Lesotho - Urban population growth

Urban population growth (annual %)

The value for Urban population growth (annual %) in Lesotho was 2.33 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 59 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 13.86 in 1962 and a minimum value of 1.95 in 2007.

Definition: Urban population refers to people living in urban areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated using World Bank population estimates and urban ratios from the United Nations World Urbanization Prospects.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based on the United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects: 2018 Revision.

See also:

Year Value
1961 13.86
1962 13.86
1963 13.85
1964 13.82
1965 13.77
1966 12.51
1967 7.12
1968 7.15
1969 7.16
1970 7.17
1971 7.16
1972 7.00
1973 6.81
1974 6.93
1975 7.04
1976 6.33
1977 3.42
1978 3.46
1979 3.44
1980 3.37
1981 3.29
1982 3.21
1983 3.12
1984 3.04
1985 2.94
1986 3.60
1987 6.22
1988 6.15
1989 6.14
1990 6.17
1991 6.18
1992 6.16
1993 6.09
1994 5.97
1995 5.81
1996 5.43
1997 4.41
1998 4.16
1999 3.77
2000 3.29
2001 2.76
2002 2.32
2003 2.02
2004 1.96
2005 2.06
2006 2.22
2007 1.95
2008 2.10
2009 2.22
2010 2.33
2011 2.45
2012 2.10
2013 2.20
2014 2.26
2015 2.28
2016 2.28
2017 2.29
2018 2.31
2019 2.32
2020 2.33

Classification

Topic: Environment Indicators

Sub-Topic: Density & urbanization