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Botswana vs Lesotho: Population by age group

Botswana
2.48 million people
in 2023
Lesotho
2.31 million people
in 2023
Botswana rank
146th
Lesotho rank
147th

Population by age group over time

  • Botswana
  • Lesotho
500.0k1.0M1.5M2.0M2.5M195019862023

How they compare

Botswana currently reports 2.48 million people against 2.31 million people in Lesotho, a difference of 168,760 people.

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

The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Lesotho ahead.

Botswana ranks 146th and Lesotho ranks 147th of 236 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Population by age group
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, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed

The total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown.