0.93% 1.28%
2040 0.95% 1.28%
2039 0.97% 1.29%
2038 0.98% 1.29%
2037 1.02% 1.31%
2036 1.03% 1.33%
2035 1.03% 1.36%
2034 1.04% 1.39%
2033 1.05% 1.43%
2032 1.05% 1.47%
2031 1.05% 1.52%
2030 1.07% 1.58%
2029 1.08% 1.62%
2028 1.08% 1.69%
2027 1.1% 1.77%
2026 1.1% 1.85%
2025 1.12% 1.95%
2024 1.12% 1.99%
2023 1.11% 2.04%
2022 1.09% 2.03%
2021 1.15% 1.96%
2020 1.19% 1.89%
2019 1.18% 1.83%
2018 1.23% 1.74%
2017 1.25% 1.71%
2016 1.23% 1.74%
2015 1.18% 1.74%
2014 1.15% 1.68%
2013 1.09% 1.58%
2012 1.01% 1.52%
2011 0.89% 1.54%
2010 0.78% 1.6%
2009 0.73% 1.62%
2008 0.68% 1.55%
2007 0.42% 1.41%
2006 -0.41% 1.3%
2005 -0.92% 1.26%
2004 -0.7% 1.24%
2003 -0.48% 1.23%
2002 -0.31% 1.23%
2001 -0.15% 1.22%
2000 0.03% 1.27%
1999 0.26% 1.41%
1998 0.5% 1.58%
1997 0.8% 1.74%
1996 1.08% 1.9%
1995 1.23% 2.02%
1994 1.36% 2.16%
1993 1.52% 2.34%
1992 1.68% 2.49%
1991 1.81% 2.43%
1990 1.93% 2.44%
1989 2.05% 2.65%
1988 2.14% 2.8%
1987 2.24% 2.91%
1986 2.57% 2.91%
1985 2.87% 2.86%
1984 2.9% 2.78%
1983 2.93% 2.71%
1982 2.95% 2.67%
1981 2.95% 2.66%
1980 2.95% 2.66%
1979 2.93% 2.69%
1978 2.89% 2.83%
1977 2.93% 2.93%
1976 3.26% 2.94%
1975 3.52% 2.95%
1974 3.51% 2.95%
1973 3.53% 2.94%
1972 3.58% 2.92%
1971 3.63% 2.97%
1970 3.67% 3.15%
1969 3.7% 3.36%
1968 3.73% 3.5%
1967 3.64% 3.59%
1966 3.25% 3.71%
1965 2.97% 3.81%
1964 2.99% 3.86%
1963 3.01% 3.93%
1962 3.03% 3.95%
1961 3.03% 3.76%

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/uzbekistan | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Lesotho grew by 1.12%, while Uzbekistan's population grew by 1.99%.

Live population counters

Lesotho Uzbekistan
Current population
2396633
37939105
Population rank 143/197 42/197
Percent of world population 0.03% 0.46%
One net population change
20.3 minutes
44.4 seconds
One birth every
9.43 minutes
33.4 seconds
One death every
21.4 minutes
2.38 minutes
Daily growth/decline +71 +1,944
Annual growth/decline +25,951 +709,552
Annual growth/decline rate +1.12% +1.99%
Population growth rate rank 93/197 52/197
One migration net change every
1.69 hours
1.26 hours
Annual migration change -5,192 -6,987
Net migration rank 117/196 123/196
Foreign-born residents 15,039 1,154,963
Foreign-born residents rank 173/195 54/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.6% 3.2%
Foreign-born share rank 170/195 114/195

Natural population change vs migration

Lesotho
Natural

Migration
Uzbekistan
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Lesotho Uzbekistan
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -5,192 - -6,987
2024 - -5,107 - -7,066
2023 31,115 -5,168 722,280 -6,004
2022 30,803 -6,023 715,410 -5,007
2021 27,806 -3,449 689,325 -9,205
2020 30,721 -3,449 643,750 -9,208
2019 32,279 -6,896 618,154 -9,341
2018 33,112 -6,892 585,119 -11,516
2017 33,601 -6,850 548,372 -13,352
2016 33,390 -6,766 549,045 -14,839
2015 32,087 -7,087 552,781 -16,545
2014 30,922 -6,877 536,881 -20,381
2013 29,789 -6,659 501,742 -20,380
2012 27,592 -6,425 463,333 -20,381
2011 25,647 -6,118 454,858 -20,380
2010 21,877 -5,886 461,293 -20,380
2009 20,335 -5,599 471,839 -20,378
2008 19,349 -5,392 461,665 -24,028
2007 17,763 -5,179 426,880 -27,013
2006 15,234 -11,416 383,265 -29,197
2005 15,831 -35,679 363,462 -33,386
2004 17,271 -33,530 363,994 -38,834
2003 20,133 -31,723 355,098 -44,092
2002 22,274 -29,924 359,231 -47,679
2001 23,190 -27,874 356,483 -48,642
2000 24,786 -26,220 365,138 -66,547
1999 27,393 -24,610 385,448 -61,955
1998 30,889 -23,299 408,532 -49,862
1997 34,637 -22,396 441,631 -48,360
1996 36,228 -17,042 471,010 -50,314
1995 37,370 -14,588 493,966 -45,876
1994 38,629 -13,953 502,279 -41,788
1993 40,505 -13,347 527,557 -37,377
1992 42,579 -12,707 548,793 -33,259
1991 44,026 -12,114 557,886 -29,064
1990 45,060 -11,598 540,581 -73,478
1989 46,264 -11,207 522,323 -13,888
1988 47,158 -11,028 525,126 -473
1987 47,718 -10,946 537,292 -824
1986 45,232 -7,501 533,234 -802
1985 44,575 1,222 508,893 -773
1984 43,785 1,199 485,617 -752
1983 42,899 1,253 454,464 1,568
1982 41,941 1,281 431,389 3,897
1981 40,808 1,307 413,897 6,223
1980 39,617 1,361 401,557 8,540
1979 38,440 1,285 387,754 10,864
1978 37,084 1,047 372,068 27,783
1977 35,654 746 369,572 45,622
1976 34,117 2,986 363,110 42,094
1975 32,311 9,723 357,382 37,611
1974 30,444 9,972 350,422 33,600
1973 28,859 10,183 341,807 30,094
1972 27,841 10,386 333,230 26,748
1971 26,838 10,563 323,171 24,030
1970 25,935 10,605 313,216 37,324
1969 25,137 10,465 302,833 65,596
1968 24,490 10,108 295,651 77,914
1967 23,911 9,734 298,350 74,030
1966 23,326 7,248 297,844 69,537
1965 22,755 2,239 302,264 65,579
1964 22,116 2,198 298,790 61,512
1963 21,585 2,220 293,432 57,002
1962 21,132 2,172 292,788 52,532
1961 20,581 2,100 279,841 48,168
1960 19,981 1,989 267,165 22,039

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

GeoRank.org/population/lesotho/uzbekistan | 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 Uzbekistan 98.2% is from natural causes (a gain of 6,161,117 people) and 1.84% is from migration (a loss of 115,398 people).

As of 2024, 15,039 residents or 0.6% of the population were not native-born in Lesotho, compared to 1,154,963 people or 3.2% in Uzbekistan.

Biggest cities by population

Lesotho
City Population
Maseru 344K
Teyateyaneng 75.1K
Mafeteng 57.1K
Butha-Buthe 10K
Uzbekistan
City Population
Tashkent 2.96M
Namangan 626K
Andijan 548K
Samarkand 546K
Nukus 320K
Fergana 289K
Bukhara 280K
Qarshi 275K
Margilan 215K
Jizzakh 163K

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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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