Lesotho vs Puerto Rico: Population ages 15-64, female

Lesotho
62.0%
in 2025
Puerto Rico
62.3%
in 2025
Lesotho rank
133rd
Puerto Rico rank
130th

Population ages 15-64, female over time

  • Lesotho
  • Puerto Rico
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How they compare

Puerto Rico currently reports 62.3% against 62.0% in Lesotho, a difference of 0.3%.

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

Lesotho ranks 133rd and Puerto Rico ranks 130th of 218 countries.

Puerto Rico has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Lesotho Puerto Rico Difference Ahead
1960s 54.4% 55.3% 0.9% Puerto Rico
1970s 54.7% 59.2% 4.4% Puerto Rico
1980s 53.6% 62.8% 9.2% Puerto Rico
1990s 54.2% 64.8% 10.6% Puerto Rico
2000s 58.0% 64.6% 6.6% Puerto Rico
2010s 59.8% 64.6% 4.8% Puerto Rico
2020s 61.2% 62.9% 1.7% Puerto Rico

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population ages 15-64, female, Lesotho or Puerto Rico?
Puerto Rico, at 62.3% against 62.0% in Lesotho as of 2025.
What is the difference in population ages 15-64, female between Lesotho and Puerto Rico?
0.3%, with Puerto Rico ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Puerto Rico?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Lesotho and Puerto Rico rank globally for population ages 15-64, female?
Lesotho ranks 133rd and Puerto Rico ranks 130th of 218 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Population ages 15-64, female (% of female population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Population ages 15-64, 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 15 to 64 as a percentage of the total female population. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.