Kazakhstan vs Lesotho: Natural population growth rate

Kazakhstan
1.3%
in 2023
Lesotho
1.3%
in 2023
Kazakhstan rank
83rd
Lesotho rank
82nd

Natural population growth rate over time

  • Kazakhstan
  • Lesotho
0.511.522.53195019862023

How they compare

Lesotho currently reports 1.3% against 1.3% in Kazakhstan, a difference of 0.0%.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Kazakhstan ahead.

Kazakhstan ranks 83rd and Lesotho ranks 82nd of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Kazakhstan averaged higher in 2 and Lesotho in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kazakhstan Lesotho Difference Ahead
1950s 2.2% 2.4% 0.2% Lesotho
1960s 1.9% 2.7% 0.7% Lesotho
1970s 1.6% 2.7% 1.1% Lesotho
1980s 1.7% 2.8% 1.1% Lesotho
1990s 0.9% 2.0% 1.1% Lesotho
2000s 0.9% 1.0% 0.1% Lesotho
2010s 1.5% 1.4% 0.0% Kazakhstan
2020s 1.4% 1.3% 0.0% Kazakhstan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher natural population growth rate, Kazakhstan or Lesotho?
Lesotho, at 1.3% against 1.3% in Kazakhstan as of 2023.
What is the difference in natural population growth rate between Kazakhstan and Lesotho?
0.0%, with Lesotho ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kazakhstan and Lesotho?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Kazakhstan and Lesotho rank globally for natural population growth rate?
Kazakhstan ranks 83rd and Lesotho ranks 82nd of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Natural population growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Natural population growth rate
Unit
%
Source
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed

Births minus deaths, as a share of the population. This is the part of population change that comes only from births and deaths, ignoring migration.