Lesotho vs Netherlands: Population growth rate

Lesotho
-0.201
in 2100
Netherlands
-0.201
in 2100
Lesotho rank
107th
Netherlands rank
107th

Population growth rate over time

  • Lesotho
  • Netherlands
-101234170019002100

How they compare

Lesotho currently reports -0.201 against -0.201 in Netherlands, a difference of 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 0.1335 0.2593 0.1258 Netherlands
1800s 0.2102 0.1879 0.0224 Lesotho
1900s 1.07 1.36 0.2889 Netherlands
1910s 1.18 1.44 0.2579 Netherlands
1920s 1.92 1.42 0.4985 Lesotho
1930s 2.02 1.25 0.7685 Lesotho
1940s 1.93 1.27 0.6612 Lesotho
1950s 2.33 1.3 1.04 Lesotho
1960s 3.22 1.28 1.94 Lesotho
1970s 3.25 0.8365 2.42 Lesotho
1980s 2.57 0.5958 1.98 Lesotho
1990s 1.12 0.6635 0.4524 Lesotho
2000s -0.082 0.4491 0.5311 Netherlands
2010s 1.11 0.5081 0.6039 Lesotho
2020s 1.1 0.6195 0.4818 Lesotho
2030s 1.01 0.1761 0.8361 Lesotho
2040s 0.8306 -0.0478 0.8784 Lesotho
2050s 0.5688 -0.1444 0.7132 Lesotho
2060s 0.3364 -0.1137 0.4501 Lesotho
2070s 0.138 -0.1194 0.2574 Lesotho
2080s -0.0135 -0.2028 0.1893 Lesotho
2090s -0.1332 -0.2117 0.0785 Lesotho
2100s -0.201 -0.201 0 —

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population growth rate, Lesotho or Netherlands?
Lesotho, at -0.201 against -0.201 in Netherlands as of 2100.
What is the difference in population growth rate between Lesotho and Netherlands?
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 population growth rate?
Lesotho ranks 107th and Netherlands ranks 107th of 239 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as 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

Indicator
Population growth rate
Source
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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