Lesotho - Net Migration 2021
-3,449
+0 from 2020
Lesotho's net migration was -3,449 in 2021, increased +0 from -3,449 in 2020. This was the 77th highest globally.
Global Ranking - 2021▾
| Rank | Country | Value | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Bangladesh | -994,722 | 0.8% |
| 2nd | Pakistan | -565,673 | -1.1% |
| 3rd | Afghanistan | -548,784 | -482.1% |
| 4th | China | -379,749 | -314.7% |
| 5th | India | -348,916 | -372.7% |
| 6th | Brazil | -208,581 | -165.9% |
| 7th | Greece | -160,277 | -2,622.9% |
| 8th | South Sudan | -154,359 | -345.3% |
| 9th | Mexico | -122,791 | 16.7% |
| 10th | Saudi Arabia | -106,287 | -42.2% |
| 11th | Nigeria | -86,115 | -494.0% |
| 12th | Central African Republic | -85,646 | -246.1% |
| 13th | Philippines | -85,185 | -81.2% |
| 14th | Yemen, Republic of | -81,248 | 17.1% |
| 15th | Zimbabwe | -74,623 | 16.6% |
| 16th | Congo, Democratic Republic of | -64,639 | -3,858.3% |
| 17th | Kenya | -52,552 | -207.1% |
| 18th | Morocco | -47,902 | -35.0% |
| 19th | Singapore | -44,030 | 69.8% |
| 20th | Kosovo | -38,584 | -1,470.7% |
| 21st | Myanmar | -35,370 | 46.6% |
| 22nd | Japan | -34,996 | -183.3% |
| 23rd | Belarus | -33,954 | 0.0% |
| 24th | Moldova | -33,405 | 0.0% |
| 25th | Haiti | -32,952 | 2.7% |
| 26th | Albania | -32,848 | -96.9% |
| 27th | Guatemala | -29,908 | -25.0% |
| 28th | Sri Lanka | -29,586 | 1.0% |
| 29th | Ecuador | -28,503 | -176.2% |
| 30th | El Salvador | -27,343 | -8.4% |
| 31st | Lebanon | -27,290 | 42.9% |
| 32nd | Cambodia | -27,025 | - |
| 33rd | Bosnia and Herzegovina | -25,865 | 3.6% |
| 34th | Mozambique | -23,103 | 10.7% |
| 35th | Mali | -22,210 | -48.4% |
| 36th | Rwanda | -21,492 | 3.4% |
| 37th | Armenia | -19,457 | -49.1% |
| 38th | Dominican Republic | -17,957 | 0.0% |
| 39th | Romania | -17,731 | -34.3% |
| 40th | Korea | -16,778 | -114.9% |
| 41st | Oman | -16,726 | 90.3% |
| 42nd | Eritrea | -14,966 | 0.0% |
| 43rd | New Zealand | -14,944 | -135.5% |
| 44th | Burundi | -14,415 | -41.5% |
| 45th | Burkina Faso | -13,079 | -131.0% |
| 46th | West Bank and Gaza | -12,369 | 0.0% |
| 47th | Cuba | -11,976 | 0.0% |
| 48th | Liberia | -11,852 | -17.3% |
| 49th | Ghana | -11,259 | -3,769.1% |
| 50th | Indonesia | -11,248 | 40.0% |
| 51st | Algeria | -10,803 | 0.0% |
| 52nd | Nicaragua | -10,383 | 0.0% |
| 53rd | Lao PDR | -10,305 | 0.0% |
| 54th | Cameroon | -9,888 | 0.0% |
| 55th | Kazakhstan | -9,804 | -12.5% |
| 56th | Uzbekistan | -9,205 | 0.0% |
| 57th | Tunisia | -9,190 | 52.1% |
| 58th | Serbia | -8,974 | 12.2% |
| 59th | Paraguay | -8,226 | 0.0% |
| 60th | Slovak Republic | -8,172 | -287.9% |
| 61st | Tanzania | -7,704 | 58.6% |
| 62nd | Puerto Rico (US) | -7,410 | 0.0% |
| 63rd | Fiji | -6,008 | 0.0% |
| 64th | Honduras | -5,777 | 6.8% |
| 65th | North Macedonia | -5,483 | 76.6% |
| 66th | Viet Nam | -5,418 | 16.1% |
| 67th | Jamaica | -4,665 | - |
| 68th | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | -4,663 | 0.0% |
| 69th | Croatia | -4,517 | 47.2% |
| 70th | Congo, Republic of | -4,476 | -0.1% |
| 71st | Niger | -4,405 | -0.1% |
| 72nd | Guinea | -4,373 | -0.2% |
| 73rd | Mauritius | -4,324 | 26.6% |
| 74th | Eswatini | -4,242 | 0.0% |
| 75th | Botswana | -4,083 | 64.0% |
| 76th | Tajikistan | -3,564 | 0.0% |
| 77th | Lesotho | -3,449 | 0.0% |
| 78th | Hong Kong SAR, China | -3,427 | -90.4% |
| 79th | Samoa | -2,860 | -24.4% |
| 80th | Georgia | -2,738 | 0.0% |
| 81st | Malawi | -2,666 | -0.4% |
| 82nd | Montenegro | -2,344 | 29.2% |
| 83rd | Tonga | -2,220 | -22.9% |
| 84th | Thailand | -2,093 | -106.5% |
| 85th | Marshall Islands | -2,016 | -0.6% |
| 86th | Gambia, The | -1,949 | 0.0% |
| 87th | Comoros | -1,766 | 0.0% |
| 88th | Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of | -1,585 | 0.0% |
| 89th | Sierra Leone | -1,544 | -219.5% |
| 90th | Mauritania | -1,483 | 0.0% |
| 91st | Uruguay | -1,482 | 0.0% |
| 92nd | Madagascar | -1,480 | 0.0% |
| 93rd | Guinea-Bissau | -1,395 | -0.1% |
| 94th | Northern Mariana Islands | -1,373 | -81.9% |
| 95th | French Polynesia | -1,348 | 6.6% |
| 96th | American Samoa | -1,333 | -104.1% |
| 97th | St. Martin (French part) | -1,209 | 57.6% |
| 98th | Micronesia, Federated States of | -1,190 | -75.0% |
| 99th | New Caledonia | -1,181 | 0.0% |
| 100th | Ukraine | -1,129 | 72.9% |
| 101st | Togo | -986 | 0.0% |
| 102nd | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | -851 | -72.6% |
| 103rd | São Tomé and Principe | -782 | - |
| 104th | Libya | -694 | 0.0% |
| 105th | Guyana | -689 | 60.5% |
| 106th | Suriname | -486 | -64.2% |
| 107th | San Marino | -368 | -249.0% |
| 108th | Tuvalu | -366 | -3.1% |
| 109th | Kiribati | -348 | - |
| 110th | Greenland | -324 | 1.2% |
| 111th | Latvia | -280 | 91.1% |
| 112th | Guam | -244 | 0.0% |
| 113th | Dominica | -224 | 0.4% |
| 114th | Virgin Islands (US) | -214 | - |
| 115th | Vanuatu | -201 | 0.0% |
| 116th | Belize | -173 | -370.3% |
| 117th | Nauru | -137 | 36.0% |
| 118th | St. Kitts and Nevis | -92 | 54.5% |
| 119th | Grenada | -69 | - |
| 120th | Barbados | -28 | - |
| 121st | Palau | -21 | - |
| 122nd | Antigua and Barbuda | 0 | - |
| 123rd | Brunei Darussalam | 0 | -100.0% |
| 124th | Cabo Verde | 0 | 100.0% |
| 125th | St. Lucia | 0 | - |
| 126th | Mongolia | 0 | - |
| 127th | Liechtenstein | 187 | -30.5% |
| 128th | Isle of Man | 192 | -12.3% |
| 129th | Bermuda | 286 | 0.0% |
| 130th | Bhutan | 287 | 0.0% |
| 131st | Argentina | 314 | 7.5% |
| 132nd | British Virgin Islands | 326 | -63.3% |
| 133rd | Bahamas, The | 481 | - |
| 134th | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 498 | -4.0% |
| 135th | Aruba | 503 | - |
| 136th | Curaçao | 503 | -49.3% |
| 137th | Gibraltar | 561 | 9.1% |
| 138th | Faroe Islands | 662 | 20.8% |
| 139th | Turks and Caicos Islands | 682 | 0.0% |
| 140th | Channel Islands | 933 | 8.7% |
| 141st | Cayman Islands | 965 | 19.1% |
| 142nd | Monaco | 999 | 0.0% |
| 143rd | Costa Rica | 1,018 | -1.1% |
| 144th | Azerbaijan | 1,073 | 0.0% |
| 145th | Djibouti | 1,300 | 0.0% |
| 146th | Côte d'Ivoire | 1,322 | 110.7% |
| 147th | Solomon Islands | 1,499 | -3.7% |
| 148th | Gabon | 1,503 | -0.2% |
| 149th | Andorra | 1,514 | 164.7% |
| 150th | Benin | 1,729 | 0.0% |
| 151st | Seychelles | 2,086 | 20.9% |
| 152nd | Poland | 2,251 | -42.6% |
| 153rd | Slovenia | 2,477 | -91.3% |
| 154th | Timor-Leste | 3,111 | -18.0% |
| 155th | Czechia | 4,111 | -5.2% |
| 156th | Malta | 4,638 | -32.8% |
| 157th | Iceland | 4,911 | 96.6% |
| 158th | Panama | 5,473 | 0.0% |
| 159th | Trinidad and Tobago | 5,749 | 1,246.4% |
| 160th | Egypt, Arab Republic of | 6,161 | 2.4% |
| 161st | Equatorial Guinea | 6,493 | - |
| 162nd | Jordan | 6,573 | -2.6% |
| 163rd | Estonia | 7,043 | 90.7% |
| 164th | Zambia | 8,143 | -0.2% |
| 165th | Macao SAR, China | 8,572 | -3.1% |
| 166th | Luxembourg | 8,724 | 25.2% |
| 167th | Cyprus | 9,341 | -3.2% |
| 168th | Maldives | 9,412 | -2.4% |
| 169th | Papua New Guinea | 10,703 | 0.0% |
| 170th | Bulgaria | 11,756 | -61.0% |
| 171st | Bahrain | 11,882 | 335.4% |
| 172nd | Israel | 16,859 | 1.7% |
| 173rd | Iraq | 17,474 | -41.5% |
| 174th | Turkmenistan | 17,617 | -11.5% |
| 175th | Lithuania | 19,657 | -1.1% |
| 176th | Kuwait | 19,678 | 111.7% |
| 177th | Norway | 19,804 | 75.6% |
| 178th | Türkiye | 20,283 | -46.5% |
| 179th | Hungary | 20,372 | 122.7% |
| 180th | Finland | 22,484 | 28.5% |
| 181st | Belgium | 24,017 | -45.1% |
| 182nd | Qatar | 24,501 | 148.6% |
| 183rd | Senegal | 25,519 | -24.6% |
| 184th | Denmark | 26,887 | 147.8% |
| 185th | Ireland | 27,419 | 74.1% |
| 186th | Angola | 29,094 | 285.0% |
| 187th | Namibia | 31,327 | 15.8% |
| 188th | Sudan | 31,664 | 148.0% |
| 189th | Somalia, Fed. Rep. | 35,506 | -54.0% |
| 190th | Peru | 41,868 | -24.4% |
| 191st | Uganda | 43,464 | 0.0% |
| 192nd | Kyrgyz Republic | 46,208 | -15.5% |
| 193rd | Switzerland | 50,665 | -8.7% |
| 194th | Sweden | 51,947 | 39.3% |
| 195th | Austria | 52,150 | 31.7% |
| 196th | Chile | 65,480 | 151.4% |
| 197th | Portugal | 69,606 | 28.7% |
| 198th | Chad | 74,509 | 103.5% |
| 199th | Netherlands | 106,416 | 57.4% |
| 200th | Australia | 116,768 | 162.7% |
| 201st | Nepal | 130,001 | -19.8% |
| 202nd | France | 131,465 | -9.7% |
| 203rd | Spain | 144,385 | -39.0% |
| 204th | Italy | 157,327 | 84.5% |
| 205th | Malaysia | 188,506 | 85.0% |
| 206th | Canada | 198,867 | -22.5% |
| 207th | Colombia | 199,070 | -12.4% |
| 208th | Syrian Arab Republic | 211,220 | -21.5% |
| 209th | Germany | 310,264 | 52.5% |
| 210th | Russian Federation | 314,112 | -6.0% |
| 211th | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 334,967 | 285.4% |
| 212th | United Arab Emirates | 421,663 | 355.6% |
| 213th | South Africa | 458,246 | 23.9% |
| 214th | United Kingdom | 462,967 | 221.0% |
| 215th | United States | 674,787 | 104.6% |
| 216th | European Union | 1.0M | -4.0% |
FAQ
What was Lesotho's net migration in 2021?▾
Lesotho's net migration in 2021 was -3,449. This ranked 77th globally.
How did Lesotho's net migration change in 2021?▾
Lesotho's net migration increased by 0.0% in 2021 compared to 2020.
Which country had the highest net migration in 2021?▾
European Union had the highest net migration in 2021 at 1.0M.
What is the net migration of Lesotho in 2021?▾
The net migration of Lesotho in 2021 was -3,449. This ranked 77th globally.
How does 2021 compare to 2020 for Lesotho's net migration?▾
Lesotho's net migration went from -3,449 in 2020 to -3,449 in 2021, a 0.0% increase.
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