Lesotho vs Libya: Population growth
Lesotho
1.1%
in 2025
Libya
1.0%
in 2025
Lesotho rank
96th
Libya rank
98th
Population growth over time
- Lesotho
- Libya
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports 1.1% against 1.0% in Libya, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Lesotho's figure about 1.1 times Libya's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Libya ahead.
Lesotho ranks 96th and Libya ranks 98th of 215 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Lesotho averaged higher in 1 and Libya in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lesotho | Libya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.2% | 3.3% | 0.1% | Libya |
| 1970s | 3.3% | 4.7% | 1.4% | Libya |
| 1980s | 2.6% | 2.9% | 0.3% | Libya |
| 1990s | 1.2% | 1.8% | 0.6% | Libya |
| 2000s | -0.1% | 2.0% | 2.1% | Libya |
| 2010s | 1.1% | 0.9% | 0.2% | Lesotho |
| 2020s | 1.1% | 1.2% | 0.1% | Libya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population growth, Lesotho or Libya?
- Lesotho, at 1.1% against 1.0% in Libya as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population growth between Lesotho and Libya?
- 0.1%, with Lesotho ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Libya?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2025.
- How do Lesotho and Libya rank globally for population growth?
- Lesotho ranks 96th and Libya ranks 98th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), note: Derived from total population, publisher: UN Population Division, published as Population growth (annual %). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual population growth rate for year t is the exponential rate of growth of midyear population from year t-1 to t, expressed as a percentage. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.