Lesotho Population Density 1950-2025
Chart and table of Lesotho population density from 1950 to 2025. United Nations projections are also included through the year 2100.
- The current population density of Lesotho in 2025 is 78.44 people per square kilometer, a 1.07% increase from 2024.
- The population density of Lesotho in 2024 was 77.60 people per square kilometer, a 1.11% increase from 2023.
- The population density of Lesotho in 2023 was 76.76 people per square kilometer, a 1.06% increase from 2022.
- The population density of Lesotho in 2022 was 75.95 people per square kilometer, a 1.07% increase from 2021.
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Lesotho - Historical Population Density Data
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| Year |
Population Density |
Growth Rate |
| 2025 |
78.44 |
1.07% |
| 2024 |
77.60 |
1.11% |
| 2023 |
76.76 |
1.06% |
| 2022 |
75.95 |
1.07% |
| 2021 |
75.15 |
1.21% |
| 2020 |
74.25 |
1.28% |
| 2019 |
73.31 |
1.26% |
| 2018 |
72.40 |
1.26% |
| 2017 |
71.50 |
1.25% |
| 2016 |
70.62 |
1.20% |
| 2015 |
69.78 |
1.11% |
| 2014 |
69.01 |
1.03% |
| 2013 |
68.31 |
0.94% |
| 2012 |
67.68 |
0.84% |
| 2011 |
67.12 |
0.74% |
| 2010 |
66.63 |
0.68% |
| 2009 |
66.18 |
0.71% |
| 2008 |
65.71 |
0.58% |
| 2007 |
65.33 |
0.34% |
| 2006 |
65.11 |
-0.03% |
| 2005 |
65.13 |
-0.40% |
| 2004 |
65.39 |
-0.38% |
| 2003 |
65.65 |
-0.23% |
| 2002 |
65.79 |
-0.10% |
| 2001 |
65.86 |
0.04% |
| 2000 |
65.83 |
0.22% |
| 1999 |
65.69 |
0.43% |
| 1998 |
65.40 |
0.66% |
| 1997 |
64.97 |
0.89% |
| 1996 |
64.40 |
1.09% |
| 1995 |
63.70 |
1.23% |
| 1994 |
62.93 |
1.33% |
| 1993 |
62.10 |
1.45% |
| 1992 |
61.22 |
1.59% |
| 1991 |
60.26 |
1.70% |
| 1990 |
59.26 |
1.81% |
| 1989 |
58.20 |
1.92% |
| 1988 |
57.11 |
2.05% |
| 1987 |
55.96 |
2.36% |
| 1986 |
54.67 |
2.67% |
| 1985 |
53.25 |
2.76% |
| 1984 |
51.82 |
2.81% |
| 1983 |
50.41 |
2.82% |
| 1982 |
49.03 |
2.83% |
| 1981 |
47.68 |
2.83% |
| 1980 |
46.37 |
2.83% |
| 1979 |
45.09 |
2.83% |
| 1978 |
43.85 |
2.84% |
| 1977 |
42.64 |
3.02% |
| 1976 |
41.39 |
3.31% |
| 1975 |
40.06 |
3.47% |
| 1974 |
38.71 |
3.50% |
| 1973 |
37.41 |
3.50% |
| 1972 |
36.14 |
3.53% |
| 1971 |
34.91 |
3.56% |
| 1970 |
33.71 |
3.60% |
| 1969 |
32.54 |
3.66% |
| 1968 |
31.39 |
3.71% |
| 1967 |
30.27 |
3.50% |
| 1966 |
29.24 |
3.21% |
| 1965 |
28.33 |
3.12% |
| 1964 |
27.48 |
3.10% |
| 1963 |
26.65 |
3.12% |
| 1962 |
25.85 |
3.13% |
| 1961 |
25.06 |
3.12% |
| 1960 |
24.30 |
3.10% |
| 1959 |
23.57 |
3.06% |
| 1958 |
22.87 |
3.01% |
| 1957 |
22.20 |
2.69% |
| 1956 |
21.62 |
2.35% |
| 1955 |
21.13 |
2.27% |
| 1954 |
20.66 |
2.17% |
| 1953 |
20.22 |
2.05% |
| 1952 |
19.81 |
1.94% |
| 1951 |
19.43 |
1.82% |
| 1950 |
19.09 |
0.00% |
