Lesotho vs East Timor: Urban and rural population projected to 2050
Lesotho
1.03 million people
in 2050
East Timor
981,162 people
in 2050
Lesotho rank
119th
East Timor rank
122nd
Urban and rural population projected to 2050 over time
- Lesotho
- East Timor
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports 1.03 million people against 981,162 people in East Timor, a difference of 51,748 people.
That makes Lesotho's figure about 1.1 times East Timor's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 133 shared years of data; in 1000 it was East Timor ahead.
Lesotho ranks 119th and East Timor ranks 122nd of 238 countries.
Across the 43 decades both report, Lesotho averaged higher in 13 and East Timor in 30.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lesotho | East Timor | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 32,004 people | 33,610 people | 1,606 people | East Timor |
| 1100s | 36,576 people | 42,012 people | 5,436 people | East Timor |
| 1200s | 41,801 people | 52,513 people | 10,712 people | East Timor |
| 1300s | 47,772 people | 65,636 people | 17,864 people | East Timor |
| 1400s | 54,594 people | 82,025 people | 27,430 people | East Timor |
| 1500s | 62,387 people | 102,456 people | 40,069 people | East Timor |
| 1600s | 71,278 people | 127,788 people | 56,510 people | East Timor |
| 1700s | 81,388 people | 158,678 people | 77,290 people | East Timor |
| 1710s | 83,718 people | 161,412 people | 77,694 people | East Timor |
| 1720s | 86,220 people | 164,225 people | 78,004 people | East Timor |
| 1730s | 88,913 people | 167,069 people | 78,156 people | East Timor |
| 1740s | 91,819 people | 169,943 people | 78,124 people | East Timor |
| 1750s | 94,967 people | 172,846 people | 77,879 people | East Timor |
| 1760s | 98,391 people | 175,773 people | 77,382 people | East Timor |
| 1770s | 102,131 people | 178,723 people | 76,592 people | East Timor |
| 1780s | 106,237 people | 181,693 people | 75,456 people | East Timor |
| 1790s | 110,769 people | 184,678 people | 73,909 people | East Timor |
| 1800s | 115,802 people | 187,675 people | 71,873 people | East Timor |
| 1810s | 121,430 people | 190,679 people | 69,249 people | East Timor |
| 1820s | 127,775 people | 206,697 people | 78,922 people | East Timor |
| 1830s | 134,994 people | 224,002 people | 89,008 people | East Timor |
| 1840s | 143,294 people | 242,684 people | 99,390 people | East Timor |
| 1850s | 152,960 people | 262,839 people | 109,879 people | East Timor |
| 1860s | 164,387 people | 284,566 people | 120,179 people | East Timor |
| 1870s | 178,149 people | 295,649 people | 117,500 people | East Timor |
| 1880s | 195,110 people | 307,029 people | 111,919 people | East Timor |
| 1890s | 216,641 people | 318,693 people | 102,052 people | East Timor |
| 1900s | 245,069 people | 330,624 people | 85,555 people | East Timor |
| 1910s | 284,730 people | 342,798 people | 58,068 people | East Timor |
| 1920s | 344,816 people | 354,571 people | 9,755 people | East Timor |
| 1930s | 449,315 people | 366,481 people | 82,834 people | Lesotho |
| 1940s | 690,505 people | 378,483 people | 312,022 people | Lesotho |
| 1950s | 625,881 people | 392,471 people | 233,410 people | Lesotho |
| 1960s | 795,086 people | 449,744 people | 345,342 people | Lesotho |
| 1970s | 1.06 million people | 511,146 people | 553,366 people | Lesotho |
| 1980s | 1.41 million people | 563,933 people | 849,929 people | Lesotho |
| 1990s | 1.62 million people | 655,944 people | 961,811 people | Lesotho |
| 2000s | 1.53 million people | 683,167 people | 849,698 people | Lesotho |
| 2010s | 1.40 million people | 841,713 people | 556,113 people | Lesotho |
| 2020s | 1.31 million people | 1.00 million people | 308,691 people | Lesotho |
| 2030s | 1.21 million people | 1.08 million people | 130,580 people | Lesotho |
| 2040s | 1.10 million people | 1.05 million people | 46,581 people | Lesotho |
| 2050s | 1.03 million people | 981,162 people | 51,748 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 East Timor?
- Lesotho, at 1.03 million people against 981,162 people in East Timor as of 2050.
- What is the difference in urban and rural population projected to 2050 between Lesotho and East Timor?
- 51,748 people, with Lesotho ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and East Timor?
- 133 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2050.
- How do Lesotho and East Timor rank globally for urban and rural population projected to 2050?
- Lesotho ranks 119th and East Timor ranks 122nd 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.