Poverty and living standards in Quthing, Lesotho: official figures
36.0% of people in Quthing lived in households in the poorest fifth nationally by household wealth (assets and housing) in 2023-24, and 6.4% in the richest fifth; 4th highest of the 10 districts for the poorest fifth (Lesotho: 20% in each fifth by definition).
How many children in Quthing live in poverty?
51.0% of children under 18 in Quthing were multidimensionally poor (deprived in three or more of eight areas, such as housing, water, sanitation and access to information) in the Bureau of Statistics 2021 child poverty report, which uses 2018 survey data; 4th highest of the 10 districts (Lesotho: 45.5%).
Source: Lesotho Bureau of Statistics · saved copyHow much crime is there in Quthing?
Police in Quthing recorded about 270 serious crime cases in 2022, about 25 per 10,000 residents, the lowest of the 10 districts (Lesotho: 11,939 cases, 57 per 10,000). These are crimes reported to the police, not all crimes.
Source: Lesotho Bureau of Statistics (from Lesotho Mounted Police Service records) · saved copyHow many murders are there in Quthing?
About 28 murders were reported in Quthing in 2022, around 26 per 100,000 residents, 2nd lowest of the 10 districts (Lesotho: 944, 45 per 100,000); about 20 cases of stock theft were also reported.
Source: Lesotho Bureau of Statistics (from Lesotho Mounted Police Service records) · saved copyHow common is violence against women in Quthing?
12.8% of women aged 15 to 49 in Quthing had suffered physical violence in the 12 months before the survey, the lowest of the 10 districts (Lesotho: 19.5%).
Source: Ministry of Health, Lesotho (with ICF, The DHS Program) · saved copyHow Quthing compares with other districts
Population in the poorest national wealth fifth (2023-24)
Quthing ranks 4 of 10, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Population in the poorest national wealth fifth |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thaba-Tseka | 68.5% |
| 2 | Mokhotlong | 56.8% |
| 3 | Qacha's Nek | 39.2% |
| 4 | Quthing | 36.0% |
| 5 | Mohale's Hoek | 35.7% |
| 6 | Butha-Buthe | 21.2% |
| 7 | Berea | 12.6% |
Children 0-17 multidimensionally poor (2018)
Quthing ranks 4 of 10, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Children 0-17 multidimensionally poor |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thaba-Tseka | 65.4% |
| 2 | Mokhotlong | 63.8% |
| 3 | Qacha's Nek | 54.2% |
| 4 | Quthing | 51.0% |
| 5 | Mohale's Hoek | 49.4% |
| 6 | Mafeteng | 45.6% |
| 7 | Maseru | 44.9% |
Reported serious crime cases per 10,000 people (2022)
Quthing ranks 10 of 10, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Reported serious crime cases per 10,000 people |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | Butha-Buthe | 52 |
| 5 | Qacha's Nek | 49 |
| 6 | Leribe | 48 |
| 7 | Thaba-Tseka | 47 |
| 8 | Berea | 37 |
| 9 | Mohale's Hoek | 33 |
| 10 | Quthing | 25 |
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Sources
- Lesotho Bureau of Statistics: Lesotho 2021 Multidimensional Child Poverty Report Highlights (Figure 2: child poverty rate by district), read 27 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 0c1ee162b8f9…)
- Lesotho Bureau of Statistics (from Lesotho Mounted Police Service records): Crime Statistics Report 2022 (Tables 2.1 and 2.2: reported serious crime by policing district), read 27 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 9397635f29e4…)
- Ministry of Health, Lesotho (with ICF, The DHS Program): Lesotho Demographic and Health Survey 2023-24, Final Report (district rows of Tables 2.6, 2.13, 3.3.1, 3.9.1, 5.2, 5.12, 7.3.2, 9.2, 9.7, 10.4, 11.1, 12.5.1, 14.2, 14.7 and 19.1), read 27 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 d7fd2a0a8ae0…)
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