Lesotho Population

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

2,352,789

Historical and Future Population

Caveats and explanations

Year	Population
1950	577,870
1951	588,500
1952	599,769
1953	612,387
1954	625,261
1955	639,220
1956	654,308
1957	671,531
1958	691,531
1959	713,489
1960	735,071
1961	758,063
1962	782,109
1963	806,019
1964	831,040
1965	856,827
1966	884,713
1967	914,801
1968	948,856
1969	983,617
1970	1,018,910
1971	1,055,506
1972	1,092,330
1973	1,131,244
1974	1,170,044
1975	1,211,122
1976	1,251,330
1977	1,289,679
1978	1,326,666
1979	1,364,481
1980	1,403,194
1981	1,442,936
1982	1,483,102
1983	1,524,869
1984	1,567,853
1985	1,611,830
1986	1,654,681
1987	1,694,760
1988	1,729,873
1989	1,763,203
1990	1,795,149
1991	1,826,533
1992	1,855,314
1993	1,882,116
1994	1,907,947
1995	1,931,365
1996	1,952,562
1997	1,971,218
1998	1,984,626
1999	1,993,332
2000	1,998,583
2001	1,999,222
2002	1,998,345
2003	1,993,708
2004	1,986,235
2005	1,978,033
2006	1,976,166
2007	1,981,900
2008	1,993,212
2009	2,007,317
2010	2,021,341
2011	2,036,061
2012	2,052,780
2013	2,071,582
2014	2,092,365
2015	2,115,891
2016	2,140,793
2017	2,167,691
2018	2,194,585
2019	2,222,624
2020	2,250,436
2021	2,278,165
2022	2,303,293
2023	2,326,790
2024	2,352,789
2025	2,378,060
2026	2,403,080
2027	2,428,173
2028	2,452,078
2029	2,476,213
2030	2,499,042
2031	2,522,300
2032	2,545,360
2033	2,567,271
2034	2,590,409
2035	2,612,337
2036	2,633,530
2037	2,655,475
2038	2,676,407
2039	2,697,375
2040	2,717,539
2041	2,737,596
2042	2,757,579
2043	2,776,902
2044	2,795,589
2045	2,813,800
2046	2,831,049
2047	2,848,924
2048	2,865,031
2049	2,881,051
2050	2,896,265
2051	2,911,371
2052	2,925,290
2053	2,939,292
2054	2,952,505
2055	2,965,609
2056	2,977,509
2057	2,988,746
2058	2,999,852
2059	3,009,801
2060	3,019,757
2061	3,029,079
2062	3,037,042
2063	3,045,044
2064	3,053,096
2065	3,059,269
2066	3,065,286
2067	3,071,378
2068	3,076,289
2069	3,080,512
2070	3,084,617
2071	3,087,542
2072	3,089,741
2073	3,091,766
2074	3,093,858
2075	3,094,782
2076	3,094,983
2077	3,094,972
2078	3,094,186
2079	3,093,294
2080	3,091,249
2081	3,089,247
2082	3,087,339
2083	3,084,263
2084	3,080,474
2085	3,076,477
2086	3,072,453
2087	3,067,667
2088	3,062,780
2089	3,056,605
2090	3,050,977
2091	3,044,720
2092	3,038,046
2093	3,030,757
2094	3,022,954
2095	3,015,052
2096	3,005,908
2097	2,997,262
2098	2,987,997
2099	2,978,189
2100	2,968,220

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.