Economy
The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0) · updated 2025-12-31
Lesotho's population stands at 2.36M as of 2025-12-31, up from 2.34M in 2024. Historical data runs from 1960 to 2025 (66 observations).
In 2025, Lesotho's population was 2.36M, up from 2.34M in 2024.
In 2024, Lesotho's population was 2.34M, up from 2.31M in 2023.
In 2023, Lesotho's population was 2.31M, up from 2.29M in 2022.
In 2022, Lesotho's population was 2.29M, up from 2.26M in 2021.
In 2021, Lesotho's population was 2.26M, up from 2.24M in 2020.
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2.36M | +25,902 |
| 2024 | 2.34M | +25,951 |
| 2023 | 2.31M | +25,362 |
| 2022 | 2.29M | +24,568 |
| 2021 | 2.26M | +25,815 |
| 2020 | 2.24M | +26,322 |
| 2019 | 2.21M | +25,802 |
| 2018 | 2.18M | +26,493 |
| 2017 | 2.16M | +26,688 |
| 2016 | 2.13M | +25,811 |
| 2015 | 2.10M | +24,522 |
| 2014 | 2.08M | +23,585 |
| 2013 | 2.06M | +22,150 |
| 2012 | 2.03M | +20,345 |
| 2011 | 2.01M | +17,758 |
| 2010 | 2.00M | +15,368 |
| 2009 | 1.98M | +14,342 |
| 2008 | 1.97M | +13,273 |
| 2007 | 1.95M | +8,205 |
| 2006 | 1.95M | -8,013 |
| 2005 | 1.95M | -18,053 |
| 2004 | 1.97M | -13,930 |
| 2003 | 1.99M | -9,620 |
| 2002 | 1.99M | -6,174 |
| 2001 | 2.00M | -3,060 |
| 2000 | 2.00M | +679 |
| 1999 | 2.00M | +5,185 |
| 1998 | 2.00M | +9,919 |
| 1997 | 1.99M | +15,712 |
| 1996 | 1.97M | +20,981 |
| 1995 | 1.95M | +23,730 |
| 1994 | 1.93M | +25,914 |
| 1993 | 1.90M | +28,519 |
| 1992 | 1.87M | +30,895 |
| 1991 | 1.84M | +32,683 |
| 1990 | 1.81M | +34,260 |
| 1989 | 1.78M | +35,595 |
| 1988 | 1.74M | +36,451 |
| 1987 | 1.70M | +37,252 |
| 1986 | 1.67M | +41,759 |
| 1985 | 1.62M | +45,393 |
| 1984 | 1.58M | +44,573 |
| 1983 | 1.53M | +43,681 |
| 1982 | 1.49M | +42,663 |
| 1981 | 1.45M | +41,548 |
| 1980 | 1.41M | +40,352 |
| 1979 | 1.37M | +38,929 |
| 1978 | 1.33M | +37,273 |
| 1977 | 1.29M | +36,753 |
| 1976 | 1.25M | +39,571 |
| 1975 | 1.21M | +41,223 |
| 1974 | 1.17M | +39,723 |
| 1973 | 1.13M | +38,634 |
| 1972 | 1.09M | +37,817 |
| 1971 | 1.06M | +36,973 |
| 1970 | 1.02M | +36,071 |
| 1969 | 983,202 | +35,097 |
| 1968 | 948,105 | +34,123 |
| 1967 | 913,982 | +32,112 |
| 1966 | 881,870 | +27,780 |
| 1965 | 854,090 | +24,653 |
| 1964 | 829,437 | +24,064 |
| 1963 | 805,373 | +23,559 |
| 1962 | 781,814 | +22,990 |
| 1961 | 758,824 | +22,324 |
| 1960 | 736,500 | — |
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Lesotho's population is 2.36M as of 2025-12-31, compared with 2.34M in 2024. The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)
The highest recorded value is 2.36M (2025); the lowest is 736,500 (1960), across data from 1960 to 2025.
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