CoverageMaseru, Leribe and Berea hold over half of Lesotho’s people
The Bureau of Statistics counted 2,007,201 people in the 2016 census, and Maseru’s urban area alone had 17.12% of them. The census of April 2026 is still in data processing, with no results out on 3 November 2026. A login picks the country, -cc-ls; the dashboard generator shows any districts and towns on offer.
Maseru25.87%Maseru 343,541 · Roma 13,617 · Mazenod 12,141
Leribe16.82%Maputsoe 59,126 · Hlotse 41,986
Berea13.08%Teyateyaneng 26,043 · Mapoteng-Makhoroana 13,523
Mafeteng8.88%Mafeteng 43,247
Mohale’s Hoek8.25%Mohale’s Hoek 44,494
Thaba-Tseka6.74%Thaba-Tseka 16,010
Butha-Buthe5.89%Butha-Buthe 38,770
Quthing5.75%Quthing (Moyeni) 32,382
Mokhotlong5%Mokhotlong 13,810
Qacha’s Nek3.71%Qacha’s Nek 18,282
Population: Bureau of Statistics, 2016 census, tables as printed by citypopulation.de. GeoNames adds “District” to some names, as in Maseru District. Exits, where available, come from towns such as Maseru, Hlotse, Mohale’s Hoek, Teyateyaneng and Mafeteng. Our IP checker shows the town an exit gets; check it before you rely on one, since databases can place an address differently.