Lesotho Population

Live population as of 20 May 2024, updated in real time:

2,352,998

Historical and Future Population

Caveats and explanations

Year	Population
1950	577,946
1951	588,600
1952	599,848
1953	612,499
1954	625,377
1955	639,336
1956	654,417
1957	671,697
1958	691,694
1959	713,661
1960	735,266
1961	758,261
1962	782,302
1963	806,215
1964	831,231
1965	857,037
1966	884,935
1967	915,083
1968	949,128
1969	983,911
1970	1,019,183
1971	1,055,811
1972	1,092,637
1973	1,131,566
1974	1,170,373
1975	1,211,444
1976	1,251,631
1977	1,289,965
1978	1,326,954
1979	1,364,785
1980	1,403,513
1981	1,443,278
1982	1,483,428
1983	1,525,209
1984	1,568,188
1985	1,612,180
1986	1,655,038
1987	1,695,043
1988	1,730,143
1989	1,763,457
1990	1,795,407
1991	1,826,768
1992	1,855,556
1993	1,882,307
1994	1,908,153
1995	1,931,541
1996	1,952,720
1997	1,971,339
1998	1,984,719
1999	1,993,376
2000	1,998,611
2001	1,999,203
2002	1,998,323
2003	1,993,659
2004	1,986,152
2005	1,977,966
2006	1,976,227
2007	1,981,973
2008	1,993,329
2009	2,007,430
2010	2,021,453
2011	2,036,192
2012	2,052,926
2013	2,071,745
2014	2,092,543
2015	2,116,103
2016	2,141,004
2017	2,167,916
2018	2,194,815
2019	2,222,850
2020	2,250,665
2021	2,278,352
2022	2,303,478
2023	2,327,006
2024	2,352,998
2025	2,378,253
2026	2,403,272
2027	2,428,362
2028	2,452,270
2029	2,476,402
2030	2,499,240
2031	2,522,478
2032	2,545,532
2033	2,567,451
2034	2,590,582
2035	2,612,515
2036	2,633,689
2037	2,655,647
2038	2,676,584
2039	2,697,554
2040	2,717,700
2041	2,737,757
2042	2,757,741
2043	2,777,043
2044	2,795,750
2045	2,813,947
2046	2,831,177
2047	2,849,065
2048	2,865,160
2049	2,881,181
2050	2,896,377
2051	2,911,480
2052	2,925,402
2053	2,939,406
2054	2,952,602
2055	2,965,702
2056	2,977,606
2057	2,988,826
2058	2,999,929
2059	3,009,881
2060	3,019,837
2061	3,029,141
2062	3,037,107
2063	3,045,108
2064	3,053,158
2065	3,059,318
2066	3,065,334
2067	3,071,423
2068	3,076,339
2069	3,080,545
2070	3,084,646
2071	3,087,575
2072	3,089,758
2073	3,091,782
2074	3,093,871
2075	3,094,800
2076	3,094,984
2077	3,094,973
2078	3,094,170
2079	3,093,274
2080	3,091,233
2081	3,089,231
2082	3,087,320
2083	3,084,248
2084	3,080,443
2085	3,076,445
2086	3,072,422
2087	3,067,619
2088	3,062,728
2089	3,056,561
2090	3,050,908
2091	3,044,671
2092	3,037,978
2093	3,030,709
2094	3,022,890
2095	3,014,985
2096	3,005,848
2097	2,997,178
2098	2,987,933
2099	2,978,109
2100	2,968,139

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.