Azerbaijan vs Lesotho: Annual change in population
Azerbaijan
22,902 people
in 2023
Lesotho
25,364 people
in 2023
Azerbaijan rank
125th
Lesotho rank
123rd
Annual change in population over time
- Azerbaijan
- Lesotho
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports 25,364 people against 22,902 people in Azerbaijan, a difference of 2,462 people.
That makes Lesotho's figure about 1.1 times Azerbaijan's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 73 shared years of data; in 1951 it was Azerbaijan ahead.
Azerbaijan ranks 125th and Lesotho ranks 123rd of 236 countries.
Azerbaijan has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Azerbaijan | Lesotho | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 81,205 people | 15,044 people | 66,162 people | Azerbaijan |
| 1960s | 121,894 people | 26,825 people | 95,069 people | Azerbaijan |
| 1970s | 110,537 people | 38,297 people | 72,240 people | Azerbaijan |
| 1980s | 98,045 people | 40,927 people | 57,118 people | Azerbaijan |
| 1990s | 93,289 people | 22,780 people | 70,509 people | Azerbaijan |
| 2000s | 94,586 people | -2,235 people | 96,822 people | Azerbaijan |
| 2010s | 106,415 people | 22,853 people | 83,562 people | Azerbaijan |
| 2020s | 51,932 people | 25,516 people | 26,416 people | Azerbaijan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual change in population, Azerbaijan or Lesotho?
- Lesotho, at 25,364 people against 22,902 people in Azerbaijan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in annual change in population between Azerbaijan and Lesotho?
- 2,462 people, with Lesotho ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Azerbaijan and Lesotho?
- 73 years are reported by both, from 1951 to 2023.
- How do Azerbaijan and Lesotho rank globally for annual change in population?
- Azerbaijan ranks 125th and Lesotho ranks 123rd of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Annual change in population. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual change in population, calculated as the difference between population on 1 July of consecutive years.