Life expectancy estimates and projections in Lesotho
Life expectancy at birth in Lesotho was 57.4 years in 2023. The value for 2023 is the highest since 1993.
Lesotho, 2023 (latest estimate)
57.4
Change from 2022
+1.0%
Projection for 2030
60.2 years
Projection for 2050
66.0 years
Projection for 2100
74.7 years
Position in 2023
214th of 216
Life expectancy estimates and projections in Lesotho over time
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Years. Source: United Nations, DESA, Population Division (2024). World Population Prospects 2024. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years. Dashed lines are projections.
| Period | Lesotho |
|---|---|
| 2100 | 74.7 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2095 | 73.9 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2090 | 73.2 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2085 | 72.4 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2080 | 71.6 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2075 | 70.8 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2070 | 69.9 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2065 | 69.0 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2060 | 68.1 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2055 | 67.1 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2050 | 66.0 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2045 | 64.8 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2040 | 63.4 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2035 | 61.9 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2030 | 60.2 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2025 | 58.2 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2023 | 57.4 years |
| 2022 | 56.8 years |
| 2021 | 54.2 years |
| 2020 | 55.1 years |
| 2019 | 55.2 years |
| 2018 | 54.6 years |
| 2017 | 53.9 years |
| 2016 | 52.9 years |
| 2015 | 51.8 years |
| 2014 | 50.8 years |
Flags: f Projection (medium variant) . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of +1.0% from 56.8 years in 2022.
- Since 2013, when it was 49.5 years, the figure has changed by +15.8%.
- Among the 216 countries with data for 2023, Lesotho has the 214th highest value.