Lesotho Rural Population 1960-2023
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. Aggregation of urban and rural population may not add up to total population because of different country coverages.
- Lesotho rural population for 2021 was 1,608,881, a 0.57% increase from 2020.
- Lesotho rural population for 2020 was 1,599,780, a 0.65% increase from 2019.
- Lesotho rural population for 2019 was 1,589,485, a 0.65% increase from 2018.
- Lesotho rural population for 2018 was 1,579,209, a 0.67% increase from 2017.
| Similar Country Ranking |
| Country Name |
Rural Population |
| India |
909,384,771 |
| Pakistan |
144,765,164 |
| Indonesia |
116,919,988 |
| Bangladesh |
103,398,765 |
| Nigeria |
100,840,661 |
| Egypt |
62,430,223 |
| Vietnam |
60,379,495 |
| Philippines |
59,577,632 |
| Kenya |
37,902,724 |
| Myanmar |
36,879,663 |
| Sudan |
29,406,434 |
| Sri Lanka |
17,977,378 |
| Uzbekistan |
17,308,463 |
| Ghana |
13,794,798 |
| Morocco |
13,323,470 |
| Ukraine |
13,244,273 |
| Cambodia |
12,496,843 |
| Cameroon |
11,383,170 |
| Angola |
11,227,528 |
| Zambia |
10,672,830 |
| Papua New Guinea |
8,610,641 |
| Lao PDR |
4,682,315 |
| Honduras |
4,215,972 |
| Kyrgyz Republic |
4,206,064 |
| Tunisia |
3,692,618 |
| Bolivia |
3,566,464 |
| Nicaragua |
2,789,745 |
| Mauritania |
2,024,451 |
| Republic of Congo |
1,850,943 |
| El Salvador |
1,634,233 |
| Lesotho |
1,608,881 |
| Moldova |
1,490,716 |
| Georgia |
1,488,191 |
| West Bank and Gaza |
1,132,085 |
| Mongolia |
1,045,010 |
| Timor-Leste |
902,269 |
| Eswatini |
901,726 |
| Solomon Islands |
529,982 |
| Bhutan |
443,105 |
| Djibouti |
240,823 |
| Vanuatu |
237,230 |
| Cabo Verde |
193,416 |
| Micronesia |
87,034 |
| Kiribati |
56,273 |
| Sao Tome and Principe |
55,614 |
| Lesotho Rural Population - Historical Data |
| Year |
Population |
% of Total |
Change |
| 2021 |
1,608,881 |
70.52 |
0.57% |
| 2020 |
1,599,780 |
70.97 |
0.65% |
| 2019 |
1,589,485 |
71.42 |
0.65% |
| 2018 |
1,579,209 |
71.85 |
0.67% |
| 2017 |
1,568,705 |
72.27 |
0.67% |
| 2016 |
1,558,230 |
72.68 |
0.63% |
| 2015 |
1,548,469 |
73.09 |
0.55% |
| 2014 |
1,539,961 |
73.50 |
0.48% |
| 2013 |
1,532,620 |
73.90 |
0.40% |
| 2012 |
1,526,573 |
74.30 |
0.30% |
| 2011 |
1,521,941 |
74.69 |
0.05% |
| 2010 |
1,521,146 |
75.20 |
0.00% |
| 2009 |
1,521,082 |
75.71 |
0.05% |
| 2008 |
1,520,280 |
76.20 |
-0.06% |
| 2007 |
1,521,238 |
76.70 |
-0.29% |
| 2006 |
1,525,679 |
77.18 |
-0.77% |
| 2005 |
1,537,467 |
77.75 |
-1.12% |
| 2004 |
1,554,774 |
78.31 |
-1.09% |
| 2003 |
1,571,763 |
78.86 |
-0.91% |
| 2002 |
1,586,102 |
79.40 |
-0.76% |
| 2001 |
1,598,239 |
79.93 |
-0.61% |
| 2000 |
1,607,938 |
80.45 |
-0.41% |
| 1999 |
1,614,579 |
80.96 |
-0.18% |
| 1998 |
1,617,541 |
81.46 |
0.06% |
| 1997 |
1,616,548 |
81.95 |
0.31% |
| 1996 |
1,611,568 |
82.43 |
0.34% |
| 1995 |
1,606,156 |
83.05 |
0.46% |
| 1994 |
1,598,844 |
83.68 |
0.59% |
| 1993 |
1,589,401 |
84.30 |
0.74% |
| 1992 |
1,577,761 |
84.89 |
0.89% |
| 1991 |
1,563,736 |
85.47 |
1.03% |
| 1990 |
1,547,731 |
86.03 |
1.16% |
| 1989 |
1,529,859 |
86.58 |
1.30% |
| 1988 |
1,510,064 |
87.10 |
1.45% |
| 1987 |
1,488,373 |
87.61 |
1.77% |
| 1986 |
1,462,195 |
88.10 |
2.46% |
| 1985 |
1,426,703 |
88.25 |
2.65% |
| 1984 |
1,389,336 |
88.31 |
2.70% |
| 1983 |
1,352,354 |
88.37 |
2.71% |
| 1982 |
1,316,191 |
88.43 |
2.72% |
| 1981 |
1,280,894 |
88.49 |
2.72% |
| 1980 |
1,246,494 |
88.55 |
2.72% |
| 1979 |
1,212,997 |
88.61 |
2.73% |
| 1978 |
1,180,373 |
88.67 |
2.74% |
| 1977 |
1,148,526 |
88.73 |
2.91% |
| 1976 |
1,115,589 |
88.79 |
2.82% |
| 1975 |
1,084,565 |
89.18 |
2.89% |
| 1974 |
1,053,660 |
89.65 |
2.94% |
| 1973 |
1,023,147 |
90.10 |
2.96% |
| 1972 |
993,289 |
90.53 |
2.99% |
| 1971 |
964,077 |
90.96 |
3.02% |
| 1970 |
935,380 |
91.39 |
3.09% |
| 1969 |
906,940 |
91.80 |
3.17% |
| 1968 |
878,640 |
92.20 |
3.23% |
| 1967 |
850,693 |
92.58 |
3.05% |
| 1966 |
825,115 |
92.94 |
2.41% |
| 1965 |
805,458 |
93.63 |
2.32% |
| 1964 |
786,990 |
94.34 |
2.38% |
| 1963 |
768,446 |
94.97 |
2.48% |
| 1962 |
749,653 |
95.54 |
2.55% |
| 1961 |
730,764 |
96.04 |
2.61% |
| 1960 |
711,925 |
96.49 |
% |
