Proportion of urban population living in slums in Lesotho
Lesotho: Proportion of urban population living in slums was 30.4% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Proportion of urban population living in slums in Lesotho, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2024, proportion of urban population living in slums in Lesotho stood at 30.4%. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.
The figure is down 7.3% on the previous year and down 28.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of urban population living in slums in Lesotho peaked at 56.5% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 30.4%, in 2024.
Lesotho ranks 55th of 182 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Proportion of urban population living in slums in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 56.5% | — |
| 2002 | 56.5% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 54.1% | -4.2% |
| 2006 | 51.8% | -4.3% |
| 2008 | 49.4% | -4.6% |
| 2010 | 47.0% | -4.9% |
| 2012 | 44.6% | -5.1% |
| 2014 | 42.3% | -5.2% |
| 2016 | 39.9% | -5.7% |
| 2018 | 37.5% | -6.0% |
| 2020 | 35.1% | -6.4% |
| 2022 | 32.8% | -6.6% |
| 2024 | 30.4% | -7.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 53.7% | 49.4% | 56.5% | 5 |
| 2010s | 42.3% | 37.5% | 47.0% | 5 |
| 2020s | 32.8% | 30.4% | 35.1% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
More infrastructure data for Lesotho
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 1.64 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 70.33 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 7,980 (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 0.3414 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0034 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate 8.69 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 7,980 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 0.7033 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0007 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of urban population living in slums in Lesotho?
- Proportion of urban population living in slums in Lesotho was 30.4% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of urban population living in slums recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 56.5% in 2000.
- What is the lowest proportion of urban population living in slums recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.4% in 2024.
- How does Lesotho rank for proportion of urban population living in slums?
- Lesotho ranks 55th out of 182 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of urban population living in slums rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Lesotho data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of urban population living in slums (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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