Lesotho vs Netherlands: World population growth

Lesotho
-0.2%
in 2100
Netherlands
-0.2%
in 2100
Lesotho rank
107th
Netherlands rank
107th

World population growth over time

  • Lesotho
  • Netherlands
-101234170019002100

How they compare

Lesotho currently reports -0.2% against -0.2% in Netherlands, a difference of 0.0%.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 163 shared years of data; in 1700 it was Netherlands ahead.

Lesotho ranks 107th and Netherlands ranks 107th of 239 countries.

Across the 23 decades both report, Lesotho averaged higher in 18 and Netherlands in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Lesotho Netherlands Difference Ahead
1700s 0.1% 0.3% 0.1% Netherlands
1800s 0.2% 0.2% 0.0% Lesotho
1900s 1.1% 1.4% 0.3% Netherlands
1910s 1.2% 1.4% 0.3% Netherlands
1920s 1.9% 1.4% 0.5% Lesotho
1930s 2.0% 1.3% 0.8% Lesotho
1940s 1.9% 1.3% 0.7% Lesotho
1950s 2.3% 1.3% 1.0% Lesotho
1960s 3.2% 1.3% 1.9% Lesotho
1970s 3.3% 0.8% 2.4% Lesotho
1980s 2.6% 0.6% 2.0% Lesotho
1990s 1.1% 0.7% 0.5% Lesotho
2000s -0.1% 0.4% 0.5% Netherlands
2010s 1.1% 0.5% 0.6% Lesotho
2020s 1.1% 0.6% 0.5% Lesotho
2030s 1.0% 0.2% 0.8% Lesotho
2040s 0.8% -0.0% 0.9% Lesotho
2050s 0.6% -0.1% 0.7% Lesotho
2060s 0.3% -0.1% 0.5% Lesotho
2070s 0.1% -0.1% 0.3% Lesotho
2080s -0.0% -0.2% 0.2% Lesotho
2090s -0.1% -0.2% 0.1% Lesotho
2100s -0.2% -0.2% 0.0%

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher world population growth, Lesotho or Netherlands?
Lesotho, at -0.2% against -0.2% in Netherlands as of 2100.
What is the difference in world population growth between Lesotho and Netherlands?
0.0%, with Lesotho ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Netherlands?
163 years are reported by both, from 1700 to 2100.
How do Lesotho and Netherlands rank globally for world population growth?
Lesotho ranks 107th and Netherlands ranks 107th 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

Indicator
World population growth
Unit
%
Source
HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
239 places, 38,302 data points, 1700–2100
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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.