Lesotho Population

Live population as of 21 May 2024, updated in real time:

2,353,106

Historical and Future Population

Caveats and explanations

Year	Population
1950	577,985
1951	588,651
1952	599,889
1953	612,556
1954	625,437
1955	639,396
1956	654,473
1957	671,782
1958	691,778
1959	713,750
1960	735,367
1961	758,362
1962	782,402
1963	806,317
1964	831,329
1965	857,145
1966	885,049
1967	915,228
1968	949,268
1969	984,061
1970	1,019,323
1971	1,055,967
1972	1,092,795
1973	1,131,731
1974	1,170,542
1975	1,211,610
1976	1,251,786
1977	1,290,112
1978	1,327,102
1979	1,364,941
1980	1,403,676
1981	1,443,454
1982	1,483,595
1983	1,525,384
1984	1,568,360
1985	1,612,359
1986	1,655,222
1987	1,695,188
1988	1,730,281
1989	1,763,588
1990	1,795,540
1991	1,826,889
1992	1,855,681
1993	1,882,405
1994	1,908,259
1995	1,931,631
1996	1,952,801
1997	1,971,401
1998	1,984,766
1999	1,993,398
2000	1,998,626
2001	1,999,194
2002	1,998,312
2003	1,993,633
2004	1,986,109
2005	1,977,931
2006	1,976,258
2007	1,982,011
2008	1,993,390
2009	2,007,488
2010	2,021,511
2011	2,036,259
2012	2,053,001
2013	2,071,829
2014	2,092,635
2015	2,116,212
2016	2,141,113
2017	2,168,031
2018	2,194,932
2019	2,222,966
2020	2,250,783
2021	2,278,448
2022	2,303,573
2023	2,327,117
2024	2,353,106
2025	2,378,353
2026	2,403,371
2027	2,428,459
2028	2,452,368
2029	2,476,500
2030	2,499,342
2031	2,522,569
2032	2,545,621
2033	2,567,543
2034	2,590,671
2035	2,612,606
2036	2,633,771
2037	2,655,736
2038	2,676,675
2039	2,697,645
2040	2,717,783
2041	2,737,840
2042	2,757,824
2043	2,777,115
2044	2,795,832
2045	2,814,022
2046	2,831,243
2047	2,849,138
2048	2,865,226
2049	2,881,247
2050	2,896,436
2051	2,911,536
2052	2,925,459
2053	2,939,464
2054	2,952,651
2055	2,965,750
2056	2,977,655
2057	2,988,868
2058	2,999,968
2059	3,009,922
2060	3,019,879
2061	3,029,172
2062	3,037,139
2063	3,045,141
2064	3,053,189
2065	3,059,343
2066	3,065,358
2067	3,071,446
2068	3,076,364
2069	3,080,562
2070	3,084,661
2071	3,087,592
2072	3,089,767
2073	3,091,790
2074	3,093,878
2075	3,094,808
2076	3,094,985
2077	3,094,973
2078	3,094,162
2079	3,093,264
2080	3,091,224
2081	3,089,223
2082	3,087,309
2083	3,084,240
2084	3,080,427
2085	3,076,429
2086	3,072,406
2087	3,067,594
2088	3,062,702
2089	3,056,538
2090	3,050,873
2091	3,044,646
2092	3,037,943
2093	3,030,684
2094	3,022,858
2095	3,014,950
2096	3,005,817
2097	2,997,135
2098	2,987,900
2099	2,978,068
2100	2,968,097

Caveats and explanations

All data is based on the 2022 edition of the UN World Population prospects.
Table data shows population as of January 1st of that year.
Historical records are based on the current territory of the country. For example, the population of Germany in 1970 includes both East Germany and West Germany.
Years after 2021 are projections based on the UN's "medium fertility" scenario.
Country population includes all overseas territories and autonomous regions. For example, population for the United States includes Puerto Rico.
Morocco includes Western Sahara.
Population for Israel does NOT include Palestine.