Lesotho vs Papua New Guinea: Population ages 0-14, female

Lesotho
33.1%
in 2025
Papua New Guinea
32.8%
in 2025
Lesotho rank
53rd
Papua New Guinea rank
54th

Population ages 0-14, female over time

  • Lesotho
  • Papua New Guinea
01020304050196019922025

How they compare

Lesotho currently reports 33.1% against 32.8% in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.3%.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.

Lesotho ranks 53rd and Papua New Guinea ranks 54th of 218 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Lesotho averaged higher in 1 and Papua New Guinea in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Lesotho Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1960s 40.5% 44.8% 4.3% Papua New Guinea
1970s 40.6% 45.2% 4.6% Papua New Guinea
1980s 41.6% 42.9% 1.3% Papua New Guinea
1990s 40.8% 41.0% 0.2% Papua New Guinea
2000s 36.7% 38.5% 1.8% Papua New Guinea
2010s 35.3% 36.0% 0.6% Papua New Guinea
2020s 34.0% 33.6% 0.3% Lesotho

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population ages 0-14, female, Lesotho or Papua New Guinea?
Lesotho, at 33.1% against 32.8% in Papua New Guinea as of 2025.
What is the difference in population ages 0-14, female between Lesotho and Papua New Guinea?
0.3%, with Lesotho ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Papua New Guinea?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Lesotho and Papua New Guinea rank globally for population ages 0-14, female?
Lesotho ranks 53rd and Papua New Guinea ranks 54th of 218 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Population ages 0-14, female (% of female population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Lesotho vs Papua New Guinea: Population ages 0-14, female. Statizoid, drawing on World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Retrieved 17 September 2026, from https://health.statizoid.com/compare/population-ages-0-14-female-percent-of-female-population/lesotho/papua-new-guinea/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://health.statizoid.com/compare/population-ages-0-14-female-percent-of-female-population/lesotho/papua-new-guinea/">Lesotho vs Papua New Guinea: Population ages 0-14, female</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Population ages 0-14, female (% of female population)
Unit
% of female population
Source
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
266 places, 17,556 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Female population between the ages 0 to 14 as a percentage of the total female population. Population is based on the de facto definition of population.