Lesotho Population

Live population as of 17 May 2024, updated in real time:

2,352,820

Historical and Future Population

Caveats and explanations

Year	Population
1950	577,881
1951	588,515
1952	599,781
1953	612,404
1954	625,278
1955	639,237
1956	654,324
1957	671,556
1958	691,555
1959	713,515
1960	735,100
1961	758,093
1962	782,137
1963	806,048
1964	831,068
1965	856,858
1966	884,746
1967	914,843
1968	948,896
1969	983,661
1970	1,018,951
1971	1,055,551
1972	1,092,376
1973	1,131,292
1974	1,170,092
1975	1,211,169
1976	1,251,375
1977	1,289,722
1978	1,326,709
1979	1,364,526
1980	1,403,241
1981	1,442,986
1982	1,483,150
1983	1,524,919
1984	1,567,903
1985	1,611,882
1986	1,654,734
1987	1,694,801
1988	1,729,913
1989	1,763,241
1990	1,795,187
1991	1,826,568
1992	1,855,349
1993	1,882,144
1994	1,907,977
1995	1,931,391
1996	1,952,585
1997	1,971,236
1998	1,984,639
1999	1,993,338
2000	1,998,588
2001	1,999,219
2002	1,998,342
2003	1,993,701
2004	1,986,223
2005	1,978,023
2006	1,976,175
2007	1,981,911
2008	1,993,229
2009	2,007,333
2010	2,021,358
2011	2,036,080
2012	2,052,801
2013	2,071,606
2014	2,092,391
2015	2,115,923
2016	2,140,824
2017	2,167,724
2018	2,194,619
2019	2,222,657
2020	2,250,470
2021	2,278,193
2022	2,303,320
2023	2,326,822
2024	2,352,820
2025	2,378,088
2026	2,403,108
2027	2,428,201
2028	2,452,107
2029	2,476,241
2030	2,499,071
2031	2,522,327
2032	2,545,385
2033	2,567,298
2034	2,590,434
2035	2,612,363
2036	2,633,554
2037	2,655,500
2038	2,676,433
2039	2,697,402
2040	2,717,563
2041	2,737,620
2042	2,757,603
2043	2,776,923
2044	2,795,613
2045	2,813,822
2046	2,831,068
2047	2,848,945
2048	2,865,050
2049	2,881,070
2050	2,896,281
2051	2,911,387
2052	2,925,307
2053	2,939,309
2054	2,952,519
2055	2,965,623
2056	2,977,523
2057	2,988,758
2058	2,999,864
2059	3,009,812
2060	3,019,769
2061	3,029,088
2062	3,037,052
2063	3,045,054
2064	3,053,105
2065	3,059,276
2066	3,065,293
2067	3,071,384
2068	3,076,297
2069	3,080,517
2070	3,084,622
2071	3,087,547
2072	3,089,743
2073	3,091,768
2074	3,093,860
2075	3,094,785
2076	3,094,983
2077	3,094,972
2078	3,094,184
2079	3,093,291
2080	3,091,247
2081	3,089,245
2082	3,087,336
2083	3,084,261
2084	3,080,469
2085	3,076,473
2086	3,072,449
2087	3,067,659
2088	3,062,772
2089	3,056,598
2090	3,050,967
2091	3,044,713
2092	3,038,036
2093	3,030,750
2094	3,022,944
2095	3,015,043
2096	3,005,899
2097	2,997,250
2098	2,987,988
2099	2,978,177
2100	2,968,208

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.