National Statistics

  Census Results
   1996
   1986
 

Demography

  Agriculture
  Economics
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

2006 Census


Table 1:Total De Jure Population (
excluding Institutional Population) by District and sex for 1996 and 2006
 

DISTRICT NAME

1996

2006

MALES

FEMALES

TOTAL

MALES

FEMALES

TOTAL

BOTHA-BOTHE

53,920

55,272

109,192

53,769

55,370

109,139

LERIBE

146,729

153,431

300,160

145,024

151,649

296,673

BEREA

117,703

123,051

240,754

121,111

127,114

248,225

MASERU

186,481

199,388

385,869

208,016

228,383

436,399

MAFETENG

104,625

107,345

211,970

95,770

97,025

192,795

MOHALE'S HOEK

90,073

93,961

184,034

85,217

88,489

173,706

QUTHING

61,342

65,000

126,342

58,226

61,585

119,811

QACHA'S NEK

34,389

37,276

71,665

34,430

37,326

71,756

MOKHOTLONG

42,260

43,368

85,628

46,870

48,462

95,332

THABA TSEKA

61,933

64,420

126,353

63,415

65,470

128,885

LESOTHO

899,455

942,512

1,841,967

911,848

960,873

1,872,721

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Table 2: De Jure Population (Including Institutional Population) by District, and Sex and Percentage change between 1996 and 2006

 

DISTRICT NAME

1996

2006

MALES

FEMALES

TOTAL

MALES

FEMALES

TOTAL

BOTHA BOTHE

54,340

55,565

109,905

54,063

55,466

109,529

LERIBE

147,851

154,813

302,664

145,683

152,669

298,352

BEREA

118,151

123,795

241,946

125,041

131,455

256,496

MASERU

190,240

202,914

393,154

205,175

224,648

429,823

MAFETENG

105,225

108,230

213,455

96,239

97,443

193,682

MOHALE'S HOEK

90,374

95,085

185,459

85,792

89,132

174,924

QUTHING

62,056

65,504

127,560

58,776

61,726

120,502

QACHA'S NEK

35,096

37,790

72,886

34,500

37,376

120,502

MOKHOTLONG

42,667

43,801

86,468

47,419

48,921

96,340

THABA TSEKA

64,025

64,753

128,778

63,594

65,543

129,137

LESOTHO

910,025

952,250

1,862,275

916,282

964,379

1,880,661

Table 3: 2006 Total De Jure Population (excluding Institutional Population) by Constituency and sex

CONSTITUENCY

MALES

FEMALES

TOTAL

MECHACHANE

9,404

9,438

18,842