Lesotho Population

Population now

2,214,702

World: 142nd
Africa: 43rd

Male:	1,095,351	(49.48 %)
Female:	1,118,090	(50.52 %)

Births in 2024:	67,704
Deaths in 2024:	36,569

Life expectancy & Rates (2024)

Male:	53.19 years
Female:	59.58 years
Total:	56.32 years
Median Age:	23.83 years

Birth Rate:	24.29
Death Rate:	13.12
Growth Rate:	0.85 %
Fertility Rate:	2.92

Population Data Graphs

Total population
Birth & Death rate
Life expectancy
Median Age
Population structure (mid 2024)
Urbanization

Lesotho Population History

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Year	Total	Male	Female	Sex Ratio	Growth rate	Birth rate	Death rate	Fertility rate	Life exp., total Life expectancy	Life exp., male	Life exp., female	Median Age	Urbanization	Density, people / km2 Density, people/km2
1960	837k	371k	466k	0.8	1.32%	43.11	18.55	5.84	47.92	43.07	52.17	16.62	3.51%	27.58
1961	853k	378k	475k	0.8	1.35%	43.13	18.38	5.83	48.16	43.30	52.39	16.52	3.96%	28.10
1962	869k	385k	484k	0.8	1.37%	43.17	18.23	5.82	48.38	43.51	52.59	16.44	4.46%	28.63
1963	886k	392k	494k	0.8	1.39%	43.24	18.09	5.81	48.59	43.71	52.77	16.38	5.03%	29.19
1964	904k	400k	503k	0.8	1.41%	43.34	17.95	5.81	48.80	43.91	52.95	16.33	5.66%	29.77
1965	922k	409k	514k	0.8	1.44%	43.46	17.81	5.80	49.02	44.13	53.14	16.29	6.37%	30.38
1966	942k	418k	524k	0.8	1.47%	43.61	17.65	5.80	49.25	44.36	53.35	16.25	7.07%	31.03
1967	962k	427k	535k	0.8	1.51%	43.78	17.47	5.80	49.52	44.63	53.59	16.22	7.43%	31.70
1968	984k	437k	547k	0.8	1.54%	43.95	17.27	5.81	49.83	44.94	53.87	16.19	7.80%	32.41
1969	1M	447k	559k	0.8	1.59%	44.10	17.03	5.81	50.18	45.29	54.20	16.17	8.20%	33.14
1970	1M	457k	572k	0.8	1.64%	44.23	16.75	5.81	50.58	45.69	54.58	16.15	8.61%	33.90
1971	1M	468k	585k	0.8	1.70%	44.32	16.43	5.81	51.05	46.15	55.03	16.10	9.04%	34.68
1972	1M	478k	599k	0.8	1.76%	44.36	16.07	5.80	51.57	46.66	55.52	16.06	9.47%	35.48
1973	1M	489k	614k	0.8	1.83%	44.34	15.68	5.80	52.13	47.22	56.06	16.02	9.91%	36.33
1974	1M	502k	629k	0.8	1.90%	44.26	15.26	5.78	52.73	47.81	56.65	15.98	10.36%	37.25
1975	1M	516k	645k	0.8	1.98%	44.11	14.81	5.76	53.37	48.44	57.26	15.94	10.82%	38.24
1976	1M	532k	662k	0.8	2.06%	43.88	14.35	5.74	54.03	49.10	57.91	15.91	11.21%	39.32
1977	1M	549k	679k	0.81	2.14%	43.60	13.87	5.71	54.71	49.77	58.57	15.90	11.27%	40.47
1978	1M	568k	697k	0.81	2.23%	43.25	13.39	5.67	55.39	50.46	59.25	15.90	11.33%	41.68
1979	1M	587k	716k	0.82	2.32%	42.86	12.91	5.63	56.06	51.13	59.92	15.91	11.39%	42.91
1980	1M	605k	735k	0.82	2.40%	42.40	12.46	5.58	56.70	51.78	60.57	15.93	11.45%	44.15
1981	1M	623k	755k	0.83	2.48%	41.88	12.02	5.52	57.32	52.40	61.20	15.89	11.51%	45.39
1982	1M	641k	775k	0.83	2.55%	41.30	11.62	5.45	57.90	52.99	61.79	15.86	11.57%	46.63
1983	1M	658k	795k	0.83	2.61%	40.66	11.25	5.38	58.44	53.52	62.35	15.84	11.63%	47.86
1984	1M	675k	815k	0.83	2.66%	39.97	10.92	5.30	58.91	53.99	62.84	15.84	11.69%	49.08
1985	2M	691k	835k	0.83	2.69%	39.23	10.64	5.22	59.31	54.37	63.26	15.86	11.75%	50.28
1986	2M	707k	855k	0.83	2.69%	38.43	10.41	5.13	59.63	54.67	63.60	15.87	11.91%	51.45
1987	2M	721k	875k	0.82	2.68%	37.60	10.23	5.03	59.87	54.87	63.87	15.89	12.39%	52.59
1988	2M	737k	894k	0.82	2.63%	36.73	10.11	4.93	60.00	54.97	64.03	15.93	12.90%	53.73
1989	2M	755k	911k	0.83	2.57%	35.86	10.05	4.83	60.00	54.95	64.07	15.99	13.43%	54.90
1990	2M	778k	926k	0.84	2.48%	35.01	10.07	4.72	59.84	54.78	63.94	16.07	13.97%	56.13
1991	2M	805k	938k	0.86	2.36%	34.20	10.18	4.61	59.46	54.43	63.60	16.28	14.53%	57.41
1992	2M	836k	947k	0.88	2.22%	33.44	10.39	4.51	58.87	53.91	63.05	16.50	15.11%	58.71
1993	2M	868k	955k	0.91	2.06%	32.76	10.70	4.40	58.05	53.21	62.26	16.72	15.70%	60.03
1994	2M	898k	964k	0.93	1.89%	32.16	11.12	4.29	57.02	52.35	61.25	16.94	16.32%	61.32
1995	2M	923k	976k	0.95	1.72%	31.68	11.66	4.19	55.78	51.34	59.99	17.18	16.96%	62.55
1996	2M	942k	992k	0.95	1.54%	31.33	12.35	4.09	54.33	50.18	58.46	17.33	17.57%	63.72
1997	2M	957k	1M	0.95	1.36%	31.11	13.19	4.01	52.73	48.90	56.70	17.49	18.05%	64.83
1998	2M	967k	1M	0.94	1.19%	30.99	14.14	3.93	51.03	47.56	54.79	17.65	18.54%	65.81
1999	2M	973k	1M	0.93	1.04%	30.95	15.16	3.86	49.33	46.22	52.81	17.82	19.04%	66.54
2000	2M	977k	1M	0.92	0.91%	30.95	16.21	3.79	47.69	44.92	50.87	18.02	19.55%	66.97
2001	2M	977k	1M	0.92	0.80%	30.96	17.24	3.73	46.20	43.71	49.09	18.24	20.07%	67.06
2002	2M	975k	1M	0.92	0.70%	30.94	18.21	3.67	44.90	42.63	47.56	18.47	20.60%	66.87
2003	2M	971k	1M	0.93	0.62%	30.85	19.05	3.62	43.85	41.72	46.35	18.71	21.14%	66.49
2004	2M	967k	1M	0.93	0.56%	30.70	19.73	3.56	43.08	41.01	45.51	18.97	21.69%	66.08
2005	2M	964k	1M	0.93	0.51%	30.47	20.20	3.50	42.66	40.57	45.10	19.26	22.25%	65.76
2006	2M	962k	1M	0.94	0.48%	30.19	20.43	3.45	42.60	40.42	45.11	19.51	22.82%	65.56
2007	2M	962k	1M	0.94	0.46%	29.89	20.43	3.40	42.85	40.56	45.49	19.79	23.30%	65.46
2008	2M	963k	1M	0.94	0.46%	29.59	20.24	3.36	43.38	40.95	46.14	20.09	23.80%	65.46
2009	2M	966k	1M	0.94	0.48%	29.31	19.86	3.33	44.15	41.58	47.02	20.38	24.29%	65.56
2010	2M	970k	1M	0.95	0.50%	29.04	19.33	3.30	45.10	42.41	48.07	20.65	24.80%	65.74
2011	2M	976k	1M	0.95	0.54%	28.80	18.67	3.28	46.21	43.42	49.26	20.95	25.31%	66.01
2012	2M	984k	1M	0.95	0.59%	28.56	17.94	3.27	47.42	44.54	50.53	21.24	25.70%	66.38
2013	2M	993k	1M	0.96	0.65%	28.32	17.18	3.25	48.66	45.71	51.83	21.51	26.10%	66.83
2014	2M	1M	1M	0.96	0.71%	28.07	16.43	3.24	49.89	46.88	53.09	21.78	26.50%	67.32
2015	2M	1M	1M	0.97	0.77%	27.80	15.75	3.22	51.04	47.98	54.27	22.03	26.91%	67.83
2016	2M	1M	1M	0.97	0.81%	27.50	15.16	3.20	52.06	48.97	55.30	22.22	27.32%	68.36
2017	2M	1M	1M	0.97	0.85%	27.17	14.66	3.17	52.95	49.84	56.19	22.42	27.73%	68.90
2018	2M	1M	1M	0.97	0.88%	26.81	14.25	3.14	53.71	50.58	56.95	22.62	28.15%	69.46
2019	2M	1M	1M	0.97	0.90%	26.42	13.93	3.11	54.33	51.20	57.58	22.82	28.59%	70.01
2020	2M	1M	1M	0.97	0.90%	26.00	13.69	3.07	54.84	51.70	58.09	23.01	29.03%	70.57
2021	2M	1M	1M	0.98	0.90%	26.00	13.69	3.07	54.84	51.70	58.09	23.20	29.48%	71.13
2022	2M	1M	1M	0.98	0.90%	26.00	13.69	3.07	54.84	51.70	58.09	23.39	29.94%	71.69
2023	2M	1M	1M	0.98	0.86%	24.72	13.26	2.96	55.95	52.82	59.21	23.63	30.42%	72.21
2024	2M	1M	1M	0.98	0.85%	24.29	13.12	2.92	56.32	53.19	59.58	23.83	30.90%	72.81

Lesotho Population Projections

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Year	Total	Male	Female	Sex Ratio	Growth rate	Birth rate	Death rate	Fertility rate	Life exp., total Life expectancy	Life exp., male	Life exp., female	Median Age	Urbanization	Density, people / km2 Density, people/km2
2025	2M	1M	1M	0.98	0.84%	23.86	12.98	2.88	56.69	53.56	59.95	23.98	31.39%	73.40
2026	2M	1M	1M	0.98	0.83%	23.52	12.84	2.85	57.07	53.94	60.34	24.19	31.89%	73.99
2027	2M	1M	1M	0.98	0.83%	23.19	12.70	2.82	57.45	54.32	60.73	24.42	32.41%	74.65
2028	2M	1M	1M	0.98	0.82%	22.85	12.56	2.79	57.84	54.69	61.11	24.62	32.93%	75.31
2029	2M	1M	1M	0.98	0.81%	22.52	12.42	2.76	58.22	55.07	61.50	24.77	33.46%	75.97
2030	2M	1M	1M	0.98	0.81%	22.18	12.28	2.73	58.60	55.45	61.89	24.96	34.00%	76.59
2031	2M	1M	1M	0.98	0.80%	21.94	12.18	2.70	58.95	55.79	62.24	25.08	34.55%	77.22
2032	2M	1M	1M	0.98	0.80%	21.70	12.08	2.68	59.29	56.13	62.60	25.22	35.11%	77.85
2033	2M	1M	1M	0.98	0.79%	21.46	11.98	2.65	59.64	56.47	62.95	25.41	35.68%	78.47
2034	2M	1M	1M	0.98	0.79%	21.22	11.88	2.63	59.98	56.81	63.31	25.60	36.26%	79.06
2035	2M	1M	1M	0.98	0.78%	20.98	11.78	2.60	60.33	57.15	63.66	25.78	36.85%	79.66
2036	2M	1M	1M	0.98	0.77%	20.79	11.72	2.58	60.64	57.45	63.98	25.93	37.45%	80.25
2037	2M	1M	1M	0.98	0.77%	20.59	11.66	2.56	60.94	57.75	64.29	26.12	38.05%	80.84
2038	2M	1M	1M	0.98	0.76%	20.40	11.61	2.53	61.25	58.06	64.61	26.28	38.66%	81.44
2039	2M	1M	1M	0.98	0.75%	20.20	11.55	2.51	61.55	58.36	64.92	26.40	39.28%	82.03
2040	3M	1M	1M	0.98	0.74%	20.01	11.49	2.49	61.86	58.66	65.24	26.67	39.91%	82.59
2041	3M	1M	1M	0.98	0.73%	19.82	11.46	2.47	62.13	58.93	65.52	26.84	40.54%	83.18
2042	3M	1M	1M	0.98	0.72%	19.62	11.44	2.45	62.40	59.20	65.81	27.04	41.17%	83.74
2043	3M	1M	1M	0.98	0.70%	19.43	11.41	2.44	62.68	59.46	66.09	27.29	41.81%	84.30
2044	3M	1M	1M	0.98	0.69%	19.23	11.39	2.42	62.95	59.73	66.38	27.42	42.45%	84.83
2045	3M	1M	1M	0.98	0.68%	19.04	11.36	2.40	63.22	60.00	66.66	27.68	43.10%	85.36
2046	3M	1M	1M	0.98	0.66%	18.84	11.37	2.38	63.47	60.24	66.92	27.92	43.74%	85.88
2047	3M	1M	1M	0.98	0.64%	18.64	11.37	2.36	63.71	60.48	67.18	28.12	44.39%	86.38
2048	3M	1M	1M	0.98	0.62%	18.43	11.38	2.35	63.96	60.72	67.43	28.41	45.04%	86.87
2049	3M	1M	1M	0.98	0.60%	18.23	11.38	2.33	64.20	60.96	67.69	28.59	45.70%	87.33
2050	3M	1M	1M	0.98	0.58%	18.03	11.39	2.31	64.45	61.20	67.95	28.85	46.35%	87.79

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