Lesotho Population

Live population as of 24 April 2024, updated in real time:

2,351,120

Historical and Future Population

Caveats and explanations

Year	Population
1950	577,257
1951	587,705
1952	599,144
1953	611,485
1954	624,331
1955	638,304
1956	653,436
1957	670,210
1958	690,233
1959	712,095
1960	733,499
1961	756,489
1962	780,562
1963	804,462
1964	829,523
1965	855,154
1966	882,926
1967	912,550
1968	946,680
1969	981,278
1970	1,016,737
1971	1,053,060
1972	1,089,875
1973	1,128,660
1974	1,167,429
1975	1,208,558
1976	1,248,936
1977	1,287,404
1978	1,324,372
1979	1,362,048
1980	1,400,630
1981	1,440,194
1982	1,480,509
1983	1,522,159
1984	1,565,187
1985	1,609,021
1986	1,651,825
1987	1,692,497
1988	1,727,722
1989	1,761,168
1990	1,793,091
1991	1,824,637
1992	1,853,373
1993	1,880,599
1994	1,906,289
1995	1,929,963
1996	1,951,301
1997	1,970,240
1998	1,983,876
1999	1,992,982
2000	1,998,355
2001	1,999,377
2002	1,998,510
2003	1,994,106
2004	1,986,910
2005	1,978,564
2006	1,975,673
2007	1,981,324
2008	1,992,276
2009	2,006,414
2010	2,020,443
2011	2,035,013
2012	2,051,608
2013	2,070,276
2014	2,090,933
2015	2,114,186
2016	2,139,103
2017	2,165,879
2018	2,192,755
2019	2,220,819
2020	2,248,629
2021	2,276,681
2022	2,301,796
2023	2,325,071
2024	2,351,120
2025	2,376,525
2026	2,401,553
2027	2,426,658
2028	2,450,547
2029	2,474,681
2030	2,497,468
2031	2,520,892
2032	2,543,981
2033	2,565,846
2034	2,589,021
2035	2,610,921
2036	2,632,265
2037	2,654,081
2038	2,674,978
2039	2,695,941
2040	2,716,253
2041	2,736,310
2042	2,756,291
2043	2,775,769
2044	2,794,300
2045	2,812,632
2046	2,830,032
2047	2,847,783
2048	2,864,003
2049	2,880,019
2050	2,895,374
2051	2,910,499
2052	2,924,397
2053	2,938,389
2054	2,951,742
2055	2,964,866
2056	2,976,741
2057	2,988,113
2058	2,999,238
2059	3,009,159
2060	3,019,115
2061	3,028,586
2062	3,036,530
2063	3,044,530
2064	3,052,594
2065	3,058,878
2066	3,064,900
2067	3,071,004
2068	3,075,887
2069	3,080,248
2070	3,084,372
2071	3,087,267
2072	3,089,605
2073	3,091,638
2074	3,093,742
2075	3,094,636
2076	3,094,975
2077	3,094,968
2078	3,094,324
2079	3,093,451
2080	3,091,379
2081	3,089,377
2082	3,087,480
2083	3,084,374
2084	3,080,722
2085	3,076,734
2086	3,072,707
2087	3,068,062
2088	3,063,191
2089	3,056,978
2090	3,051,531
2091	3,045,113
2092	3,038,583
2093	3,031,133
2094	3,023,462
2095	3,015,578
2096	3,006,389
2097	2,997,928
2098	2,988,501
2099	2,978,825
2100	2,968,865

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.