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Population of Lesotho

Source UN (World Population Prospects 2024)
Date27 Apr 2025
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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
Lesotho population estimates
Year Population Growth Share (%)
1 Jan1 JulyNet Changerate (%)to World
1950574,455579,55110,1921.7590.0232
1951584,647590,26911,2441.9050.0233
1952595,891601,94712,1122.0120.0233
1953608,003614,47412,9422.1060.0233
1954620,945627,89413,8982.2140.0234
1955634,843642,18814,6892.2870.0234
1956649,532657,31115,5582.3670.0235
1957665,090674,66919,1582.8400.0237
1958684,248694,31520,1342.9000.0238
1959704,382714,94721,1302.9560.0241
1960725,512736,50021,9762.9840.0244
1961747,488758,82422,6722.9880.0248
1962770,160781,81423,3092.9820.0250
1963793,469805,37323,8082.9560.0252
1964817,277829,43724,3202.9320.0254
1965841,597854,09024,9852.9260.0256
1966866,582881,87030,5753.4670.0259
1967897,157913,98233,6513.6820.0263
1968930,808948,10534,5933.6490.0267
1969965,401983,20235,6033.6220.0272
19701,001,0041,019,27336,5373.5850.0276
19711,037,5411,056,24637,4103.5420.0280
19721,074,9511,094,06338,2243.4940.0285
19731,113,1751,132,69739,0433.4470.0289
19741,152,2181,172,42040,4043.4470.0293
19751,192,6221,213,64342,0433.4650.0298
19761,234,6651,253,21437,0972.9600.0302
19771,271,7621,289,96736,4102.8230.0306
19781,308,1721,327,24038,1362.8740.0309
19791,346,3081,366,16939,7222.9080.0313
19801,386,0301,406,52140,9812.9140.0316
19811,427,0111,448,06942,1162.9090.0320
19821,469,1271,490,73243,2092.8990.0323
19831,512,3361,534,41344,1542.8780.0327
19841,556,4901,578,98644,9932.8500.0330
19851,601,4831,624,37945,7912.8190.0334
19861,647,2741,666,13837,7282.2640.0336
19871,685,0021,703,39036,7762.1590.0337
19881,721,7781,739,84136,1252.0760.0338
19891,757,9031,775,43635,0651.9750.0339
19901,792,9681,809,69633,4561.8490.0340
19911,826,4241,842,37931,9091.7320.0340
19921,858,3331,873,27429,8831.5950.0340
19931,888,2161,901,79327,1541.4280.0340
19941,915,3701,927,70724,6741.2800.0340
19951,940,0441,951,43722,7851.1680.0339
19961,962,8291,972,41819,1790.9720.0338
19971,982,0081,988,13012,2450.6160.0336
19981,994,2531,998,0497,5920.3800.0333
19992,001,8452,003,2342,7770.1390.0329
20002,004,6222,003,913-1,418-0.0710.0325
20012,003,2042,000,853-4,702-0.2350.0320
20021,998,5021,994,679-7,646-0.3830.0315
20031,990,8561,985,059-11,595-0.5840.0309
20041,979,2611,971,129-16,264-0.8250.0303
20051,962,9971,953,076-19,842-1.0160.0297
20061,943,1551,945,0633,8150.1960.0292
20071,946,9701,953,26812,5970.6450.0289
20081,959,5671,966,54113,9470.7090.0287
20091,973,5141,980,88314,7380.7440.0286
20101,988,2521,996,25115,9980.8010.0284
20112,004,2502,014,00919,5180.9690.0283
20122,023,7682,034,35421,1731.0410.0283
20132,044,9412,056,50423,1261.1250.0282
20142,068,0672,080,08924,0441.1560.0282
20152,092,1112,104,61125,0011.1880.0282
20162,117,1122,130,42226,6201.2500.0282
20172,143,7322,157,11026,7571.2400.0282
20182,170,4892,183,60326,2281.2010.0282
20192,196,7172,209,40525,3771.1490.0283
20202,222,0942,235,72727,2651.2200.0283
20212,249,3592,261,54224,3661.0770.0284
20222,273,7252,286,11024,7711.0840.0285
20232,298,4962,311,47225,9521.1230.0286
Lesotho population projections
Year Population Growth Share (%)
1 Jan1 JulyNet Changerate (%)to World
20242,324,4482,337,42325,9491.1100.0286
20252,350,3972,363,32525,8551.0940.0287
20262,376,2522,389,33626,1681.0950.0288
20272,402,4202,415,36925,8971.0720.0289
20282,428,3172,441,44226,2501.0750.0289
20292,454,5672,467,68326,2321.0630.0290
20302,480,7992,493,81826,0391.0440.0291
20312,506,8382,520,02126,3661.0460.0292
20322,533,2042,546,49026,5731.0440.0293
20332,559,7772,573,11026,6661.0360.0294
20342,586,4432,599,77926,6721.0260.0295
20352,613,1152,626,56726,9041.0240.0296
20362,640,0192,653,49826,9581.0160.0297
20372,666,9772,680,08026,2060.9780.0298
20382,693,1832,706,20226,0390.9620.0299
20392,719,2222,732,14625,8470.9460.0300
20402,745,0692,757,87625,6130.9290.0301
20412,770,6822,783,36925,3740.9120.0301
20422,796,0562,808,54424,9750.8890.0302
20432,821,0312,833,26024,4580.8630.0303
20442,845,4892,857,50524,0310.8410.0304
20452,869,5202,881,33923,6380.8200.0305
20462,893,1582,904,78423,2510.8000.0306
20472,916,4092,927,86522,9110.7830.0307
20482,939,3202,950,41322,1860.7520.0308
20492,961,5062,972,15721,3020.7170.0309
20502,982,8082,993,07720,5370.6860.0310
20513,003,3453,013,55820,4260.6780.0311
20523,023,7713,033,46819,3950.6390.0311
20533,043,1663,052,32218,3120.6000.0312
20543,061,4783,070,09917,2410.5620.0313
20553,078,7193,087,28417,1300.5550.0314
20563,095,8493,103,87016,0420.5170.0314
20573,111,8913,119,74315,7040.5030.0315
20583,127,5953,135,12815,0670.4810.0316
20593,142,6623,150,01814,7120.4670.0316
20603,157,3743,164,30313,8580.4380.0317
20613,171,2323,177,87213,2800.4180.0317
20623,184,5123,190,88512,7450.3990.0318
20633,197,2573,202,91811,3220.3530.0318
20643,208,5793,213,88110,6050.3300.0319
20653,219,1843,224,0329,6960.3010.0319
20663,228,8803,233,7159,6690.2990.0319
20673,238,5493,243,2859,4730.2920.0320
20683,248,0223,252,5439,0420.2780.0320
20693,257,0643,261,2458,3630.2560.0321
20703,265,4273,269,3247,7940.2380.0321
20713,273,2213,276,5476,6520.2030.0321
20723,279,8733,282,6975,6480.1720.0321
20733,285,5213,288,1635,2840.1610.0321
20743,290,8053,293,3235,0350.1530.0322
20753,295,8403,297,6373,5930.1090.0322
20763,299,4333,301,2093,5520.1080.0322
20773,302,9853,304,5883,2060.0970.0322
20783,306,1913,307,4442,5060.0760.0322
20793,308,6973,309,7422,0900.0630.0322
20803,310,7873,311,3561,1380.0340.0322
20813,311,9253,312,3348180.0250.0322
20823,312,7433,312,8712560.0080.0322
20833,312,9993,312,995-70.0000.0322
20843,312,9923,312,880-224-0.0070.0322
20853,312,7683,312,369-799-0.0240.0322
20863,311,9693,311,724-489-0.0150.0322
20873,311,4803,310,742-1,476-0.0450.0322
20883,310,0043,309,192-1,624-0.0490.0322
20893,308,3803,307,347-2,066-0.0620.0322
20903,306,3143,305,222-2,184-0.0660.0322
20913,304,1303,302,682-2,896-0.0880.0322
20923,301,2343,299,293-3,882-0.1180.0322
20933,297,3523,295,485-3,734-0.1130.0321
20943,293,6183,291,602-4,033-0.1230.0321
20953,289,5853,287,139-4,893-0.1490.0321
20963,284,6923,282,244-4,897-0.1490.0321
20973,279,7953,277,008-5,573-0.1700.0321
20983,274,2223,271,338-5,769-0.1760.0321
20993,268,4533,265,513-5,880-0.1800.0320
21003,262,5733,259,299-6,548-0.2010.0320
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