Lesotho - Urban population

Urban population

The value for Urban population in Lesotho was 621,853 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 621,853 in 2020 and a minimum value of 29,405 in 1960.

Definition: Urban population refers to people living in urban areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated using World Bank population estimates and urban ratios from the United Nations World Urbanization Prospects. Aggregation of urban and rural population may not add up to total population because of different country coverages.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based on the United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects: 2018 Revision.

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Year Value
1960 29,405
1961 33,775
1962 38,798
1963 44,560
1964 51,162
1965 58,714
1966 66,538
1967 71,449
1968 76,747
1969 82,444
1970 88,570
1971 95,146
1972 102,045
1973 109,241
1974 117,077
1975 125,621
1976 133,829
1977 138,480
1978 143,361
1979 148,374
1980 153,460
1981 158,586
1982 163,757
1983 168,952
1984 174,159
1985 179,351
1986 185,919
1987 197,857
1988 210,414
1989 223,736
1990 237,964
1991 253,138
1992 269,232
1993 286,146
1994 303,749
1995 321,907
1996 339,875
1997 355,214
1998 370,301
1999 384,517
2000 397,373
2001 408,512
2002 418,084
2003 426,620
2004 435,071
2005 444,116
2006 454,103
2007 463,033
2008 472,857
2009 483,463
2010 494,863
2011 507,160
2012 517,933
2013 529,466
2014 541,555
2015 554,039
2016 566,839
2017 579,982
2018 593,557
2019 607,508
2020 621,853

Urban population (% of total population)

Urban population (% of total population) in Lesotho was 29.03 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 29.03 in 2020, while its lowest value was 3.51 in 1960.

Definition: Urban population refers to people living in urban areas as defined by national statistical offices. The data are collected and smoothed by United Nations Population Division.

Source: United Nations Population Division. World Urbanization Prospects: 2018 Revision.

See also:

Year Value
1960 3.51
1961 3.96
1962 4.46
1963 5.03
1964 5.66
1965 6.37
1966 7.07
1967 7.43
1968 7.80
1969 8.20
1970 8.61
1971 9.04
1972 9.47
1973 9.91
1974 10.36
1975 10.82
1976 11.21
1977 11.27
1978 11.33
1979 11.39
1980 11.45
1981 11.51
1982 11.57
1983 11.63
1984 11.69
1985 11.75
1986 11.91
1987 12.39
1988 12.90
1989 13.43
1990 13.97
1991 14.53
1992 15.11
1993 15.70
1994 16.32
1995 16.96
1996 17.57
1997 18.05
1998 18.54
1999 19.04
2000 19.55
2001 20.07
2002 20.60
2003 21.14
2004 21.69
2005 22.25
2006 22.82
2007 23.30
2008 23.80
2009 24.29
2010 24.80
2011 25.31
2012 25.70
2013 26.10
2014 26.50
2015 26.91
2016 27.32
2017 27.73
2018 28.15
2019 28.59
2020 29.03

Classification

Topic: Environment Indicators

Sub-Topic: Density & urbanization