Lesotho vs Uruguay: Population by world region

Lesotho

3.26 million people

in 2100

Uruguay

2.25 million people

in 2100

Lesotho rank

138th

Uruguay rank

141st

Population by world region over time

Lesotho currently reports 3.26 million people against 2.25 million people in Uruguay, a difference of 1.01 million people.

That makes Lesotho's figure about 1.5 times Uruguay's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 318 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Lesotho ahead.

Lesotho ranks 138th and Uruguay ranks 141st of 238 countries.

Indicator: Population by world region
Unit: people
Source: HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 239 places, 69,174 data points, 1000–2100
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Population by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2100, based on data and estimates from different sources.