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Population in Lesotho

Latest: 2,363,325
Previous: 2,337,423
Change: +25,902 (+1.1%)
Reference period: Dec 31, 2025
Frequency: Annual
Unit: Persons

Population over time

Annual, Persons, Not seasonally adjusted

Source: World Bank

Observations for Population in Lesotho
Date	Value
Dec 31, 1966	881,870
Dec 31, 1967	913,982
Dec 31, 1968	948,105
Dec 31, 1969	983,202
Dec 31, 1970	1,019,273
Dec 31, 1971	1,056,246
Dec 31, 1972	1,094,063
Dec 31, 1973	1,132,697
Dec 31, 1974	1,172,420
Dec 31, 1975	1,213,643
Dec 31, 1976	1,253,214
Dec 31, 1977	1,289,967
Dec 31, 1978	1,327,240
Dec 31, 1979	1,366,169
Dec 31, 1980	1,406,521
Dec 31, 1981	1,448,069
Dec 31, 1982	1,490,732
Dec 31, 1983	1,534,413
Dec 31, 1984	1,578,986
Dec 31, 1985	1,624,379
Dec 31, 1986	1,666,138
Dec 31, 1987	1,703,390
Dec 31, 1988	1,739,841
Dec 31, 1989	1,775,436
Dec 31, 1990	1,809,696
Dec 31, 1991	1,842,379
Dec 31, 1992	1,873,274
Dec 31, 1993	1,901,793
Dec 31, 1994	1,927,707
Dec 31, 1995	1,951,437
Dec 31, 1996	1,972,418
Dec 31, 1997	1,988,130
Dec 31, 1998	1,998,049
Dec 31, 1999	2,003,234
Dec 31, 2000	2,003,913
Dec 31, 2001	2,000,853
Dec 31, 2002	1,994,679
Dec 31, 2003	1,985,059
Dec 31, 2004	1,971,129
Dec 31, 2005	1,953,076
Dec 31, 2006	1,945,063
Dec 31, 2007	1,953,268
Dec 31, 2008	1,966,541
Dec 31, 2009	1,980,883
Dec 31, 2010	1,996,251
Dec 31, 2011	2,014,009
Dec 31, 2012	2,034,354
Dec 31, 2013	2,056,504
Dec 31, 2014	2,080,089
Dec 31, 2015	2,104,611
Dec 31, 2016	2,130,422
Dec 31, 2017	2,157,110
Dec 31, 2018	2,183,603
Dec 31, 2019	2,209,405
Dec 31, 2020	2,235,727
Dec 31, 2021	2,261,542
Dec 31, 2022	2,286,110
Dec 31, 2023	2,311,472
Dec 31, 2024	2,337,423
Dec 31, 2025	2,363,325

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