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Lesotho: area, population and density
Lesotho has 30,360 sq km of land and a 2025 population estimate of 2,363,325; calculated population density is 78 people/km².
Sources: World Bank — Land area · 2023 · World Bank — Population, total · 2025.
Lesotho ranks 137th of 196 by land area, 143rd by population and 114th by calculated population density among the the supported country set. Density uses the displayed population divided by land area converted to square kilometres.
- Land area
- 30,360 sq kmWorld Bank — Land area · 2023
- Population
- 2,363,325World Bank — Population, total · 2025
- Calculated density
- 78 people/km²Population ÷ land area in km²
Reading the figures
Lesotho in the country comparison set
Lesotho has 30,360 sq km of land area and a population value of 2,363,325 for 2025. In the 196-profile supported country set, it is 137th by land area, 143rd by population, and 114th by calculated density.
Density is calculated from the two values above; it is not presented as an independent statistic. World Bank population and land-area series can refer to different years, so both years remain visible.
Country outline: Natural Earth Admin 0 at 1:10m. The drawing is fitted to this profile panel; use a comparison page for a shared-area scale.
Browse a separate Lesotho first-level divisions map and list. It includes generalized reference boundaries and approximate outline-area comparisons, not official regional population or land-area statistics.
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