Which has higher urban population, Central African Republic or Lesotho?

Lesotho, at 44.7% against 44.6% in Central African Republic as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Central African Republic and Lesotho?

66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as Urban population (% of total population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Central African Republic vs Lesotho: Urban population

Central African Republic

44.6%

in 2025

Lesotho

44.7%

in 2025

Central African Republic rank

164th

Lesotho rank

163rd

Urban population over time

Central African Republic
Lesotho

How they compare

Lesotho currently reports 44.7% against 44.6% in Central African Republic, a difference of 0.1%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Central African Republic ahead.

Central African Republic ranks 164th and Lesotho ranks 163rd of 218 countries.

Central African Republic has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Central African Republic	Lesotho	Difference	Ahead
1960s	23.0%	6.2%	16.8%	Central African Republic
1970s	32.9%	10.7%	22.2%	Central African Republic
1980s	36.6%	11.4%	25.2%	Central African Republic
1990s	37.4%	16.0%	21.5%	Central African Republic
2000s	38.0%	22.4%	15.6%	Central African Republic
2010s	40.0%	33.2%	6.8%	Central African Republic
2020s	43.5%	42.2%	1.3%	Central African Republic

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher urban population, Central African Republic or Lesotho?: Lesotho, at 44.7% against 44.6% in Central African Republic as of 2025.
What is the difference in urban population between Central African Republic and Lesotho?: 0.1%, with Lesotho ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Central African Republic and Lesotho?: 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Central African Republic and Lesotho rank globally for urban population?: Central African Republic ranks 164th and Lesotho ranks 163rd of 218 countries.
Where does this data come from?: World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as Urban population (% of total population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Urban population (% of total population)
Unit: % of total population
Source: World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 266 places, 17,556 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 01 October 2026

Urban population refers to people living in urban areas as defined by national statistical offices. The data are collected and smoothed by United Nations Population Division.