Lesotho

Area of Lesotho	30,539.4 km²
Population	2.1 million
Population change from 1975 to 2015	+85.8%
Population change from 2000 to 2015	+14.9%
Timezone	South Africa Standard Time

Lesotho Population

Years 1975 to 2015

Data	1975	1990	2000	2015
Population	1,146,167	1,594,440	1,853,797	2,130,002
Population Density	37.5 / km²	52.2 / km²	60.7 / km²	69.7 / km²

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Lesotho Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 1300 to 2100

Year	Est. Population	Avg 10 year growth %	Avg 10 year growth
1300	45,919	n/a	n/a
1400	52,477	1.3%	655
1500	59,969	1.3%	749
1600	68,540	1.3%	857
1700	78,384	1.4%	984
1800	111,800	3.6%	3,341
1900	238,470	7.9%	12,667
1910	277,529	16.4%	39,059
1920	336,230	21.2%	58,701
1930	437,960	30.3%	101,730
1940	671,569	53.3%	233,609
1950	710,296	5.8%	38,727
1960	827,681	16.5%	117,385
1970	1,007,522	21.7%	179,841
1990	1,594,440	25.8%	293,459
2000	1,853,797	16.3%	259,357
2020	2,222,121	9.5%	184,162
2030	2,362,774	6.3%	140,653
2040	2,447,127	3.6%	84,353
2050	2,497,045	2%	49,918
2060	2,507,910	0.4%	10,865
2070	2,486,828	-0.8%	-21,082
2080	2,436,314	-2%	-50,514
2090	2,366,213	-2.9%	-70,101
2100	2,284,094	-3.5%	-82,119

Sources:
1. JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid
2. CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)
3. [Link] Klein Goldewijk, K., Beusen, A., Doelman, J., and Stehfest, E.: Anthropogenic land use estimates for the Holocene – HYDE 3.2, Earth Syst. Sci. Data, 9, 927–953, https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-9-927-2017, 2017.

Human Development Index (HDI)

Statistic composite index of life expectancy, education, and per capita income.

Sources: [Link] Kummu, M., Taka, M. & Guillaume, J. Gridded global datasets for Gross Domestic Product and Human Development Index over 1990–2015. Sci Data 5, 180004 (2018) doi:10.1038/sdata.2018.4

Lesotho Annual Weather Averages

May Historical Weather Data (1886 to 1993)

Average Precipitation

26.7 mm

1.1 in

Average Precipitation Days (≥ 0.254 mm)

3.5 days

Sources:
1. NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration)
2. Lawrimore, Jay H.; Ray, Ron; Applequist, Scott; Korzeniewski, Bryant; Menne, Matthew J. (2016): Global Summary of the Month (GSOM), Version 1. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. https://doi.org/10.7289/V5QV3JJ5. Accessed Fri, 17 Apr 2020 13:07:33 GMT.

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

Landslide	Medium (6)
Drought	High (8.2)
Flood	High (9)

* Risk, particularly concerning flood or landslide, may not be for the entire area.

Top places in Lesotho

Places in Lesotho

Place	Area	Population	Population Density
Berea	1,974.8 km²	260,156	131.7 / km²
Leribe	2,821.1 km²	322,059	114.2 / km²
Maseru	4,000.5 km²	560,181	140.0 / km²
Quthing	2,949.1 km²	138,585	47.0 / km²

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