Lesotho vs Libya: World population growth
Lesotho
-0.2%
in 2100
Libya
-0.2%
in 2100
Lesotho rank
107th
Libya rank
105th
World population growth over time
- Lesotho
- Libya
How they compare
Libya currently reports -0.2% against -0.2% in Lesotho, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 25 times across 163 shared years of data; in 1700 it was Lesotho ahead.
Lesotho ranks 107th and Libya ranks 105th of 239 countries.
Across the 23 decades both report, Lesotho averaged higher in 11 and Libya in 12.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lesotho | Libya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1700s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | Lesotho |
| 1800s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Lesotho |
| 1900s | 1.1% | 1.5% | 0.5% | Libya |
| 1910s | 1.2% | 1.4% | 0.2% | Libya |
| 1920s | 1.9% | 1.1% | 0.8% | Lesotho |
| 1930s | 2.0% | 1.3% | 0.7% | Lesotho |
| 1940s | 1.9% | 2.2% | 0.3% | Libya |
| 1950s | 2.3% | 2.6% | 0.3% | Libya |
| 1960s | 3.2% | 3.4% | 0.1% | Libya |
| 1970s | 3.3% | 4.9% | 1.6% | Libya |
| 1980s | 2.6% | 2.8% | 0.2% | Libya |
| 1990s | 1.1% | 1.8% | 0.7% | Libya |
| 2000s | -0.1% | 2.0% | 2.1% | Libya |
| 2010s | 1.1% | 0.8% | 0.3% | Lesotho |
| 2020s | 1.1% | 1.1% | 0.0% | Libya |
| 2030s | 1.0% | 0.9% | 0.1% | Lesotho |
| 2040s | 0.8% | 0.7% | 0.1% | Lesotho |
| 2050s | 0.6% | 0.4% | 0.2% | Lesotho |
| 2060s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.1% | Lesotho |
| 2070s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Lesotho |
| 2080s | -0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Libya |
| 2090s | -0.1% | -0.2% | 0.0% | Lesotho |
| 2100s | -0.2% | -0.2% | 0.0% | Libya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher world population growth, Lesotho or Libya?
- Libya, at -0.2% against -0.2% in Lesotho as of 2100.
- What is the difference in world population growth between Lesotho and Libya?
- 0.0%, with Libya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Libya?
- 163 years are reported by both, from 1700 to 2100.
- How do Lesotho and Libya rank globally for world population growth?
- Lesotho ranks 107th and Libya ranks 105th of 239 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as World population growth. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Average exponential rate of growth of the population over a given period. It is calculated as ln(P2/P1) where P1 and P2 are the populations on subsequent years. Available from 1700 to 2100, based on data and estimates from different sources.