Georgia vs Lesotho: Number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas
Georgia
1.35 million people
in 2020
Lesotho
1.39 million people
in 2020
Georgia rank
121st
Lesotho rank
119th
Number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas over time
- Georgia
- Lesotho
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports 1.39 million people against 1.35 million people in Georgia, a difference of 37,220 people.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 15 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Georgia ahead.
Georgia ranks 121st and Lesotho ranks 119th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Georgia averaged higher in 7 and Lesotho in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Georgia | Lesotho | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.57 million people | 525,416 people | 1.04 million people | Georgia |
| 1960s | 1.66 million people | 663,950 people | 994,920 people | Georgia |
| 1970s | 1.73 million people | 888,411 people | 837,084 people | Georgia |
| 1980s | 1.79 million people | 1.08 million people | 707,540 people | Georgia |
| 1990s | 1.78 million people | 1.22 million people | 566,220 people | Georgia |
| 2000s | 1.49 million people | 1.24 million people | 248,470 people | Georgia |
| 2010s | 1.35 million people | 1.29 million people | 55,895 people | Georgia |
| 2020s | 1.35 million people | 1.39 million people | 37,220 people | Lesotho |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas, Georgia or Lesotho?
- Lesotho, at 1.39 million people against 1.35 million people in Georgia as of 2020.
- What is the difference in number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas between Georgia and Lesotho?
- 37,220 people, with Lesotho ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Georgia and Lesotho?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2020.
- How do Georgia and Lesotho rank globally for number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas?
- Georgia ranks 121st and Lesotho ranks 119th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Estimated number of people living in rural areas. Rural areas are identified using satellite imagery and population data, applying the same definitions across countries.