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Sub-Saharan Africa · Country statistics

Lesotho

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At a glance

Latest published figures · reporting years differ
Population2.36M2025 · peopleGross domestic product$2.57B2025 · current US$GDP per capita$1.09K2025 · current US$ / personLife expectancy at birth57.82024 · yearsInternet use51.8%2024 · % of populationForest area1.1%2023 · % of land area
Population growth
1.1%

% per year·2025

Published observation

Over time

Full published history
Lesotho2025 · 1.1%
-0.920.231.372.523.671960199320251961: 3%1962: 3%1963: 3%1964: 2.9%1965: 2.9%1966: 3.2%1967: 3.6%1968: 3.7%1969: 3.6%1970: 3.6%1971: 3.6%1972: 3.5%1973: 3.5%1974: 3.4%1975: 3.5%1976: 3.2%1977: 2.9%1978: 2.8%1979: 2.9%1980: 2.9%1981: 2.9%1982: 2.9%1983: 2.9%1984: 2.9%1985: 2.8%1986: 2.5%1987: 2.2%1988: 2.1%1989: 2%1990: 1.9%1991: 1.8%1992: 1.7%1993: 1.5%1994: 1.4%1995: 1.2%1996: 1.1%1997: 0.8%1998: 0.5%1999: 0.3%2000: 0%2001: -0.2%2002: -0.3%2003: -0.5%2004: -0.7%2005: -0.9%2006: -0.4%2007: 0.4%2008: 0.7%2009: 0.7%2010: 0.8%2011: 0.9%2012: 1%2013: 1.1%2014: 1.1%2015: 1.2%2016: 1.2%2017: 1.2%2018: 1.2%2019: 1.2%2020: 1.2%2021: 1.1%2022: 1.1%2023: 1.1%2024: 1.1%2025: 1.1%

Annual population growth rate for year t is the exponential rate of growth of midyear population from year t-1 to t, expressed as a percentage. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.

Country context

Lesotho in perspective

Region
Sub-Saharan Africa
Capital
Maseru
Country code
LSO

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