Population ages 15-64, female, per capita in Lesotho
Lesotho: Population ages 15-64, female, per capita was 0.3179 units per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population ages 15-64, female, per capita in Lesotho, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2025, population ages 15-64, female, per capita in Lesotho stood at 0.3179 units per person. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 3.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 15-64, female, per capita in Lesotho peaked at 0.3179 units per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.2696 units per person, in 1985.
Lesotho ranks 120th of 217 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Population ages 15-64, female, per capita in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.3033 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.3021 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1962 | 0.3012 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1963 | 0.3011 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1964 | 0.3018 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1965 | 0.3021 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1966 | 0.3024 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1967 | 0.301 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1968 | 0.2974 units per person | -1.2% |
| 1969 | 0.2943 units per person | -1.0% |
| 1970 | 0.2916 units per person | -0.9% |
| 1971 | 0.2892 units per person | -0.8% |
| 1972 | 0.2872 units per person | -0.7% |
| 1973 | 0.2855 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1974 | 0.2838 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1975 | 0.2821 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1976 | 0.281 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1977 | 0.2804 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1978 | 0.2793 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1979 | 0.2778 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1980 | 0.2762 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1981 | 0.2746 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1982 | 0.2731 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1983 | 0.2717 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1984 | 0.2705 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1985 | 0.2696 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1986 | 0.2725 units per person | +1.1% |
| 1987 | 0.2751 units per person | +0.9% |
| 1988 | 0.2738 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1989 | 0.2729 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1990 | 0.2725 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1991 | 0.2726 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.2732 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 0.2743 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 0.2758 units per person | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 0.2776 units per person | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 0.2796 units per person | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 0.2817 units per person | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 0.2843 units per person | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 0.2869 units per person | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 0.2894 units per person | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 0.2917 units per person | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 0.2939 units per person | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 0.296 units per person | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 0.2978 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 0.2994 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 0.3009 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 0.3026 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 0.3041 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 0.3052 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 0.3061 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 0.3067 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 0.3072 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 0.3074 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.3071 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.307 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.3071 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.3077 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.3086 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 0.3096 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 0.3105 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 0.3116 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 0.313 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 0.3145 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 0.3162 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2025 | 0.3179 units per person | +0.5% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 0.3179 units per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.3086 units per person, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 0.3179 units per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.2895 units per person, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.3007 units per person | 0.2943 units per person | 0.3033 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.2838 units per person | 0.2778 units per person | 0.2916 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.273 units per person | 0.2696 units per person | 0.2762 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2778 units per person | 0.2725 units per person | 0.2869 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2981 units per person | 0.2894 units per person | 0.3052 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3075 units per person | 0.3061 units per person | 0.3096 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.314 units per person | 0.3105 units per person | 0.3179 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, female, per capita 0.0548 units per person (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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population ages 15-64, female, per capita in Lesotho?
- Population ages 15-64, female, per capita in Lesotho was 0.3179 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest population ages 15-64, female, per capita recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3179 units per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest population ages 15-64, female, per capita recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2696 units per person in 1985.
- How does Lesotho rank for population ages 15-64, female, per capita?
- Lesotho ranks 120th out of 217 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 15-64, female, per capita rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lesotho data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Population ages 15-64, female, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Population ages 15-64, 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 15-64, female ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Population ages 15-64, 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 15-64, female divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.