Codex Populi
Country · LSO

Lesotho

2.3M
Population · 2023 · UN 2024
1.12%
Growth rate · 2023 · UN 2024
2.69
Fertility rate · 2023 · UN 2024
57.4 yrs
Life expectancy · 2023 · UN 2024

Total fertility rate

Lesothoreplacement1950198020102040207021002.003.004.005.006.00

1 series: Lesotho (1950–2100, latest 1.80, projected).

UN · release 2026.08.5

Births

Lesotho19501980201020402070210030k40k50k60kbirths

1 series: Lesotho (1950–2100, latest 38k, projected).

UN · release 2026.08.5

Crude birth rate

Lesotho19501980201020402070210010.020.030.040.0births per 1,000 population

1 series: Lesotho (1950–2100, latest 11.7, projected).

UN · release 2026.08.5

Mean age at childbearing

Lesotho19501980201020402070210028.0 yrs28.5 yrs29.0 yrs29.5 yrs30.0 yrs

1 series: Lesotho (1950–2100, latest 29.7 yrs, projected).

UN · release 2026.08.5