Population ages 0-14, female, per capita in Lesotho
Lesotho: Population ages 0-14, female, per capita was 0.1694 units per person in 2025. ▼ Falling
Population ages 0-14, female, per capita in Lesotho, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population ages 0-14, female, per capita in Lesotho is 0.1694 units per person, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
The figure is down 1.3% on the previous year and down 7.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 0-14, female, per capita in Lesotho peaked at 0.2256 units per person in 1962 and was at its lowest, 0.1694 units per person, in 2025.
Lesotho ranks 52nd of 217 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Population ages 0-14, female, per capita in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.2246 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.2253 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1962 | 0.2256 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1963 | 0.2253 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1964 | 0.224 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1965 | 0.2233 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1966 | 0.2239 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1967 | 0.2233 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1968 | 0.2213 units per person | -0.9% |
| 1969 | 0.2192 units per person | -1.0% |
| 1970 | 0.217 units per person | -1.0% |
| 1971 | 0.2149 units per person | -1.0% |
| 1972 | 0.2129 units per person | -1.0% |
| 1973 | 0.2109 units per person | -0.9% |
| 1974 | 0.2092 units per person | -0.8% |
| 1975 | 0.2079 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1976 | 0.2071 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1977 | 0.2072 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.2079 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1979 | 0.2089 units per person | +0.5% |
| 1980 | 0.2099 units per person | +0.5% |
| 1981 | 0.2109 units per person | +0.5% |
| 1982 | 0.2118 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1983 | 0.2125 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1984 | 0.2132 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1985 | 0.2137 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1986 | 0.212 units per person | -0.8% |
| 1987 | 0.2109 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1988 | 0.2123 units per person | +0.7% |
| 1989 | 0.2133 units per person | +0.5% |
| 1990 | 0.2138 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 0.2139 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.2135 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 0.2126 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 0.2112 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1995 | 0.2096 units per person | -0.8% |
| 1996 | 0.2079 units per person | -0.8% |
| 1997 | 0.2057 units per person | -1.0% |
| 1998 | 0.203 units per person | -1.3% |
| 1999 | 0.2002 units per person | -1.4% |
| 2000 | 0.1974 units per person | -1.4% |
| 2001 | 0.1948 units per person | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 0.1924 units per person | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 0.1901 units per person | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 0.1882 units per person | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 0.1865 units per person | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 0.185 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 0.1836 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 0.1829 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 0.1824 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 0.1821 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 0.1819 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.1819 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.182 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.1822 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.1824 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.1823 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.1817 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 0.1807 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 0.1796 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 0.1784 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 0.1771 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 0.1756 units per person | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 0.1737 units per person | -1.1% |
| 2024 | 0.1716 units per person | -1.2% |
| 2025 | 0.1694 units per person | -1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2236 units per person | 0.2192 units per person | 0.2256 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.2104 units per person | 0.2071 units per person | 0.217 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.212 units per person | 0.2099 units per person | 0.2137 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2091 units per person | 0.2002 units per person | 0.2139 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1883 units per person | 0.1824 units per person | 0.1974 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1817 units per person | 0.1796 units per person | 0.1824 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1743 units per person | 0.1694 units per person | 0.1784 units per person | 6 |
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More health data for Lesotho
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.05 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.4669 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,227 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 382 (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate -0.1593 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate -0.0688 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.1716 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, annual growth rate -0.1139 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population ages 0-14, female, per capita in Lesotho?
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita in Lesotho was 0.1694 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest population ages 0-14, female, per capita recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2256 units per person in 1962.
- What is the lowest population ages 0-14, female, per capita recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1694 units per person in 2025.
- How does Lesotho rank for population ages 0-14, female, per capita?
- Lesotho ranks 52nd out of 217 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 0-14, female, per capita rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Lesotho data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Population ages 0-14, female, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Population ages 0-14, female divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Population ages 0-14, female ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Population ages 0-14, female World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Population ages 0-14, female divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.