Lesotho vs New Caledonia: Population ages 0-14, total, annual growth rate
Lesotho
-0.1139 % change on previous year
in 2025
New Caledonia
-0.1059 % change on previous year
in 2025
Lesotho rank
98th
New Caledonia rank
97th
Population ages 0-14, total, annual growth rate over time
- Lesotho
- New Caledonia
How they compare
New Caledonia currently reports -0.1059 % change on previous year against -0.1139 % change on previous year in Lesotho, a difference of 0.008 % change on previous year.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1961 it was New Caledonia ahead.
Lesotho ranks 98th and New Caledonia ranks 97th of 217 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Lesotho averaged higher in 3 and New Caledonia in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lesotho | New Caledonia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.98 % change on previous year | 3.45 % change on previous year | 0.4701 % change on previous year | New Caledonia |
| 1970s | 2.83 % change on previous year | 3.45 % change on previous year | 0.6201 % change on previous year | New Caledonia |
| 1980s | 2.89 % change on previous year | -0.131 % change on previous year | 3.02 % change on previous year | Lesotho |
| 1990s | 0.5685 % change on previous year | 1.31 % change on previous year | 0.7408 % change on previous year | New Caledonia |
| 2000s | -1.03 % change on previous year | 0.3455 % change on previous year | 1.38 % change on previous year | New Caledonia |
| 2010s | 0.9524 % change on previous year | -0.5205 % change on previous year | 1.47 % change on previous year | Lesotho |
| 2020s | 0.1871 % change on previous year | -0.4729 % change on previous year | 0.66 % change on previous year | Lesotho |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population ages 0-14, total, annual growth rate, Lesotho or New Caledonia?
- New Caledonia, at -0.1059 % change on previous year against -0.1139 % change on previous year in Lesotho as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population ages 0-14, total, annual growth rate between Lesotho and New Caledonia?
- 0.008 % change on previous year, with New Caledonia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and New Caledonia?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2025.
- How do Lesotho and New Caledonia rank globally for population ages 0-14, total, annual growth rate?
- Lesotho ranks 98th and New Caledonia ranks 97th of 217 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Population ages 0-14, total, annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Population ages 0-14, total. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.