Lesotho vs Moldova: Share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050
Lesotho
44.7%
in 2025
Moldova
43.7%
in 2025
Lesotho rank
177th
Moldova rank
180th
Share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050 over time
- Lesotho
- Moldova
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports 44.7% against 43.7% in Moldova, a difference of 1.0%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Moldova ahead.
Lesotho ranks 177th and Moldova ranks 180th of 238 countries.
Moldova has averaged higher in every one of the 40 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lesotho | Moldova | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Moldova |
| 1100s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Moldova |
| 1200s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Moldova |
| 1300s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Moldova |
| 1400s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Moldova |
| 1500s | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Moldova |
| 1600s | 0.0% | 0.3% | 0.3% | Moldova |
| 1700s | 0.1% | 1.0% | 0.9% | Moldova |
| 1710s | 0.2% | 1.0% | 0.8% | Moldova |
| 1720s | 0.2% | 1.0% | 0.8% | Moldova |
| 1730s | 0.2% | 1.0% | 0.8% | Moldova |
| 1740s | 0.2% | 1.0% | 0.8% | Moldova |
| 1750s | 0.2% | 1.0% | 0.8% | Moldova |
| 1760s | 0.2% | 1.0% | 0.8% | Moldova |
| 1770s | 0.3% | 1.0% | 0.7% | Moldova |
| 1780s | 0.3% | 1.0% | 0.7% | Moldova |
| 1790s | 0.3% | 1.0% | 0.7% | Moldova |
| 1800s | 0.3% | 1.0% | 0.7% | Moldova |
| 1810s | 0.4% | 1.0% | 0.6% | Moldova |
| 1820s | 0.4% | 1.0% | 0.6% | Moldova |
| 1830s | 0.5% | 1.1% | 0.7% | Moldova |
| 1840s | 0.5% | 1.4% | 0.9% | Moldova |
| 1850s | 0.5% | 1.8% | 1.2% | Moldova |
| 1860s | 0.6% | 2.2% | 1.6% | Moldova |
| 1870s | 0.7% | 2.8% | 2.1% | Moldova |
| 1880s | 0.7% | 3.5% | 2.7% | Moldova |
| 1890s | 0.8% | 4.3% | 3.5% | Moldova |
| 1900s | 0.9% | 5.4% | 4.5% | Moldova |
| 1910s | 0.9% | 6.8% | 5.8% | Moldova |
| 1920s | 1.0% | 8.4% | 7.4% | Moldova |
| 1930s | 1.1% | 10.6% | 9.4% | Moldova |
| 1940s | 1.2% | 13.2% | 12.0% | Moldova |
| 1950s | 2.1% | 19.9% | 17.7% | Moldova |
| 1960s | 6.2% | 26.9% | 20.6% | Moldova |
| 1970s | 10.7% | 35.9% | 25.2% | Moldova |
| 1980s | 11.4% | 43.3% | 31.9% | Moldova |
| 1990s | 16.0% | 44.9% | 28.9% | Moldova |
| 2000s | 22.4% | 39.5% | 17.1% | Moldova |
| 2010s | 33.2% | 39.8% | 6.5% | Moldova |
| 2020s | 42.2% | 42.6% | 0.5% | Moldova |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050, Lesotho or Moldova?
- Lesotho, at 44.7% against 43.7% in Moldova as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050 between Lesotho and Moldova?
- 1.0%, with Lesotho ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Moldova?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Lesotho and Moldova rank globally for share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050?
- Lesotho ranks 177th and Moldova ranks 180th 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 Share of population living in urban areas 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
Share of the population living in urban areas, combining UN estimates with modelled historical data.