Which has higher population, total, Gambia or Lesotho?

Gambia, at 2.82 million against 2.36 million in Lesotho as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Lesotho?

66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as Population, total. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Gambia vs Lesotho: Population, total

Gambia

2.82 million

in 2025

Lesotho

2.36 million

in 2025

Gambia rank

141st

Lesotho rank

144th

Population, total over time

Gambia
Lesotho

How they compare

Gambia currently reports 2.82 million against 2.36 million in Lesotho, a difference of 458,770.

That makes Gambia's figure about 1.2 times Lesotho's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Lesotho ahead.

Gambia ranks 141st and Lesotho ranks 144th of 218 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Gambia averaged higher in 2 and Lesotho in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Gambia	Lesotho	Difference	Ahead
1960s	451,336	849,320	397,983	Lesotho
1970s	601,508	1.19 million	590,985	Lesotho
1980s	850,445	1.60 million	746,346	Lesotho
1990s	1.24 million	1.93 million	685,491	Lesotho
2000s	1.65 million	1.98 million	323,240	Lesotho
2010s	2.19 million	2.10 million	96,247	Gambia
2020s	2.67 million	2.30 million	368,757	Gambia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population, total, Gambia or Lesotho?: Gambia, at 2.82 million against 2.36 million in Lesotho as of 2025.
What is the difference in population, total between Gambia and Lesotho?: 458,770, with Gambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Lesotho?: 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Gambia and Lesotho rank globally for population, total?: Gambia ranks 141st and Lesotho ranks 144th of 218 countries.
Where does this data come from?: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as Population, total. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Population, total
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 266 places, 17,526 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 17 September 2026

Total population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship. The values shown are midyear estimates.