Lesotho's population is estimated by the United Nations to be 2.3 million in 2021.
The population of Lesotho grew at 0.8% in the last year and is ranked the 42th most populated country in Africa, ahead of Guinea-Bissau.
Lesotho last conducted a national census in 2016 and 44.5% of births in Lesotho are recorded. Read more from the World Econcomics Population Data Quality Ratings and see how Lesotho compares to other countries around the world and in the Africa region.
Lesotho's data is highlighted in the table below, use the filter and sort order options to allow easy comparison with other countries.
Data source: United Nations, Washington D.C., Eurostat, Luxembourg and World Economics Research, London