Urban population share in Lesotho
44.7% of people in Lesotho lived in urban areas in 2025. The value for 2025 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1960.
Lesotho, 2025
44.7%
Change from 2024
+1.0percentage points
World, 2025
57.8%
Position in 2025
162nd of 217
Urban population share in Lesotho over time
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% of total population. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Lesotho | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 44.7% | 57.8% |
| 2024 | 43.7% | 57.6% |
| 2023 | 42.7% | 57.3% |
| 2022 | 41.7% | 57.1% |
| 2021 | 40.7% | 56.8% |
| 2020 | 39.6% | 56.4% |
| 2019 | 38.6% | 56.1% |
| 2018 | 37.6% | 55.8% |
| 2017 | 36.5% | 55.3% |
| 2016 | 35.5% | 54.9% |
| 2015 | 34.1% | 54.4% |
| 2014 | 32.6% | 53.9% |
| 2013 | 31.2% | 53.4% |
| 2012 | 29.9% | 52.9% |
| 2011 | 28.6% | 52.5% |
| 2010 | 27.4% | 51.8% |
| 2009 | 26.3% | 51.4% |
| 2008 | 25.2% | 50.9% |
| 2007 | 24.2% | 50.4% |
| 2006 | 23.3% | 49.9% |
| 2005 | 22.5% | 49.4% |
| 2004 | 21.8% | 48.9% |
| 2003 | 21.1% | 48.4% |
| 2002 | 20.5% | 47.8% |
| 2001 | 19.9% | 47.3% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +1.0 percentage points from 43.7% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 34.1%, the figure has changed by +10.6 percentage points.
- Among the 217 countries with data for 2025, Lesotho has the 162nd highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2025 was 57.8%.
More for Lesotho
All statistics for Lesotho
Population estimates and projections
2,311,472 people
2023 · UN Population Division
Median age estimates and projections
21.4 years
2023 · UN Population Division
Fertility rate estimates and projections
2.69 births per woman
2023 · UN Population Division
Population growth estimates and projections
1.12%
2023 · UN Population Division
Population
2,363,325 people
2025 · World Bank
Population growth
1.10%
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