Lesotho vs Uruguay: Population by world region
Lesotho
3.26 million people
in 2100
Uruguay
2.25 million people
in 2100
Lesotho rank
139th
Uruguay rank
142nd
Population by world region over time
- Lesotho
- Uruguay
How they compare
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 139th and Uruguay ranks 142nd of 239 countries.
Across the 48 decades both report, Lesotho averaged higher in 28 and Uruguay in 20.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lesotho | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 32,003 people | 14,091 people | 17,912 people | Lesotho |
| 1100s | 36,575 people | 15,670 people | 20,905 people | Lesotho |
| 1200s | 41,800 people | 17,428 people | 24,372 people | Lesotho |
| 1300s | 47,772 people | 19,386 people | 28,386 people | Lesotho |
| 1400s | 54,597 people | 21,566 people | 33,031 people | Lesotho |
| 1500s | 62,396 people | 23,995 people | 38,401 people | Lesotho |
| 1600s | 71,310 people | 26,701 people | 44,609 people | Lesotho |
| 1700s | 81,497 people | 29,719 people | 51,778 people | Lesotho |
| 1710s | 83,845 people | 31,284 people | 52,561 people | Lesotho |
| 1720s | 86,364 people | 32,930 people | 53,434 people | Lesotho |
| 1730s | 89,075 people | 34,663 people | 54,412 people | Lesotho |
| 1740s | 92,002 people | 36,488 people | 55,514 people | Lesotho |
| 1750s | 95,175 people | 38,408 people | 56,767 people | Lesotho |
| 1760s | 98,627 people | 40,430 people | 58,197 people | Lesotho |
| 1770s | 102,399 people | 42,557 people | 59,842 people | Lesotho |
| 1780s | 106,543 people | 44,797 people | 61,746 people | Lesotho |
| 1790s | 111,118 people | 47,155 people | 63,963 people | Lesotho |
| 1800s | 276,361 people | 55,000 people | 221,361 people | Lesotho |
| 1810s | 276,280 people | 55,033 people | 221,248 people | Lesotho |
| 1820s | 258,645 people | 63,118 people | 195,527 people | Lesotho |
| 1830s | 223,600 people | 84,338 people | 139,261 people | Lesotho |
| 1840s | 193,146 people | 112,982 people | 80,164 people | Lesotho |
| 1850s | 183,902 people | 169,884 people | 14,018 people | Lesotho |
| 1860s | 196,543 people | 273,980 people | 77,437 people | Uruguay |
| 1870s | 210,234 people | 396,887 people | 186,654 people | Uruguay |
| 1880s | 224,622 people | 562,422 people | 337,800 people | Uruguay |
| 1890s | 239,734 people | 791,888 people | 552,154 people | Uruguay |
| 1900s | 263,050 people | 999,894 people | 736,844 people | Uruguay |
| 1910s | 297,013 people | 1.23 million people | 928,627 people | Uruguay |
| 1920s | 351,695 people | 1.54 million people | 1.19 million people | Uruguay |
| 1930s | 431,156 people | 1.85 million people | 1.42 million people | Uruguay |
| 1940s | 524,074 people | 2.10 million people | 1.58 million people | Uruguay |
| 1950s | 639,760 people | 2.36 million people | 1.72 million people | Uruguay |
| 1960s | 849,324 people | 2.66 million people | 1.81 million people | Uruguay |
| 1970s | 1.19 million people | 2.86 million people | 1.67 million people | Uruguay |
| 1980s | 1.60 million people | 3.01 million people | 1.42 million people | Uruguay |
| 1990s | 1.93 million people | 3.18 million people | 1.25 million people | Uruguay |
| 2000s | 1.98 million people | 3.29 million people | 1.31 million people | Uruguay |
| 2010s | 2.10 million people | 3.36 million people | 1.26 million people | Uruguay |
| 2020s | 2.35 million people | 3.39 million people | 1.04 million people | Uruguay |
| 2030s | 2.61 million people | 3.36 million people | 745,698 people | Uruguay |
| 2040s | 2.87 million people | 3.30 million people | 436,606 people | Uruguay |
| 2050s | 3.08 million people | 3.19 million people | 118,297 people | Uruguay |
| 2060s | 3.22 million people | 3.03 million people | 187,106 people | Lesotho |
| 2070s | 3.29 million people | 2.84 million people | 456,256 people | Lesotho |
| 2080s | 3.31 million people | 2.62 million people | 695,088 people | Lesotho |
| 2090s | 3.29 million people | 2.38 million people | 911,678 people | Lesotho |
| 2100s | 3.26 million people | 2.25 million people | 1.01 million people | Lesotho |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population by world region, Lesotho or Uruguay?
- Lesotho, at 3.26 million people against 2.25 million people in Uruguay as of 2100.
- What is the difference in population by world region between Lesotho and Uruguay?
- 1.01 million people, with Lesotho ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Uruguay?
- 318 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2100.
- How do Lesotho and Uruguay rank globally for population by world region?
- Lesotho ranks 139th and Uruguay ranks 142nd of 239 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Population by world region. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Population by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2100, based on data and estimates from different sources.