Population — Total Population - Both sexes in Lesotho
Lesotho: Population — Total Population - Both sexes was 2,311 1000 No in 2023. ▲ Rising
Population — Total Population - Both sexes in Lesotho, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 No.
Analysis
In 2023, population — total population - both sexes in Lesotho stood at 2,311 1000 No. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
The figure is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 12.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population — total population - both sexes in Lesotho peaked at 2,311 1000 No in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1,996 1000 No, in 2010.
Lesotho ranks 145th of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Population — Total Population - Both sexes in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | 1000 No | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 1,996 1000 No | — |
| 2011 | 2,014 1000 No | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 2,034 1000 No | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 2,056 1000 No | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 2,080 1000 No | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 2,105 1000 No | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 2,130 1000 No | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 2,157 1000 No | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 2,184 1000 No | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 2,209 1000 No | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 2,236 1000 No | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 2,262 1000 No | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 2,286 1000 No | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 2,311 1000 No | +1.1% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 2,311 1000 No is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 11,637 1000 No, 20% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 2,311 1000 No is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 15,373 1000 No, 15% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 2,097 1000 No | 1,996 1000 No | 2,209 1000 No | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,274 1000 No | 2,236 1000 No | 2,311 1000 No | 4 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
More agriculture & rural data for Lesotho
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 5.38 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0649 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 70.63 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.6715 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0005 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.5533 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 6.5% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 6.5% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 5.1% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 2.0% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population — total population - both sexes in Lesotho?
- Population — total population - both sexes in Lesotho was 2,311 1000 No in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest population — total population - both sexes recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 2,311 1000 No in 2023.
- What is the lowest population — total population - both sexes recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,996 1000 No in 2010.
- How does Lesotho rank for population — total population - both sexes?
- Lesotho ranks 145th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is population — total population - both sexes rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lesotho data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Population — Total Population - Both sexes. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
A food balance sheet presents a comprehensive picture of the pattern of a country's food supply during a specified reference period. The food balance sheet shows for each food item - i.e. each primary commodity and a number of processed commodities potentially available for human consumption - the sources of supply and its utilization. The total quantity of foodstuffs produced in a country added to the total quantity imported and adjusted to any change in stocks that may have occurred since the beginning of the reference period gives the supply available during that period. On the utilization side a distinction is made between the quantities exported, fed to livestock, used for seed, put to manufacture for food use and non-food uses, losses during storage and transportation, and food supplies available for human consumption. The per caput supply of each such food item available for human consumption is then obtained by dividing the respective quantity by the related data on the population actually partaking of it. Data on per capita food supplies are expressed in terms of quantity and - by applying appropriate food composition factors for all primary and processed products - also in terms of caloric value and protein and fat content.