Lesotho — statistics
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FAQ about Lesotho
What area of the Lesotho ?
Area Lesotho is 30355 km2
What is the population of the Lesotho ?
As of today, in the Lesotho reside 2108132 person
What is the GDP in the Lesotho ?
As of today, GDP Lesotho is 2739 billion $
What is the national currency code of Lesotho ?
International ISO code for the national currency of Lesotho - lsl
How many men in the Lesotho ?
Today in Lesotho lives 1096455 men
How many women in Lesotho ?
Today in Lesotho lives 1118977 women
What is the average age of a resident of Lesotho ?
Average age of a resident Lesotho as of today - 24 years old
How many babies are there in Lesotho ?
Today in Lesotho 246270 babies. Of which the girls - 122180, the boys - 124090. By infants we mean young children under 4 years of age
How many young children in Lesotho ?
As of today in Lesotho 234303 young children. Of these, the boys are - 117361 and girls 116942. These are children from 5 to 9 years old.
How many children are there in Lesotho ?
Today in Lesotho live 218298 children. Of these, the boys are - 109078 and girls - 109220. These are children from 10 to 14 years old
How many teenagers there are in Lesotho ?
Today in Lesotho live 208204 teenagers. These are people from 14 to 19 years old. Of these, the girls are - 104251 , young men - 103952.
How many long-livers there are in Lesotho ?
Today in Lesotho 10 of long-livers. These are people who are over 100 years old. Of these men 1 and women 9
What are the biggest cities in Lesotho ?
Our website provides an up-to-date list of the top 100 largest cities in Lesotho. It is always available at the link. The list is presented in a table sorted from largest to smallest.
What are the largest regions in Lesotho?
Our website provides an up-to-date list of the top regions in Lesotho. It is where the largest number of people in the country live. It is always available by link. The list is presented in a table sorted from the largest to the smallest.
Population
2,215,433
Male
1,096,455
Female
1,118,977
Median age
24
Countries area in km2
30,355
Density per km2
73
GDP (millions $)
2,739
GDP per capita ($)
1,236
Population by age
0-14 years old 698,871
15-29 years old 602,089
30-44 years old 476,479
45-59 years old 264,153
60-74 years old 137,165
75-89 years old 36,106
90+ years old 1,169
Male by age
0-14 years old 350,529
15-29 years old 302,616
30-44 years old 250,031
45-59 years old 128,136
60-74 years old 53,868
75-89 years old 11,271
90+ years old 148
Female by age
0-14 years old 348,342
15-29 years old 299,470
30-44 years old 226,446
45-59 years old 136,016
60-74 years old 83,295
75-89 years old 24,833
90+ years old 1,020
Top 7 locations in Lesotho
| Maseru | 359,753 |
| Maputsoe | 61,916 |
| Mohale's Hoek | 46,593 |
| Mafeteng | 45,287 |
| Hlotse | 43,967 |
| Butha-Buthe | 40,599 |
| Quthing | 33,910 |
List of the largest cities in Lesotho (with the largest population). If you are interested in the answer to the question "What are the largest cities in Lesotho?" you've come to the right place!
Top 7 largest regions in Lesotho
| Leribe | 414,314 |
| Mafeteng District | 351,601 |
| Maseru | 316,155 |
| Quthing | 228,800 |
| Butha-Buthe | 188,480 |
| Mohale’s Hoek District | 174,924 |
| Thaba-Tseka | 158,144 |
List of the largest regions in Lesotho (with the largest population). If you are interested in the answer to the question "What are the largest regions in Lesotho?" you've come to the right place!
LSL exchange rate
Exchange rates represented by the ExchangesBoard
The main milestones of Lesotho population
| 1954 | 750,000 |
| 1958 | 800,000 |
| 1961 | 850,000 |
| 1964 | 900,000 |
| 1967 | 950,000 |
| 1969 | 1,000,000 |
| 1985 | 1,500,000 |
| 1999 | 2,000,000 |
| 2040 | 2,500,000 |
Lesotho population is constantly growing, and we can estimate the main milestones of Lesotho population
Sources of our data about Lesotho
The main sources of data on the population, incidence of coronavirus and other in Lesotho:
- United Nations (UN) Lesotho statistic;
- World Bank Lesotho statistic
- World Health Organization (WHO) Lesotho statistic;
We constantly update information about Lesotho to provide you with only reliable and verified data!
Statistics details
- Population
- Population by age
- Male by age
- Female by age
Lesotho population, demographics, and projections to 2100
This graph provides information about the dynamics of changes in the quantitative composition of Lesotho population: the Total number of inhabitants, the number of men, the number of women, and the average age of Lesotho inhabitants.
In the table, we present similar data, taking into account the projections until 2100.
| Year | Population | Male | Female | Median age |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 704,686 | 314,974 | 389,712 | 19 |
| 1951 | 716,810 | 320,396 | 396,414 | — |
| 1952 | 729,000 | 325,675 | 403,325 | — |
| 1953 | 741,338 | 330,903 | 410,435 | — |
| 1954 | 753,899 | 336,160 | 417,739 | — |
| 1955 | 766,763 | 341,517 | 425,246 | 18 |
| 1956 | 779,974 | 347,033 | 432,941 | — |
| 1957 | 793,594 | 352,741 | 440,853 | — |
| 1958 | 807,664 | 358,676 | 448,988 | — |
| 1959 | 822,214 | 364,854 | 457,360 | — |
| 1960 | 837,264 | 371,284 | 465,980 | 18 |
| 1961 | 852,892 | 378,004 | 474,888 | — |
| 1962 | 869,132 | 385,050 | 484,082 | — |
| 1963 | 886,061 | 392,460 | 493,601 | — |
| 1964 | 903,757 | 400,311 | 503,446 | — |
| 1965 | 922,307 | 408,639 | 513,668 | 17 |
| 1966 | 941,798 | 417,532 | 524,266 | — |
| 1967 | 962,279 | 426,993 | 535,286 | — |
| 1968 | 983,683 | 436,900 | 546,783 | — |
| 1969 | 1,005,911 | 447,057 | 558,854 | — |
| 1970 | 1,028,930 | 457,374 | 571,556 | 17 |
| 1971 | 1,052,619 | 467,713 | 584,906 | — |
| 1972 | 1,077,102 | 478,195 | 598,907 | — |
| 1973 | 1,102,885 | 489,297 | 613,588 | — |
| 1974 | 1,130,634 | 501,656 | 628,978 | — |
| 1975 | 1,160,795 | 515,702 | 645,093 | 17 |
| 1976 | 1,193,517 | 531,622 | 661,895 | — |
| 1977 | 1,228,527 | 549,166 | 679,361 | — |
| 1978 | 1,265,211 | 567,769 | 697,442 | — |
| 1979 | 1,302,670 | 586,579 | 716,091 | — |
| 1980 | 1,340,258 | 605,004 | 735,254 | 17 |
| 1981 | 1,377,808 | 622,999 | 754,809 | — |
| 1982 | 1,415,362 | 640,703 | 774,659 | — |
| 1983 | 1,452,727 | 658,036 | 794,691 | — |
| 1984 | 1,489,685 | 674,887 | 814,798 | — |
| 1985 | 1,526,132 | 691,294 | 834,838 | 17 |
| 1986 | 1,561,687 | 706,752 | 854,935 | — |
| 1987 | 1,596,395 | 721,452 | 874,943 | — |
| 1988 | 1,630,993 | 736,905 | 894,088 | — |
| 1989 | 1,666,564 | 755,179 | 911,385 | — |
| 1990 | 1,703,757 | 777,547 | 926,210 | 17 |
| 1991 | 1,742,534 | 804,681 | 937,853 | — |
| 1992 | 1,782,284 | 835,576 | 946,708 | — |
| 1993 | 1,822,237 | 867,712 | 954,525 | — |
| 1994 | 1,861,323 | 897,591 | 963,732 | — |
| 1995 | 1,898,598 | 922,645 | 975,953 | 18 |
| 1996 | 1,934,294 | 942,159 | 992,135 | — |
| 1997 | 1,968,054 | 956,728 | 1,011,326 | — |
| 1998 | 1,997,524 | 966,770 | 1,030,754 | — |
| 1999 | 2,019,732 | 973,155 | 1,046,577 | — |
| 2000 | 2,032,805 | 976,684 | 1,056,121 | 19 |
| 2001 | 2,035,738 | 977,323 | 1,058,415 | — |
| 2002 | 2,029,832 | 975,179 | 1,054,653 | — |
| 2003 | 2,018,355 | 971,369 | 1,046,986 | — |
| 2004 | 2,005,953 | 967,346 | 1,038,607 | — |
| 2005 | 1,996,115 | 964,204 | 1,031,911 | 20 |
| 2006 | 1,989,933 | 962,394 | 1,027,539 | — |
| 2007 | 1,986,926 | 961,930 | 1,024,996 | — |
| 2008 | 1,987,130 | 962,997 | 1,024,133 | — |
| 2009 | 1,990,135 | 965,656 | 1,024,479 | — |
| 2010 | 1,995,575 | 969,901 | 1,025,674 | 22 |
| 2011 | 2,003,793 | 975,951 | 1,027,842 | — |
| 2012 | 2,014,988 | 983,782 | 1,031,206 | — |
| 2013 | 2,028,528 | 992,872 | 1,035,656 | — |
| 2014 | 2,043,448 | 1,002,448 | 1,041,000 | — |
| 2015 | 2,059,011 | 1,011,929 | 1,047,082 | 23 |
| 2016 | 2,075,041 | 1,021,145 | 1,053,896 | — |
| 2017 | 2,091,532 | 1,030,162 | 1,061,370 | — |
| 2018 | 2,108,327 | 1,039,049 | 1,069,278 | — |
| 2019 | 2,125,267 | 1,047,944 | 1,077,323 | — |
| 2020 | 2,142,252 | 1,056,950 | 1,085,302 | 24 |
| 2021 | 2,159,067 | 1,066,021 | 1,093,046 | — |
| 2022 | 2,175,695 | 1,075,083 | 1,100,612 | — |
| 2023 | 2,192,400 | 1,084,178 | 1,108,222 | — |
| 2024 | 2,209,599 | 1,093,402 | 1,116,197 | 24 |
| 2025 | 2,227,568 | 1,102,807 | 1,124,761 | 25 |
| 2026 | 2,246,369 | 1,112,393 | 1,133,976 | — |
| 2027 | 2,265,852 | 1,122,131 | 1,143,721 | — |
| 2028 | 2,285,743 | 1,131,945 | 1,153,798 | — |
| 2029 | 2,305,604 | 1,141,707 | 1,163,897 | — |
| 2030 | 2,325,171 | 1,151,351 | 1,173,820 | 26 |
| 2031 | 2,344,315 | 1,160,833 | 1,183,482 | — |
| 2032 | 2,363,092 | 1,170,156 | 1,192,936 | — |
| 2033 | 2,381,584 | 1,179,363 | 1,202,221 | — |
| 2034 | 2,399,914 | 1,188,492 | 1,211,422 | — |
| 2035 | 2,418,180 | 1,197,574 | 1,220,606 | 27 |
| 2036 | 2,436,353 | 1,206,609 | 1,229,744 | — |
| 2037 | 2,454,389 | 1,215,570 | 1,238,819 | — |
| 2038 | 2,472,266 | 1,224,445 | 1,247,821 | — |
| 2039 | 2,489,961 | 1,233,222 | 1,256,739 | — |
| 2040 | 2,507,457 | 1,241,880 | 1,265,577 | 28 |
| 2041 | 2,524,738 | 1,250,423 | 1,274,315 | — |
| 2042 | 2,541,779 | 1,258,825 | 1,282,954 | — |
| 2043 | 2,558,547 | 1,267,074 | 1,291,473 | — |
| 2044 | 2,574,986 | 1,275,134 | 1,299,852 | — |
| 2045 | 2,591,078 | 1,282,991 | 1,308,087 | 29 |
| 2046 | 2,606,771 | 1,290,621 | 1,316,150 | — |
| 2047 | 2,622,061 | 1,298,020 | 1,324,041 | — |
| 2048 | 2,636,928 | 1,305,176 | 1,331,752 | — |
| 2049 | 2,651,340 | 1,312,079 | 1,339,261 | — |
| 2050 | 2,665,265 | 1,318,701 | 1,346,564 | 30 |
| 2051 | 2,678,711 | 1,325,058 | 1,353,653 | — |
| 2052 | 2,691,647 | 1,331,134 | 1,360,513 | — |
| 2053 | 2,704,056 | 1,336,918 | 1,367,138 | — |
| 2054 | 2,715,929 | 1,342,411 | 1,373,518 | — |
| 2055 | 2,727,261 | 1,347,606 | 1,379,655 | 31 |
| 2056 | 2,738,023 | 1,352,505 | 1,385,518 | — |
| 2057 | 2,748,240 | 1,357,118 | 1,391,122 | — |
| 2058 | 2,757,879 | 1,361,420 | 1,396,459 | — |
| 2059 | 2,766,942 | 1,365,432 | 1,401,510 | — |
| 2060 | 2,775,445 | 1,369,158 | 1,406,287 | 32 |
| 2061 | 2,783,389 | 1,372,596 | 1,410,793 | — |
| 2062 | 2,790,751 | 1,375,744 | 1,415,007 | — |
| 2063 | 2,797,532 | 1,378,605 | 1,418,927 | — |
| 2064 | 2,803,739 | 1,381,190 | 1,422,549 | — |
| 2065 | 2,809,328 | 1,383,482 | 1,425,846 | 33 |
| 2066 | 2,814,323 | 1,385,486 | 1,428,837 | — |
| 2067 | 2,818,731 | 1,387,213 | 1,431,518 | — |
| 2068 | 2,822,572 | 1,388,674 | 1,433,898 | — |
| 2069 | 2,825,885 | 1,389,893 | 1,435,992 | — |
| 2070 | 2,828,683 | 1,390,866 | 1,437,817 | 34 |
| 2071 | 2,830,976 | 1,391,607 | 1,439,369 | — |
| 2072 | 2,832,774 | 1,392,117 | 1,440,657 | — |
| 2073 | 2,834,099 | 1,392,409 | 1,441,690 | — |
| 2074 | 2,834,945 | 1,392,468 | 1,442,477 | — |
| 2075 | 2,835,357 | 1,392,313 | 1,443,044 | 35 |
| 2076 | 2,835,326 | 1,391,943 | 1,443,383 | — |
| 2077 | 2,834,854 | 1,391,353 | 1,443,501 | — |
| 2078 | 2,833,927 | 1,390,541 | 1,443,386 | — |
| 2079 | 2,832,504 | 1,389,485 | 1,443,019 | — |
| 2080 | 2,830,569 | 1,388,189 | 1,442,380 | 36 |
| 2081 | 2,828,122 | 1,386,641 | 1,441,481 | — |
| 2082 | 2,825,160 | 1,384,836 | 1,440,324 | — |
| 2083 | 2,821,719 | 1,382,804 | 1,438,915 | — |
| 2084 | 2,817,810 | 1,380,537 | 1,437,273 | — |
| 2085 | 2,813,476 | 1,378,062 | 1,435,414 | 38 |
| 2086 | 2,808,705 | 1,375,373 | 1,433,332 | — |
| 2087 | 2,803,516 | 1,372,479 | 1,431,037 | — |
| 2088 | 2,797,874 | 1,369,362 | 1,428,512 | — |
| 2089 | 2,791,783 | 1,366,035 | 1,425,748 | — |
| 2090 | 2,785,233 | 1,362,484 | 1,422,749 | 39 |
| 2091 | 2,778,213 | 1,358,706 | 1,419,507 | — |
| 2092 | 2,770,749 | 1,354,718 | 1,416,031 | — |
| 2093 | 2,762,832 | 1,350,515 | 1,412,317 | — |
| 2094 | 2,754,481 | 1,346,105 | 1,408,376 | — |
| 2095 | 2,745,709 | 1,341,486 | 1,404,223 | 40 |
| 2096 | 2,736,503 | 1,336,665 | 1,399,838 | — |
| 2097 | 2,726,884 | 1,331,640 | 1,395,244 | — |
| 2098 | 2,716,841 | 1,326,417 | 1,390,424 | — |
| 2099 | 2,706,364 | 1,320,983 | 1,385,381 | — |
| 2100 | 2,695,438 | 1,315,338 | 1,380,100 | 41 |