Lesotho Population 2023

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Lesotho Population 2023

As of Monday, November 7, 2022, the current population of Lesotho is 2,182,033 based on the latest United Nations data. The estimated population of Lesotho in 2020 was 2,142,249 according to the UN.

Lesotho’s population is equivalent to 0.03% of the total world population and it ranks at number 147 in the list of countries and dependencies by population.

The population density in Lesotho is 71 per Km2 (183 people per mi2) and the total land area is 30,360 Km2 (11,722 sq. miles). 31.5% of the population is urban (674,092 people in 2020) and the median age in Lesotho is 24.0 years.

To make an international call to Lesotho, the country code is +266.

Population of Lesotho (2020 and historical)

Year Population Yearly %
Change		 Yearly
Change		 Migrants (net) Median Age Fertility Rate Density (P/Km²) Urban
Pop %		 Urban Population Country’s Share of
World Pop		 World Population Lesotho
Global Rank
2020 2,142,249 0.80 % 16,981 -10,047 24.0 3.16 71 31.5 % 674,092 0.03 % 7,794,798,739 147
2019 2,125,268 0.80 % 16,940 -10,047 23.2 3.24 70 30.8 % 655,374 0.03 % 7,713,468,100 147
2018 2,108,328 0.80 % 16,794 -10,047 23.2 3.24 69 30.2 % 637,101 0.03 % 7,631,091,040 147
2017 2,091,534 0.80 % 16,504 -10,047 23.2 3.24 69 29.6 % 619,305 0.03 % 7,547,858,925 146
2016 2,075,030 0.78 % 16,009 -10,047 23.2 3.24 68 29.0 % 602,028 0.03 % 7,464,022,049 147
2015 2,059,021 0.63 % 12,688 -9,541 23.0 3.26 68 28.4 % 585,146 0.03 % 7,379,797,139 148
2010 1,995,581 -0.01 % -107 -18,495 21.7 3.37 66 25.4 % 506,015 0.03 % 6,956,823,603 146
2005 1,996,114 -0.36 % -7,338 -32,244 20.3 3.66 66 21.7 % 433,749 0.03 % 6,541,907,027 144
2000 2,032,804 1.38 % 26,841 -7,442 19.0 3.96 67 18.0 % 365,288 0.03 % 6,143,493,823 144
1995 1,898,598 2.19 % 38,970 -1,568 18.2 4.46 63 15.7 % 298,639 0.03 % 5,744,212,979 144
1990 1,703,747 2.23 % 35,523 -8,039 17.1 4.98 56 13.1 % 224,016 0.03 % 5,327,231,061 145
1985 1,526,131 2.63 % 37,175 -5,152 16.9 5.42 50 11.3 % 173,014 0.03 % 4,870,921,740 143
1980 1,340,255 2.92 % 35,893 -1,308 16.9 5.69 44 11.2 % 150,006 0.03 % 4,458,003,514 144
1975 1,160,792 2.44 % 26,373 -4,810 16.9 5.80 38 10.7 % 124,517 0.03 % 4,079,480,606 143
1970 1,028,926 2.21 % 21,324 -4,480 17.1 5.80 34 8.6 % 88,923 0.03 % 3,700,437,046 143
1965 922,306 1.95 % 17,007 -5,000 17.3 5.81 30 6.4 % 59,437 0.03 % 3,339,583,597 141
1960 837,270 1.77 % 14,101 -5,200 17.6 5.86 28 3.6 % 29,906 0.03 % 3,034,949,748 144
1955 766,763 1.70 % 12,415 -4,000 18.3 5.84 25 2.1 % 16,146 0.03 % 2,773,019,936 141

Lesotho Population Forecast

-4,000

Year Population Yearly %
Change		 Yearly
Change		 Migrants (net) Median Age Fertility Rate Density (P/Km²) Urban
Pop %		 Urban Population Country’s Share of
World Pop		 World Population Lesotho
Global Rank
2020 2,142,249 0.80 % 16,646 -10,047 24.0 3.16 71 31.5 % 674,092 0.03 % 7,794,798,739 147
2025 2,227,560 0.78 % 17,062 -8,000 25.0 3.16 73 34.8 % 774,177 0.03 % 8,184,437,460 147
2030 2,325,164 0.86 % 19,521 -4,000 25.9 3.16 77 38.1 % 886,719 0.03 % 8,548,487,400 148
2035 2,418,173 0.79 % 18,602 -4,000 26.8 3.16 80 41.9 % 1,014,316 0.03 % 8,887,524,213 148
2040 2,507,454 0.73 % 17,856 -4,000 27.7 3.16 83 46.2 % 1,158,199 0.03 % 9,198,847,240 147
2045 2,591,075 0.66 % 16,724 -4,000 28.7 3.16 85 50.8 % 1,316,407 0.03 % 9,481,803,274 146
2050 2,665,270 0.57 % 14,839   29.8 3.16 88 55.7 % 1,484,831 0.03 % 9,735,033,990 146

Lesotho Demographics

LIFE EXPECTANCY INFANT MORTALITY DEATHS UNDER AGE 5

55.65 years

(life expectancy at birth, both sexes)

50.5

(infant deaths per 1,000 live births)

71.2

(per 1,000 live births)

Main Cities by Population in Lesotho

(includes boroughs, districts, urban agglomerations, etc.)

# CITY NAME POPULATION
1 Maseru 118,355
2 Mafeteng 57,059
3 Leribe 47,675
4 Maputsoe 32,117
5 Mohale’s Hoek 28,310
6 Qacha’s Nek 25,573
7 Quthing 24,130
8 Butha-Buthe 16,330

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