Lesotho: Population growth

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 Lesotho

Population growth, percent

 Latest value 1.06
 Year 2023
 Measure percent
 Data availability 1961 - 2023
 Average 1.83
 Min - Max -0.40 - 3.64
 Source United Nations Population Division
The latest value from 2023 is 1.06 percent, unchanged from 1.06 percent in 2022. In comparison, the world average is 1.15 percent, based on data from 196 countries. Historically, the average for Lesotho from 1961 to 2023 is 1.83 percent. The minimum value, -0.4 percent, was reached in 2005 while the maximum of 3.64 percent was recorded in 1968. See the global rankings for that indicator or use the country comparator to compare trends over time.
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Recent data
Lesotho - Population growth - Recent values chart

Historical series
Lesotho - Population growth - historical chart - 1961-2023




Definition: Annual population growth rate for year t is the exponential rate of growth of midyear population from year t-1 to t, expressed as a percentage . Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.

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 Related indicators Latest Reference Measure
 Population size 2.33 2023 million
 Percent urban population 30.42 2023 percent
 Population density 75 2021 people per square km
 Population ages 65 and above 4.22 2023 percent
 Percent children 33.84 2023 percent
 Percent female population 50.68 2023 percent
 Rural population, percent 69.58 2023 percent
 Age dependency ratio 61.44 2023 percent
 Refugee population 319 2023 refugees
 Migrant population 0 2015 percent
 Population growth 1.06 2023 percent
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