How does Lesotho rank for population - est. & proj. — rural population, per capita?

Lesotho ranks 22nd out of 190 countries with data for 2025.

Is population - est. & proj. — rural population, per capita rising or falling in Lesotho?

Over the last ten years it is down 5.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Where does this Lesotho data come from?

The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, per capita in Lesotho

Name: Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, per capita in Lesotho
Creator: Statizoid (derived)
License: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page

Lesotho: Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, per capita was 0.0007 1000 No per person in 2025. ▼ Falling

Latest (2025)

0.0007 1000 No per person

Change on year

down 0.7%

World rank

22nd

of 190 countries

All-time high

0.0011 1000 No per person

in 1960

All-time low

0.0007 1000 No per person

in 2025

Years of data

1960–2025

Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, per capita in Lesotho, 1960–2025

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 No per person.

Analysis

In 2025, population - est. & proj. — rural population, per capita in Lesotho stood at 0.0007 1000 No per person. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.

That represents a change of down 0.7% on the previous year and down 5.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population - est. & proj. — rural population, per capita in Lesotho peaked at 0.0011 1000 No per person in 1960 and was at its lowest, 0.0007 1000 No per person, in 2025.

That places Lesotho 22nd out of 190 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.

Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, per capita in Lesotho, year by year

Annual values for Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, per capita in Lesotho, 1960 to 2025.
Year	1000 No per person	Change
1960	0.0011 1000 No per person	—
1961	0.0011 1000 No per person	-1.7%
1962	0.0011 1000 No per person	-1.7%
1963	0.0011 1000 No per person	-1.7%
1964	0.001 1000 No per person	-1.7%
1965	0.001 1000 No per person	-1.7%
1966	0.001 1000 No per person	-2.0%
1967	0.001 1000 No per person	-1.9%
1968	0.001 1000 No per person	-2.0%
1969	0.0009 1000 No per person	-2.0%
1970	0.0009 1000 No per person	-2.0%
1971	0.0009 1000 No per person	-2.0%
1972	0.0009 1000 No per person	-1.9%
1973	0.0009 1000 No per person	-1.8%
1974	0.0009 1000 No per person	-1.7%
1975	0.0008 1000 No per person	-1.6%
1976	0.0008 1000 No per person	-1.1%
1977	0.0008 1000 No per person	-0.4%
1978	0.0008 1000 No per person	-0.3%
1979	0.0008 1000 No per person	-0.3%
1980	0.0008 1000 No per person	-0.4%
1981	0.0008 1000 No per person	-0.4%
1982	0.0008 1000 No per person	-0.5%
1983	0.0008 1000 No per person	-0.6%
1984	0.0008 1000 No per person	-0.7%
1985	0.0008 1000 No per person	-0.8%
1986	0.0008 1000 No per person	-0.8%
1987	0.0008 1000 No per person	-1.1%
1988	0.0008 1000 No per person	-1.1%
1989	0.0008 1000 No per person	-1.0%
1990	0.0008 1000 No per person	-0.8%
1991	0.0008 1000 No per person	-0.6%
1992	0.0008 1000 No per person	-0.4%
1993	0.0008 1000 No per person	-0.2%
1994	0.0008 1000 No per person	-0.2%
1995	0.0007 1000 No per person	-0.3%
1996	0.0007 1000 No per person	-0.4%
1997	0.0007 1000 No per person	-0.1%
1998	0.0007 1000 No per person	+0.0%
1999	0.0007 1000 No per person	+0.2%
2000	0.0008 1000 No per person	+0.3%
2001	0.0008 1000 No per person	+0.4%
2002	0.0008 1000 No per person	+0.5%
2003	0.0008 1000 No per person	+0.6%
2004	0.0008 1000 No per person	+0.8%
2005	0.0008 1000 No per person	+1.0%
2006	0.0008 1000 No per person	+0.5%
2007	0.0008 1000 No per person	-0.2%
2008	0.0008 1000 No per person	-0.4%
2009	0.0008 1000 No per person	-0.4%
2010	0.0008 1000 No per person	-0.4%
2011	0.0008 1000 No per person	-0.4%
2012	0.0008 1000 No per person	-0.3%
2013	0.0008 1000 No per person	-0.3%
2014	0.0008 1000 No per person	-0.4%
2015	0.0008 1000 No per person	-0.4%
2016	0.0008 1000 No per person	-0.4%
2017	0.0007 1000 No per person	-0.5%
2018	0.0007 1000 No per person	-0.5%
2019	0.0007 1000 No per person	-0.5%
2020	0.0007 1000 No per person	-0.5%
2021	0.0007 1000 No per person	-0.5%
2022	0.0007 1000 No per person	-0.5%
2023	0.0007 1000 No per person	-0.6%
2024	0.0007 1000 No per person	-0.6%
2025	0.0007 1000 No per person	-0.7%

Lesotho compared with similar countries

Lesotho's 0.0007 1000 No per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0005 1000 No per person, 1.4× the median. (41 countries reporting)
Lesotho's 0.0007 1000 No per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0006 1000 No per person, 1.3× the median. (44 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	0.001 1000 No per person	0.0009 1000 No per person	0.0011 1000 No per person	10
1970s	0.0009 1000 No per person	0.0008 1000 No per person	0.0009 1000 No per person	10
1980s	0.0008 1000 No per person	0.0008 1000 No per person	0.0008 1000 No per person	10
1990s	0.0008 1000 No per person	0.0007 1000 No per person	0.0008 1000 No per person	10
2000s	0.0008 1000 No per person	0.0008 1000 No per person	0.0008 1000 No per person	10
2010s	0.0008 1000 No per person	0.0007 1000 No per person	0.0008 1000 No per person	10
2020s	0.0007 1000 No per person	0.0007 1000 No per person	0.0007 1000 No per person	6

Countries ranked near Lesotho

19 Comoros 0.0008 1000 No per person compare
20 Cambodia 0.0007 1000 No per person compare
21 Kenya 0.0007 1000 No per person compare
23 Vanuatu 0.0007 1000 No per person compare
24 Ethiopia 0.0007 1000 No per person compare
25 Guyana 0.0007 1000 No per person compare

See the full ranking of 192 places →

More work & labour data for Lesotho

Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.1902 % change on previous year (2100)
Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.1964 % change on previous year (2100)
Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.1849 % change on previous year (2100)
Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -0.293 % change on previous year (2050)
Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 2.37 % change on previous year (2050)
Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 1,485 1000 No (2050)
Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 1,719 1000 No (2050)
Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 1,674 1000 No (2100)
Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 1,586 1000 No (2100)
Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 3,259 1000 No (2100)

All data for Lesotho →

Frequently asked questions

What is population - est. & proj. — rural population, per capita in Lesotho?: Population - est. & proj. — rural population, per capita in Lesotho was 0.0007 1000 No per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest population - est. & proj. — rural population, per capita recorded in Lesotho?: The highest recorded value was 0.0011 1000 No per person in 1960.
What is the lowest population - est. & proj. — rural population, per capita recorded in Lesotho?: The lowest recorded value was 0.0007 1000 No per person in 2025.
How does Lesotho rank for population - est. & proj. — rural population, per capita?: Lesotho ranks 22nd out of 190 countries with data for 2025.
Is population - est. & proj. — rural population, per capita rising or falling in Lesotho?: Over the last ten years it is down 5.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Lesotho data come from?: The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population ÷ Population, total

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Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)

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Indicator: Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, per capita
Unit: 1000 No per person
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 192 places, 11,544 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 18 August 2026

Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.