Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, per square kilometre in Lesotho
Lesotho: Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, per square kilometre was 0.0552 1000 No per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.0552 1000 No per square kilometre
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
57th
of 190 countries
All-time high
0.0552 1000 No per square kilometre
in 2023
All-time low
0.0274 1000 No per square kilometre
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, per square kilometre in Lesotho, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 No per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population - est. & proj. — rural population, per square kilometre in Lesotho is 0.0552 1000 No per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 7.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population - est. & proj. — rural population, per square kilometre in Lesotho peaked at 0.0552 1000 No per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0274 1000 No per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places Lesotho 57th out of 190 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, per square kilometre in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | 1000 No per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0274 1000 No per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0278 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1963 | 0.0281 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1964 | 0.0285 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1965 | 0.0288 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1966 | 0.0291 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1967 | 0.0296 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1968 | 0.0301 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1969 | 0.0306 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1970 | 0.0311 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1971 | 0.0316 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1972 | 0.0321 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1973 | 0.0326 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1974 | 0.0332 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1975 | 0.0338 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1976 | 0.0345 1000 No per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1977 | 0.0354 1000 No per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1978 | 0.0363 1000 No per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1979 | 0.0373 1000 No per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1980 | 0.0382 1000 No per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1981 | 0.0392 1000 No per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1982 | 0.0401 1000 No per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1983 | 0.0411 1000 No per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1984 | 0.0419 1000 No per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1985 | 0.0428 1000 No per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0435 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1987 | 0.044 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1988 | 0.0445 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1989 | 0.0449 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1990 | 0.0455 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1991 | 0.046 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1992 | 0.0466 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1993 | 0.0472 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1994 | 0.0477 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 0.0482 1000 No per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 0.0485 1000 No per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 0.0489 1000 No per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 0.0491 1000 No per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0493 1000 No per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0495 1000 No per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 0.0497 1000 No per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0498 1000 No per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 0.0498 1000 No per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0499 1000 No per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0499 1000 No per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 0.05 1000 No per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0501 1000 No per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0502 1000 No per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0504 1000 No per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0505 1000 No per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0508 1000 No per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0511 1000 No per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0515 1000 No per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0519 1000 No per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 0.0524 1000 No per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0528 1000 No per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0532 1000 No per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0536 1000 No per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0539 1000 No per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0543 1000 No per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0546 1000 No per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 0.0549 1000 No per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 0.0552 1000 No per square kilometre | +0.5% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 0.0552 1000 No per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0518 1000 No per square kilometre, 1.1× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 0.0552 1000 No per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0351 1000 No per square kilometre, 1.6× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0289 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0274 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0306 1000 No per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0338 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0311 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0373 1000 No per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.042 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0382 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0449 1000 No per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0477 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0455 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0493 1000 No per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0499 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0495 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0504 1000 No per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0522 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0505 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0539 1000 No per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0548 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0543 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0552 1000 No per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
- 54 Sao Tome and Principe 0.0571 1000 No per square kilometre compare
- 55 Burkina Faso 0.056 1000 No per square kilometre compare
- 56 Italy 0.0558 1000 No per square kilometre compare
- 58 China 0.0547 1000 No per square kilometre compare
- 59 Azerbaijan 0.053 1000 No per square kilometre compare
- 60 Germany 0.0525 1000 No per square kilometre compare
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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population - est. & proj. — rural population, per square kilometre in Lesotho?
- Population - est. & proj. — rural population, per square kilometre in Lesotho was 0.0552 1000 No per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest population - est. & proj. — rural population, per square kilometre recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0552 1000 No per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest population - est. & proj. — rural population, per square kilometre recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0274 1000 No per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Lesotho rank for population - est. & proj. — rural population, per square kilometre?
- Lesotho ranks 57th out of 190 countries with data for 2023.
- Is population - est. & proj. — rural population, per square kilometre rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lesotho data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.