Lesotho vs Upper middle income: Population ages 20-24, female
Lesotho
9.3%
in 2025
Upper middle income
6.4%
in 2025
Lesotho rank
32nd
Upper middle income rank
34th
Population ages 20-24, female over time
- Lesotho
- Upper middle income
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports 9.3% against 6.4% in Upper middle income, a difference of 2.9%.
That makes Lesotho's figure about 1.5 times Upper middle income's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Lesotho ahead.
Lesotho ranks 32nd and Upper middle income ranks 34th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Lesotho averaged higher in 4 and Upper middle income in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lesotho | Upper middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 8.1% | 7.6% | 0.4% | Lesotho |
| 1970s | 8.6% | 9.0% | 0.4% | Upper middle income |
| 1980s | 9.0% | 9.5% | 0.6% | Upper middle income |
| 1990s | 8.8% | 9.5% | 0.7% | Upper middle income |
| 2000s | 10.6% | 8.6% | 2.0% | Lesotho |
| 2010s | 10.6% | 7.9% | 2.7% | Lesotho |
| 2020s | 9.2% | 6.5% | 2.7% | Lesotho |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population ages 20-24, female, Lesotho or Upper middle income?
- Lesotho, at 9.3% against 6.4% in Upper middle income as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population ages 20-24, female between Lesotho and Upper middle income?
- 2.9%, with Lesotho ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Upper middle income?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Lesotho and Upper middle income rank globally for population ages 20-24, female?
- Lesotho ranks 32nd and Upper middle income ranks 34th of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Population ages 20-24, female (% of female population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Female population between the ages 20 to 24 as a percentage of the total female population.