Lesotho | Population, total
Total population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship--except for refugees not permanently settled in the country of asylum, who are generally considered part of the population of their country of origin. The values shown are midyear estimates.
| year | value |
|---|---|
| 1960 | 851594 |
| 1961 | 866469 |
| 1962 | 882163 |
| 1963 | 898637 |
| 1964 | 915820 |
| 1965 | 933664 |
| 1966 | 952235 |
| 1967 | 971576 |
| 1968 | 991576 |
| 1969 | 1012087 |
| 1970 | 1033044 |
| 1971 | 1054333 |
| 1972 | 1076100 |
| 1973 | 1098849 |
| 1974 | 1123261 |
| 1975 | 1149797 |
| 1976 | 1178551 |
| 1977 | 1209290 |
| 1978 | 1241725 |
| 1979 | 1275421 |
| 1980 | 1309981 |
| 1981 | 1345398 |
| 1982 | 1381537 |
| 1983 | 1417720 |
| 1984 | 1453098 |
| 1985 | 1487079 |
| 1986 | 1519369 |
| 1987 | 1550144 |
| 1988 | 1579900 |
| 1989 | 1609386 |
| 1990 | 1639177 |
| 1991 | 1669190 |
| 1992 | 1699284 |
| 1993 | 1729896 |
| 1994 | 1761558 |
| 1995 | 1794531 |
| 1996 | 1829222 |
| 1997 | 1865218 |
| 1998 | 1900962 |
| 1999 | 1934337 |
| 2000 | 1963878 |
| 2001 | 1988983 |
| 2002 | 2010261 |
| 2003 | 2028976 |
| 2004 | 2047006 |
| 2005 | 2065752 |
| 2006 | 2085561 |
| 2007 | 2106128 |
| 2008 | 2127412 |
| 2009 | 2149201 |
| 2010 | 2171318 |
| 2011 | 2193843 |
| 2012 |
Lesotho | Population, total
Total population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship--except for refugees not permanently settled in the country of asylum, who are generally considered part of the population of their country of origin. The values shown are midyear estimates.