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Population

2,363,325 people (2025)

Total GDP

$3.0B (2026)

GDP Per capita

$1,100 (2025)

Human Development Index (HDI)

0.55 (167.)

About Lesotho

Lesotho is "Kingdom in the Sky" completely surrounded by South Africa with mountain landscape. The country has traditional Basotho culture and blanket heritage. Lesotho culture emphasizes mountain traditions, monarchy respect, and rural lifestyle.

The nation has temperate highland climate with snow in winter. Lesotho has constitutional monarchy with parliamentary democracy. The country has water exports to South Africa and textile manufacturing.

Maseru is capital near South African border with mountain backdrop. Lesotho has distinctive traditional blankets and mountain pony trekking. The nation has Sesotho and English as official languages.

Traditional Basotho culture includes blanket wearing, traditional huts, and mountain wisdom. The country has Christian majority with traditional beliefs integration. Basotho cuisine features maize, meat, and mountain vegetables.

The population is 2.3 million with rural lifestyle and traditional practices. Lesotho offers mountain beauty, cultural authenticity, and Southern African uniqueness in high-altitude kingdom.

Economic Indicators

GDP Historical Performance
$2.4B
$2.3B
$2.3B
$2.2B
$2.1B
$2.3B
$2.1B
$2.4B
$2.3B
$2.2B
$2.3B
$2.4B
2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025

Demographic Distribution

Age Groups Distribution
17.2%
0-14
16.9%
9.9%
15-24
9.9%
15.2%
25-44
15.9%
5.1%
45-64
5.9%
1.4%
65+
2.5%
Male
Female
%48.8 (1.152.166)
%51.2 (1.211.158)

Population Data by Years

Year Total Population Annual Change Density People/KM2
2100 3.259.299 -0.19% 107.4
2090 3.305.222 -0.06% 108.9
2080 3.311.356 +0.05% 109.1
2070 3.269.324 +0.25% 107.7
2060 3.164.303 +0.45% 104.2
2050 2.993.077 +0.7% 98.6
2040 2.757.876 +0.94% 90.8
2030 2.493.818 +1.06% 82.1
2025 NOW 2.363.325 +1.11% 77.8
2020 2.235.727 +1.19% 73.6
2015 2.104.611 +1.18% 69.3
2010 1.996.251 +0.78% 65.8
2005 1.953.076 -0.92% 64.3
2000 2.003.913 +0.03% 66
1995 1.951.437 +1.23% 64.3
1990 1.809.696 +1.93% 59.6
1985 1.624.379 +2.87% 53.5
1980 1.406.521 +2.95% 46.3
1975 1.213.643 +3.52% 40
1970 1.019.273 +3.67% 33.6
1965 854.090 +2.97% 28.1
1960 736.500 +3.01% 24.3
1955 642.188 +2.28% 21.2
1950 579.551 - 19.1

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