Urban population rose 2.79% to 0.673 mil in Lesotho in 2021, according to the National Statistical Office.
Historically, urban population in Lesotho reached an all time high of 0.673 mil in 2021 and an all time low of 0.026 mil in 1960. When compared to Lesotho's main peers, urban population in Botswana amounted to 1.85 mil, 40.3 mil in South Africa, 0.291 mil in Swaziland and 5.17 mil in Zimbabwe in 2021.
Lesotho has been ranked 157th within the group of 177 countries we follow in terms of urban population, 1 place 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 |
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