Botswana vs Lesotho: Population ages 55-59, female
Botswana
39,967
in 2025
Lesotho
29,114
in 2025
Botswana rank
150th
Lesotho rank
153rd
Population ages 55-59, female over time
- Botswana
- Lesotho
How they compare
Botswana currently reports 39,967 against 29,114 in Lesotho, a difference of 10,853.
That makes Botswana's figure about 1.4 times Lesotho's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Lesotho ahead.
Botswana ranks 150th and Lesotho ranks 153rd of 217 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 2 and Lesotho in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Lesotho | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6,828 | 13,297 | 6,469 | Lesotho |
| 1970s | 8,511 | 19,917 | 11,406 | Lesotho |
| 1980s | 12,793 | 23,107 | 10,314 | Lesotho |
| 1990s | 16,745 | 26,062 | 9,317 | Lesotho |
| 2000s | 21,359 | 27,338 | 5,979 | Lesotho |
| 2010s | 30,323 | 30,101 | 222.1 | Botswana |
| 2020s | 35,969 | 29,964 | 6,005 | Botswana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population ages 55-59, female, Botswana or Lesotho?
- Botswana, at 39,967 against 29,114 in Lesotho as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population ages 55-59, female between Botswana and Lesotho?
- 10,853, with Botswana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Lesotho?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Botswana and Lesotho rank globally for population ages 55-59, female?
- Botswana ranks 150th and Lesotho ranks 153rd of 217 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Bank staff estimates using the World Bank's total population and age/sex distributions of the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects, published as Population ages 55-59, female. 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 55 to 59.