Bulgaria vs Lesotho: Urban and rural population projected to 2050
Bulgaria
1.05 million people
in 2050
Lesotho
1.03 million people
in 2050
Bulgaria rank
117th
Lesotho rank
119th
Urban and rural population projected to 2050 over time
- Bulgaria
- Lesotho
How they compare
Bulgaria currently reports 1.05 million people against 1.03 million people in Lesotho, a difference of 20,460 people.
Across all 133 years both countries report, Bulgaria has been ahead every year.
Bulgaria ranks 117th and Lesotho ranks 119th of 238 countries.
Bulgaria has averaged higher in every one of the 43 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Lesotho | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 799,996 people | 32,004 people | 767,992 people | Bulgaria |
| 1100s | 869,988 people | 36,576 people | 833,412 people | Bulgaria |
| 1200s | 929,962 people | 41,801 people | 888,161 people | Bulgaria |
| 1300s | 999,877 people | 47,772 people | 952,105 people | Bulgaria |
| 1400s | 549,796 people | 54,594 people | 495,202 people | Bulgaria |
| 1500s | 799,111 people | 62,387 people | 736,724 people | Bulgaria |
| 1600s | 1.25 million people | 71,278 people | 1.17 million people | Bulgaria |
| 1700s | 1.24 million people | 81,388 people | 1.16 million people | Bulgaria |
| 1710s | 1.28 million people | 83,718 people | 1.20 million people | Bulgaria |
| 1720s | 1.34 million people | 86,220 people | 1.25 million people | Bulgaria |
| 1730s | 1.40 million people | 88,913 people | 1.32 million people | Bulgaria |
| 1740s | 1.47 million people | 91,819 people | 1.38 million people | Bulgaria |
| 1750s | 1.54 million people | 94,967 people | 1.45 million people | Bulgaria |
| 1760s | 1.61 million people | 98,391 people | 1.52 million people | Bulgaria |
| 1770s | 1.69 million people | 102,131 people | 1.59 million people | Bulgaria |
| 1780s | 1.77 million people | 106,237 people | 1.67 million people | Bulgaria |
| 1790s | 1.86 million people | 110,769 people | 1.75 million people | Bulgaria |
| 1800s | 1.94 million people | 115,802 people | 1.83 million people | Bulgaria |
| 1810s | 2.03 million people | 121,430 people | 1.91 million people | Bulgaria |
| 1820s | 2.12 million people | 127,775 people | 2.00 million people | Bulgaria |
| 1830s | 2.18 million people | 134,994 people | 2.05 million people | Bulgaria |
| 1840s | 2.29 million people | 143,294 people | 2.14 million people | Bulgaria |
| 1850s | 2.39 million people | 152,960 people | 2.24 million people | Bulgaria |
| 1860s | 2.42 million people | 164,387 people | 2.25 million people | Bulgaria |
| 1870s | 2.43 million people | 178,149 people | 2.25 million people | Bulgaria |
| 1880s | 2.80 million people | 195,110 people | 2.61 million people | Bulgaria |
| 1890s | 3.16 million people | 216,641 people | 2.95 million people | Bulgaria |
| 1900s | 2.96 million people | 245,069 people | 2.71 million people | Bulgaria |
| 1910s | 3.37 million people | 284,730 people | 3.09 million people | Bulgaria |
| 1920s | 3.68 million people | 344,816 people | 3.34 million people | Bulgaria |
| 1930s | 4.28 million people | 449,315 people | 3.83 million people | Bulgaria |
| 1940s | 5.10 million people | 690,505 people | 4.41 million people | Bulgaria |
| 1950s | 5.15 million people | 625,881 people | 4.52 million people | Bulgaria |
| 1960s | 4.57 million people | 795,086 people | 3.78 million people | Bulgaria |
| 1970s | 3.70 million people | 1.06 million people | 2.64 million people | Bulgaria |
| 1980s | 3.13 million people | 1.41 million people | 1.72 million people | Bulgaria |
| 1990s | 2.73 million people | 1.62 million people | 1.11 million people | Bulgaria |
| 2000s | 2.32 million people | 1.53 million people | 786,209 people | Bulgaria |
| 2010s | 1.95 million people | 1.40 million people | 547,578 people | Bulgaria |
| 2020s | 1.74 million people | 1.31 million people | 432,181 people | Bulgaria |
| 2030s | 1.47 million people | 1.21 million people | 255,007 people | Bulgaria |
| 2040s | 1.20 million people | 1.10 million people | 96,757 people | Bulgaria |
| 2050s | 1.05 million people | 1.03 million people | 20,460 people | Bulgaria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban and rural population projected to 2050, Bulgaria or Lesotho?
- Bulgaria, at 1.05 million people against 1.03 million people in Lesotho as of 2050.
- What is the difference in urban and rural population projected to 2050 between Bulgaria and Lesotho?
- 20,460 people, with Bulgaria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Lesotho?
- 133 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2050.
- How do Bulgaria and Lesotho rank globally for urban and rural population projected to 2050?
- Bulgaria ranks 117th and Lesotho ranks 119th of 238 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2023); United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) β with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Urban and rural population projected to 2050. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of people living in rural areas, combining UN estimates and projections with modeled historical data.