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According to the 2006 census, Lesotho has a total population of 1, 872, 721.

Of the population, 23. 74 percent lived in urban and 76. 26 percent in rural areas.

The country's capital, Maseru, accounts for around half of the total urban population.

The sex distribution is 911, 848 male and 960, 873 female, or around 95 males for each 100 females.