Population ages 0-14, total, per capita in Lesotho
Lesotho: Population ages 0-14, total, per capita was 0.341 units per person in 2025. ▼ Falling
Population ages 0-14, total, per capita in Lesotho, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2025, population ages 0-14, total, per capita in Lesotho stood at 0.341 units per person. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
The figure is down 1.2% on the previous year and down 6.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 0-14, total, per capita in Lesotho peaked at 0.4527 units per person in 1962 and was at its lowest, 0.341 units per person, in 2025.
Lesotho ranks 54th 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, total, per capita in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.4515 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.4524 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1962 | 0.4527 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1963 | 0.4517 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1964 | 0.449 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1965 | 0.4477 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1966 | 0.4487 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1967 | 0.4477 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1968 | 0.4444 units per person | -0.7% |
| 1969 | 0.4404 units per person | -0.9% |
| 1970 | 0.4361 units per person | -1.0% |
| 1971 | 0.4315 units per person | -1.0% |
| 1972 | 0.427 units per person | -1.0% |
| 1973 | 0.4227 units per person | -1.0% |
| 1974 | 0.4189 units per person | -0.9% |
| 1975 | 0.416 units per person | -0.7% |
| 1976 | 0.4144 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1977 | 0.4148 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1978 | 0.4165 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1979 | 0.4188 units per person | +0.5% |
| 1980 | 0.4211 units per person | +0.6% |
| 1981 | 0.4233 units per person | +0.5% |
| 1982 | 0.4252 units per person | +0.5% |
| 1983 | 0.4269 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1984 | 0.4284 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1985 | 0.4295 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1986 | 0.4266 units per person | -0.7% |
| 1987 | 0.4245 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1988 | 0.4268 units per person | +0.5% |
| 1989 | 0.4284 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1990 | 0.4291 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1991 | 0.4289 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.4279 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 0.426 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 0.4233 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1995 | 0.42 units per person | -0.8% |
| 1996 | 0.4165 units per person | -0.8% |
| 1997 | 0.4123 units per person | -1.0% |
| 1998 | 0.4071 units per person | -1.3% |
| 1999 | 0.4016 units per person | -1.4% |
| 2000 | 0.396 units per person | -1.4% |
| 2001 | 0.3908 units per person | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 0.3859 units per person | -1.3% |
| 2003 | 0.3813 units per person | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 0.3773 units per person | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 0.3739 units per person | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 0.3707 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 0.3682 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 0.3667 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 0.366 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 0.3654 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 0.3652 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.3652 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.3653 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.3658 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.3663 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.3661 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.3649 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 0.3629 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 0.3607 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 0.3584 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 0.356 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 0.353 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 0.3492 units per person | -1.1% |
| 2024 | 0.3452 units per person | -1.2% |
| 2025 | 0.341 units per person | -1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.4486 units per person | 0.4404 units per person | 0.4527 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.4217 units per person | 0.4144 units per person | 0.4361 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4261 units per person | 0.4211 units per person | 0.4295 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4193 units per person | 0.4016 units per person | 0.4291 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3777 units per person | 0.366 units per person | 0.396 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3648 units per person | 0.3607 units per person | 0.3663 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3505 units per person | 0.341 units per person | 0.3584 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
- 51 Ghana 0.3543 units per person compare
- 52 Tonga 0.3492 units per person compare
- 53 Kiribati 0.3436 units per person compare
- 55 Marshall Islands 0.339 units per person compare
- 56 Papua New Guinea 0.3315 units per person compare
- 57 Timor-Leste 0.3311 units per person compare
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, total, annual growth rate -0.1139 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, annual growth rate 1.66 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, per capita 0.3179 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male, annual growth rate 1.85 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population ages 0-14, total, per capita in Lesotho?
- Population ages 0-14, total, per capita in Lesotho was 0.341 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest population ages 0-14, total, per capita recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4527 units per person in 1962.
- What is the lowest population ages 0-14, total, per capita recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.341 units per person in 2025.
- How does Lesotho rank for population ages 0-14, total, per capita?
- Lesotho ranks 54th out of 217 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 0-14, total, per capita rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.9%. 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, total, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Population ages 0-14, total 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, total ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Population ages 0-14, total Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), note: Staff estimates using the World Bank's total population and age/sex distributions of the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects., publi
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Population ages 0-14, total divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.