Urban population, male (% of total) in Lesotho
Lesotho: Urban population, male (% of total) was 12.8% in 2015. ▲ Rising
Urban population, male in Lesotho, 1980–2015
Source: The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects. Measured in % of total.
Analysis
The most recent figure for urban population, male in Lesotho is 12.8%, measured in 2015. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 24.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urban population, male in Lesotho peaked at 12.8% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 5.0%, in 1980.
That places Lesotho 173rd out of 193 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Urban population, male (% of total) in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 5.0% | — |
| 1985 | 5.2% | +4.0% |
| 1990 | 6.4% | +21.6% |
| 1995 | 7.9% | +23.3% |
| 2000 | 8.9% | +13.7% |
| 2005 | 10.3% | +14.9% |
| 2010 | 11.5% | +12.3% |
| 2015 | 12.8% | +11.1% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 12.8% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 21.3%, 60% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 12.8% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 20.3%, 63% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 5.1% | 5.0% | 5.2% | 2 |
| 1990s | 7.1% | 6.4% | 7.9% | 2 |
| 2000s | 9.6% | 8.9% | 10.3% | 2 |
| 2010s | 12.2% | 11.5% | 12.8% | 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)
- Population 1,708 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 1,708 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 1.83 % 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is urban population, male in Lesotho?
- Urban population, male in Lesotho was 12.8% in 2015, according to The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects.
- What is the highest urban population, male recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 12.8% in 2015.
- What is the lowest urban population, male recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.0% in 1980.
- How does Lesotho rank for urban population, male?
- Lesotho ranks 173rd out of 193 countries with data for 2015.
- Is urban population, male rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.8%. 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, male (% of total). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Male urban population is the percentage of males who live in urban areas to total population.