Population, long-run history in Lesotho

Latest: 2,059
Previous: 2,037
Change: +21.76 (+1.1%)
Reference period: Dec 31, 2022
Frequency: Annual
Unit: Persons, thousands

Population, long-run history over time

Annual, Persons, thousands, Not seasonally adjusted

Source: Maddison Project Database 2023

Observations for Population, long-run history in Lesotho
Date	Value
Dec 31, 1963	912
Dec 31, 1964	932
Dec 31, 1965	952
Dec 31, 1966	974
Dec 31, 1967	996
Dec 31, 1968	1,019
Dec 31, 1969	1,043
Dec 31, 1970	1,067
Dec 31, 1971	1,092
Dec 31, 1972	1,117
Dec 31, 1973	1,142
Dec 31, 1974	1,169
Dec 31, 1975	1,195
Dec 31, 1976	1,223
Dec 31, 1977	1,255
Dec 31, 1978	1,289
Dec 31, 1979	1,323
Dec 31, 1980	1,359
Dec 31, 1981	1,395
Dec 31, 1982	1,433
Dec 31, 1983	1,471
Dec 31, 1984	1,511
Dec 31, 1985	1,552
Dec 31, 1986	1,587
Dec 31, 1987	1,616
Dec 31, 1988	1,645
Dec 31, 1989	1,674
Dec 31, 1990	1,703
Dec 31, 1991	1,732
Dec 31, 1992	1,762
Dec 31, 1993	1,791
Dec 31, 1994	1,819
Dec 31, 1995	1,848
Dec 31, 1996	1,869
Dec 31, 1997	1,884
Dec 31, 1998	1,897
Dec 31, 1999	1,908
Dec 31, 2000	1,916
Dec 31, 2001	1,922
Dec 31, 2002	1,926
Dec 31, 2003	1,926
Dec 31, 2004	1,925
Dec 31, 2005	1,922
Dec 31, 2006	1,919
Dec 31, 2007	1,917
Dec 31, 2008	1,915
Dec 31, 2009	1,916
Dec 31, 2010	1,920
Dec 31, 2011	1,925
Dec 31, 2012	1,930
Dec 31, 2013	1,936
Dec 31, 2014	1,942
Dec 31, 2015	1,948
Dec 31, 2016	1,953
Dec 31, 2017	1,958
Dec 31, 2018	1,962
Dec 31, 2019	1,987
Dec 31, 2020	2,013
Dec 31, 2021	2,037
Dec 31, 2022	2,059

About this indicator

Source: Maddison Project Database 2023 (opens in a new tab)

Source: Bolt, J. and van Zanden, J.L. (2024), Maddison style estimates of the evolution of the world economy: A new 2023 update, Journal of Economic Surveys, 1-41, DOI 10.1111/joes.12618. Licensed under CC BY 4.0. The original sources are listed on each page.

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GDP pc: 2008 - 2022: Total Economy Database the Conference Board for all countries included in TED. Otherwise UN national accounts statistics

No separate list is published for Lesotho; the database as a whole is cited above.

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