Lebanon vs Lesotho: Annual change in population

Lebanon
29,002 people
in 2023
Lesotho
25,364 people
in 2023
Lebanon rank
121st
Lesotho rank
123rd

Annual change in population over time

  • Lebanon
  • Lesotho
-200.0k0200.0k400.0k600.0k195119872023

How they compare

Lebanon currently reports 29,002 people against 25,364 people in Lesotho, a difference of 3,638 people.

That makes Lebanon's figure about 1.1 times Lesotho's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 73 shared years of data; in 1951 it was Lebanon ahead.

Lebanon ranks 121st and Lesotho ranks 123rd of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Lebanon averaged higher in 7 and Lesotho in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Lebanon Lesotho Difference Ahead
1950s 43,714 people 15,044 people 28,670 people Lebanon
1960s 58,539 people 26,825 people 31,714 people Lebanon
1970s 55,447 people 38,297 people 17,150 people Lebanon
1980s 64,265 people 40,927 people 23,339 people Lebanon
1990s 72,999 people 22,780 people 50,219 people Lebanon
2000s 73,702 people -2,235 people 75,937 people Lebanon
2010s 80,231 people 22,853 people 57,378 people Lebanon
2020s -5,277 people 25,516 people 30,792 people Lesotho

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher annual change in population, Lebanon or Lesotho?
Lebanon, at 29,002 people against 25,364 people in Lesotho as of 2023.
What is the difference in annual change in population between Lebanon and Lesotho?
3,638 people, with Lebanon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lebanon and Lesotho?
73 years are reported by both, from 1951 to 2023.
How do Lebanon and Lesotho rank globally for annual change in population?
Lebanon ranks 121st 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

Indicator
Annual change in population
Unit
people
Source
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,228 data points, 1951–2023
Last refreshed

Annual change in population, calculated as the difference between population on 1 July of consecutive years.