# Population density in Lesotho

Population density in Lesotho was 77 inhabitants per km² in 2024. Source: World Bank.

- Indicator id: `population_density`
- Place id: `ls`
- Unit: inhabitants per km²
- Definition: Resident population divided by land area in km². World Bank figures use mid-year population and land area excluding inland water.
- Note: United States: Census Bureau population estimates for 1 July divided by land area (water excluded) from the latest Census Gazetteer files. US tables often give people per square mile; multiply persons per km² by 2.59 to compare.
- Source: World Bank, Population density, people per km² of land area (EN.POP.DNST) (https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/EN.POP.DNST)
- Retrieved: 2026-10-09
- License: CC BY 4.0 (commercial and non-commercial reuse, attribution required)
- Citation: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Population density, people per km² of land area (EN.POP.DNST). https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/EN.POP.DNST. Retrieved 2026-10-09.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/en/population-density/lesotho
- CSV: https://invokely.ai/download/population-density/lesotho.csv
- API: https://invokely.ai/api/v1/series?indicator=population_density&place=ls

| Period | inhabitants per km² |
|---|---:|
| 2024 | 77 |
| 2023 | 76.1 |
| 2022 | 75.3 |
| 2021 | 74.5 |
| 2020 | 73.6 |
| 2019 | 72.8 |
| 2018 | 71.9 |
| 2017 | 71.1 |
| 2016 | 70.2 |
| 2015 | 69.3 |
| 2014 | 68.5 |
| 2013 | 67.7 |
| 2012 | 67 |
| 2011 | 66.3 |
| 2010 | 65.8 |
| 2009 | 65.2 |
| 2008 | 64.8 |
| 2007 | 64.3 |
| 2006 | 64.1 |
| 2005 | 64.3 |
| 2004 | 64.9 |
| 2003 | 65.4 |
| 2002 | 65.7 |
| 2001 | 65.9 |
| 2000 | 66 |
| 1999 | 66 |
| 1998 | 65.8 |
| 1997 | 65.5 |
| 1996 | 65 |
| 1995 | 64.3 |
| 1994 | 63.5 |
| 1993 | 62.6 |
| 1992 | 61.7 |
| 1991 | 60.7 |
| 1990 | 59.6 |
| 1989 | 58.5 |
| 1988 | 57.3 |
| 1987 | 56.1 |
| 1986 | 54.9 |
| 1985 | 53.5 |
| 1984 | 52 |
| 1983 | 50.5 |
| 1982 | 49.1 |
| 1981 | 47.7 |
| 1980 | 46.3 |
| 1979 | 45 |
| 1978 | 43.7 |
| 1977 | 42.5 |
| 1976 | 41.3 |
| 1975 | 40 |
| 1974 | 38.6 |
| 1973 | 37.3 |
| 1972 | 36 |
| 1971 | 34.8 |
| 1970 | 33.6 |
| 1969 | 32.4 |
| 1968 | 31.2 |
| 1967 | 30.1 |
| 1966 | 29 |
| 1965 | 28.1 |
| 1964 | 27.3 |
| 1963 | 26.5 |
| 1962 | 25.8 |
| 1961 | 25 |