The population of Lesotho is 2,125,268 and the population growth amounts 0.81% (2019). The male and female population are 1,047,944 (49.31%) and 1,077,324 (50.69%) respectively. The average of growth rate over 10 years is 0.66% (positive growth).
The below table shows the Lesotho population history (1960-). Growth(%) is the Y/Y ratio of total population and the percent values below the male and female populations mean the ratios of those by the total population.
| Year | Total | Growth(%) | Male | Female |
| 2019 | 2,125,268 | 0.81% | 1,047,944 49.31% |
1,077,324 50.69% |
| 2018 | 2,108,132 | 0.79% | 1,038,953 49.28% |
1,069,179 50.72% |
| 2017 | 2,091,412 | 0.78% | 1,030,103 49.25% |
1,061,309 50.75% |
| 2016 | 2,075,001 | 0.77% | 1,021,125 49.21% |
1,053,876 50.79% |
| 2015 | 2,059,021 | 0.76% | 1,011,934 49.15% |
1,047,087 50.85% |
| 2014 | 2,043,437 | 0.73% | 1,002,443 49.06% |
1,040,994 50.94% |
| 2013 | 2,028,519 | 0.67% | 992,868 48.95% |
1,035,651 51.05% |
| 2012 | 2,014,990 | 0.56% | 983,783 48.82% |
1,031,207 51.18% |
| 2011 | 2,003,787 | 0.41% | 975,948 48.71% |
1,027,839 51.29% |
| 2010 | 1,995,581 | 0.27% | 969,904 48.60% |
1,025,677 51.40% |
| 2009 | 1,990,131 | 0.15% | 965,654 48.52% |
1,024,477 51.48% |
| 2008 | 1,987,129 | 0.01% | 962,997 48.46% |
1,024,132 51.54% |
| 2007 | 1,986,922 | -0.15% | 961,928 48.41% |
1,024,994 51.59% |
| 2006 | 1,989,939 | -0.31% | 962,397 48.36% |
1,027,542 51.64% |
| 2005 | 1,996,114 | -0.49% | 964,204 48.30% |
1,031,910 51.70% |
| 2004 | 2,005,940 | -0.62% | 967,340 48.22% |
1,038,600 51.78% |
| 2003 | 2,018,348 | -0.57% | 971,366 48.13% |
1,046,982 51.87% |
| 2002 | 2,029,829 | -0.29% | 975,178 48.04% |
1,054,651 51.96% |
| 2001 | 2,035,740 | 0.14% | 977,324 48.01% |
1,058,416 51.99% |
| 2000 | 2,032,804 | 0.64% | 976,684 48.05% |
1,056,120 51.95% |
| 1999 | 2,019,731 | 1.10% | 973,155 48.18% |
1,046,576 51.82% |
| 1998 | 1,997,516 | 1.48% | 966,766 48.40% |
1,030,750 51.60% |
| 1997 | 1,968,044 | 1.72% | 956,723 48.61% |
1,011,321 51.39% |
| 1996 | 1,934,291 | 1.85% | 942,158 48.71% |
992,133 51.29% |
| 1995 | 1,898,598 | 1.96% | 922,645 48.60% |
975,953 51.40% |
| 1994 | 1,861,324 | 2.10% | 897,591 48.22% |
963,733 51.78% |
| 1993 | 1,822,236 | 2.19% | 867,712 47.62% |
954,524 52.38% |
| 1992 | 1,782,285 | 2.23% | 835,576 46.88% |
946,709 53.12% |
| 1991 | 1,742,539 | 2.23% | 804,683 46.18% |
937,856 53.82% |
| 1990 | 1,703,747 | 2.18% | 777,542 45.64% |
926,205 54.36% |
| 1989 | 1,666,563 | 2.13% | 755,179 45.31% |
911,384 54.69% |
| 1988 | 1,630,996 | 2.12% | 736,906 45.18% |
894,090 54.82% |
| 1987 | 1,596,394 | 2.17% | 721,452 45.19% |
874,942 54.81% |
| 1986 | 1,561,692 | 2.28% | 706,754 45.26% |
854,938 54.74% |
| 1985 | 1,526,131 | 2.39% | 691,294 45.30% |
834,837 54.70% |
| 1984 | 1,489,691 | 2.48% | 674,890 45.30% |
814,801 54.70% |
| 1983 | 1,452,728 | 2.57% | 658,036 45.30% |
794,692 54.70% |
| 1982 | 1,415,367 | 2.65% | 640,705 45.27% |
774,662 54.73% |
| 1981 | 1,377,799 | 2.72% | 622,995 45.22% |
754,804 54.78% |
| 1980 | 1,340,255 | 2.80% | 605,003 45.14% |
735,252 54.86% |
| 1979 | 1,302,667 | 2.88% | 586,578 45.03% |
716,089 54.97% |
| 1978 | 1,265,202 | 2.90% | 567,765 44.88% |
697,437 55.12% |
| 1977 | 1,228,536 | 2.85% | 549,170 44.70% |
679,366 55.30% |
| 1976 | 1,193,521 | 2.74% | 531,624 44.54% |
661,897 55.46% |
| 1975 | 1,160,792 | 2.60% | 515,701 44.43% |
645,091 55.57% |
| 1974 | 1,130,635 | 2.45% | 501,656 44.37% |
628,979 55.63% |
| 1973 | 1,102,878 | 2.34% | 489,294 44.37% |
613,584 55.63% |
| 1972 | 1,077,095 | 2.27% | 478,192 44.40% |
598,903 55.60% |
| 1971 | 1,052,614 | 2.25% | 467,711 44.43% |
584,903 55.57% |
| 1970 | 1,028,926 | 2.24% | 457,372 44.45% |
571,554 55.55% |
| 1969 | 1,005,909 | 2.21% | 447,056 44.44% |
558,853 55.56% |
| 1968 | 983,685 | 2.18% | 436,901 44.41% |
546,784 55.59% |
| 1967 | 962,273 | 2.13% | 426,990 44.37% |
535,283 55.63% |
| 1966 | 941,794 | 2.07% | 417,530 44.33% |
524,264 55.67% |
| 1965 | 922,306 | 2.01% | 408,639 44.31% |
513,667 55.69% |
| 1964 | 903,763 | 1.96% | 400,314 44.29% |
503,449 55.71% |
| 1963 | 886,057 | 1.91% | 392,458 44.29% |
493,599 55.71% |
| 1962 | 869,136 | 1.87% | 385,052 44.30% |
484,084 55.70% |
| 1961 | 852,890 | 1.83% | 378,003 44.32% |
474,887 55.68% |
| 1960 | 837,270 | N/A% | 371,287 44.34% |
465,983 55.66% |
The below chart is the timeline of Lesotho population growth rates for 60 years.
The Lesotho population ages 0-14, 15-64, 65 over are 690,009, 1,330,572, 104,687 respectively in 2019.
The percentages below population values ages 0-14, 15-64, 65 over in each year represent the ratios of them by the total population.
| Year | Total | 0-14 | 15-64 | 65- |
| 2019 | 2,125,268 | 690,009 32.47% |
1,330,572 62.61% |
104,687 4.93% |
| 2018 | 2,108,132 | 689,704 32.72% |
1,315,107 62.38% |
103,321 4.90% |
| 2017 | 2,091,412 | 689,777 32.98% |
1,299,728 62.15% |
101,907 4.87% |
| 2016 | 2,075,001 | 689,421 33.23% |
1,285,168 61.94% |
100,412 4.84% |
| 2015 | 2,059,021 | 687,767 33.40% |
1,272,391 61.80% |
98,863 4.80% |
| 2014 | 2,043,437 | 690,684 33.80% |
1,254,806 61.41% |
97,947 4.79% |
| 2013 | 2,028,519 | 692,536 34.14% |
1,239,092 61.08% |
96,890 4.78% |
| 2012 | 2,014,990 | 693,407 34.41% |
1,225,837 60.84% |
95,747 4.75% |
| 2011 | 2,003,787 | 694,301 34.65% |
1,214,898 60.63% |
94,588 4.72% |
| 2010 | 1,995,581 | 696,203 34.89% |
1,205,903 60.43% |
93,475 4.68% |
| 2009 | 1,990,131 | 703,140 35.33% |
1,194,895 60.04% |
92,096 4.63% |
| 2008 | 1,987,129 | 711,666 35.81% |
1,184,601 59.61% |
90,862 4.57% |
| 2007 | 1,986,922 | 721,499 36.31% |
1,175,638 59.17% |
89,785 4.52% |
| 2006 | 1,989,939 | 731,814 36.78% |
1,169,210 58.76% |
88,915 4.47% |
| 2005 | 1,996,114 | 741,745 37.16% |
1,166,101 58.42% |
88,268 4.42% |
| 2004 | 2,005,940 | 757,164 37.75% |
1,161,085 57.88% |
87,691 4.37% |
| 2003 | 2,018,348 | 773,611 38.33% |
1,157,675 57.36% |
87,062 4.31% |
| 2002 | 2,029,829 | 789,429 38.89% |
1,154,203 56.86% |
86,197 4.25% |
| 2001 | 2,035,740 | 802,971 39.44% |
1,147,914 56.39% |
84,855 4.17% |
| 2000 | 2,032,804 | 813,394 40.01% |
1,136,526 55.91% |
82,884 4.08% |
| 1999 | 2,019,731 | 819,341 40.57% |
1,117,456 55.33% |
82,934 4.11% |
| 1998 | 1,997,516 | 820,509 41.08% |
1,094,457 54.79% |
82,550 4.13% |
| 1997 | 1,968,044 | 818,003 41.56% |
1,068,291 54.28% |
81,750 4.15% |
| 1996 | 1,934,291 | 813,110 42.04% |
1,040,571 53.80% |
80,610 4.17% |
| 1995 | 1,898,598 | 806,774 42.49% |
1,012,645 53.34% |
79,179 4.17% |
| 1994 | 1,861,324 | 802,696 43.13% |
980,742 52.69% |
77,886 4.18% |
| 1993 | 1,822,236 | 796,759 43.72% |
948,987 52.08% |
76,490 4.20% |
| 1992 | 1,782,285 | 789,259 44.28% |
917,928 51.50% |
75,098 4.21% |
| 1991 | 1,742,539 | 780,730 44.80% |
888,076 50.96% |
73,733 4.23% |
| 1990 | 1,703,747 | 771,772 45.30% |
859,637 50.46% |
72,338 4.25% |
| 1989 | 1,666,563 | 759,405 45.57% |
836,589 50.20% |
70,569 4.23% |
| 1988 | 1,630,996 | 746,492 45.77% |
815,689 50.01% |
68,815 4.22% |
| 1987 | 1,596,394 | 732,826 45.91% |
796,484 49.89% |
67,084 4.20% |
| 1986 | 1,561,692 | 717,897 45.97% |
778,421 49.84% |
65,374 4.19% |
| 1985 | 1,526,131 | 701,414 45.96% |
761,060 49.87% |
63,657 4.17% |
| 1984 | 1,489,691 | 685,971 46.05% |
741,386 49.77% |
62,334 4.18% |
| 1983 | 1,452,728 | 669,239 46.07% |
722,538 49.74% |
60,951 4.20% |
| 1982 | 1,415,367 | 651,494 46.03% |
704,359 49.77% |
59,514 4.20% |
| 1981 | 1,377,799 | 633,127 45.95% |
686,666 49.84% |
58,006 4.21% |
| 1980 | 1,340,255 | 614,470 45.85% |
669,358 49.94% |
56,427 4.21% |
| 1979 | 1,302,667 | 597,713 45.88% |
649,649 49.87% |
55,305 4.25% |
| 1978 | 1,265,202 | 580,656 45.89% |
630,416 49.83% |
54,130 4.28% |
| 1977 | 1,228,536 | 563,646 45.88% |
611,972 49.81% |
52,918 4.31% |
| 1976 | 1,193,521 | 547,075 45.84% |
594,764 49.83% |
51,682 4.33% |
| 1975 | 1,160,792 | 531,176 45.76% |
579,183 49.90% |
50,433 4.34% |
| 1974 | 1,130,635 | 516,545 45.69% |
564,761 49.95% |
49,329 4.36% |
| 1973 | 1,102,878 | 503,074 45.61% |
551,576 50.01% |
48,228 4.37% |
| 1972 | 1,077,095 | 490,480 45.54% |
539,477 50.09% |
47,138 4.38% |
| 1971 | 1,052,614 | 478,298 45.44% |
528,240 50.18% |
46,076 4.38% |
| 1970 | 1,028,926 | 466,195 45.31% |
517,678 50.31% |
45,053 4.38% |
| 1969 | 1,005,909 | 455,563 45.29% |
505,879 50.29% |
44,467 4.42% |
| 1968 | 983,685 | 445,090 45.25% |
494,638 50.28% |
43,957 4.47% |
| 1967 | 962,273 | 434,808 45.19% |
483,990 50.30% |
43,475 4.52% |
| 1966 | 941,794 | 424,882 45.11% |
473,985 50.33% |
42,927 4.56% |
| 1965 | 922,306 | 415,415 45.04% |
464,635 50.38% |
42,256 4.58% |
| 1964 | 903,763 | 406,629 44.99% |
455,351 50.38% |
41,783 4.62% |
| 1963 | 886,057 | 398,239 44.95% |
446,625 50.41% |
41,193 4.65% |
| 1962 | 869,136 | 390,071 44.88% |
438,565 50.46% |
40,500 4.66% |
| 1961 | 852,890 | 381,780 44.76% |
431,359 50.58% |
39,751 4.66% |
| 1960 | 837,270 | 373,155 44.57% |
425,123 50.77% |
38,992 4.66% |
The below chart and table represents Lesotho population growth rates (Y/Y, %) by ages 0-14 (children), ages 15-64, ages 65 and above (elderly people).
| Year | Total | 0-14 | 15-64 | 65- |
| 2019 | 0.81% | 0.04% | 1.18% | 1.32% |
| 2018 | 0.80% | -0.01% | 1.18% | 1.39% |
| 2017 | 0.79% | 0.05% | 1.13% | 1.49% |
| 2016 | 0.78% | 0.24% | 1.00% | 1.57% |
| 2015 | 0.76% | -0.42% | 1.40% | 0.94% |
| 2014 | 0.74% | -0.27% | 1.27% | 1.09% |
| 2013 | 0.67% | -0.13% | 1.08% | 1.19% |
| 2012 | 0.56% | -0.13% | 0.90% | 1.23% |
| 2011 | 0.41% | -0.27% | 0.75% | 1.19% |
| 2010 | 0.27% | -0.99% | 0.92% | 1.50% |
| 2009 | 0.15% | -1.20% | 0.87% | 1.36% |
| 2008 | 0.01% | -1.36% | 0.76% | 1.20% |
| 2007 | -0.15% | -1.41% | 0.55% | 0.98% |
| 2006 | -0.31% | -1.34% | 0.27% | 0.73% |
| 2005 | -0.49% | -2.04% | 0.43% | 0.66% |
| 2004 | -0.61% | -2.13% | 0.29% | 0.72% |
| 2003 | -0.57% | -2.00% | 0.30% | 1.00% |
| 2002 | -0.29% | -1.69% | 0.55% | 1.58% |
| 2001 | 0.14% | -1.28% | 1.00% | 2.38% |
| 2000 | 0.65% | -0.73% | 1.71% | -0.06% |
| 1999 | 1.11% | -0.14% | 2.10% | 0.47% |
| 1998 | 1.50% | 0.31% | 2.45% | 0.98% |
| 1997 | 1.74% | 0.60% | 2.66% | 1.41% |
| 1996 | 1.88% | 0.79% | 2.76% | 1.81% |
| 1995 | 2.00% | 0.51% | 3.25% | 1.66% |
| 1994 | 2.15% | 0.75% | 3.35% | 1.83% |
| 1993 | 2.24% | 0.95% | 3.38% | 1.85% |
| 1992 | 2.28% | 1.09% | 3.36% | 1.85% |
| 1991 | 2.28% | 1.16% | 3.31% | 1.93% |
| 1990 | 2.23% | 1.63% | 2.75% | 2.51% |
| 1989 | 2.18% | 1.73% | 2.56% | 2.55% |
| 1988 | 2.17% | 1.86% | 2.41% | 2.58% |
| 1987 | 2.22% | 2.08% | 2.32% | 2.62% |
| 1986 | 2.33% | 2.35% | 2.28% | 2.70% |
| 1985 | 2.45% | 2.25% | 2.65% | 2.12% |
| 1984 | 2.54% | 2.50% | 2.61% | 2.27% |
| 1983 | 2.64% | 2.72% | 2.58% | 2.41% |
| 1982 | 2.73% | 2.90% | 2.58% | 2.60% |
| 1981 | 2.80% | 3.04% | 2.59% | 2.80% |
| 1980 | 2.89% | 2.80% | 3.03% | 2.03% |
| 1979 | 2.96% | 2.94% | 3.05% | 2.17% |
| 1978 | 2.98% | 3.02% | 3.01% | 2.29% |
| 1977 | 2.93% | 3.03% | 2.89% | 2.39% |
| 1976 | 2.82% | 2.99% | 2.69% | 2.48% |
| 1975 | 2.67% | 2.83% | 2.55% | 2.24% |
| 1974 | 2.52% | 2.68% | 2.39% | 2.28% |
| 1973 | 2.39% | 2.57% | 2.24% | 2.31% |
| 1972 | 2.33% | 2.55% | 2.13% | 2.30% |
| 1971 | 2.30% | 2.60% | 2.04% | 2.27% |
| 1970 | 2.29% | 2.33% | 2.33% | 1.32% |
| 1969 | 2.26% | 2.35% | 2.27% | 1.16% |
| 1968 | 2.23% | 2.36% | 2.20% | 1.11% |
| 1967 | 2.17% | 2.34% | 2.11% | 1.28% |
| 1966 | 2.11% | 2.28% | 2.01% | 1.59% |
| 1965 | 2.05% | 2.16% | 2.04% | 1.13% |
| 1964 | 2.00% | 2.11% | 1.95% | 1.43% |
| 1963 | 1.95% | 2.09% | 1.84% | 1.71% |
| 1962 | 1.90% | 2.17% | 1.67% | 1.88% |
| 1961 | 1.87% | 2.31% | 1.47% | 1.95% |
The global rank of Lesotho population is 132 and the ranks of populations ages 0-14, ages 15-64, ages 65 above are this:
| Ages | Rank |
| Total | 132 |
| 0-14 | 125 |
| 15-64 | 133 |
| 65 over | 135 |