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Population of Lesotho Today
2,360,836
Live
Thursday, May 29, 2025
Sources V.27 Edition UN Population Division

Current population of Lesotho

In Lesotho, the population is 2,360,836 as of Thursday, May 29, 2025, with a growth rate of 1.09% per year, 152 births per day, and 67 deaths per day. The population of Lesotho is equivalent to 0.03% of the world's total's population.

Population Today:2,360,836
Density (P/Km²):78 People per km² (48 People per mi²).
Daily births:152
Daily deaths:67
Equivalent world:0.03% of the total world population.
Growth Rate:1.09%
Median age:21 Years and 2 Months.

10 Years Lesotho Historical Population

YearPopulation
(01 January)
BirthsDeathsGrowth RateTotal Population
(31 December)
20242,324,44855,54224,4911.11%2,350,249
20232,298,49655,72824,6121.12%2,324,308
20222,273,72555,76424,9611.08%2,298,372
20212,249,35956,30228,4971.08%2,273,585
20202,222,09457,29726,5751.22%2,249,204
20192,196,71758,41726,1381.15%2,221,957
20182,170,48959,74526,6331.2%2,196,557
20172,143,73260,92027,3181.24%2,170,314
20162,117,11261,63828,2461.25%2,143,576
20152,092,11161,40829,3221.19%2,116,965

Lesotho Population Growth Rate Past 10 Years

Sources V.27 Edition UN Population Division

Differences with the Major Countries on population

India1,462,636,4450.16%
China1,416,404,0260.17%
United States347,104,8200.68%
Indonesia285,510,8300.83%
Pakistan254,826,9510.93%
Nigeria237,049,1841%
Brazil212,738,3351.11%
Bangladesh175,480,7401.35%

Sources:

The 2022 Revision of World Population Prospects is the twenty-seventh edition of official United Nations population estimates and projections that have been prepared by the Population Division of the Department of Economic and Social Affairs of the United Nations Secretariat.