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Lesotho

LSO

Population
2.3M
2023 · un-wpp (un-wpp/2024)
Growth rate
1.12%
2023 · un-wpp (un-wpp/2024)
Fertility rate
2.69
2023 · un-wpp (un-wpp/2024)
Life expectancy
57.4 yrs
2023 · un-wpp (un-wpp/2024)

Total population

Lesotho195019802010204020702100500k1M2M2M3M3M

un-wpp · un-wpp/2024 · release 2026.08.3

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Population growth rate

Lesotho195019802010204020702100-1.0%0.0%1.0%2.0%3.0%

un-wpp · un-wpp/2024 · release 2026.08.3

CSV

Population pyramid

MaleFemale0-45-910-1415-1920-2425-2930-3435-3940-4445-4950-5455-5960-6465-6970-7475-7980-8485-8990-9495-99100+
2023

un-wpp · un-wpp/2024 · release 2026.08.3

CSV

Total fertility rate

Lesothoreplacement1950198020102040207021002.003.004.005.006.00

un-wpp · un-wpp/2024 · release 2026.08.3

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Life expectancy at birth

Lesotho19501980201020402070210045.0 yrs50.0 yrs55.0 yrs60.0 yrs65.0 yrs70.0 yrs75.0 yrs

un-wpp · un-wpp/2024 · release 2026.08.3

CSV

Net migration

Lesotho195019802010204020702100-30k-20k-10k010k

un-wpp · un-wpp/2024 · release 2026.08.3

CSV

Median age

Lesotho19501980201020402070210020.0 yrs25.0 yrs30.0 yrs35.0 yrs

un-wpp · un-wpp/2024 · release 2026.08.3

CSV

Population projection

Lesotho1950198020102040207021001M2M3M4M5M

un-wpp · un-wpp/2024 · release 2026.08.3

CSV

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