Lesotho Population Density 1950-2024

Chart and table of Lesotho population density from 1950 to 2024. United Nations projections are also included through the year 2100.
  • The current population density of Lesotho in 2024 is 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.
  • The population density of Lesotho in 2021 was 75.15 people per square kilometer, a 1.21% increase from 2020.
Data Source: United Nations - World Population Prospects

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Similar Countries Ranked by Population Density
Country Name 2024 Population Density
Bangladesh 1,180.60
Micronesia 785.08
India 438.58
Philippines 397.02
Sri Lanka 334.54
Pakistan 308.01
El Salvador 304.01
Vietnam 300.39
Nigeria 248.06
Sao Tome and Principe 246.23
Kiribati 167.61
Cabo Verde 149.99
Indonesia 145.97
Ghana 145.79
Egypt 114.32
Moldova 98.37
Kenya 96.84
Honduras 95.65
Cambodia 94.57
Timor-Leste 92.80
Morocco 85.57
Myanmar 81.24
Uzbekistan 79.47
Lesotho 77.60
Tunisia 76.80
Eswatini 70.40
Ukraine 62.86
Cameroon 61.83
Nicaragua 54.79
Georgia 53.33
Djibouti 49.67
Angola 30.32
Vanuatu 28.08
Zambia 28.08
Sudan 26.28
Solomon Islands 26.18
Papua New Guinea 22.72
Bhutan 20.64
Republic of Congo 18.26
Bolivia 11.44
Mauritania 4.85
Mongolia 2.23
Lesotho - Historical Population Density Data
Year Population Density Growth Rate
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%