Lesotho vs Tokelau: Natural population growth rate
Lesotho
1.3%
in 2023
Tokelau
1.4%
in 2023
Lesotho rank
82nd
Tokelau rank
81st
Natural population growth rate over time
- Lesotho
- Tokelau
How they compare
Tokelau currently reports 1.4% against 1.3% in Lesotho, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Tokelau ahead.
Lesotho ranks 82nd and Tokelau ranks 81st of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Lesotho averaged higher in 3 and Tokelau in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lesotho | Tokelau | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2.4% | 2.6% | 0.2% | Tokelau |
| 1960s | 2.7% | 2.8% | 0.2% | Tokelau |
| 1970s | 2.7% | 2.1% | 0.6% | Lesotho |
| 1980s | 2.8% | 2.1% | 0.7% | Lesotho |
| 1990s | 2.0% | 2.3% | 0.3% | Tokelau |
| 2000s | 1.0% | 1.4% | 0.4% | Tokelau |
| 2010s | 1.4% | 1.1% | 0.4% | Lesotho |
| 2020s | 1.3% | 1.3% | 0.0% | Tokelau |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher natural population growth rate, Lesotho or Tokelau?
- Tokelau, at 1.4% against 1.3% in Lesotho as of 2023.
- What is the difference in natural population growth rate between Lesotho and Tokelau?
- 0.1%, with Tokelau ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Tokelau?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Lesotho and Tokelau rank globally for natural population growth rate?
- Lesotho ranks 82nd and Tokelau ranks 81st 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
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.