Population ages 00-04, female, per capita in Lesotho
Lesotho: Population ages 00-04, female, per capita was 0.0548 units per person in 2025. ▼ Falling
Population ages 00-04, female, per capita in Lesotho, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2025, population ages 00-04, female, per capita in Lesotho stood at 0.0548 units per person. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
The figure is down 1.9% on the previous year and down 17.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 00-04, female, per capita in Lesotho peaked at 0.0882 units per person in 1960 and was at its lowest, 0.0548 units per person, in 2025.
That places Lesotho 57th out of 218 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Population ages 00-04, female, per capita in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.0882 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.0881 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1962 | 0.0878 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1963 | 0.0875 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1964 | 0.0871 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1965 | 0.0866 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1966 | 0.086 units per person | -0.7% |
| 1967 | 0.085 units per person | -1.2% |
| 1968 | 0.0839 units per person | -1.4% |
| 1969 | 0.0828 units per person | -1.3% |
| 1970 | 0.0818 units per person | -1.2% |
| 1971 | 0.081 units per person | -1.0% |
| 1972 | 0.0803 units per person | -0.8% |
| 1973 | 0.0798 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1974 | 0.0796 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1975 | 0.0797 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1976 | 0.0804 units per person | +0.8% |
| 1977 | 0.0814 units per person | +1.3% |
| 1978 | 0.0825 units per person | +1.3% |
| 1979 | 0.0833 units per person | +1.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0838 units per person | +0.6% |
| 1981 | 0.0839 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1982 | 0.0837 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1983 | 0.0833 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1984 | 0.0828 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1985 | 0.0822 units per person | -0.7% |
| 1986 | 0.082 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1987 | 0.0821 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 0.0819 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1989 | 0.0813 units per person | -0.7% |
| 1990 | 0.0805 units per person | -1.1% |
| 1991 | 0.0792 units per person | -1.5% |
| 1992 | 0.0775 units per person | -2.1% |
| 1993 | 0.0755 units per person | -2.7% |
| 1994 | 0.0733 units per person | -2.9% |
| 1995 | 0.0713 units per person | -2.8% |
| 1996 | 0.0695 units per person | -2.5% |
| 1997 | 0.0681 units per person | -2.0% |
| 1998 | 0.067 units per person | -1.6% |
| 1999 | 0.066 units per person | -1.5% |
| 2000 | 0.0651 units per person | -1.4% |
| 2001 | 0.0644 units per person | -1.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0639 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0638 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 0.064 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0642 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0644 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0643 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0643 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0645 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0648 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0654 units per person | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 0.0659 units per person | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 0.0662 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0664 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0664 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0662 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0655 units per person | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0645 units per person | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 0.0633 units per person | -1.9% |
| 2020 | 0.0619 units per person | -2.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0603 units per person | -2.6% |
| 2022 | 0.0587 units per person | -2.7% |
| 2023 | 0.0572 units per person | -2.6% |
| 2024 | 0.0559 units per person | -2.2% |
| 2025 | 0.0548 units per person | -1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0863 units per person | 0.0828 units per person | 0.0882 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.081 units per person | 0.0796 units per person | 0.0833 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0827 units per person | 0.0813 units per person | 0.0839 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0728 units per person | 0.066 units per person | 0.0805 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0643 units per person | 0.0638 units per person | 0.0651 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0655 units per person | 0.0633 units per person | 0.0664 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0581 units per person | 0.0548 units per person | 0.0619 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
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)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,227 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 382 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2020)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.8108 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.7473 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0557 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population ages 00-04, female, per capita in Lesotho?
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita in Lesotho was 0.0548 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest population ages 00-04, female, per capita recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0882 units per person in 1960.
- What is the lowest population ages 00-04, female, per capita recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0548 units per person in 2025.
- How does Lesotho rank for population ages 00-04, female, per capita?
- Lesotho ranks 57th out of 218 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 00-04, female, per capita rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.5%. 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 00-04, female, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 66 observations, free to reuse under Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page.
How this figure is calculated
Population ages 00-04, 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 00-04, female ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Population ages 00-04, female 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
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Population ages 00-04, female divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.