Italy vs Lesotho: Population ages 65 and above, female, annual growth rate
Italy
1.62 % change on previous year
in 2025
Lesotho
1.68 % change on previous year
in 2025
Italy rank
198th
Lesotho rank
197th
Population ages 65 and above, female, annual growth rate over time
- Italy
- Lesotho
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports 1.68 % change on previous year against 1.62 % change on previous year in Italy, a difference of 0.06 % change on previous year.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Italy ahead.
Italy ranks 198th and Lesotho ranks 197th of 217 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 5 and Lesotho in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Lesotho | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.4 % change on previous year | 2.29 % change on previous year | 0.1139 % change on previous year | Italy |
| 1970s | 2.5 % change on previous year | 2.07 % change on previous year | 0.4262 % change on previous year | Italy |
| 1980s | 1.35 % change on previous year | 3.3 % change on previous year | 1.95 % change on previous year | Lesotho |
| 1990s | 2.02 % change on previous year | 1.81 % change on previous year | 0.2165 % change on previous year | Italy |
| 2000s | 1.5 % change on previous year | -0.1395 % change on previous year | 1.64 % change on previous year | Italy |
| 2010s | 1.05 % change on previous year | 0.2874 % change on previous year | 0.7635 % change on previous year | Italy |
| 2020s | 0.9751 % change on previous year | 1.59 % change on previous year | 0.6164 % change on previous year | Lesotho |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population ages 65 and above, female, annual growth rate, Italy or Lesotho?
- Lesotho, at 1.68 % change on previous year against 1.62 % change on previous year in Italy as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population ages 65 and above, female, annual growth rate between Italy and Lesotho?
- 0.06 % change on previous year, with Lesotho ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Lesotho?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2025.
- How do Italy and Lesotho rank globally for population ages 65 and above, female, annual growth rate?
- Italy ranks 198th and Lesotho ranks 197th of 217 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Population ages 65 and above, female, annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Population ages 65 and above, female. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.