Lesotho
Population, total
Total population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship. The values shown are midyear estimates.
Historical trend
Analytical takeaways
- Lesotho records 2.36M for Population, total in 2025, ranking #144 globally out of 217 countries.
- Population, total increased from 736,500 in 1960 to 2.36M in 2025, a gain of 1.63M.
- The country sits in the middle of the global distribution for this metric, making the page a balanced entry point for comparative analysis beyond the extremes.
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