Total mid-year population. Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators. Retrieved 15 Oct 2026.
| Period | Population |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 2.36M |
| 2024 | 2.34M |
| 2023 | 2.31M |
| 2022 | 2.29M |
| 2021 | 2.26M |
| 2020 | 2.24M |
| 2019 | 2.21M |
| 2018 | 2.18M |
| 2017 | 2.16M |
| 2016 | 2.13M |
| 2015 | 2.1M |
| 2014 | 2.08M |
54 countries carry a recent total population figure. Each opens its own page with the history, the source and the API request.
162 of 207 indicators carry a figure for Lesotho, grouped by topic.