Lesotho Population Over Time (1950–2026)

Global Statistics and Country Indicators

Population

Global rank: 147 / 232

Data table

1950	579,551	1961	758,824	1972	1.09M	1983	1.53M	1994	1.93M	2005	1.95M	2016	2.13M
1951	590,269	1962	781,814	1973	1.13M	1984	1.58M	1995	1.95M	2006	1.95M	2017	2.16M
1952	601,947	1963	805,373	1974	1.17M	1985	1.62M	1996	1.97M	2007	1.95M	2018	2.18M
1953	614,474	1964	829,437	1975	1.21M	1986	1.67M	1997	1.99M	2008	1.97M	2019	2.21M
1954	627,894	1965	854,090	1976	1.25M	1987	1.7M	1998	2M	2009	1.98M	2020	2.24M
1955	642,188	1966	881,870	1977	1.29M	1988	1.74M	1999	2M	2010	2M	2021	2.26M
1956	657,311	1967	913,982	1978	1.33M	1989	1.78M	2000	2M	2011	2.01M	2022	2.29M
1957	674,669	1968	948,104	1979	1.37M	1990	1.81M	2001	2M	2012	2.03M	2023	2.31M
1958	694,315	1969	983,202	1980	1.41M	1991	1.84M	2002	1.99M	2013	2.06M	2024	2.34M
1959	714,947	1970	1.02M	1981	1.45M	1992	1.87M	2003	1.99M	2014	2.08M	2025	2.36M
1960	736,500	1971	1.06M	1982	1.49M	1993	1.9M	2004	1.97M	2015	2.1M	2026	2.39M