Lesotho vs Seychelles: Population growth (annual %) (World Population)
Lesotho
1.1%
in 2025
Seychelles
1.1%
in 2025
Lesotho rank
96th
Seychelles rank
95th
Population growth (annual %) (World Population) over time
- Lesotho
- Seychelles
How they compare
Seychelles currently reports 1.1% against 1.1% in Lesotho, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Lesotho ahead.
Lesotho ranks 96th and Seychelles ranks 95th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Lesotho averaged higher in 4 and Seychelles in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lesotho | Seychelles | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.2% | 2.5% | 0.7% | Lesotho |
| 1970s | 3.3% | 1.8% | 1.5% | Lesotho |
| 1980s | 2.6% | 1.0% | 1.6% | Lesotho |
| 1990s | 1.2% | 1.5% | 0.3% | Seychelles |
| 2000s | -0.1% | 0.8% | 0.9% | Seychelles |
| 2010s | 1.1% | 1.1% | 0.0% | Seychelles |
| 2020s | 1.1% | 0.8% | 0.3% | Lesotho |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population growth, Lesotho or Seychelles?
- Seychelles, at 1.1% against 1.1% in Lesotho as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population growth between Lesotho and Seychelles?
- 0.0%, with Seychelles ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Seychelles?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2025.
- How do Lesotho and Seychelles rank globally for population growth?
- Lesotho ranks 96th and Seychelles ranks 95th of 218 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.