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Lesotho

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Period	Value	Status	Provenance & calculation
1990	1,809,696 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #19656 · revision 1 Value 1809696.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source reference Annual mid-year population estimates published by World Bank; geographic coverage and estimate revisions follow the provider. Provider world_bank · indicator SP.POP.TOTL · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 1809696.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:37 · source revision unspecified
1991	1,842,379 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #19655 · revision 1 Value 1842379.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source reference Annual mid-year population estimates published by World Bank; geographic coverage and estimate revisions follow the provider. Provider world_bank · indicator SP.POP.TOTL · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 1842379.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:37 · source revision unspecified
1992	1,873,274 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #19654 · revision 1 Value 1873274.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source reference Annual mid-year population estimates published by World Bank; geographic coverage and estimate revisions follow the provider. Provider world_bank · indicator SP.POP.TOTL · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 1873274.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:37 · source revision unspecified
1993	1,901,793 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #19653 · revision 1 Value 1901793.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source reference Annual mid-year population estimates published by World Bank; geographic coverage and estimate revisions follow the provider. Provider world_bank · indicator SP.POP.TOTL · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 1901793.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:37 · source revision unspecified
1994	1,927,707 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #19652 · revision 1 Value 1927707.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source reference Annual mid-year population estimates published by World Bank; geographic coverage and estimate revisions follow the provider. Provider world_bank · indicator SP.POP.TOTL · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 1927707.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:37 · source revision unspecified
1995	1,951,437 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #19651 · revision 1 Value 1951437.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source reference Annual mid-year population estimates published by World Bank; geographic coverage and estimate revisions follow the provider. Provider world_bank · indicator SP.POP.TOTL · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 1951437.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:37 · source revision unspecified
1996	1,972,418 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #19650 · revision 1 Value 1972418.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source reference Annual mid-year population estimates published by World Bank; geographic coverage and estimate revisions follow the provider. Provider world_bank · indicator SP.POP.TOTL · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 1972418.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:37 · source revision unspecified
1997	1,988,130 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #19649 · revision 1 Value 1988130.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source reference Annual mid-year population estimates published by World Bank; geographic coverage and estimate revisions follow the provider. Provider world_bank · indicator SP.POP.TOTL · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 1988130.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:37 · source revision unspecified
1998	1,998,049 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #19648 · revision 1 Value 1998049.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source reference Annual mid-year population estimates published by World Bank; geographic coverage and estimate revisions follow the provider. Provider world_bank · indicator SP.POP.TOTL · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 1998049.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:37 · source revision unspecified
1999	2,003,234 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #19647 · revision 1 Value 2003234.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source reference Annual mid-year population estimates published by World Bank; geographic coverage and estimate revisions follow the provider. Provider world_bank · indicator SP.POP.TOTL · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 2003234.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:37 · source revision unspecified
2000	2,003,913 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #19646 · revision 1 Value 2003913.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source reference Annual mid-year population estimates published by World Bank; geographic coverage and estimate revisions follow the provider. Provider world_bank · indicator SP.POP.TOTL · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 2003913.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:37 · source revision unspecified
2001	2,000,853 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #19645 · revision 1 Value 2000853.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source reference Annual mid-year population estimates published by World Bank; geographic coverage and estimate revisions follow the provider. Provider world_bank · indicator SP.POP.TOTL · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 2000853.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:37 · source revision unspecified
2002	1,994,679 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #19644 · revision 1 Value 1994679.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source reference Annual mid-year population estimates published by World Bank; geographic coverage and estimate revisions follow the provider. Provider world_bank · indicator SP.POP.TOTL · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 1994679.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:37 · source revision unspecified
2003	1,985,059 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #19643 · revision 1 Value 1985059.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source reference Annual mid-year population estimates published by World Bank; geographic coverage and estimate revisions follow the provider. Provider world_bank · indicator SP.POP.TOTL · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 1985059.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:37 · source revision unspecified
2004	1,971,129 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #19642 · revision 1 Value 1971129.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source reference Annual mid-year population estimates published by World Bank; geographic coverage and estimate revisions follow the provider. Provider world_bank · indicator SP.POP.TOTL · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 1971129.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:37 · source revision unspecified
2005	1,953,076 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #19641 · revision 1 Value 1953076.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source reference Annual mid-year population estimates published by World Bank; geographic coverage and estimate revisions follow the provider. Provider world_bank · indicator SP.POP.TOTL · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 1953076.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:37 · source revision unspecified
2006	1,945,063 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #19640 · revision 1 Value 1945063.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source reference Annual mid-year population estimates published by World Bank; geographic coverage and estimate revisions follow the provider. Provider world_bank · indicator SP.POP.TOTL · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 1945063.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:37 · source revision unspecified
2007	1,953,268 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #19639 · revision 1 Value 1953268.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source reference Annual mid-year population estimates published by World Bank; geographic coverage and estimate revisions follow the provider. Provider world_bank · indicator SP.POP.TOTL · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 1953268.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:37 · source revision unspecified
2008	1,966,541 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #19638 · revision 1 Value 1966541.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source reference Annual mid-year population estimates published by World Bank; geographic coverage and estimate revisions follow the provider. Provider world_bank · indicator SP.POP.TOTL · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 1966541.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:37 · source revision unspecified
2009	1,980,883 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #19637 · revision 1 Value 1980883.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source reference Annual mid-year population estimates published by World Bank; geographic coverage and estimate revisions follow the provider. Provider world_bank · indicator SP.POP.TOTL · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 1980883.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:37 · source revision unspecified
2010	1,996,251 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #19636 · revision 1 Value 1996251.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source reference Annual mid-year population estimates published by World Bank; geographic coverage and estimate revisions follow the provider. Provider world_bank · indicator SP.POP.TOTL · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 1996251.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:37 · source revision unspecified
2011	2,014,009 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #19635 · revision 1 Value 2014009.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source reference Annual mid-year population estimates published by World Bank; geographic coverage and estimate revisions follow the provider. Provider world_bank · indicator SP.POP.TOTL · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 2014009.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:37 · source revision unspecified
2012	2,034,354 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #19634 · revision 1 Value 2034354.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source reference Annual mid-year population estimates published by World Bank; geographic coverage and estimate revisions follow the provider. Provider world_bank · indicator SP.POP.TOTL · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 2034354.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:37 · source revision unspecified
2013	2,056,504 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #19633 · revision 1 Value 2056504.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source reference Annual mid-year population estimates published by World Bank; geographic coverage and estimate revisions follow the provider. Provider world_bank · indicator SP.POP.TOTL · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 2056504.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:37 · source revision unspecified
2014	2,080,089 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #19632 · revision 1 Value 2080089.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source reference Annual mid-year population estimates published by World Bank; geographic coverage and estimate revisions follow the provider. Provider world_bank · indicator SP.POP.TOTL · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 2080089.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:37 · source revision unspecified
2015	2,104,611 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #19631 · revision 1 Value 2104611.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source reference Annual mid-year population estimates published by World Bank; geographic coverage and estimate revisions follow the provider. Provider world_bank · indicator SP.POP.TOTL · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 2104611.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:37 · source revision unspecified
2016	2,130,422 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #19630 · revision 1 Value 2130422.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source reference Annual mid-year population estimates published by World Bank; geographic coverage and estimate revisions follow the provider. Provider world_bank · indicator SP.POP.TOTL · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 2130422.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:37 · source revision unspecified
2017	2,157,110 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #19629 · revision 1 Value 2157110.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source reference Annual mid-year population estimates published by World Bank; geographic coverage and estimate revisions follow the provider. Provider world_bank · indicator SP.POP.TOTL · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 2157110.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:37 · source revision unspecified
2018	2,183,603 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #19628 · revision 1 Value 2183603.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source reference Annual mid-year population estimates published by World Bank; geographic coverage and estimate revisions follow the provider. Provider world_bank · indicator SP.POP.TOTL · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 2183603.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:37 · source revision unspecified
2019	2,209,405 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #19627 · revision 1 Value 2209405.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source reference Annual mid-year population estimates published by World Bank; geographic coverage and estimate revisions follow the provider. Provider world_bank · indicator SP.POP.TOTL · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 2209405.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:37 · source revision unspecified
2020	2,235,727 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #19626 · revision 1 Value 2235727.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source reference Annual mid-year population estimates published by World Bank; geographic coverage and estimate revisions follow the provider. Provider world_bank · indicator SP.POP.TOTL · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 2235727.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:37 · source revision unspecified
2021	2,261,542 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #19625 · revision 1 Value 2261542.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source reference Annual mid-year population estimates published by World Bank; geographic coverage and estimate revisions follow the provider. Provider world_bank · indicator SP.POP.TOTL · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 2261542.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:37 · source revision unspecified
2022	2,286,110 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #19624 · revision 1 Value 2286110.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source reference Annual mid-year population estimates published by World Bank; geographic coverage and estimate revisions follow the provider. Provider world_bank · indicator SP.POP.TOTL · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 2286110.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:37 · source revision unspecified
2023	2,311,472 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #19623 · revision 1 Value 2311472.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source reference Annual mid-year population estimates published by World Bank; geographic coverage and estimate revisions follow the provider. Provider world_bank · indicator SP.POP.TOTL · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 2311472.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:37 · source revision unspecified
2024	2,337,423 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #19622 · revision 1 Value 2337423.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source reference Annual mid-year population estimates published by World Bank; geographic coverage and estimate revisions follow the provider. Provider world_bank · indicator SP.POP.TOTL · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 2337423.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:37 · source revision unspecified
2025	2,363,325 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #19621 · revision 1 Value 2363325.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source reference Annual mid-year population estimates published by World Bank; geographic coverage and estimate revisions follow the provider. Provider world_bank · indicator SP.POP.TOTL · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 2363325.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:37 · source revision unspecified

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