Lesotho vs Zimbabwe: Urban population, annual growth rate
Lesotho
3.4 % change on previous year
in 2025
Zimbabwe
3.44 % change on previous year
in 2025
Lesotho rank
34th
Zimbabwe rank
33rd
Urban population, annual growth rate over time
- Lesotho
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Zimbabwe currently reports 3.44 % change on previous year against 3.4 % change on previous year in Lesotho, a difference of 0.04 % change on previous year.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Lesotho ahead.
Lesotho ranks 34th and Zimbabwe ranks 33rd of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Lesotho averaged higher in 5 and Zimbabwe in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lesotho | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 13.7 % change on previous year | 6.75 % change on previous year | 6.95 % change on previous year | Lesotho |
| 1970s | 6.08 % change on previous year | 5.42 % change on previous year | 0.6584 % change on previous year | Lesotho |
| 1980s | 3.59 % change on previous year | 7.01 % change on previous year | 3.42 % change on previous year | Zimbabwe |
| 1990s | 5.61 % change on previous year | 2.92 % change on previous year | 2.68 % change on previous year | Lesotho |
| 2000s | 3.3 % change on previous year | 1.24 % change on previous year | 2.07 % change on previous year | Lesotho |
| 2010s | 5.07 % change on previous year | 2.55 % change on previous year | 2.53 % change on previous year | Lesotho |
| 2020s | 3.62 % change on previous year | 3.68 % change on previous year | 0.063 % change on previous year | Zimbabwe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban population, annual growth rate, Lesotho or Zimbabwe?
- Zimbabwe, at 3.44 % change on previous year against 3.4 % change on previous year in Lesotho as of 2025.
- What is the difference in urban population, annual growth rate between Lesotho and Zimbabwe?
- 0.04 % change on previous year, with Zimbabwe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Zimbabwe?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2025.
- How do Lesotho and Zimbabwe rank globally for urban population, annual growth rate?
- Lesotho ranks 34th and Zimbabwe ranks 33rd of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Urban population, annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Urban population. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.