Population in Lesotho
The population of Lesotho was 2,363,325 people in 2025. The value for 2025 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1960.
Lesotho, 2025
2,363,325
Change from 2024
+1.1%
World, 2025
8,215,424,893 people
Position in 2025
144th of 217
Population in Lesotho over time
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The chart shows a calculation from the published values. The table below keeps the published values.
People. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Lesotho | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2,363,325 people | 8,215,424,893 people |
| 2024 | 2,337,423 people | 8,140,897,523 people |
| 2023 | 2,311,472 people | 8,062,923,417 people |
| 2022 | 2,286,110 people | 7,988,550,201 people |
| 2021 | 2,261,542 people | 7,919,567,995 people |
| 2020 | 2,235,727 people | 7,853,863,139 people |
| 2019 | 2,209,405 people | 7,777,162,476 people |
| 2018 | 2,183,603 people | 7,696,159,728 people |
| 2017 | 2,157,110 people | 7,613,788,655 people |
| 2016 | 2,130,422 people | 7,528,221,579 people |
| 2015 | 2,104,611 people | 7,441,084,771 people |
| 2014 | 2,080,089 people | 7,353,532,223 people |
| 2013 | 2,056,504 people | 7,265,404,737 people |
| 2012 | 2,034,354 people | 7,176,482,165 people |
| 2011 | 2,014,009 people | 7,086,704,141 people |
| 2010 | 1,996,251 people | 7,000,860,073 people |
| 2009 | 1,980,883 people | 6,916,168,196 people |
| 2008 | 1,966,541 people | 6,830,080,867 people |
| 2007 | 1,953,268 people | 6,744,049,498 people |
| 2006 | 1,945,063 people | 6,659,536,021 people |
| 2005 | 1,953,076 people | 6,575,410,029 people |
| 2004 | 1,971,129 people | 6,492,354,627 people |
| 2003 | 1,985,059 people | 6,409,352,386 people |
| 2002 | 1,994,679 people | 6,327,171,255 people |
| 2001 | 2,000,853 people | 6,244,739,668 people |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +1.1% from 2,337,423 people in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 2,104,611 people, the figure has changed by +12.3%.
- Among the 217 countries with data for 2025, Lesotho has the 144th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2025 was 8,215,424,893 people.
More for Lesotho
All statistics for Lesotho
Population growth
1.10%
2025 · World Bank
Population estimates and projections
2,311,472 people
2023 · UN Population Division
Median age estimates and projections
21.4 years
2023 · UN Population Division
Fertility rate estimates and projections
2.69 births per woman
2023 · UN Population Division
Population growth estimates and projections
1.12%
2023 · UN Population Division
Population aged 65 and over
3.9%
2025 · World Bank