🇱🇸 Population of Lesotho

2,330,318
Current Population of Lesotho
25,959
Net population growth this year
76.76
Population Density (people/km²)

As of July 1, 2023 the population of Lesotho reached 2,330,318, of which 1,149,224 people are male and 1,181,093 female. The country has a population density of 76.7562 people per square kilometer. With an overall population growth rate of 1.114% for the year. According to the latest data, Lesotho is set to increase its population size by 25,572 people next year. Making the total population count of Lesotho 2,356,083 people by 2024.

Historic Population of Lesotho (1950 - 2023)

Between 1950 and 2023 the population of Lesotho grown from 579,470 people to 2,330,318. An increase of the population size by 302.15% in 73 years.

Year Total Male Female People +/- Density (p/km²) Growth Rate
1950 579,470 243,420 336,050 10,030 19.0866 1.731%
1951 590,004 249,053 340,951 11,038 19.4336 1.871%
1952 601,476 255,195 346,281 11,905 19.8114 1.979%
1953 613,822 261,796 352,026 12,788 20.2181 2.083%
1954 627,130 268,896 358,234 13,828 20.6565 2.205%
1955 641,360 276,479 364,882 14,633 21.1252 2.282%
1956 656,426 284,491 371,934 15,498 21.6214 2.361%
1957 674,062 293,524 380,538 19,775 22.2023 2.934%
1958 694,354 303,605 390,750 20,809 22.8707 2.997%
1959 715,629 314,128 401,501 21,740 23.5714 3.038%
1960 737,838 325,063 412,775 22,678 24.303 3.074%
1961 760,895 336,372 424,522 23,436 25.0624 3.08%
1962 784,681 348,002 436,680 24,136 25.8459 3.076%
1963 809,138 359,924 449,214 24,777 26.6514 3.062%
1964 834,214 372,104 462,111 25,377 27.4774 3.042%
1965 860,220 384,649 475,570 26,633 28.334 3.096%
1966 887,841 397,817 490,024 28,610 29.2438 3.223%
1967 918,923 414,902 504,021 33,554 30.2676 3.652%
1968 952,992 435,851 517,140 34,585 31.3897 3.629%
1969 987,909 457,265 530,644 35,248 32.5398 3.568%
1970 1,023,482 478,954 544,528 35,897 33.7115 3.508%
1971 1,059,879 500,972 558,907 36,898 34.9104 3.482%
1972 1,097,242 523,395 573,847 37,828 36.141 3.448%
1973 1,135,631 546,268 589,364 38,951 37.4055 3.43%
1974 1,175,369 569,790 605,578 40,524 38.7144 3.448%
1975 1,216,180 593,546 622,634 41,098 40.0586 3.38%
1976 1,256,478 616,030 640,448 39,499 41.386 3.144%
1977 1,294,435 636,141 658,294 36,414 42.6362 2.813%
1978 1,331,213 655,042 676,170 37,141 43.8476 2.79%
1979 1,368,917 674,270 694,646 38,267 45.0895 2.796%
1980 1,407,672 693,999 713,674 39,245 46.366 2.788%
1981 1,447,501 714,246 733,255 40,411 47.6779 2.792%
1982 1,488,399 735,031 753,368 41,386 49.025 2.781%
1983 1,530,331 756,367 773,963 42,478 50.4062 2.776%
1984 1,573,267 778,244 795,022 43,394 51.8204 2.758%
1985 1,616,697 800,012 816,686 43,466 53.2509 2.689%
1986 1,659,793 820,284 839,510 42,726 54.6704 2.574%
1987 1,698,939 838,266 860,674 35,566 55.9598 2.094%
1988 1,733,733 854,700 879,033 34,022 57.1058 1.962%
1989 1,767,092 870,435 896,657 32,695 58.2046 1.85%
1990 1,798,997 885,455 913,542 31,116 59.2555 1.73%
1991 1,829,509 899,794 929,716 29,909 60.2605 1.635%
1992 1,858,507 913,361 945,146 28,086 61.2156 1.511%
1993 1,885,478 925,846 959,632 25,856 62.104 1.371%
1994 1,910,642 937,399 973,243 24,472 62.9329 1.281%
1995 1,934,079 948,066 986,013 22,401 63.7048 1.158%
1996 1,955,098 957,508 997,590 19,637 64.3972 1.004%
1997 1,972,579 965,462 1,007,116 15,325 64.9729 0.777%
1998 1,985,639 971,510 1,014,129 10,796 65.4031 0.544%
1999 1,994,243 975,448 1,018,795 6,412 65.6865 0.322%
2000 1,998,630 977,454 1,021,176 2,362 65.831 0.118%
2001 1,999,473 977,846 1,021,628 -676 65.8588 -0.034%
2002 1,997,534 976,926 1,020,608 -3,203 65.7949 -0.16%
2003 1,993,030 974,734 1,018,296 -5,804 65.6466 -0.291%
2004 1,985,384 970,962 1,014,422 -9,488 65.3947 -0.478%
2005 1,977,424 966,980 1,010,444 -6,432 65.1325 -0.325%
2006 1,976,780 966,460 1,010,320 5,144 65.1113 0.26%
2007 1,983,465 970,360 1,013,106 8,226 65.3315 0.415%
2008 1,995,014 976,898 1,018,115 14,871 65.7119 0.745%
2009 2,009,169 984,322 1,024,847 13,440 66.1782 0.669%
2010 2,022,747 991,753 1,030,994 13,716 66.6254 0.678%
2011 2,037,677 999,974 1,037,702 16,143 67.1171 0.792%
2012 2,054,717 1,009,354 1,045,364 17,940 67.6785 0.873%
2013 2,073,938 1,019,780 1,054,158 20,501 68.3115 0.989%
2014 2,095,242 1,031,124 1,064,118 22,107 69.0133 1.055%
2015 2,118,520 1,043,257 1,075,264 24,449 69.78 1.154%
2016 2,143,872 1,056,294 1,087,578 26,254 70.615 1.225%
2017 2,170,617 1,069,963 1,100,655 27,236 71.4959 1.255%
2018 2,198,017 1,083,908 1,114,109 27,564 72.3985 1.254%
2019 2,225,702 1,097,956 1,127,746 27,805 73.3103 1.249%
2020 2,254,100 1,112,185 1,141,915 28,992 74.2457 1.286%
2021 2,281,454 1,125,698 1,155,756 25,717 75.1467 1.127%
2022 2,305,826 1,137,496 1,168,329 23,025 75.9495 0.999%
2023 2,330,318 1,149,224 1,181,093 25,959 76.7562 1.114%

Statements that can be derived from Lesotho's population data

  • Lesotho has a population of 2,330,318 people, as of July 1, 2023.
  • Lesotho's population is equivalent to 0.03% of the total world population.
  • In 2023, Lesotho's population will grow with 25,959 people.
  • In 2023, 4,000 more people will emigrate from Lesotho than immigrate to the country.
  • The median age of the population in Lesotho is 22.29 years.
  • In Lesotho there are 76.76 people per square kilometers (0.386102 square miles), if spaced out evenly.
  • 65.47 infants die at birth out of a 1000 new born in Lesotho.
  • In Lesotho, 1,149,224 of the total population are male, and 1,181,093 are female.

Future Population of Lesotho (2023 - 2100)

Lesotho's population is set to incease in the future from 2,330,318 people to 2,967,268 people. An increase of the population size by 412.07% from 2023 to 2100.

Year Total Male Female People +/- Density (p/km²) Growth Rate
2023 2,330,318 1,149,224 1,181,093 25,959 76.7562 1.114%
2024 2,356,083 1,161,618 1,194,465 25,572 77.6048 1.085%
2025 2,381,382 1,173,771 1,207,611 25,025 78.4381 1.051%
2026 2,406,247 1,185,698 1,220,550 24,706 79.2571 1.027%
2027 2,430,720 1,197,412 1,233,308 24,240 80.0632 0.997%
2028 2,454,824 1,208,935 1,245,889 23,967 80.8572 0.976%
2029 2,478,552 1,220,258 1,258,294 23,491 81.6388 0.948%
2030 2,501,946 1,231,400 1,270,546 23,296 82.4093 0.931%
2031 2,525,056 1,242,388 1,282,668 22,923 83.1705 0.908%
2032 2,547,869 1,253,212 1,294,658 22,705 83.9219 0.891%
2033 2,570,416 1,263,893 1,306,523 22,388 84.6646 0.871%
2034 2,592,634 1,274,398 1,318,236 22,047 85.3964 0.85%
2035 2,614,644 1,284,782 1,329,862 21,974 86.1213 0.84%
2036 2,636,414 1,295,034 1,341,380 21,566 86.8384 0.818%
2037 2,657,782 1,305,070 1,352,713 21,170 87.5422 0.797%
2038 2,678,824 1,314,922 1,363,901 20,913 88.2353 0.781%
2039 2,699,646 1,324,649 1,374,997 20,733 88.9212 0.768%
2040 2,720,180 1,334,220 1,385,960 20,335 89.5975 0.748%
2041 2,740,271 1,343,555 1,396,716 19,846 90.2593 0.724%
2042 2,759,908 1,352,649 1,407,259 19,429 90.9061 0.704%
2043 2,779,040 1,361,474 1,417,566 18,834 91.5362 0.678%
2044 2,797,647 1,370,018 1,427,629 18,380 92.1491 0.657%
2045 2,815,731 1,378,281 1,437,450 17,789 92.7448 0.632%
2046 2,833,338 1,386,284 1,447,054 17,424 93.3247 0.615%
2047 2,850,533 1,394,069 1,456,464 16,966 93.8911 0.595%
2048 2,867,124 1,401,543 1,465,582 16,216 94.4376 0.566%
2049 2,883,056 1,408,666 1,474,390 15,646 94.9623 0.543%
2050 2,898,368 1,415,458 1,482,910 14,979 95.4667 0.517%
2051 2,913,104 1,421,950 1,491,153 14,491 95.952 0.497%
2052 2,927,288 1,428,153 1,499,135 13,879 96.4193 0.474%
2053 2,940,932 1,434,078 1,506,854 13,408 96.8686 0.456%
2054 2,954,085 1,439,750 1,514,335 12,898 97.3019 0.437%
2055 2,966,695 1,445,141 1,521,553 12,322 97.7172 0.415%
2056 2,978,717 1,450,233 1,528,484 11,722 98.1132 0.394%
2057 2,990,208 1,455,060 1,535,149 11,260 98.4917 0.377%
2058 3,001,050 1,459,563 1,541,486 10,423 98.8488 0.347%
2059 3,011,248 1,463,746 1,547,502 9,974 99.1847 0.331%
2060 3,020,907 1,467,675 1,553,233 9,345 99.5029 0.309%
2061 3,029,937 1,471,304 1,558,632 8,714 99.8003 0.288%
2062 3,038,384 1,474,662 1,563,722 8,180 100.0785 0.269%
2063 3,046,272 1,477,767 1,568,505 7,595 100.3384 0.249%
2064 3,053,558 1,480,594 1,572,965 6,977 100.5783 0.228%
2065 3,060,246 1,483,154 1,577,092 6,398 100.7986 0.209%
2066 3,066,336 1,485,455 1,580,881 5,781 100.9992 0.189%
2067 3,071,843 1,487,496 1,584,348 5,234 101.1806 0.17%
2068 3,076,768 1,489,278 1,587,489 4,615 101.3428 0.15%
2069 3,081,093 1,490,793 1,590,300 4,035 101.4853 0.131%
2070 3,084,772 1,492,019 1,592,754 3,325 101.6065 0.108%
2071 3,087,847 1,492,977 1,594,870 2,824 101.7077 0.091%
2072 3,090,320 1,493,674 1,596,646 2,121 101.7892 0.069%
2073 3,092,214 1,494,120 1,598,094 1,668 101.8516 0.054%
2074 3,093,622 1,494,359 1,599,263 1,147 101.8979 0.037%
2075 3,094,609 1,494,421 1,600,188 828 101.9305 0.027%
2076 3,095,039 1,494,230 1,600,809 33 101.9446 0.001%
2077 3,094,814 1,493,734 1,601,080 -485 101.9372 -0.016%
2078 3,094,097 1,493,018 1,601,079 -948 101.9136 -0.031%
2079 3,092,907 1,492,088 1,600,819 -1,432 101.8744 -0.046%
2080 3,091,266 1,490,951 1,600,314 -1,851 101.8203 -0.06%
2081 3,089,158 1,489,600 1,599,558 -2,364 101.7509 -0.077%
2082 3,086,573 1,488,021 1,598,552 -2,807 101.6658 -0.091%
2083 3,083,570 1,486,245 1,597,325 -3,199 101.5668 -0.104%
2084 3,080,124 1,484,257 1,595,867 -3,693 101.4533 -0.12%
2085 3,076,177 1,482,030 1,594,148 -4,199 101.3234 -0.137%
2086 3,071,802 1,479,595 1,592,206 -4,553 101.1792 -0.148%
2087 3,067,066 1,476,984 1,590,082 -4,919 101.0232 -0.16%
2088 3,061,961 1,474,181 1,587,780 -5,290 100.8551 -0.173%
2089 3,056,428 1,471,168 1,585,261 -5,776 100.6729 -0.189%
2090 3,050,402 1,467,923 1,582,479 -6,276 100.4744 -0.206%
2091 3,043,928 1,464,455 1,579,474 -6,671 100.2611 -0.219%
2092 3,037,034 1,460,777 1,576,257 -7,118 100.0341 -0.234%
2093 3,029,691 1,456,892 1,572,799 -7,568 99.7922 -0.25%
2094 3,021,882 1,452,792 1,569,090 -8,051 99.535 -0.266%
2095 3,013,558 1,448,438 1,565,120 -8,596 99.2608 -0.285%
2096 3,004,892 1,443,919 1,560,973 -8,736 98.9754 -0.291%
2097 2,995,941 1,439,279 1,556,661 -9,167 98.6805 -0.306%
2098 2,986,668 1,434,495 1,552,173 -9,379 98.3751 -0.314%
2099 2,977,133 1,429,589 1,547,544 -9,690 98.061 -0.325%
2100 2,967,268 1,424,534 1,542,735 -10,040 97.7361 -0.338%

Population Density of Lesotho

Today, Lesotho has a population density of 76.7562 people per square kilometer. The country has seen a change in density from 19.0866 people/km² since the 1950 to 76.7562 people/km² in 2023. In the future, Lesotho is projected to reach a population density of 97.7361 people per square kilometer, by the year 2100.

Population Density of Lesotho Between 1950 - 2100

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Growth Rate of Lesotho's Population

The population growth rate of Lesotho currently stands at 1.114% as of July 1, 2023. This is an increase by 0.115 percentage points when compared to data from previous year. By 2023, the population growth rate of Lesotho will decrease to 1.114%. If we look further into the future, we can see that Lesotho's population growth is projected to land at a negative rate of -0.338% by the year 2100.

Population Growth Rate of Lesotho Between 1950 - 2100 (10 Year Increments)

Year Growth Rate
1950 1.731%
1960 3.074%
1970 3.508%
1980 2.788%
1990 1.73%
2000 0.118%
2010 0.678%
2020 1.286%
Year Growth Rate
2030 0.931%
2040 0.748%
2050 0.517%
2060 0.309%
2070 0.108%
2080 -0.06%
2090 -0.206%
2100 -0.338%
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Life Expectancy of Lesotho

Today, Lesotho has an average life expectancy of 54.9137 years of age. The country has seen a change in life expectancy from 44.8309 years since the 1950 to 54.9137 years in 2023. In the future, Lesotho is projected to reach a population life expectancy of 66.4532 years of age, by the year 2100.

Life Expectancy of Lesotho Between 1950 - 2100 (10 Year Increments)

Year Life Expectancy (Age)
1950 44,830
1960 50,363
1970 51,011
1980 56,058
1990 59,398
2000 48,426
2010 45,595
2020 54,693
Year Life Expectancy (Age)
2030 56,169
2040 57,884
2050 59,493
2060 61,068
2070 62,506
2080 63,909
2090 65,224
2100 66,453
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Migration to and from Lesotho

In 2023 Lesotho will see net migrations of -4,000 people. This means that 4,000 more people will emigrate from Lesotho than immigrate to the country this year. A decrease of net migrations when compared to the previous year of 2022, when the net migrations of Lesotho was -4,000.

Net Migration for Lesotho Between 1950 - 2100 (10 Year Increments)

Year Net Migration
1950 -985
1960 2,591
1970 10,278
1980 950
1990 -12,891
2000 -23,572
2010 -6,204
2020 -1,490
Year Net Migration
2030 -4,000
2040 -4,000
2050 -4,000
2060 -4,000
2070 -4,000
2080 -4,000
2090 -4,000
2100 -4,000
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Births in Lesotho

In 2023, Lesotho will see 59,355 babies be born. That is a decrease when compared to the ammount of births recorded by Lesotho in 2022, when the country saw 59,490 new borns.

Births Lesotho Between 1950 - 2100 (10 Year Increments)

Year Births
1950 25,098
1960 32,889
1970 41,522
1980 55,579
1990 62,090
2000 58,273
2010 57,690
2020 59,478
Year Births
2030 57,920
2040 57,212
2050 54,442
2060 51,581
2070 48,330
2080 44,866
2090 41,560
2100 38,453
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Deaths in Lesotho

In 2023, 29,397 people will die in Lesotho. That is a decrease of Lesotho's death count when compared to 2022, when the country recorded 32,469 deaths.

Deaths Lesotho Between 1950 - 2100 (10 Year Increments)

Year Deaths
1950 14,075
1960 12,802
1970 15,899
1980 17,278
1990 18,076
2000 32,332
2010 37,770
2020 28,992
Year Births
2030 30,623
2040 32,882
2050 35,449
2060 38,241
2070 41,003
2080 42,716
2090 43,839
2100 44,492
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Median Age in Lesotho

The median age of Lesotho has been on an upward trend since the 1950's and it will continue well into the future. When the median age of Lesotho will reach 35.8106 years of age, by the year 2100.

Median Age in Lesotho Between 1950 - 2100 (10 Year Increments)

Year Median Age
1950 17.6648
1960 16.2972
1970 16.8925
1980 17.4824
1990 17.3789
2000 18.4602
2010 19.9585
2020 21.9274
Year Median Age
2030 23.2179
2040 24.9432
2050 27.0826
2060 29.1175
2070 30.9969
2080 32.811
2090 34.4206
2100 35.8106
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Fertility Rate in Lesotho

The fertility rate of Lesotho has been on a downward trend since the 1950's and it will continue well into the future. When the total fertility rate of Lesotho will reach 1.8372 births per woman, by the year 2100.

Fertility Rate in Lesotho Between 1950 - 2100 (10 Year Increments)

Year Total Fertility Rate (births per woman)
1950 5.7008
1960 5.8188
1970 5.7289
1980 5.7477
1990 4.7593
2000 3.658
2010 3.2491
2020 3.0486
Year Total Fertility Rate (births per woman)
2030 2.694
2040 2.4501
2050 2.2433
2060 2.1165
2070 2.0124
2080 1.9315
2090 1.8752
2100 1.8372
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Infant Mortality Rate in Lesotho

The infant mortality rate is recorded as infant deaths under 1 year for every 1,000 live births. It gives us an insight into the maternal and infant health of Lesotho while at the same time being an important marker for the overall health of the country. The infant mortality rate of Lesotho has been on a positive downward trend since the 1950's when the infant mortality rate of the country was 167.7739. Today, Lesotho has a much better infant mortality rate of 65.4675 infant deaths for every 1,000 live births. This is set to improve even further in the future when Lesotho is projected to record an infant mortality rate of only 31.4315 infant deaths for every 1,000 live births, by the year 2100.

Infant Mortality Rate in Lesotho Between 1950 - 2100 (10 Year Increments)

Year Infant Mortality Rate
1950 167.7739
1960 133.0868
1970 127.4833
1980 92.5554
1990 65.3885
2000 81.1317
2010 73.8959
2020 69.0924
Year Infant Mortality Rate
2030 59.176
2040 51.9192
2050 47.6256
2060 43.6582
2070 40.3544
2080 37.1113
2090 34.0967
2100 31.4315
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Data Information

Data found on this page is based on the medium fertility variant of the United Nations Revision of World Population Prospects 2022.

Data Sources

The United Nations - Department of Economic and Social Affairs (Population Division)

UN Revision of World Population Prospects 2022

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