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Historical population of Lesotho (Our World in Data). According to the 2016 census, Lesotho has a total population of 2,007,201. [1] Of the population, 34.17 percent lived in urban and 65.83 percent in rural areas. [1] The country's capital, Maseru, accounts for around half of the total urban population. The sex distribution is 982,133 male and ...
Ethnic groups in Lesotho (2 C, 3 P) Expatriates in Lesotho (16 C) I. Immigrants to Lesotho (1 C, 1 P) Pages in category "Demographics of Lesotho"
Lesotho, [a] formally the Kingdom of Lesotho, formerly known as Basutoland, is a landlocked country in Southern Africa. As an enclave of South Africa , with which it shares a 1,106 km (687 mi) border, [ 8 ] it is the largest sovereign enclave in the world, and the only one outside of the Italian Peninsula .
See also: Demographics of Lesotho, Culture of Lesotho ... Pages in category "Ethnic groups in Lesotho"
Ethnic group Sotho people Basotho King Moshoeshoe I, founder of the Southern Basotho Nation of Lesotho, with his Ministers. Total population c. 7,254,315 (2023 est.) Regions with significant populations South Africa 5,103,205 Lesotho 2,130,110 Botswana 11,000 Eswatini 6,000 Namibia 4,000 Languages Sesotho IsiXhosa, IsiZulu, English, Afrikaans Religion Christianity, Modimo Related ethnic groups ...
Before the pandemic, roughly 9 in 10 migrants crossing the border illegally came from Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador. Those countries no longer hold the majority.
Christianity is the dominant religion in Lesotho, [2] with Protestantism and Catholicism being its main denominations. [3] [4] The 2022 United States Department of State report found Protestants slightly outnumbered Catholics. [2] Non-Christian religions represent only 1.5% of the population, and those of no religion 3.5%. [5]
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