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Lesotho vs Switzerland: Urban and rural population projected to 2050

Lesotho
1.03 million people
in 2050
Switzerland
1.03 million people
in 2050
Lesotho rank
119th
Switzerland rank
120th

Urban and rural population projected to 2050 over time

  • Lesotho
  • Switzerland
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How they compare

Lesotho currently reports 1.03 million people against 1.03 million people in Switzerland, a difference of 7,490 people.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 133 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Switzerland ahead.

Lesotho ranks 119th and Switzerland ranks 120th of 238 countries.

Across the 43 decades both report, Lesotho averaged higher in 4 and Switzerland in 39.

Head to head by decade

Decade Lesotho Switzerland Difference Ahead
1000s 32,004 people 300,000 people 267,996 people Switzerland
1100s 36,576 people 400,000 people 363,424 people Switzerland
1200s 41,801 people 500,000 people 458,199 people Switzerland
1300s 47,772 people 800,000 people 752,228 people Switzerland
1400s 54,594 people 595,847 people 541,253 people Switzerland
1500s 62,387 people 781,014 people 718,627 people Switzerland
1600s 71,278 people 975,279 people 904,000 people Switzerland
1700s 81,388 people 1.21 million people 1.13 million people Switzerland
1710s 83,718 people 1.24 million people 1.16 million people Switzerland
1720s 86,220 people 1.27 million people 1.18 million people Switzerland
1730s 88,913 people 1.30 million people 1.21 million people Switzerland
1740s 91,819 people 1.33 million people 1.24 million people Switzerland
1750s 94,967 people 1.36 million people 1.27 million people Switzerland
1760s 98,391 people 1.39 million people 1.29 million people Switzerland
1770s 102,131 people 1.42 million people 1.32 million people Switzerland
1780s 106,237 people 1.45 million people 1.34 million people Switzerland
1790s 110,769 people 1.48 million people 1.37 million people Switzerland
1800s 115,802 people 1.51 million people 1.39 million people Switzerland
1810s 121,430 people 1.53 million people 1.41 million people Switzerland
1820s 127,775 people 1.69 million people 1.56 million people Switzerland
1830s 134,994 people 1.80 million people 1.67 million people Switzerland
1840s 143,294 people 1.91 million people 1.77 million people Switzerland
1850s 152,960 people 2.02 million people 1.87 million people Switzerland
1860s 164,387 people 2.08 million people 1.92 million people Switzerland
1870s 178,149 people 2.17 million people 1.99 million people Switzerland
1880s 195,110 people 2.24 million people 2.05 million people Switzerland
1890s 216,641 people 2.25 million people 2.04 million people Switzerland
1900s 245,069 people 2.47 million people 2.23 million people Switzerland
1910s 284,730 people 2.69 million people 2.41 million people Switzerland
1920s 344,816 people 2.66 million people 2.32 million people Switzerland
1930s 449,315 people 2.65 million people 2.20 million people Switzerland
1940s 690,505 people 2.61 million people 1.92 million people Switzerland
1950s 625,881 people 2.62 million people 1.99 million people Switzerland
1960s 795,086 people 2.65 million people 1.86 million people Switzerland
1970s 1.06 million people 2.56 million people 1.50 million people Switzerland
1980s 1.41 million people 2.30 million people 881,358 people Switzerland
1990s 1.62 million people 2.01 million people 395,652 people Switzerland
2000s 1.53 million people 1.97 million people 436,766 people Switzerland
2010s 1.40 million people 1.97 million people 568,940 people Switzerland
2020s 1.31 million people 1.31 million people 4,369 people Lesotho
2030s 1.21 million people 1.13 million people 78,836 people Lesotho
2040s 1.10 million people 1.04 million people 55,845 people Lesotho
2050s 1.03 million people 1.03 million people 7,490 people Lesotho

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher urban and rural population projected to 2050, Lesotho or Switzerland?
Lesotho, at 1.03 million people against 1.03 million people in Switzerland as of 2050.
What is the difference in urban and rural population projected to 2050 between Lesotho and Switzerland?
7,490 people, with Lesotho ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Switzerland?
133 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2050.
How do Lesotho and Switzerland rank globally for urban and rural population projected to 2050?
Lesotho ranks 119th and Switzerland ranks 120th of 238 countries.
Where does this data come from?
HYDE (2023); United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – 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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Indicator
Urban and rural population projected to 2050
Unit
people
Source
HYDE (2023); United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
239 places, 30,401 data points, 1000–2050
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Number of people living in rural areas, combining UN estimates and projections with modeled historical data.