Eritrea vs Lesotho: Urban population

Eritrea
1.25 million
in 2025
Lesotho
1.06 million
in 2025
Eritrea rank
147th
Lesotho rank
150th

Urban population over time

  • Eritrea
  • Lesotho
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How they compare

Eritrea currently reports 1.25 million against 1.06 million in Lesotho, a difference of 190,190.

That makes Eritrea's figure about 1.2 times Lesotho's.

Across all 66 years both countries report, Eritrea has been ahead every year.

Globally, Eritrea ranks 147th and Lesotho ranks 150th of 215 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Urban population
Source
World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
264 places, 17,394 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Urban population refers to people living in urban areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated using World Bank population estimates and urban ratios from the United Nations World Urbanization Prospects. Aggregation of urban and rural population may not add up to total population because of different country coverages.