Lesotho Population

Live population as of 6 May 2024, updated in real time:

2,351,984

Historical and Future Population

Caveats and explanations

Year	Population
1950	577,576
1951	588,116
1952	599,467
1953	611,955
1954	624,812
1955	638,776
1956	653,887
1957	670,894
1958	690,904
1959	712,821
1960	734,315
1961	757,304
1962	781,363
1963	805,266
1964	830,307
1965	856,019
1966	883,854
1967	913,715
1968	947,808
1969	982,489
1970	1,017,862
1971	1,054,330
1972	1,091,147
1973	1,130,001
1974	1,168,780
1975	1,209,883
1976	1,250,174
1977	1,288,581
1978	1,325,559
1979	1,363,310
1980	1,401,961
1981	1,441,615
1982	1,481,850
1983	1,523,560
1984	1,566,567
1985	1,610,479
1986	1,653,305
1987	1,693,670
1988	1,728,836
1989	1,762,223
1990	1,794,157
1991	1,825,622
1992	1,854,378
1993	1,881,384
1994	1,907,150
1995	1,930,689
1996	1,951,954
1997	1,970,749
1998	1,984,266
1999	1,993,163
2000	1,998,475
2001	1,999,295
2002	1,998,427
2003	1,993,899
2004	1,986,559
2005	1,978,291
2006	1,975,929
2007	1,981,620
2008	1,992,760
2009	2,006,881
2010	2,020,909
2011	2,035,556
2012	2,052,215
2013	2,070,953
2014	2,091,676
2015	2,115,072
2016	2,139,979
2017	2,166,820
2018	2,193,703
2019	2,221,754
2020	2,249,561
2021	2,277,449
2022	2,302,576
2023	2,325,961
2024	2,351,984
2025	2,377,318
2026	2,402,342
2027	2,427,444
2028	2,451,340
2029	2,475,477
2030	2,498,282
2031	2,521,620
2032	2,544,695
2033	2,566,582
2034	2,589,741
2035	2,611,654
2036	2,632,919
2037	2,654,806
2038	2,675,720
2039	2,696,685
2040	2,716,919
2041	2,736,976
2042	2,756,958
2043	2,776,357
2044	2,794,969
2045	2,813,237
2046	2,830,558
2047	2,848,376
2048	2,864,535
2049	2,880,553
2050	2,895,833
2051	2,910,951
2052	2,924,860
2053	2,938,856
2054	2,952,135
2055	2,965,252
2056	2,977,138
2057	2,988,438
2058	2,999,557
2059	3,009,492
2060	3,019,447
2061	3,028,842
2062	3,036,795
2063	3,044,797
2064	3,052,856
2065	3,059,080
2066	3,065,100
2067	3,071,201
2068	3,076,097
2069	3,080,385
2070	3,084,502
2071	3,087,411
2072	3,089,675
2073	3,091,704
2074	3,093,805
2075	3,094,713
2076	3,094,979
2077	3,094,969
2078	3,094,250
2079	3,093,370
2080	3,091,312
2081	3,089,310
2082	3,087,410
2083	3,084,318
2084	3,080,593
2085	3,076,601
2086	3,072,575
2087	3,067,855
2088	3,062,978
2089	3,056,781
2090	3,051,242
2091	3,044,909
2092	3,038,306
2093	3,030,940
2094	3,023,199
2095	3,015,309
2096	3,006,139
2097	2,997,584
2098	2,988,242
2099	2,978,495
2100	2,968,531

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.