Lesotho Population

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

2,353,093

Historical and Future Population

Caveats and explanations

Year	Population
1950	577,980
1951	588,645
1952	599,884
1953	612,549
1954	625,430
1955	639,388
1956	654,466
1957	671,772
1958	691,768
1959	713,739
1960	735,354
1961	758,349
1962	782,389
1963	806,304
1964	831,317
1965	857,132
1966	885,035
1967	915,210
1968	949,250
1969	984,043
1970	1,019,306
1971	1,055,948
1972	1,092,775
1973	1,131,711
1974	1,170,521
1975	1,211,590
1976	1,251,767
1977	1,290,094
1978	1,327,084
1979	1,364,921
1980	1,403,656
1981	1,443,432
1982	1,483,574
1983	1,525,362
1984	1,568,339
1985	1,612,337
1986	1,655,199
1987	1,695,170
1988	1,730,264
1989	1,763,572
1990	1,795,523
1991	1,826,874
1992	1,855,665
1993	1,882,393
1994	1,908,246
1995	1,931,620
1996	1,952,791
1997	1,971,393
1998	1,984,760
1999	1,993,395
2000	1,998,624
2001	1,999,195
2002	1,998,314
2003	1,993,637
2004	1,986,114
2005	1,977,935
2006	1,976,254
2007	1,982,006
2008	1,993,382
2009	2,007,480
2010	2,021,504
2011	2,036,251
2012	2,052,992
2013	2,071,818
2014	2,092,623
2015	2,116,198
2016	2,141,099
2017	2,168,017
2018	2,194,918
2019	2,222,952
2020	2,250,768
2021	2,278,436
2022	2,303,561
2023	2,327,103
2024	2,353,093
2025	2,378,341
2026	2,403,359
2027	2,428,447
2028	2,452,356
2029	2,476,488
2030	2,499,329
2031	2,522,558
2032	2,545,610
2033	2,567,532
2034	2,590,660
2035	2,612,595
2036	2,633,761
2037	2,655,725
2038	2,676,664
2039	2,697,634
2040	2,717,773
2041	2,737,830
2042	2,757,814
2043	2,777,106
2044	2,795,822
2045	2,814,013
2046	2,831,235
2047	2,849,129
2048	2,865,218
2049	2,881,239
2050	2,896,428
2051	2,911,529
2052	2,925,452
2053	2,939,457
2054	2,952,645
2055	2,965,744
2056	2,977,649
2057	2,988,863
2058	2,999,963
2059	3,009,917
2060	3,019,874
2061	3,029,168
2062	3,037,135
2063	3,045,137
2064	3,053,185
2065	3,059,340
2066	3,065,355
2067	3,071,443
2068	3,076,361
2069	3,080,560
2070	3,084,659
2071	3,087,590
2072	3,089,766
2073	3,091,789
2074	3,093,877
2075	3,094,807
2076	3,094,985
2077	3,094,973
2078	3,094,163
2079	3,093,265
2080	3,091,225
2081	3,089,224
2082	3,087,311
2083	3,084,241
2084	3,080,429
2085	3,076,431
2086	3,072,408
2087	3,067,597
2088	3,062,705
2089	3,056,541
2090	3,050,878
2091	3,044,649
2092	3,037,948
2093	3,030,688
2094	3,022,862
2095	3,014,955
2096	3,005,821
2097	2,997,141
2098	2,987,904
2099	2,978,074
2100	2,968,102

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.