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54 countries

ThemeIndicatorYear

Population people2.4m

Lesotho · 2025↗ 25.9k vs 2024

WDI ⓘ

Retrieved : 10/20/2026 · Actual years, no imputation.

Population growth 1.1 %

Lesotho · 2025↘ 0 % vs 2024

WDI ⓘ

Retrieved : 10/20/2026 · Actual years, no imputation.

Fertility births / woman2.7

Lesotho · 2024↘ 0 vs 2023

WDI ⓘ

Retrieved : 10/20/2026 · Actual years, no imputation.

Life expectancy 57.8 yrs

Lesotho · 2024↗ 0.4 yrs vs 2023

WDI ⓘ

Retrieved : 10/20/2026 · Actual years, no imputation.

Population

2.6m9.5m21.7m38.7m

No data

Crisis layer

2000Latest values2050

UN WPP: hatched projections after 2024

2000Latest values2050

UN WPP: hatched projections after 2024

COUNTRY PROFILE

Lesotho

Southern Africa · LSO

Population2.4m2025 · World Bank WDI

45/54Continental rank

4/5Regional rank

Descending ranks, among countries with data for the same year.

Population growth1.1 %2025 · World Bank WDI

Fertility2.72024 · World Bank WDI

Life expectancy57.8 yrs2024 · World Bank WDI

Urban population44.7 %2025 · World Bank WDI

Population aged 0–1434.1 %2025 · World Bank WDI

↗ What the data says

Lesotho ranks 45 out of 54 countries with data in 2025.
Change 2020–2025 : +127,598.
7.8 % below the regional median in 2025.

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Lesotho · 2.4m · 2025

Population · Latest values

Same selection and values as the map.
Country	Value	Year	Source
	47,435,312	2025	World Bank WDI
	39,040,039	2025	World Bank WDI
	14,814,460	2025	World Bank WDI
	2,562,122	2025	World Bank WDI
	24,074,580	2025	World Bank WDI
	14,390,003	2025	World Bank WDI
	527,326	2025	World Bank WDI
	29,879,337	2025	World Bank WDI
	5,513,282	2025	World Bank WDI
	21,003,705	2025	World Bank WDI
	882,847	2025	World Bank WDI
	6,484,437	2025	World Bank WDI
	32,711,547	2025	World Bank WDI
	1,184,076	2025	World Bank WDI
	112,832,473	2025	World Bank WDI
	118,365,995	2025	World Bank WDI
	1,938,431	2025	World Bank WDI
	3,607,003	2025	World Bank WDI
	1,256,174	2025	World Bank WDI
	135,472,051	2025	World Bank WDI
	2,593,130	2025	World Bank WDI
	35,064,272	2025	World Bank WDI
	15,099,727	2025	World Bank WDI
	2,249,515	2025	World Bank WDI
	57,532,493	2025	World Bank WDI
	2,363,325	2025	World Bank WDI
	5,731,206	2025	World Bank WDI
	7,458,555	2025	World Bank WDI
	32,740,678	2025	World Bank WDI
	22,216,120	2025	World Bank WDI
	25,198,821	2025	World Bank WDI
	5,315,065	2025	World Bank WDI
	1,243,741	2025	World Bank WDI
	38,430,770	2025	World Bank WDI
	35,631,653	2025	World Bank WDI
	3,092,816	2025	World Bank WDI
	27,917,831	2025	World Bank WDI
	237,527,782	2025	World Bank WDI
	14,569,341	2025	World Bank WDI
	240,254	2025	World Bank WDI
	18,931,966	2025	World Bank WDI
	122,730	2025	World Bank WDI
	8,819,794	2025	World Bank WDI
	19,654,739	2025	World Bank WDI
	64,747,319	2025	World Bank WDI
	12,188,788	2025	World Bank WDI
	51,662,147	2025	World Bank WDI
	70,545,865	2025	World Bank WDI
	2,822,093	2025	World Bank WDI
	8,591,626	2025	World Bank WDI
	12,348,573	2025	World Bank WDI
	51,384,894	2025	World Bank WDI
	21,913,874	2025	World Bank WDI
	16,950,795	2025	World Bank WDI