Lesotho Population

Live population as of 9 May 2024, updated in real time:

2,352,219

Historical and Future Population

Caveats and explanations

Year	Population
1950	577,662
1951	588,228
1952	599,555
1953	612,082
1954	624,943
1955	638,905
1956	654,010
1957	671,080
1958	691,087
1959	713,017
1960	734,537
1961	757,526
1962	781,581
1963	805,486
1964	830,521
1965	856,255
1966	884,105
1967	914,033
1968	948,114
1969	982,819
1970	1,018,169
1971	1,054,675
1972	1,091,493
1973	1,130,365
1974	1,169,149
1975	1,210,245
1976	1,250,511
1977	1,288,902
1978	1,325,883
1979	1,363,652
1980	1,402,322
1981	1,442,002
1982	1,482,216
1983	1,523,942
1984	1,566,943
1985	1,610,875
1986	1,653,707
1987	1,693,989
1988	1,729,140
1989	1,762,510
1990	1,794,447
1991	1,825,889
1992	1,854,652
1993	1,881,598
1994	1,907,383
1995	1,930,887
1996	1,952,131
1997	1,970,887
1998	1,984,371
1999	1,993,213
2000	1,998,507
2001	1,999,273
2002	1,998,403
2003	1,993,843
2004	1,986,464
2005	1,978,216
2006	1,975,999
2007	1,981,702
2008	1,992,892
2009	2,007,009
2010	2,021,036
2011	2,035,704
2012	2,052,380
2013	2,071,137
2014	2,091,877
2015	2,115,312
2016	2,140,217
2017	2,167,075
2018	2,193,961
2019	2,222,008
2020	2,249,816
2021	2,277,658
2022	2,302,786
2023	2,326,203
2024	2,352,219
2025	2,377,534
2026	2,402,557
2027	2,427,657
2028	2,451,556
2029	2,475,693
2030	2,498,504
2031	2,521,818
2032	2,544,890
2033	2,566,783
2034	2,589,936
2035	2,611,854
2036	2,633,097
2037	2,655,002
2038	2,675,922
2039	2,696,888
2040	2,717,100
2041	2,737,158
2042	2,757,140
2043	2,776,516
2044	2,795,151
2045	2,813,401
2046	2,830,701
2047	2,848,537
2048	2,864,680
2049	2,880,699
2050	2,895,959
2051	2,911,074
2052	2,924,985
2053	2,938,984
2054	2,952,243
2055	2,965,356
2056	2,977,246
2057	2,988,528
2058	2,999,643
2059	3,009,582
2060	3,019,538
2061	3,028,912
2062	3,036,868
2063	3,044,869
2064	3,052,927
2065	3,059,136
2066	3,065,154
2067	3,071,253
2068	3,076,154
2069	3,080,422
2070	3,084,536
2071	3,087,450
2072	3,089,695
2073	3,091,722
2074	3,093,822
2075	3,094,734
2076	3,094,980
2077	3,094,970
2078	3,094,231
2079	3,093,348
2080	3,091,293
2081	3,089,292
2082	3,087,390
2083	3,084,302
2084	3,080,558
2085	3,076,565
2086	3,072,539
2087	3,067,799
2088	3,062,920
2089	3,056,729
2090	3,051,164
2091	3,044,854
2092	3,038,230
2093	3,030,887
2094	3,023,127
2095	3,015,234
2096	3,006,071
2097	2,997,490
2098	2,988,170
2099	2,978,405
2100	2,968,440

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.