Iran vs Lesotho: Population growth rate

Iran

1.1%

in 2023

Lesotho

1.1%

in 2023

Iran rank

106th

Lesotho rank

104th

Population growth rate over time

Lesotho currently reports 1.1% against 1.1% in Iran, a difference of 0.0%.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Iran ahead.

Globally, Iran ranks 106th and Lesotho ranks 104th of 236 countries.

Indicator: Population growth rate
Unit: %
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

The annual rate at which the population is growing, expressed as a percentage.