Independent country in southern Africa
The country has a total area of 12,727.01 square miles (32962.8 km2).
Population : | 2,233,339 |
Country : | Lesotho |
Head of government : | Prime Minister of Lesotho |
Plate code : | LS |
Area : | 32962.8 km2 |
Official name : | Kingdom of Lesotho |
Continent : | Africa |
Easternmost point : | Point(29.45546 -29.34096) |
Northernmost point : | Point(28.65 -28.57) |
Legislative body : | Parliament of Lesotho |
Named for : | Sesotho |
Official language : | English |
Capital : | Maseru |
Establishment : | January 01, 1966 (55 years ago) |
Time Zone : | UTC+02:00 |
Local time : | 18:57:29 (2nd March 2021) |
Moeketsi Majoro ,
Year | Population | Method |
1960 | 851,412 | census |
1961 | 866,253 | census |
1962 | 881,910 | census |
1963 | 898,342 | census |
1964 | 915,473 | census |
1965 | 933,251 | census |
1966 | 951,736 | census |
1967 | 970,972 | census |
1968 | 990,869 | census |
1969 | 1,011,308 | census |
1970 | 1,032,240 | census |
1971 | 1,053,524 | census |
1972 | 1,075,281 | census |
1973 | 1,098,033 | census |
1974 | 1,122,484 | census |
1975 | 1,149,090 | census |
1976 | 1,177,975 | census |
1977 | 1,208,836 | census |
1978 | 1,241,159 | census |
1979 | 1,274,216 | census |
1980 | 1,307,403 | census |
1981 | 1,340,694 | census |
1982 | 1,374,044 | census |
1983 | 1,406,818 | census |
1984 | 1,438,248 | census |
1985 | 1,467,856 | census |
1986 | 1,495,101 | census |
1987 | 1,520,244 | census |
1988 | 1,544,580 | census |
1989 | 1,569,936 | census |
1990 | 1,597,534 | census |
1991 | 1,627,900 | census |
1992 | 1,660,360 | census |
1993 | 1,693,459 | census |
1994 | 1,725,118 | census |
1995 | 1,753,824 | census |
1996 | 1,779,197 | census |
1997 | 1,801,679 | census |
1998 | 1,821,609 | census |
1999 | 1,839,611 | census |
2000 | 1,856,225 | census |
2001 | 1,871,500 | census |
2002 | 1,885,487 | census |
2003 | 1,898,757 | census |
2004 | 1,912,022 | census |
2005 | 1,925,844 | census |
2006 | 1,940,413 | census |
2007 | 1,955,784 | census |
2008 | 1,972,199 | census |
2009 | 1,989,873 | census |
2010 | 2,008,921 | census |
2011 | 2,029,516 | census |
2012 | 2,051,545 | census |
2013 | 2,074,465 | census |
2014 | 2,043,437 | (Worldbank) |
2015 | 2,059,021 | (Worldbank) |
2016 | 2,075,001 | (Worldbank) |
2017 | 2,233,339 | census |
2018 | 2,108,132 | (Worldbank) |
2019 | 2,125,268 | (Worldbank) |
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