Lesotho vs Tuvalu: Natural population growth rate
Lesotho
1.3%
in 2023
Tuvalu
1.4%
in 2023
Lesotho rank
82nd
Tuvalu rank
80th
Natural population growth rate over time
- Lesotho
- Tuvalu
How they compare
Tuvalu currently reports 1.4% against 1.3% in Lesotho, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Tuvalu ahead.
Lesotho ranks 82nd and Tuvalu ranks 80th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Lesotho averaged higher in 5 and Tuvalu in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lesotho | Tuvalu | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2.4% | 2.4% | 0.1% | Lesotho |
| 1960s | 2.7% | 1.8% | 0.8% | Lesotho |
| 1970s | 2.7% | 1.9% | 0.8% | Lesotho |
| 1980s | 2.8% | 2.6% | 0.2% | Lesotho |
| 1990s | 2.0% | 2.1% | 0.1% | Tuvalu |
| 2000s | 1.0% | 1.4% | 0.4% | Tuvalu |
| 2010s | 1.4% | 1.4% | 0.0% | Lesotho |
| 2020s | 1.3% | 1.5% | 0.2% | Tuvalu |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher natural population growth rate, Lesotho or Tuvalu?
- Tuvalu, at 1.4% against 1.3% in Lesotho as of 2023.
- What is the difference in natural population growth rate between Lesotho and Tuvalu?
- 0.1%, with Tuvalu ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Tuvalu?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Lesotho and Tuvalu rank globally for natural population growth rate?
- Lesotho ranks 82nd and Tuvalu ranks 80th 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.