Lesotho - Population Growth 1996
1.07%
−0.15pp from 1995
Lesotho's population growth was 1.07% in 1996, decreased +0.15pp from 1.22% in 1995. This was the 82nd highest globally.
Global Ranking - 1996▾
| Rank | Country | Value | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Georgia | -3.63% | 3.4% |
| 2nd | Kazakhstan | -1.90% | -2.3% |
| 3rd | Estonia | -1.48% | 17.4% |
| 4th | Croatia | -1.37% | -98.7% |
| 5th | Latvia | -1.13% | 21.0% |
| 6th | Armenia | -0.88% | 48.8% |
| 7th | Ukraine | -0.85% | -7.9% |
| 8th | Lithuania | -0.76% | 1.2% |
| 9th | Albania | -0.62% | -0.6% |
| 10th | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | -0.55% | -20.6% |
| 11th | Bulgaria | -0.52% | -15.8% |
| 12th | Belarus | -0.34% | -3.8% |
| 13th | Romania | -0.29% | -42.4% |
| 14th | Moldova | -0.20% | 56.2% |
| 15th | Hungary | -0.17% | -23.4% |
| 16th | Russian Federation | -0.15% | -571.9% |
| 17th | Czechia | -0.12% | -89.8% |
| 18th | Montenegro | -0.12% | -319.6% |
| 19th | St. Martin (French part) | -0.09% | -147.3% |
| 20th | Dominica | -0.08% | -637.9% |
| 21st | Serbia | -0.08% | -209.5% |
| 22nd | Faroe Islands | -0.07% | 97.2% |
| 23rd | Slovenia | -0.06% | -390.0% |
| 24th | Italy | 0.03% | 1,669.2% |
| 25th | Tonga | 0.05% | -15.3% |
| 26th | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 0.06% | -44.2% |
| 27th | Burundi | 0.07% | -98.8% |
| 28th | Poland | 0.08% | -43.9% |
| 29th | Barbados | 0.09% | -41.6% |
| 30th | Andorra | 0.11% | 110.3% |
| 31st | Austria | 0.14% | -11.8% |
| 32nd | Bhutan | 0.14% | 112.3% |
| 33rd | Sweden | 0.16% | -69.7% |
| 34th | European Union | 0.16% | -13.9% |
| 35th | Nauru | 0.18% | -35.9% |
| 36th | Greenland | 0.18% | -66.8% |
| 37th | Belgium | 0.20% | -6.7% |
| 38th | Slovak Republic | 0.21% | -27.7% |
| 39th | Channel Islands | 0.22% | 278.0% |
| 40th | Japan | 0.23% | -3.3% |
| 41st | United Kingdom | 0.25% | -3.8% |
| 42nd | Virgin Islands (US) | 0.26% | -44.8% |
| 43rd | Guyana | 0.28% | -16.9% |
| 44th | Germany | 0.29% | -1.5% |
| 45th | Finland | 0.33% | -14.0% |
| 46th | Cuba | 0.33% | -7.2% |
| 47th | France | 0.36% | -1.8% |
| 48th | Portugal | 0.38% | 8.6% |
| 49th | Gibraltar | 0.40% | -20.7% |
| 50th | Spain | 0.42% | -5.6% |
| 51st | Micronesia, Federated States of | 0.43% | -58.7% |
| 52nd | Greece | 0.44% | -5.7% |
| 53rd | Switzerland | 0.44% | -33.9% |
| 54th | Trinidad and Tobago | 0.44% | -16.1% |
| 55th | Netherlands | 0.46% | -6.6% |
| 56th | Sierra Leone | 0.48% | 228.8% |
| 57th | Bermuda | 0.48% | -14.0% |
| 58th | Norway | 0.51% | -2.4% |
| 59th | Uruguay | 0.53% | 1.1% |
| 60th | Iceland | 0.54% | -0.5% |
| 61st | Denmark | 0.57% | 8.6% |
| 62nd | Fiji | 0.63% | 26.2% |
| 63rd | Malta | 0.66% | -5.8% |
| 64th | Tuvalu | 0.67% | -15.7% |
| 65th | Grenada | 0.69% | -2.9% |
| 66th | North Macedonia | 0.70% | 137.7% |
| 67th | Monaco | 0.72% | -3.3% |
| 68th | Isle of Man | 0.74% | 53.8% |
| 69th | El Salvador | 0.75% | -10.8% |
| 70th | Ireland | 0.79% | 54.3% |
| 71st | Curaçao | 0.80% | 128.0% |
| 72nd | Liechtenstein | 0.83% | -16.8% |
| 73rd | Samoa | 0.86% | 5.4% |
| 74th | Korea | 0.95% | -5.3% |
| 75th | Jamaica | 0.97% | -3.4% |
| 76th | Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of | 0.99% | -18.7% |
| 77th | Azerbaijan | 1.01% | -12.4% |
| 78th | Mauritius | 1.02% | 18.9% |
| 79th | Canada | 1.05% | 1.0% |
| 80th | China | 1.05% | -3.5% |
| 81st | Marshall Islands | 1.05% | -9.1% |
| 82nd | Lesotho | 1.07% | -12.6% |
| 83rd | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 1.08% | -2.4% |
| 84th | Puerto Rico (US) | 1.12% | 21.4% |
| 85th | United States | 1.16% | -2.3% |
| 86th | Australia | 1.21% | 9.0% |
| 87th | Argentina | 1.26% | -4.0% |
| 88th | San Marino | 1.28% | -4.5% |
| 89th | Myanmar | 1.28% | -1.4% |
| 90th | St. Kitts and Nevis | 1.29% | -1.1% |
| 91st | South Africa | 1.30% | 6.8% |
| 92nd | Luxembourg | 1.36% | -3.1% |
| 93rd | Thailand | 1.38% | -3.2% |
| 94th | Guam | 1.40% | -4.6% |
| 95th | Macao SAR, China | 1.41% | -54.6% |
| 96th | Chile | 1.41% | -3.5% |
| 97th | Tunisia | 1.44% | -8.1% |
| 98th | Kosovo | 1.45% | -4.6% |
| 99th | Seychelles | 1.47% | -0.2% |
| 100th | Kyrgyz Republic | 1.48% | 47.9% |
| 101st | St. Lucia | 1.49% | -5.3% |
| 102nd | French Polynesia | 1.51% | -1.8% |
| 103rd | Türkiye | 1.51% | -7.9% |
| 104th | Brazil | 1.51% | -1.6% |
| 105th | São Tomé and Principe | 1.52% | -5.9% |
| 106th | Viet Nam | 1.52% | -8.9% |
| 107th | Morocco | 1.54% | 1.0% |
| 108th | Mongolia | 1.54% | -4.3% |
| 109th | Bahamas, The | 1.58% | -4.5% |
| 110th | New Zealand | 1.58% | 8.1% |
| 111th | Libya | 1.63% | -6.6% |
| 112th | Indonesia | 1.65% | -1.0% |
| 113th | Zimbabwe | 1.66% | 78.8% |
| 114th | Kiribati | 1.70% | 12.7% |
| 115th | Oman | 1.70% | -7.6% |
| 116th | Turkmenistan | 1.72% | -4.3% |
| 117th | Comoros | 1.72% | -0.8% |
| 118th | Mexico | 1.74% | -2.5% |
| 119th | Cabo Verde | 1.77% | -6.8% |
| 120th | Dominican Republic | 1.82% | -2.9% |
| 121st | Colombia | 1.82% | -4.6% |
| 122nd | Bangladesh | 1.83% | -1.6% |
| 123rd | Tanzania | 1.83% | -41.7% |
| 124th | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 1.85% | -2.0% |
| 125th | Lebanon | 1.85% | 2.5% |
| 126th | Nicaragua | 1.86% | -8.8% |
| 127th | Uzbekistan | 1.88% | -6.2% |
| 128th | Peru | 1.88% | -3.0% |
| 129th | Ecuador | 1.88% | -0.9% |
| 130th | Haiti | 1.90% | -0.3% |
| 131st | Congo, Democratic Republic of | 1.92% | -53.7% |
| 132nd | Sri Lanka | 1.92% | 16.2% |
| 133rd | Algeria | 1.96% | -5.4% |
| 134th | American Samoa | 1.96% | -4.6% |
| 135th | Tajikistan | 1.96% | -6.2% |
| 136th | Malawi | 1.97% | 1,455.3% |
| 137th | Mauritania | 1.98% | -27.9% |
| 138th | Eswatini | 1.98% | 2,567.8% |
| 139th | India | 2.00% | -0.8% |
| 140th | Cyprus | 2.02% | -4.4% |
| 141st | Panama | 2.02% | -0.8% |
| 142nd | Antigua and Barbuda | 2.07% | 3.6% |
| 143rd | Egypt, Arab Republic of | 2.07% | -1.5% |
| 144th | Guinea-Bissau | 2.08% | -17.4% |
| 145th | Suriname | 2.12% | 25.1% |
| 146th | Mali | 2.16% | -0.5% |
| 147th | Maldives | 2.20% | -4.4% |
| 148th | Nepal | 2.21% | -8.1% |
| 149th | Vanuatu | 2.23% | -3.5% |
| 150th | Sudan | 2.24% | -13.1% |
| 151st | New Caledonia | 2.30% | -4.6% |
| 152nd | Philippines | 2.30% | 5.3% |
| 153rd | Paraguay | 2.33% | -2.9% |
| 154th | Lao PDR | 2.33% | -5.6% |
| 155th | Ghana | 2.34% | -1.0% |
| 156th | Costa Rica | 2.34% | -2.6% |
| 157th | Djibouti | 2.38% | 136.0% |
| 158th | Brunei Darussalam | 2.40% | -2.7% |
| 159th | Botswana | 2.44% | -6.9% |
| 160th | Senegal | 2.44% | -4.7% |
| 161st | Zambia | 2.45% | 1.7% |
| 162nd | British Virgin Islands | 2.47% | 0.5% |
| 163rd | South Sudan | 2.48% | -17.5% |
| 164th | Malaysia | 2.52% | -0.7% |
| 165th | Gabon | 2.53% | -1.5% |
| 166th | Burkina Faso | 2.56% | -0.2% |
| 167th | Guatemala | 2.59% | -2.1% |
| 168th | Central African Republic | 2.59% | -5.0% |
| 169th | Nigeria | 2.61% | -0.8% |
| 170th | Israel | 2.62% | -1.9% |
| 171st | Benin | 2.62% | 23.8% |
| 172nd | Bahrain | 2.63% | 0.1% |
| 173rd | Palau | 2.63% | 5.3% |
| 174th | Cameroon | 2.69% | -2.0% |
| 175th | Uganda | 2.70% | -1.1% |
| 176th | Namibia | 2.71% | -6.9% |
| 177th | Syrian Arab Republic | 2.71% | -4.4% |
| 178th | Timor-Leste | 2.74% | -0.7% |
| 179th | Kenya | 2.75% | -3.0% |
| 180th | Congo, Republic of | 2.77% | -1.5% |
| 181st | Qatar | 2.82% | -4.0% |
| 182nd | Honduras | 2.82% | -0.4% |
| 183rd | Guinea | 2.83% | 1.3% |
| 184th | Kuwait | 2.86% | 178.7% |
| 185th | Liberia | 2.87% | 222.1% |
| 186th | Solomon Islands | 2.89% | -0.9% |
| 187th | Gambia, The | 2.89% | -2.9% |
| 188th | Pakistan | 2.91% | 0.7% |
| 189th | Belize | 2.97% | 18.8% |
| 190th | Iraq | 3.19% | -4.7% |
| 191st | Madagascar | 3.22% | 1.7% |
| 192nd | Mozambique | 3.28% | -45.2% |
| 193rd | Jordan | 3.32% | -18.9% |
| 194th | Niger | 3.34% | 1.0% |
| 195th | Yemen, Republic of | 3.37% | -6.3% |
| 196th | Angola | 3.38% | 1.2% |
| 197th | Papua New Guinea | 3.58% | -0.6% |
| 198th | Somalia, Fed. Rep. | 3.63% | 0.6% |
| 199th | Togo | 3.72% | -14.6% |
| 200th | Equatorial Guinea | 3.82% | 1.3% |
| 201st | Côte d'Ivoire | 3.87% | -0.7% |
| 202nd | Aruba | 3.95% | 40.7% |
| 203rd | Saudi Arabia | 4.00% | -3.5% |
| 204th | Afghanistan | 4.01% | -18.2% |
| 205th | Singapore | 4.06% | 33.8% |
| 206th | Cayman Islands | 4.19% | -3.6% |
| 207th | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 4.21% | 1,689.7% |
| 208th | Chad | 4.43% | 0.5% |
| 209th | Hong Kong SAR, China | 4.44% | 124.2% |
| 210th | West Bank and Gaza | 4.48% | 0.0% |
| 211th | Turks and Caicos Islands | 4.63% | -3.9% |
| 212th | Eritrea | 4.97% | -12.1% |
| 213th | United Arab Emirates | 6.48% | 44.8% |
| 214th | Northern Mariana Islands | 7.07% | 132.0% |
| 215th | Cambodia | 7.52% | -7.1% |
| 216th | Rwanda | 16.75% | 193.1% |
FAQ
What was Lesotho's population growth in 1996?▾
Lesotho's population growth in 1996 was 1.07%. This ranked 82nd globally.
How did Lesotho's population growth change in 1996?▾
Lesotho's population growth decreased by 12.6% in 1996 compared to 1995.
Which country had the highest population growth in 1996?▾
Rwanda had the highest population growth in 1996 at 16.75%.
What is the population growth of Lesotho in 1996?▾
The population growth of Lesotho in 1996 was 1.07%. This ranked 82nd globally.
How does 1996 compare to 1995 for Lesotho's population growth?▾
Lesotho's population growth went from 1.22% in 1995 to 1.07% in 1996, a 12.6% decrease.
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