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Lesotho: Rural population

55.33percent · 2025-16.1% since 2015

Rural population refers to people living in rural areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated as the difference between total population and urban population. Annual figures for Lesotho from 1960 to 2025.

19862025

Every year

YearValue (percent)Note
202555.33
202456.322
202357.322
202258.33
202159.345
202060.367
201961.396
201862.431
201763.472
201664.492
201565.91
201467.36
201368.759
201270.103
201171.385
201072.6
200973.741
200874.803
200775.781
200676.667
200577.468
200478.201
200378.877
200279.507
200180.102
200080.673
199981.228
199881.78
199782.337
199682.91
199583.531
199484.224
199384.96
199285.709
199186.439
199087.117
198987.715
198888.198
198788.537
198688.697
198588.723
198488.736
198388.745
198288.752
198188.757
198088.762
197988.768
197888.776
197788.787
197688.801
197588.867
197489.064
197389.376
197289.78
197190.254
197090.777
196991.325
196891.877
196792.41
196692.898
196593.383
196493.932
196394.527
196295.145
196195.758
196096.342

Source

Published by World Bank, produced by United Nations, World Bank. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Retrieved 2026-11-05.

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World Bank (2026). Rural population. Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/worldbank-rural-population (accessed 2026-11-07). catalog snapshot 2026-11-05.

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