Lesotho Population Pyramid 2020

Lesotho
2020
Population: 2,235,726

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-5 -1   2020  +1 +5

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Lesotho in 2020

As of 2020, Lesotho counted 2,235,726 inhabitants. That is 12.0% more than in 2010, when the population stood at 1,996,251. The median age was 22.0 years, and for every 100 people of working age (15–64) there were 59.4 children under 15 and 6.3 people aged 65 or over. The pyramid is expansive: its wide base of young cohorts reflects high fertility and a rapidly growing population.

Share of the population by age group, 1950–2100

Data source: United Nations World Population Prospects, 2024 revision (medium variant) — last updated July 2024.


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