Lesotho vs Malawi: Population, female

Lesotho
51.2%
in 2025
Malawi
51.2%
in 2025
Lesotho rank
50th
Malawi rank
52nd

Population, female over time

  • Lesotho
  • Malawi
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How they compare

Lesotho currently reports 51.2% against 51.2% in Malawi, a difference of 0.0%.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Lesotho ahead.

Lesotho ranks 50th and Malawi ranks 52nd of 218 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Lesotho averaged higher in 4 and Malawi in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Lesotho Malawi Difference Ahead
1960s 55.2% 51.8% 3.4% Lesotho
1970s 51.9% 51.6% 0.2% Lesotho
1980s 50.9% 51.5% 0.6% Malawi
1990s 51.3% 51.4% 0.1% Malawi
2000s 51.4% 51.5% 0.1% Malawi
2010s 51.4% 51.3% 0.1% Lesotho
2020s 51.3% 51.2% 0.1% Lesotho

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population, female, Lesotho or Malawi?
Lesotho, at 51.2% against 51.2% in Malawi as of 2025.
What is the difference in population, female between Lesotho and Malawi?
0.0%, with Lesotho ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Malawi?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Lesotho and Malawi rank globally for population, female?
Lesotho ranks 50th and Malawi ranks 52nd of 218 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Population, female (% of total population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Population, female (% of total population)
Unit
% of total 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 is the percentage of the population that is female. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.