Population of Lesotho
Source | UN (World Population Prospects 2024) |
Date | 27 Apr 2025 |
The current population of Lesotho is 2,360,413 as of May 22, 2025, based on interpolation of the latest United Nations data. The population of Lesotho is projected at 2,363,325, or 2.36 million, as of July 1, 2025. The total population in Lesotho is projected at 2,337,423, or 2.34 million people for the year 2024.
Lesotho ranks 147th in the world by population on the 237 countries and territories list. Lesotho is ranked 45th among 58 countries and territories in Africa.
- Population
- Growth rate
- Net change
Year | Population | Growth | Share (%) | ||
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1 Jan | 1 July | Net Change | rate (%) | to World | |
1950 | 574,455 | 579,551 | 10,192 | 1.759 | 0.0232 |
1951 | 584,647 | 590,269 | 11,244 | 1.905 | 0.0233 |
1952 | 595,891 | 601,947 | 12,112 | 2.012 | 0.0233 |
1953 | 608,003 | 614,474 | 12,942 | 2.106 | 0.0233 |
1954 | 620,945 | 627,894 | 13,898 | 2.214 | 0.0234 |
1955 | 634,843 | 642,188 | 14,689 | 2.287 | 0.0234 |
1956 | 649,532 | 657,311 | 15,558 | 2.367 | 0.0235 |
1957 | 665,090 | 674,669 | 19,158 | 2.840 | 0.0237 |
1958 | 684,248 | 694,315 | 20,134 | 2.900 | 0.0238 |
1959 | 704,382 | 714,947 | 21,130 | 2.956 | 0.0241 |
1960 | 725,512 | 736,500 | 21,976 | 2.984 | 0.0244 |
1961 | 747,488 | 758,824 | 22,672 | 2.988 | 0.0248 |
1962 | 770,160 | 781,814 | 23,309 | 2.982 | 0.0250 |
1963 | 793,469 | 805,373 | 23,808 | 2.956 | 0.0252 |
1964 | 817,277 | 829,437 | 24,320 | 2.932 | 0.0254 |
1965 | 841,597 | 854,090 | 24,985 | 2.926 | 0.0256 |
1966 | 866,582 | 881,870 | 30,575 | 3.467 | 0.0259 |
1967 | 897,157 | 913,982 | 33,651 | 3.682 | 0.0263 |
1968 | 930,808 | 948,105 | 34,593 | 3.649 | 0.0267 |
1969 | 965,401 | 983,202 | 35,603 | 3.622 | 0.0272 |
1970 | 1,001,004 | 1,019,273 | 36,537 | 3.585 | 0.0276 |
1971 | 1,037,541 | 1,056,246 | 37,410 | 3.542 | 0.0280 |
1972 | 1,074,951 | 1,094,063 | 38,224 | 3.494 | 0.0285 |
1973 | 1,113,175 | 1,132,697 | 39,043 | 3.447 | 0.0289 |
1974 | 1,152,218 | 1,172,420 | 40,404 | 3.447 | 0.0293 |
1975 | 1,192,622 | 1,213,643 | 42,043 | 3.465 | 0.0298 |
1976 | 1,234,665 | 1,253,214 | 37,097 | 2.960 | 0.0302 |
1977 | 1,271,762 | 1,289,967 | 36,410 | 2.823 | 0.0306 |
1978 | 1,308,172 | 1,327,240 | 38,136 | 2.874 | 0.0309 |
1979 | 1,346,308 | 1,366,169 | 39,722 | 2.908 | 0.0313 |
1980 | 1,386,030 | 1,406,521 | 40,981 | 2.914 | 0.0316 |
1981 | 1,427,011 | 1,448,069 | 42,116 | 2.909 | 0.0320 |
1982 | 1,469,127 | 1,490,732 | 43,209 | 2.899 | 0.0323 |
1983 | 1,512,336 | 1,534,413 | 44,154 | 2.878 | 0.0327 |
1984 | 1,556,490 | 1,578,986 | 44,993 | 2.850 | 0.0330 |
1985 | 1,601,483 | 1,624,379 | 45,791 | 2.819 | 0.0334 |
1986 | 1,647,274 | 1,666,138 | 37,728 | 2.264 | 0.0336 |
1987 | 1,685,002 | 1,703,390 | 36,776 | 2.159 | 0.0337 |
1988 | 1,721,778 | 1,739,841 | 36,125 | 2.076 | 0.0338 |
1989 | 1,757,903 | 1,775,436 | 35,065 | 1.975 | 0.0339 |
1990 | 1,792,968 | 1,809,696 | 33,456 | 1.849 | 0.0340 |
1991 | 1,826,424 | 1,842,379 | 31,909 | 1.732 | 0.0340 |
1992 | 1,858,333 | 1,873,274 | 29,883 | 1.595 | 0.0340 |
1993 | 1,888,216 | 1,901,793 | 27,154 | 1.428 | 0.0340 |
1994 | 1,915,370 | 1,927,707 | 24,674 | 1.280 | 0.0340 |
1995 | 1,940,044 | 1,951,437 | 22,785 | 1.168 | 0.0339 |
1996 | 1,962,829 | 1,972,418 | 19,179 | 0.972 | 0.0338 |
1997 | 1,982,008 | 1,988,130 | 12,245 | 0.616 | 0.0336 |
1998 | 1,994,253 | 1,998,049 | 7,592 | 0.380 | 0.0333 |
1999 | 2,001,845 | 2,003,234 | 2,777 | 0.139 | 0.0329 |
2000 | 2,004,622 | 2,003,913 | -1,418 | -0.071 | 0.0325 |
2001 | 2,003,204 | 2,000,853 | -4,702 | -0.235 | 0.0320 |
2002 | 1,998,502 | 1,994,679 | -7,646 | -0.383 | 0.0315 |
2003 | 1,990,856 | 1,985,059 | -11,595 | -0.584 | 0.0309 |
2004 | 1,979,261 | 1,971,129 | -16,264 | -0.825 | 0.0303 |
2005 | 1,962,997 | 1,953,076 | -19,842 | -1.016 | 0.0297 |
2006 | 1,943,155 | 1,945,063 | 3,815 | 0.196 | 0.0292 |
2007 | 1,946,970 | 1,953,268 | 12,597 | 0.645 | 0.0289 |
2008 | 1,959,567 | 1,966,541 | 13,947 | 0.709 | 0.0287 |
2009 | 1,973,514 | 1,980,883 | 14,738 | 0.744 | 0.0286 |
2010 | 1,988,252 | 1,996,251 | 15,998 | 0.801 | 0.0284 |
2011 | 2,004,250 | 2,014,009 | 19,518 | 0.969 | 0.0283 |
2012 | 2,023,768 | 2,034,354 | 21,173 | 1.041 | 0.0283 |
2013 | 2,044,941 | 2,056,504 | 23,126 | 1.125 | 0.0282 |
2014 | 2,068,067 | 2,080,089 | 24,044 | 1.156 | 0.0282 |
2015 | 2,092,111 | 2,104,611 | 25,001 | 1.188 | 0.0282 |
2016 | 2,117,112 | 2,130,422 | 26,620 | 1.250 | 0.0282 |
2017 | 2,143,732 | 2,157,110 | 26,757 | 1.240 | 0.0282 |
2018 | 2,170,489 | 2,183,603 | 26,228 | 1.201 | 0.0282 |
2019 | 2,196,717 | 2,209,405 | 25,377 | 1.149 | 0.0283 |
2020 | 2,222,094 | 2,235,727 | 27,265 | 1.220 | 0.0283 |
2021 | 2,249,359 | 2,261,542 | 24,366 | 1.077 | 0.0284 |
2022 | 2,273,725 | 2,286,110 | 24,771 | 1.084 | 0.0285 |
2023 | 2,298,496 | 2,311,472 | 25,952 | 1.123 | 0.0286 |
Year | Population | Growth | Share (%) | ||
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1 Jan | 1 July | Net Change | rate (%) | to World | |
2024 | 2,324,448 | 2,337,423 | 25,949 | 1.110 | 0.0286 |
2025 | 2,350,397 | 2,363,325 | 25,855 | 1.094 | 0.0287 |
2026 | 2,376,252 | 2,389,336 | 26,168 | 1.095 | 0.0288 |
2027 | 2,402,420 | 2,415,369 | 25,897 | 1.072 | 0.0289 |
2028 | 2,428,317 | 2,441,442 | 26,250 | 1.075 | 0.0289 |
2029 | 2,454,567 | 2,467,683 | 26,232 | 1.063 | 0.0290 |
2030 | 2,480,799 | 2,493,818 | 26,039 | 1.044 | 0.0291 |
2031 | 2,506,838 | 2,520,021 | 26,366 | 1.046 | 0.0292 |
2032 | 2,533,204 | 2,546,490 | 26,573 | 1.044 | 0.0293 |
2033 | 2,559,777 | 2,573,110 | 26,666 | 1.036 | 0.0294 |
2034 | 2,586,443 | 2,599,779 | 26,672 | 1.026 | 0.0295 |
2035 | 2,613,115 | 2,626,567 | 26,904 | 1.024 | 0.0296 |
2036 | 2,640,019 | 2,653,498 | 26,958 | 1.016 | 0.0297 |
2037 | 2,666,977 | 2,680,080 | 26,206 | 0.978 | 0.0298 |
2038 | 2,693,183 | 2,706,202 | 26,039 | 0.962 | 0.0299 |
2039 | 2,719,222 | 2,732,146 | 25,847 | 0.946 | 0.0300 |
2040 | 2,745,069 | 2,757,876 | 25,613 | 0.929 | 0.0301 |
2041 | 2,770,682 | 2,783,369 | 25,374 | 0.912 | 0.0301 |
2042 | 2,796,056 | 2,808,544 | 24,975 | 0.889 | 0.0302 |
2043 | 2,821,031 | 2,833,260 | 24,458 | 0.863 | 0.0303 |
2044 | 2,845,489 | 2,857,505 | 24,031 | 0.841 | 0.0304 |
2045 | 2,869,520 | 2,881,339 | 23,638 | 0.820 | 0.0305 |
2046 | 2,893,158 | 2,904,784 | 23,251 | 0.800 | 0.0306 |
2047 | 2,916,409 | 2,927,865 | 22,911 | 0.783 | 0.0307 |
2048 | 2,939,320 | 2,950,413 | 22,186 | 0.752 | 0.0308 |
2049 | 2,961,506 | 2,972,157 | 21,302 | 0.717 | 0.0309 |
2050 | 2,982,808 | 2,993,077 | 20,537 | 0.686 | 0.0310 |
2051 | 3,003,345 | 3,013,558 | 20,426 | 0.678 | 0.0311 |
2052 | 3,023,771 | 3,033,468 | 19,395 | 0.639 | 0.0311 |
2053 | 3,043,166 | 3,052,322 | 18,312 | 0.600 | 0.0312 |
2054 | 3,061,478 | 3,070,099 | 17,241 | 0.562 | 0.0313 |
2055 | 3,078,719 | 3,087,284 | 17,130 | 0.555 | 0.0314 |
2056 | 3,095,849 | 3,103,870 | 16,042 | 0.517 | 0.0314 |
2057 | 3,111,891 | 3,119,743 | 15,704 | 0.503 | 0.0315 |
2058 | 3,127,595 | 3,135,128 | 15,067 | 0.481 | 0.0316 |
2059 | 3,142,662 | 3,150,018 | 14,712 | 0.467 | 0.0316 |
2060 | 3,157,374 | 3,164,303 | 13,858 | 0.438 | 0.0317 |
2061 | 3,171,232 | 3,177,872 | 13,280 | 0.418 | 0.0317 |
2062 | 3,184,512 | 3,190,885 | 12,745 | 0.399 | 0.0318 |
2063 | 3,197,257 | 3,202,918 | 11,322 | 0.353 | 0.0318 |
2064 | 3,208,579 | 3,213,881 | 10,605 | 0.330 | 0.0319 |
2065 | 3,219,184 | 3,224,032 | 9,696 | 0.301 | 0.0319 |
2066 | 3,228,880 | 3,233,715 | 9,669 | 0.299 | 0.0319 |
2067 | 3,238,549 | 3,243,285 | 9,473 | 0.292 | 0.0320 |
2068 | 3,248,022 | 3,252,543 | 9,042 | 0.278 | 0.0320 |
2069 | 3,257,064 | 3,261,245 | 8,363 | 0.256 | 0.0321 |
2070 | 3,265,427 | 3,269,324 | 7,794 | 0.238 | 0.0321 |
2071 | 3,273,221 | 3,276,547 | 6,652 | 0.203 | 0.0321 |
2072 | 3,279,873 | 3,282,697 | 5,648 | 0.172 | 0.0321 |
2073 | 3,285,521 | 3,288,163 | 5,284 | 0.161 | 0.0321 |
2074 | 3,290,805 | 3,293,323 | 5,035 | 0.153 | 0.0322 |
2075 | 3,295,840 | 3,297,637 | 3,593 | 0.109 | 0.0322 |
2076 | 3,299,433 | 3,301,209 | 3,552 | 0.108 | 0.0322 |
2077 | 3,302,985 | 3,304,588 | 3,206 | 0.097 | 0.0322 |
2078 | 3,306,191 | 3,307,444 | 2,506 | 0.076 | 0.0322 |
2079 | 3,308,697 | 3,309,742 | 2,090 | 0.063 | 0.0322 |
2080 | 3,310,787 | 3,311,356 | 1,138 | 0.034 | 0.0322 |
2081 | 3,311,925 | 3,312,334 | 818 | 0.025 | 0.0322 |
2082 | 3,312,743 | 3,312,871 | 256 | 0.008 | 0.0322 |
2083 | 3,312,999 | 3,312,995 | -7 | 0.000 | 0.0322 |
2084 | 3,312,992 | 3,312,880 | -224 | -0.007 | 0.0322 |
2085 | 3,312,768 | 3,312,369 | -799 | -0.024 | 0.0322 |
2086 | 3,311,969 | 3,311,724 | -489 | -0.015 | 0.0322 |
2087 | 3,311,480 | 3,310,742 | -1,476 | -0.045 | 0.0322 |
2088 | 3,310,004 | 3,309,192 | -1,624 | -0.049 | 0.0322 |
2089 | 3,308,380 | 3,307,347 | -2,066 | -0.062 | 0.0322 |
2090 | 3,306,314 | 3,305,222 | -2,184 | -0.066 | 0.0322 |
2091 | 3,304,130 | 3,302,682 | -2,896 | -0.088 | 0.0322 |
2092 | 3,301,234 | 3,299,293 | -3,882 | -0.118 | 0.0322 |
2093 | 3,297,352 | 3,295,485 | -3,734 | -0.113 | 0.0321 |
2094 | 3,293,618 | 3,291,602 | -4,033 | -0.123 | 0.0321 |
2095 | 3,289,585 | 3,287,139 | -4,893 | -0.149 | 0.0321 |
2096 | 3,284,692 | 3,282,244 | -4,897 | -0.149 | 0.0321 |
2097 | 3,279,795 | 3,277,008 | -5,573 | -0.170 | 0.0321 |
2098 | 3,274,222 | 3,271,338 | -5,769 | -0.176 | 0.0321 |
2099 | 3,268,453 | 3,265,513 | -5,880 | -0.180 | 0.0320 |
2100 | 3,262,573 | 3,259,299 | -6,548 | -0.201 | 0.0320 |