Homo sapiens; growth slowing toward a projected peak
Africa · Southern Africa
Lesotho is recorded at 2.34m people in 2024, with total annual change of +25,949 under the WPP medium variant.
Lesotho observed 2023 population pyramid, grouped into five broad age bands from WPP single-age male and female arrays.
Population identity: births minus deaths plus net migration equals total change within the Record tolerance.
| Births | 55,542 |
|---|---|
| Deaths | -24,491 |
| Natural change | +31,051 |
| Net migration | -5,107 |
| Total change | +25,949 |
Change from 2024 to the WPP medium-variant 2100 endpoint.
| This year | +25,949 |
|---|---|
| Since peak | -975,572 since 2083 |
| Projected 2100 | 3.26m |
Current-rate extrapolation, not a forecast; WPP medium-variant projections remain the page baseline.
foreign citizens; working-age share is not published in IMS 2024.
No reviewed Layer 2 dispatch is attached to this country record.
WPP single-age population by sex, rendered as 5-year pyramid bands from the 101-bin canonical arrays.
Lesotho 2023 pyramid: male and female single-age arrays cover 101 age bins; ages 0-14 807.2k, ages 15-64 1.42m, ages 65+ 88.5k.
Lesotho 2050 pyramid: male and female single-age arrays cover 101 age bins; ages 0-14 768.1k, ages 15-64 2.05m, ages 65+ 177.0k.
Lesotho 2100 pyramid: male and female single-age arrays cover 101 age bins; ages 0-14 585.4k, ages 15-64 2.12m, ages 65+ 553.9k.
Stage since 2024.
First year deaths exceed births, if reached in the series.
Potential support ratio: ages 15-64 per person aged 65+. Working-age peak: 2074.
Generated 2026-06-26. Last observed year: 2023.
| Year | Population | Change | Births | Deaths | TFR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2.34m | 25,949 | 55.5k | 24.5k | 2.66 |
| 2030 | 2.49m | 26,039 | 55.1k | 24.1k | 2.50 |
| 2050 | 2.99m | 20,537 | 51.8k | 27.6k | 2.15 |
| 2080 | 3.31m | 1,138 | 43.5k | 38.9k | 1.89 |
| 2100 | 3.26m | -6,548 | 38.0k | 41.7k | 1.80 |