Lesotho vs Papua New Guinea: Population ages 20-24, female, annual growth rate
Lesotho
1.34 % change on previous year
in 2025
Papua New Guinea
1.36 % change on previous year
in 2025
Lesotho rank
96th
Papua New Guinea rank
95th
Population ages 20-24, female, annual growth rate over time
- Lesotho
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 1.36 % change on previous year against 1.34 % change on previous year in Lesotho, a difference of 0.02 % change on previous year.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Lesotho ahead.
Lesotho ranks 96th and Papua New Guinea ranks 95th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Lesotho averaged higher in 2 and Papua New Guinea in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lesotho | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.78 % change on previous year | 1.74 % change on previous year | 1.04 % change on previous year | Lesotho |
| 1970s | 3.52 % change on previous year | 2.07 % change on previous year | 1.45 % change on previous year | Lesotho |
| 1980s | 2.58 % change on previous year | 3.72 % change on previous year | 1.14 % change on previous year | Papua New Guinea |
| 1990s | 1.97 % change on previous year | 3.87 % change on previous year | 1.91 % change on previous year | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | 1.94 % change on previous year | 3.44 % change on previous year | 1.5 % change on previous year | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | -0.915 % change on previous year | 2.11 % change on previous year | 3.02 % change on previous year | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 0.737 % change on previous year | 1.47 % change on previous year | 0.7306 % change on previous year | Papua New Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population ages 20-24, female, annual growth rate, Lesotho or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, at 1.36 % change on previous year against 1.34 % change on previous year in Lesotho as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population ages 20-24, female, annual growth rate between Lesotho and Papua New Guinea?
- 0.02 % change on previous year, with Papua New Guinea 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 20-24, female, annual growth rate?
- Lesotho ranks 96th and Papua New Guinea ranks 95th of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Population ages 20-24, 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 20-24, female. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.