Lesotho vs Papua New Guinea: Population ages 15-19, female, annual growth rate
Lesotho
1.53 % change on previous year
in 2025
Papua New Guinea
1.47 % change on previous year
in 2025
Lesotho rank
105th
Papua New Guinea rank
108th
Population ages 15-19, female, annual growth rate over time
- Lesotho
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports 1.53 % change on previous year against 1.47 % change on previous year in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.06 % change on previous year.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Lesotho ahead.
Lesotho ranks 105th and Papua New Guinea ranks 108th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Lesotho averaged higher in 1 and Papua New Guinea in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lesotho | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.88 % change on previous year | 2.2 % change on previous year | 1.69 % change on previous year | Lesotho |
| 1970s | 3.17 % change on previous year | 3.27 % change on previous year | 0.0998 % change on previous year | Papua New Guinea |
| 1980s | 2.15 % change on previous year | 2.71 % change on previous year | 0.5656 % change on previous year | Papua New Guinea |
| 1990s | 3.1 % change on previous year | 3.6 % change on previous year | 0.5015 % change on previous year | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | -0.2347 % change on previous year | 3.22 % change on previous year | 3.45 % change on previous year | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | -0.4951 % change on previous year | 2.25 % change on previous year | 2.75 % change on previous year | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 1.09 % change on previous year | 1.48 % change on previous year | 0.3904 % change on previous year | Papua New Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population ages 15-19, female, annual growth rate, Lesotho or Papua New Guinea?
- Lesotho, at 1.53 % change on previous year against 1.47 % change on previous year in Papua New Guinea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population ages 15-19, female, annual growth rate between Lesotho and Papua New Guinea?
- 0.06 % change on previous year, with Lesotho ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Papua New Guinea?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2025.
- How do Lesotho and Papua New Guinea rank globally for population ages 15-19, female, annual growth rate?
- Lesotho ranks 105th and Papua New Guinea ranks 108th of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Population ages 15-19, female, 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 15-19, female. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.