Cyprus vs Lesotho: Number of people living in urban and rural areas
Cyprus
914,225 people
in 2025
Lesotho
1.06 million people
in 2025
Cyprus rank
155th
Lesotho rank
152nd
Number of people living in urban and rural areas over time
- Cyprus
- Lesotho
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports 1.06 million people against 914,225 people in Cyprus, a difference of 141,465 people.
That makes Lesotho's figure about 1.2 times Cyprus's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 76 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Cyprus ahead.
Cyprus ranks 155th and Lesotho ranks 152nd of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Cyprus averaged higher in 7 and Lesotho in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cyprus | Lesotho | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 141,431 people | 13,876 people | 127,555 people | Cyprus |
| 1960s | 233,411 people | 54,233 people | 179,177 people | Cyprus |
| 1970s | 323,520 people | 127,982 people | 195,538 people | Cyprus |
| 1980s | 469,906 people | 182,930 people | 286,976 people | Cyprus |
| 1990s | 582,148 people | 309,057 people | 273,092 people | Cyprus |
| 2000s | 702,534 people | 442,581 people | 259,953 people | Cyprus |
| 2010s | 811,417 people | 698,809 people | 112,607 people | Cyprus |
| 2020s | 891,906 people | 970,212 people | 78,306 people | Lesotho |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of people living in urban and rural areas, Cyprus or Lesotho?
- Lesotho, at 1.06 million people against 914,225 people in Cyprus as of 2025.
- What is the difference in number of people living in urban and rural areas between Cyprus and Lesotho?
- 141,465 people, with Lesotho ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cyprus and Lesotho?
- 76 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2025.
- How do Cyprus and Lesotho rank globally for number of people living in urban and rural areas?
- Cyprus ranks 155th and Lesotho ranks 152nd of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Number of people living in urban and rural areas. 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 urban areas, based on each country's national definition.