Lesotho vs Libya: Population, female, annual growth rate
Lesotho
1.05 % change on previous year
in 2025
Libya
1.07 % change on previous year
in 2025
Lesotho rank
99th
Libya rank
96th
Population, female, annual growth rate over time
- Lesotho
- Libya
How they compare
Libya currently reports 1.07 % change on previous year against 1.05 % change on previous year in Lesotho, a difference of 0.02 % change on previous year.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Libya ahead.
Lesotho ranks 99th and Libya ranks 96th of 217 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Lesotho averaged higher in 2 and Libya in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lesotho | Libya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.91 % change on previous year | 3.33 % change on previous year | 0.4166 % change on previous year | Libya |
| 1970s | 2.76 % change on previous year | 4.64 % change on previous year | 1.88 % change on previous year | Libya |
| 1980s | 2.68 % change on previous year | 2.5 % change on previous year | 0.1791 % change on previous year | Lesotho |
| 1990s | 1.26 % change on previous year | 2.06 % change on previous year | 0.7924 % change on previous year | Libya |
| 2000s | -0.102 % change on previous year | 2.53 % change on previous year | 2.63 % change on previous year | Libya |
| 2010s | 1.09 % change on previous year | 0.9518 % change on previous year | 0.1361 % change on previous year | Lesotho |
| 2020s | 1.09 % change on previous year | 1.23 % change on previous year | 0.1338 % change on previous year | Libya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population, female, annual growth rate, Lesotho or Libya?
- Libya, at 1.07 % change on previous year against 1.05 % change on previous year in Lesotho as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population, female, annual growth rate between Lesotho and Libya?
- 0.02 % change on previous year, with Libya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Libya?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2025.
- How do Lesotho and Libya rank globally for population, female, annual growth rate?
- Lesotho ranks 99th and Libya ranks 96th of 217 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Population, 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, female. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.