Lesotho Population

Live population as of 19 May 2024, updated in real time:

2,352,969

Historical and Future Population

Caveats and explanations

Year	Population
1950	577,935
1951	588,586
1952	599,837
1953	612,483
1954	625,361
1955	639,319
1956	654,402
1957	671,674
1958	691,671
1959	713,637
1960	735,239
1961	758,233
1962	782,275
1963	806,188
1964	831,204
1965	857,007
1966	884,904
1967	915,043
1968	949,090
1969	983,869
1970	1,019,144
1971	1,055,768
1972	1,092,594
1973	1,131,521
1974	1,170,327
1975	1,211,399
1976	1,251,589
1977	1,289,925
1978	1,326,913
1979	1,364,742
1980	1,403,468
1981	1,443,230
1982	1,483,382
1983	1,525,161
1984	1,568,141
1985	1,612,131
1986	1,654,988
1987	1,695,003
1988	1,730,105
1989	1,763,422
1990	1,795,371
1991	1,826,735
1992	1,855,522
1993	1,882,280
1994	1,908,124
1995	1,931,516
1996	1,952,698
1997	1,971,322
1998	1,984,705
1999	1,993,369
2000	1,998,607
2001	1,999,206
2002	1,998,327
2003	1,993,666
2004	1,986,163
2005	1,977,975
2006	1,976,219
2007	1,981,963
2008	1,993,313
2009	2,007,414
2010	2,021,438
2011	2,036,173
2012	2,052,905
2013	2,071,722
2014	2,092,518
2015	2,116,073
2016	2,140,974
2017	2,167,884
2018	2,194,782
2019	2,222,818
2020	2,250,633
2021	2,278,325
2022	2,303,452
2023	2,326,975
2024	2,352,969
2025	2,378,226
2026	2,403,245
2027	2,428,336
2028	2,452,243
2029	2,476,376
2030	2,499,212
2031	2,522,453
2032	2,545,508
2033	2,567,425
2034	2,590,558
2035	2,612,490
2036	2,633,667
2037	2,655,623
2038	2,676,559
2039	2,697,529
2040	2,717,677
2041	2,737,735
2042	2,757,718
2043	2,777,023
2044	2,795,727
2045	2,813,926
2046	2,831,159
2047	2,849,045
2048	2,865,142
2049	2,881,163
2050	2,896,362
2051	2,911,464
2052	2,925,386
2053	2,939,390
2054	2,952,588
2055	2,965,689
2056	2,977,592
2057	2,988,815
2058	2,999,918
2059	3,009,870
2060	3,019,826
2061	3,029,132
2062	3,037,097
2063	3,045,099
2064	3,053,149
2065	3,059,311
2066	3,065,327
2067	3,071,416
2068	3,076,332
2069	3,080,541
2070	3,084,642
2071	3,087,571
2072	3,089,756
2073	3,091,780
2074	3,093,869
2075	3,094,797
2076	3,094,984
2077	3,094,973
2078	3,094,173
2079	3,093,277
2080	3,091,235
2081	3,089,233
2082	3,087,322
2083	3,084,250
2084	3,080,447
2085	3,076,450
2086	3,072,426
2087	3,067,625
2088	3,062,735
2089	3,056,567
2090	3,050,918
2091	3,044,678
2092	3,037,988
2093	3,030,716
2094	3,022,899
2095	3,014,995
2096	3,005,856
2097	2,997,190
2098	2,987,942
2099	2,978,120
2100	2,968,150

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.