Lesotho Population 1950-2022
Chart and table of Lesotho population from 1950 to 2022. United Nations projections are also included through the year 2100.
- The current population of Lesotho in 2022 is 2,305,825, a 1.07% increase from 2021.
- The population of Lesotho in 2021 was 2,281,454, a 1.21% increase from 2020.
- The population of Lesotho in 2020 was 2,254,100, a 1.28% increase from 2019.
- The population of Lesotho in 2019 was 2,225,702, a 1.26% increase from 2018.
| Similar Countries Ranked by Population |
| Country Name |
2022 Population |
| India |
1,417,173,173 |
| Indonesia |
275,501,339 |
| Pakistan |
235,824,862 |
| Nigeria |
218,541,212 |
| Bangladesh |
171,186,372 |
| Philippines |
115,559,009 |
| Egypt |
110,990,103 |
| Vietnam |
98,186,856 |
| Myanmar |
54,179,306 |
| Kenya |
54,027,487 |
| Sudan |
46,874,204 |
| Ukraine |
39,701,739 |
| Morocco |
37,457,971 |
| Angola |
35,588,987 |
| Uzbekistan |
34,627,652 |
| Ghana |
33,475,870 |
| Cameroon |
27,914,536 |
| Sri Lanka |
21,832,143 |
| Zambia |
20,017,675 |
| Cambodia |
16,767,842 |
| Tunisia |
12,356,117 |
| Bolivia |
12,224,110 |
| Honduras |
10,432,860 |
| Papua New Guinea |
10,142,619 |
| Nicaragua |
6,948,392 |
| El Salvador |
6,336,392 |
| Republic of Congo |
5,970,424 |
| Mauritania |
4,736,139 |
| Georgia |
3,744,385 |
| Mongolia |
3,398,366 |
| Moldova |
3,272,996 |
| Lesotho |
2,305,825 |
| Timor-Leste |
1,341,296 |
| Eswatini |
1,201,670 |
| Djibouti |
1,120,849 |
| Bhutan |
782,455 |
| Solomon Islands |
724,273 |
| Cabo Verde |
593,149 |
| Micronesia |
539,013 |
| Vanuatu |
326,740 |
| Sao Tome and Principe |
227,380 |
| Kiribati |
131,232 |
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Lesotho - Historical Population Data
|
| Year |
Population |
Growth Rate |
| 2022 |
2,305,825 |
1.07% |
| 2021 |
2,281,454 |
1.21% |
| 2020 |
2,254,100 |
1.28% |
| 2019 |
2,225,702 |
1.26% |
| 2018 |
2,198,017 |
1.26% |
| 2017 |
2,170,617 |
1.25% |
| 2016 |
2,143,872 |
1.20% |
| 2015 |
2,118,521 |
1.11% |
| 2014 |
2,095,242 |
1.03% |
| 2013 |
2,073,939 |
0.94% |
| 2012 |
2,054,718 |
0.84% |
| 2011 |
2,037,677 |
0.74% |
| 2010 |
2,022,747 |
0.68% |
| 2009 |
2,009,169 |
0.71% |
| 2008 |
1,995,014 |
0.58% |
| 2007 |
1,983,465 |
0.34% |
| 2006 |
1,976,780 |
-0.03% |
| 2005 |
1,977,424 |
-0.40% |
| 2004 |
1,985,384 |
-0.38% |
| 2003 |
1,993,030 |
-0.23% |
| 2002 |
1,997,534 |
-0.10% |
| 2001 |
1,999,473 |
0.04% |
| 2000 |
1,998,630 |
0.22% |
| 1999 |
1,994,243 |
0.43% |
| 1998 |
1,985,639 |
0.66% |
| 1997 |
1,972,579 |
0.89% |
| 1996 |
1,955,098 |
1.09% |
| 1995 |
1,934,079 |
1.23% |
| 1994 |
1,910,642 |
1.33% |
| 1993 |
1,885,478 |
1.45% |
| 1992 |
1,858,507 |
1.59% |
| 1991 |
1,829,509 |
1.70% |
| 1990 |
1,798,997 |
1.81% |
| 1989 |
1,767,091 |
1.92% |
| 1988 |
1,733,733 |
2.05% |
| 1987 |
1,698,939 |
2.36% |
| 1986 |
1,659,793 |
2.67% |
| 1985 |
1,616,697 |
2.76% |
| 1984 |
1,573,267 |
2.81% |
| 1983 |
1,530,331 |
2.82% |
| 1982 |
1,488,399 |
2.83% |
| 1981 |
1,447,501 |
2.83% |
| 1980 |
1,407,672 |
2.83% |
| 1979 |
1,368,917 |
2.83% |
| 1978 |
1,331,213 |
2.84% |
| 1977 |
1,294,435 |
3.02% |
| 1976 |
1,256,478 |
3.31% |
| 1975 |
1,216,180 |
3.47% |
| 1974 |
1,175,369 |
3.50% |
| 1973 |
1,135,631 |
3.50% |
| 1972 |
1,097,242 |
3.53% |
| 1971 |
1,059,879 |
3.56% |
| 1970 |
1,023,481 |
3.60% |
| 1969 |
987,909 |
3.66% |
| 1968 |
952,992 |
3.71% |
| 1967 |
918,923 |
3.50% |
| 1966 |
887,841 |
3.21% |
| 1965 |
860,220 |
3.12% |
| 1964 |
834,215 |
3.10% |
| 1963 |
809,138 |
3.12% |
| 1962 |
784,681 |
3.13% |
| 1961 |
760,895 |
3.12% |
| 1960 |
737,838 |
3.10% |
| 1959 |
715,629 |
3.06% |
| 1958 |
694,355 |
3.01% |
| 1957 |
674,063 |
2.69% |
| 1956 |
656,426 |
2.35% |
| 1955 |
641,361 |
2.27% |
| 1954 |
627,130 |
2.17% |
| 1953 |
613,822 |
2.05% |
| 1952 |
601,476 |
1.94% |
| 1951 |
590,004 |
1.82% |
| 1950 |
579,470 |
0.00% |
