Lesotho Population

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

2,352,903

Historical and Future Population

Caveats and explanations

Year	Population
1950	577,911
1951	588,554
1952	599,812
1953	612,448
1954	625,324
1955	639,283
1956	654,367
1957	671,621
1958	691,620
1959	713,583
1960	735,177
1961	758,171
1962	782,214
1963	806,126
1964	831,144
1965	856,941
1966	884,834
1967	914,954
1968	949,004
1969	983,777
1970	1,019,059
1971	1,055,672
1972	1,092,497
1973	1,131,419
1974	1,170,223
1975	1,211,297
1976	1,251,494
1977	1,289,835
1978	1,326,823
1979	1,364,646
1980	1,403,367
1981	1,443,122
1982	1,483,279
1983	1,525,054
1984	1,568,035
1985	1,612,020
1986	1,654,875
1987	1,694,914
1988	1,730,020
1989	1,763,341
1990	1,795,290
1991	1,826,661
1992	1,855,445
1993	1,882,220
1994	1,908,059
1995	1,931,461
1996	1,952,648
1997	1,971,283
1998	1,984,676
1999	1,993,356
2000	1,998,599
2001	1,999,212
2002	1,998,333
2003	1,993,681
2004	1,986,190
2005	1,977,997
2006	1,976,199
2007	1,981,940
2008	1,993,276
2009	2,007,378
2010	2,021,402
2011	2,036,132
2012	2,052,859
2013	2,071,670
2014	2,092,462
2015	2,116,007
2016	2,140,908
2017	2,167,813
2018	2,194,710
2019	2,222,747
2020	2,250,560
2021	2,278,267
2022	2,303,394
2023	2,326,908
2024	2,352,903
2025	2,378,165
2026	2,403,184
2027	2,428,276
2028	2,452,182
2029	2,476,316
2030	2,499,150
2031	2,522,397
2032	2,545,453
2033	2,567,369
2034	2,590,503
2035	2,612,434
2036	2,633,617
2037	2,655,569
2038	2,676,503
2039	2,697,472
2040	2,717,627
2041	2,737,684
2042	2,757,667
2043	2,776,978
2044	2,795,676
2045	2,813,880
2046	2,831,119
2047	2,849,001
2048	2,865,101
2049	2,881,122
2050	2,896,326
2051	2,911,430
2052	2,925,351
2053	2,939,354
2054	2,952,557
2055	2,965,660
2056	2,977,562
2057	2,988,790
2058	2,999,894
2059	3,009,844
2060	3,019,801
2061	3,029,113
2062	3,037,077
2063	3,045,079
2064	3,053,130
2065	3,059,296
2066	3,065,312
2067	3,071,402
2068	3,076,316
2069	3,080,530
2070	3,084,633
2071	3,087,560
2072	3,089,750
2073	3,091,775
2074	3,093,865
2075	3,094,792
2076	3,094,984
2077	3,094,972
2078	3,094,178
2079	3,093,283
2080	3,091,240
2081	3,089,239
2082	3,087,328
2083	3,084,255
2084	3,080,457
2085	3,076,460
2086	3,072,436
2087	3,067,640
2088	3,062,752
2089	3,056,581
2090	3,050,940
2091	3,044,694
2092	3,038,009
2093	3,030,731
2094	3,022,919
2095	3,015,016
2096	3,005,875
2097	2,997,217
2098	2,987,962
2099	2,978,146
2100	2,968,176

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.