Urban population rose 2.35% to 0.636 mil in Lesotho in 2021, according to the National Statistical Office.
Historically, urban population in Lesotho reached an all time high of 0.636 mil in 2021 and an all time low of 0.029 mil in 1960. When compared to Lesotho's main peers, urban population in Botswana amounted to 1.72 mil, 40.7 mil in South Africa, 0.286 mil in Swaziland and 4.88 mil in Zimbabwe in 2021.
Lesotho has been ranked 156th within the group of 176 countries we follow in terms of urban population, 2 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
Urban Population | Unit | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
Botswana | mil | 1.55 | 1.60 | 1.65 | 1.70 | 1.75 | ||||||||||||||||
Lesotho | mil | 0.570 | 0.586 | 0.602 | 0.619 | 0.636 | ||||||||||||||||
Mozambique | mil | 9.23 | 9.67 | 10.1 | 10.6 | 11.1 | ||||||||||||||||
Namibia | mil | 1.07 | 1.11 | 1.16 | 1.20 | 1.25 | ||||||||||||||||
South Africa | mil | 36.2 | 36.9 | 37.3 | 38.0 | 38.8 | ||||||||||||||||
Swaziland | mil | 0.264 | 0.268 | 0.272 | 0.276 | 0.280 | ||||||||||||||||
Zambia | mil | 6.81 | 7.12 | 7.43 | 7.76 | 8.10 | ||||||||||||||||
Zimbabwe | mil | 4.58 | 4.67 | 4.76 | 4.85 | 4.95 |