Population ages 05-09, female, per capita in Lesotho
Lesotho: Population ages 05-09, female, per capita was 0.0574 units per person in 2025. ▼ Falling
Population ages 05-09, female, per capita in Lesotho, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Lesotho recorded 0.0574 units per person for population ages 05-09, female, per capita in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.2% on the previous year and down 3.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 05-09, female, per capita in Lesotho peaked at 0.0736 units per person in 1966 and was at its lowest, 0.0574 units per person, in 2025.
That places Lesotho 52nd out of 218 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Population ages 05-09, female, per capita in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.0716 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.0723 units per person | +0.8% |
| 1962 | 0.0727 units per person | +0.6% |
| 1963 | 0.0731 units per person | +0.5% |
| 1964 | 0.0733 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1965 | 0.0733 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1966 | 0.0736 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1967 | 0.0734 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1968 | 0.0725 units per person | -1.2% |
| 1969 | 0.0715 units per person | -1.4% |
| 1970 | 0.0705 units per person | -1.4% |
| 1971 | 0.0696 units per person | -1.3% |
| 1972 | 0.0687 units per person | -1.2% |
| 1973 | 0.0679 units per person | -1.1% |
| 1974 | 0.0673 units per person | -1.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0666 units per person | -0.9% |
| 1976 | 0.0661 units per person | -0.8% |
| 1977 | 0.0658 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1978 | 0.066 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1979 | 0.0664 units per person | +0.6% |
| 1980 | 0.0671 units per person | +1.1% |
| 1981 | 0.068 units per person | +1.4% |
| 1982 | 0.069 units per person | +1.5% |
| 1983 | 0.07 units per person | +1.4% |
| 1984 | 0.0708 units per person | +1.2% |
| 1985 | 0.0713 units per person | +0.8% |
| 1986 | 0.0706 units per person | -1.0% |
| 1987 | 0.07 units per person | -0.8% |
| 1988 | 0.0706 units per person | +0.8% |
| 1989 | 0.071 units per person | +0.6% |
| 1990 | 0.0713 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1991 | 0.0716 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 0.0718 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 0.0721 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 0.0721 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0718 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0711 units per person | -0.9% |
| 1997 | 0.0698 units per person | -1.9% |
| 1998 | 0.0679 units per person | -2.7% |
| 1999 | 0.066 units per person | -2.7% |
| 2000 | 0.0644 units per person | -2.5% |
| 2001 | 0.0631 units per person | -2.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0622 units per person | -1.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0614 units per person | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0607 units per person | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 0.06 units per person | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0595 units per person | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 0.0593 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0596 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0599 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0602 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0601 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0599 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0597 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0596 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0597 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0601 units per person | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 0.0605 units per person | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 0.0607 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0609 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 0.061 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0609 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0605 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 0.0597 units per person | -1.2% |
| 2024 | 0.0587 units per person | -1.7% |
| 2025 | 0.0574 units per person | -2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0727 units per person | 0.0715 units per person | 0.0736 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0675 units per person | 0.0658 units per person | 0.0705 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0699 units per person | 0.0671 units per person | 0.0713 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0705 units per person | 0.066 units per person | 0.0721 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.061 units per person | 0.0593 units per person | 0.0644 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0601 units per person | 0.0596 units per person | 0.0609 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0597 units per person | 0.0574 units per person | 0.061 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
- 49 Ghana 0.0582 units per person compare
- 50 Timor-Leste 0.0579 units per person compare
- 51 South Sudan 0.0577 units per person compare
- 53 Iraq 0.057 units per person compare
- 54 Kiribati 0.0561 units per person compare
- 55 Marshall Islands 0.0558 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)
- 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)
- Population ages 05-09, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, annual growth rate -0.9386 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, per capita 0.0582 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 10-14, female, annual growth rate 1.41 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 10-14, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population ages 05-09, female, per capita in Lesotho?
- Population ages 05-09, female, per capita in Lesotho was 0.0574 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest population ages 05-09, female, per capita recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0736 units per person in 1966.
- What is the lowest population ages 05-09, female, per capita recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0574 units per person in 2025.
- How does Lesotho rank for population ages 05-09, female, per capita?
- Lesotho ranks 52nd out of 218 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 05-09, female, per capita rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.8%. 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 05-09, female, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Population ages 05-09, 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 05-09, female ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Population ages 05-09, 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)
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About this data
Population ages 05-09, female divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.