Finland vs Lesotho: Urban and rural population projected to 2050
Finland
1.13 million people
in 2050
Lesotho
1.03 million people
in 2050
Finland rank
116th
Lesotho rank
119th
Urban and rural population projected to 2050 over time
- Finland
- Lesotho
How they compare
Finland currently reports 1.13 million people against 1.03 million people in Lesotho, a difference of 99,640 people.
That makes Finland's figure about 1.1 times Lesotho's.
Across all 133 years both countries report, Finland has been ahead every year.
Finland ranks 116th and Lesotho ranks 119th of 238 countries.
Finland has averaged higher in every one of the 43 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Finland | Lesotho | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 73,912 people | 32,004 people | 41,908 people | Finland |
| 1100s | 85,847 people | 36,576 people | 49,271 people | Finland |
| 1200s | 97,739 people | 41,801 people | 55,938 people | Finland |
| 1300s | 109,560 people | 47,772 people | 61,788 people | Finland |
| 1400s | 99,400 people | 54,594 people | 44,806 people | Finland |
| 1500s | 99,100 people | 62,387 people | 36,713 people | Finland |
| 1600s | 197,200 people | 71,278 people | 125,922 people | Finland |
| 1700s | 384,115 people | 81,388 people | 302,727 people | Finland |
| 1710s | 415,126 people | 83,718 people | 331,408 people | Finland |
| 1720s | 448,579 people | 86,220 people | 362,358 people | Finland |
| 1730s | 484,659 people | 88,913 people | 395,746 people | Finland |
| 1740s | 523,565 people | 91,819 people | 431,746 people | Finland |
| 1750s | 565,509 people | 94,967 people | 470,542 people | Finland |
| 1760s | 610,721 people | 98,391 people | 512,330 people | Finland |
| 1770s | 659,444 people | 102,131 people | 557,313 people | Finland |
| 1780s | 711,941 people | 106,237 people | 605,704 people | Finland |
| 1790s | 768,489 people | 110,769 people | 657,720 people | Finland |
| 1800s | 829,389 people | 115,802 people | 713,587 people | Finland |
| 1810s | 894,960 people | 121,430 people | 773,530 people | Finland |
| 1820s | 965,544 people | 127,775 people | 837,769 people | Finland |
| 1830s | 1.11 million people | 134,994 people | 976,376 people | Finland |
| 1840s | 1.17 million people | 143,294 people | 1.02 million people | Finland |
| 1850s | 1.30 million people | 152,960 people | 1.15 million people | Finland |
| 1860s | 1.36 million people | 164,387 people | 1.19 million people | Finland |
| 1870s | 1.44 million people | 178,149 people | 1.26 million people | Finland |
| 1880s | 1.54 million people | 195,110 people | 1.35 million people | Finland |
| 1890s | 1.75 million people | 216,641 people | 1.54 million people | Finland |
| 1900s | 1.97 million people | 245,069 people | 1.72 million people | Finland |
| 1910s | 2.23 million people | 284,730 people | 1.94 million people | Finland |
| 1920s | 2.40 million people | 344,816 people | 2.05 million people | Finland |
| 1930s | 2.56 million people | 449,315 people | 2.11 million people | Finland |
| 1940s | 2.56 million people | 690,505 people | 1.87 million people | Finland |
| 1950s | 2.11 million people | 625,881 people | 1.49 million people | Finland |
| 1960s | 1.91 million people | 795,086 people | 1.12 million people | Finland |
| 1970s | 1.79 million people | 1.06 million people | 720,903 people | Finland |
| 1980s | 1.78 million people | 1.41 million people | 369,597 people | Finland |
| 1990s | 1.78 million people | 1.62 million people | 166,794 people | Finland |
| 2000s | 1.66 million people | 1.53 million people | 125,147 people | Finland |
| 2010s | 1.57 million people | 1.40 million people | 174,711 people | Finland |
| 2020s | 1.43 million people | 1.31 million people | 122,615 people | Finland |
| 2030s | 1.29 million people | 1.21 million people | 74,610 people | Finland |
| 2040s | 1.17 million people | 1.10 million people | 71,947 people | Finland |
| 2050s | 1.13 million people | 1.03 million people | 99,640 people | Finland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban and rural population projected to 2050, Finland or Lesotho?
- Finland, at 1.13 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 Finland and Lesotho?
- 99,640 people, with Finland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Lesotho?
- 133 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2050.
- How do Finland and Lesotho rank globally for urban and rural population projected to 2050?
- Finland ranks 116th 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.