Lesotho Population

Live population as of 10 May 2024, updated in real time:

2,352,259

Historical and Future Population

Caveats and explanations

Year	Population
1950	577,677
1951	588,247
1952	599,570
1953	612,103
1954	624,965
1955	638,927
1956	654,031
1957	671,112
1958	691,118
1959	713,050
1960	734,574
1961	757,564
1962	781,618
1963	805,523
1964	830,557
1965	856,295
1966	884,148
1967	914,086
1968	948,166
1969	982,875
1970	1,018,220
1971	1,054,733
1972	1,091,552
1973	1,130,426
1974	1,169,212
1975	1,210,306
1976	1,250,569
1977	1,288,956
1978	1,325,937
1979	1,363,710
1980	1,402,383
1981	1,442,067
1982	1,482,278
1983	1,524,007
1984	1,567,007
1985	1,610,942
1986	1,653,775
1987	1,694,043
1988	1,729,191
1989	1,762,558
1990	1,794,496
1991	1,825,934
1992	1,854,698
1993	1,881,634
1994	1,907,422
1995	1,930,920
1996	1,952,161
1997	1,970,910
1998	1,984,389
1999	1,993,221
2000	1,998,512
2001	1,999,269
2002	1,998,399
2003	1,993,833
2004	1,986,448
2005	1,978,203
2006	1,976,011
2007	1,981,716
2008	1,992,914
2009	2,007,030
2010	2,021,057
2011	2,035,729
2012	2,052,408
2013	2,071,168
2014	2,091,911
2015	2,115,352
2016	2,140,257
2017	2,167,118
2018	2,194,005
2019	2,222,051
2020	2,249,859
2021	2,277,693
2022	2,302,822
2023	2,326,244
2024	2,352,259
2025	2,377,571
2026	2,402,594
2027	2,427,693
2028	2,451,593
2029	2,475,729
2030	2,498,542
2031	2,521,852
2032	2,544,923
2033	2,566,817
2034	2,589,969
2035	2,611,887
2036	2,633,128
2037	2,655,035
2038	2,675,956
2039	2,696,922
2040	2,717,131
2041	2,737,188
2042	2,757,170
2043	2,776,543
2044	2,795,182
2045	2,813,429
2046	2,830,725
2047	2,848,564
2048	2,864,705
2049	2,880,723
2050	2,895,980
2051	2,911,095
2052	2,925,007
2053	2,939,005
2054	2,952,261
2055	2,965,374
2056	2,977,265
2057	2,988,543
2058	2,999,658
2059	3,009,597
2060	3,019,553
2061	3,028,923
2062	3,036,880
2063	3,044,881
2064	3,052,939
2065	3,059,145
2066	3,065,164
2067	3,071,262
2068	3,076,163
2069	3,080,429
2070	3,084,542
2071	3,087,456
2072	3,089,698
2073	3,091,725
2074	3,093,824
2075	3,094,737
2076	3,094,980
2077	3,094,970
2078	3,094,228
2079	3,093,344
2080	3,091,290
2081	3,089,289
2082	3,087,386
2083	3,084,300
2084	3,080,552
2085	3,076,558
2086	3,072,533
2087	3,067,790
2088	3,062,910
2089	3,056,720
2090	3,051,151
2091	3,044,845
2092	3,038,217
2093	3,030,878
2094	3,023,115
2095	3,015,222
2096	3,006,059
2097	2,997,474
2098	2,988,158
2099	2,978,390
2100	2,968,425

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.