Lesotho Population

Live population as of 18 May 2024, updated in real time:

2,352,863

Historical and Future Population

Caveats and explanations

Year	Population
1950	577,897
1951	588,535
1952	599,797
1953	612,427
1954	625,302
1955	639,260
1956	654,346
1957	671,590
1958	691,588
1959	713,550
1960	735,140
1961	758,133
1962	782,177
1963	806,088
1964	831,107
1965	856,901
1966	884,791
1967	914,901
1968	948,952
1969	983,721
1970	1,019,006
1971	1,055,614
1972	1,092,438
1973	1,131,358
1974	1,170,160
1975	1,211,235
1976	1,251,436
1977	1,289,780
1978	1,326,768
1979	1,364,588
1980	1,403,306
1981	1,443,057
1982	1,483,217
1983	1,524,989
1984	1,567,971
1985	1,611,953
1986	1,654,807
1987	1,694,859
1988	1,729,968
1989	1,763,293
1990	1,795,240
1991	1,826,616
1992	1,855,399
1993	1,882,183
1994	1,908,019
1995	1,931,427
1996	1,952,618
1997	1,971,260
1998	1,984,658
1999	1,993,347
2000	1,998,593
2001	1,999,215
2002	1,998,338
2003	1,993,690
2004	1,986,206
2005	1,978,009
2006	1,976,188
2007	1,981,926
2008	1,993,253
2009	2,007,356
2010	2,021,381
2011	2,036,107
2012	2,052,831
2013	2,071,639
2014	2,092,428
2015	2,115,966
2016	2,140,867
2017	2,167,770
2018	2,194,666
2019	2,222,704
2020	2,250,517
2021	2,278,231
2022	2,303,358
2023	2,326,866
2024	2,352,863
2025	2,378,128
2026	2,403,148
2027	2,428,240
2028	2,452,146
2029	2,476,280
2030	2,499,112
2031	2,522,363
2032	2,545,420
2033	2,567,334
2034	2,590,470
2035	2,612,400
2036	2,633,586
2037	2,655,536
2038	2,676,469
2039	2,697,438
2040	2,717,596
2041	2,737,653
2042	2,757,636
2043	2,776,951
2044	2,795,646
2045	2,813,852
2046	2,831,094
2047	2,848,974
2048	2,865,077
2049	2,881,097
2050	2,896,304
2051	2,911,409
2052	2,925,329
2053	2,939,332
2054	2,952,539
2055	2,965,642
2056	2,977,543
2057	2,988,774
2058	2,999,879
2059	3,009,829
2060	3,019,785
2061	3,029,101
2062	3,037,065
2063	3,045,067
2064	3,053,118
2065	3,059,287
2066	3,065,303
2067	3,071,394
2068	3,076,307
2069	3,080,524
2070	3,084,628
2071	3,087,554
2072	3,089,747
2073	3,091,772
2074	3,093,863
2075	3,094,788
2076	3,094,983
2077	3,094,972
2078	3,094,181
2079	3,093,287
2080	3,091,243
2081	3,089,242
2082	3,087,332
2083	3,084,258
2084	3,080,463
2085	3,076,466
2086	3,072,442
2087	3,067,650
2088	3,062,762
2089	3,056,589
2090	3,050,953
2091	3,044,703
2092	3,038,022
2093	3,030,740
2094	3,022,931
2095	3,015,029
2096	3,005,886
2097	2,997,233
2098	2,987,974
2099	2,978,161
2100	2,968,191

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.