👥 Lesotho Regions by Population

First-level administrative divisions of Lesotho ranked by population (Wikidata).

Maseru26%

Leribe17%

Berea13%

Mafeteng8.9%

Mohale's Hoek8.2%

Thaba-Tseka6.7%

Butha-Buthe5.9%

Quthing5.8%

Mokhotlong5%

Qacha's Nek3.7%

Each tile’s area is its share of the combined total of 2,007,201 (10 entries). Stronger colour means a higher rank.

Maseru2016

519,186

Leribe2016

337,521

Berea2016

262,616

Mafeteng2016

178,222

Mohale's Hoek2016

165,590

Thaba-Tseka2016

135,347

Butha-Buthe2016

118,242

Quthing2016

115,469

Mokhotlong2016

100,442

Qacha's Nek2016

74,566

Highlights

Within Lesotho, Maseru ranks first in 2016 with 519,186, followed by Leribe (337,521) and Berea (262,616).

Maseru is 1.5 times higher than Leribe, the runner-up.

Across 10 entries, values run from 519,186 (Maseru) to 74,566 (Qacha's Nek), with a median of 150,469.

Source: Wikidata, population of first-level administrative divisions, 2016. Unit: people.

Source: Wikidata, population of first-level administrative divisions · CC0 1.0 (Wikidata) · fetched Oct 14, 2026 — Latest dated population statement per division; the year is shown on each row and differs between divisions.