Estonia vs Lesotho: Number of people living in urban and rural areas
Estonia
950,652 people
in 2025
Lesotho
1.06 million people
in 2025
Estonia rank
154th
Lesotho rank
152nd
Number of people living in urban and rural areas over time
- Estonia
- Lesotho
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports 1.06 million people against 950,652 people in Estonia, a difference of 105,038 people.
That makes Lesotho's figure about 1.1 times Estonia's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 76 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Estonia ahead.
Estonia ranks 154th and Lesotho ranks 152nd of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Estonia averaged higher in 7 and Lesotho in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Estonia | Lesotho | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 610,841 people | 13,876 people | 596,966 people | Estonia |
| 1960s | 793,837 people | 54,233 people | 739,604 people | Estonia |
| 1970s | 955,440 people | 127,982 people | 827,458 people | Estonia |
| 1980s | 1.08 million people | 182,930 people | 896,221 people | Estonia |
| 1990s | 1.02 million people | 309,057 people | 715,657 people | Estonia |
| 2000s | 919,026 people | 442,581 people | 476,444 people | Estonia |
| 2010s | 904,989 people | 698,809 people | 206,180 people | Estonia |
| 2020s | 949,047 people | 970,212 people | 21,166 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, Estonia or Lesotho?
- Lesotho, at 1.06 million people against 950,652 people in Estonia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in number of people living in urban and rural areas between Estonia and Lesotho?
- 105,038 people, with Lesotho ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Estonia and Lesotho?
- 76 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2025.
- How do Estonia and Lesotho rank globally for number of people living in urban and rural areas?
- Estonia ranks 154th 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.