Population density in Lesotho in 2023 — 76.1 per km². Ranked 128 in the world out of 215. Since 1961, the indicator has risen by 204.6%.
1961–2023 · people per km²
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Lesotho
| Year | per km² | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 76.1 | +0.8 | +1.11% |
| 2022 | 75.3 | +0.8 | +1.09% |
| 2021 | 74.5 | +0.9 | +1.15% |
| 2020 | 73.6 | +0.9 | +1.19% |
| 2019 | 72.8 | +0.8 | +1.18% |
| 2018 | 71.9 | +0.9 | +1.23% |
| 2017 | 71.1 | +0.9 | +1.25% |
| 2016 | 70.2 | +0.9 | +1.23% |
| 2015 | 69.3 | +0.8 | +1.18% |
| 2014 | 68.5 | +0.8 | +1.15% |
| 2013 | 67.7 | +0.7 | +1.09% |
| 2012 | 67 | +0.7 | +1.01% |
| 2011 | 66.3 | +0.6 | +0.89% |
| 2010 | 65.8 | +0.5 | +0.78% |
| 2009 | 65.2 | +0.5 | +0.73% |
| 2008 | 64.8 | +0.4 | +0.68% |
| 2007 | 64.3 | +0.3 | +0.42% |
| 2006 | 64.1 | −0.3 | −0.41% |
| 2005 | 64.3 | −0.6 | −0.92% |
| 2004 | 64.9 | −0.5 | −0.7% |
| 2003 | 65.4 | −0.3 | −0.48% |
| 2002 | 65.7 | −0.2 | −0.31% |
| 2001 | 65.9 | −0.1 | −0.15% |
| 2000 | 66 | +0 | +0.03% |
| 1999 | 66 | +0.2 | +0.26% |
| 1998 | 65.8 | +0.3 | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 65.5 | +0.5 | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 65 | +0.7 | +1.08% |
| 1995 | 64.3 | +0.8 | +1.23% |
| 1994 | 63.5 | +0.9 | +1.36% |
| 1993 | 62.6 | +0.9 | +1.52% |
| 1992 | 61.7 | +1 | +1.68% |
| 1991 | 60.7 | +1.1 | +1.81% |
| 1990 | 59.6 | +1.1 | +1.93% |
| 1989 | 58.5 | +1.2 | +2.05% |
| 1988 | 57.3 | +1.2 | +2.14% |
| 1987 | 56.1 | +1.2 | +2.24% |
| 1986 | 54.9 | +1.4 | +2.57% |
| 1985 | 53.5 | +1.5 | +2.87% |
| 1984 | 52 | +1.5 | +2.9% |
| 1983 | 50.5 | +1.4 | +2.93% |
| 1982 | 49.1 | +1.4 | +2.95% |
| 1981 | 47.7 | +1.4 | +2.95% |
| 1980 | 46.3 | +1.3 | +2.95% |
| 1979 | 45 | +1.3 | +2.93% |
| 1978 | 43.7 | +1.2 | +2.89% |
| 1977 | 42.5 | +1.2 | +2.93% |
| 1976 | 41.3 | +1.3 | +3.26% |
| 1975 | 40 | +1.4 | +3.52% |
| 1974 | 38.6 | +1.3 | +3.51% |
| 1973 | 37.3 | +1.3 | +3.53% |
| 1972 | 36 | +1.2 | +3.58% |
| 1971 | 34.8 | +1.2 | +3.63% |
| 1970 | 33.6 | +1.2 | +3.67% |
| 1969 | 32.4 | +1.2 | +3.7% |
| 1968 | 31.2 | +1.1 | +3.73% |
| 1967 | 30.1 | +1.1 | +3.64% |
| 1966 | 29 | +0.9 | +3.25% |
| 1965 | 28.1 | +0.8 | +2.97% |
| 1964 | 27.3 | +0.8 | +2.99% |
| 1963 | 26.5 | +0.8 | +3.01% |
| 1962 | 25.8 | +0.8 | +3.03% |
| 1961 | 25 | — | — |
The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages
Population divided by the land area of the country (excluding inland water bodies). Average density says little about actual settlement: in countries with vast deserts or tundra almost the whole population lives on a small part of the territory, so the average figure comes out an order of magnitude below the actual density of the settled areas.
Important: The aggregate is weighted by land area: it is the whole population of the group over its whole area. It cannot be an average of country densities — otherwise Monaco would weigh as much as Russia.
Source: World Development Indicators (World Bank), license CC BY 4.0.
The area of a country excluding inland water bodies — the denominator for every land share.
Environment Surface areaThe full area of a country — land together with inland water bodies.
Demography PopulationResident population of every country as of mid-year — series from 1960 onward.
Demography Urban population shareWhat part of a country's residents lives in cities — the level of urbanization.
