๐ฑ๐ธ Lesotho
Total Population
2,389,341
2050: 2,993,088
Median age
23.1 years
2050: 29.8 years
Elderly Population Percentage
3.90%
2050: 5.91%
Growth Rate
1.10%
2050: 0.70%
At year 2026, population distribution of Lesotho is:
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Young Population
803,582
33.63%
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Working Age Population
1,492,536
62.47%
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Elderly Population
93,223
3.90%
The population growth rate of Lesotho in 2026 is 1.10%, sex ratio is 95.2 (95.2 for working age), dependency ratio is 60.1%.
Total population reaches its peak in 2083 at 3,313,001.
In 2050, the population growth rate of Lesotho is 0.70%, sex ratio is 96.2 (97.1 for working age), dependency ratio is 46.1%.
|
Demographic dividend (dependency ratio below 50%) |
2035โ2080 |
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Aging society (65+ reaches 7%) |
2054 |
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Aged society (65+ reaches 14%) |
2084 |
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Super-aged society (65+ reaches 20%) |
Not reached by 2100 |
Long-term trends, 1950โ2100
Total Population
Young (0โ14), working-age (15โ64) and elderly (65+) population, stacked to the total.
Age Ratio
Share of each age group in the total population.
Age Density
Population at each age, year by year; darker means more people. The line is the median age.
Population Growth Rate (Total)
Change in total population compared with the previous year.
Dependency Ratio
Young and elderly population per 100 working-age people; together they make up the total dependency ratio.
Gender Ratio
Males per 100 females.