World Economics subscribers can view, download and compare data quality for 150+ countries.World Economics developed the Data Quality Ratings to review the usefulness of official population data of individual countries.This can be used to determine risk and inform investment decisions.
The population of Lesotho is estimated to be 2.2 million in 2023 using United Nations estimates.
Lesotho's grew at 0.8% in the last year and is ranked the 42th most populated country in Africa, ahead of Guinea-Bissau.
Lesotho last conducted a national census in 2016 and 44.5% of births are recorded. Read more from the World Econcomics Population Data Quality Ratings and see how Lesotho compares to other countries around the globe and in Africa.