Urban population, female in Lesotho
Lesotho: Urban population, female was 14.5% in 2015. ▲ Rising
Urban population, female in Lesotho, 1980–2015
Source: The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects. Measured in % of total.
Analysis
Lesotho recorded 14.5% for urban population, female in 2015. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 20.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urban population, female in Lesotho peaked at 14.5% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 6.4%, in 1980.
Lesotho ranks 165th of 192 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Urban population, female in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 6.4% | — |
| 1985 | 6.5% | +0.8% |
| 1990 | 7.6% | +16.9% |
| 1995 | 9.1% | +19.8% |
| 2000 | 10.6% | +16.5% |
| 2005 | 12.0% | +13.5% |
| 2010 | 13.2% | +10.0% |
| 2015 | 14.5% | +9.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 6.4% | 6.4% | 6.5% | 2 |
| 1990s | 8.3% | 7.6% | 9.1% | 2 |
| 2000s | 11.3% | 10.6% | 12.0% | 2 |
| 2010s | 13.8% | 13.2% | 14.5% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
More gender data for Lesotho
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 786.22 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.5717 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 26,291 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 26,787 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 25,880 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 26,319 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 25,717 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 26,150 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 25,706 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 26,127 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is urban population, female in Lesotho?
- Urban population, female in Lesotho was 14.5% in 2015, according to The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects.
- What is the highest urban population, female recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 14.5% in 2015.
- What is the lowest urban population, female recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.4% in 1980.
- How does Lesotho rank for urban population, female?
- Lesotho ranks 165th out of 192 countries with data for 2015.
- Is urban population, female rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lesotho data come from?
- The figures come from The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects, published as part of Urban population, female (% of total). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Female urban population is the percentage of females who live in urban areas to total population.