Lesotho vs Slovenia: Has the population peaked?

Lesotho
2.31 million people
in 2023
Slovenia
2.12 million people
in 2023
Lesotho rank
147th
Slovenia rank
149th

Has the population peaked? over time

  • Lesotho
  • Slovenia
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How they compare

Lesotho currently reports 2.31 million people against 2.12 million people in Slovenia, a difference of 193,090 people.

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

The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Slovenia ahead.

Lesotho ranks 147th and Slovenia ranks 149th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Lesotho averaged higher in 2 and Slovenia in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Lesotho Slovenia Difference Ahead
1950s 639,760 people 1.52 million people 882,054 people Slovenia
1960s 849,324 people 1.67 million people 818,674 people Slovenia
1970s 1.19 million people 1.81 million people 617,917 people Slovenia
1980s 1.60 million people 1.95 million people 350,707 people Slovenia
1990s 1.93 million people 1.99 million people 62,454 people Slovenia
2000s 1.98 million people 2.00 million people 27,451 people Slovenia
2010s 2.10 million people 2.06 million people 36,817 people Lesotho
2020s 2.27 million people 2.11 million people 161,332 people Lesotho

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher has the population peaked?, Lesotho or Slovenia?
Lesotho, at 2.31 million people against 2.12 million people in Slovenia as of 2023.
What is the difference in has the population peaked? between Lesotho and Slovenia?
193,090 people, with Lesotho ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Slovenia?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Lesotho and Slovenia rank globally for has the population peaked??
Lesotho ranks 147th and Slovenia ranks 149th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Has the population peaked?. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Has the population peaked?
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

Total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown.