Population ages 15-64, female in Lesotho
Lesotho: Population ages 15-64, female was 62.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population ages 15-64, female in Lesotho, 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in % of female population.
Analysis
In 2025, population ages 15-64, female in Lesotho stood at 62.0%. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and up 3.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 15-64, female in Lesotho peaked at 62.0% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 53.1%, in 1985.
That places Lesotho 133rd out of 218 countries with data for 2025, putting it 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 in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | % of female population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 54.5% | — |
| 1961 | 54.3% | -0.3% |
| 1962 | 54.2% | -0.1% |
| 1963 | 54.3% | +0.1% |
| 1964 | 54.5% | +0.4% |
| 1965 | 54.6% | +0.2% |
| 1966 | 54.6% | -0.0% |
| 1967 | 54.5% | -0.1% |
| 1968 | 54.5% | -0.1% |
| 1969 | 54.5% | -0.0% |
| 1970 | 54.5% | +0.1% |
| 1971 | 54.6% | +0.1% |
| 1972 | 54.7% | +0.2% |
| 1973 | 54.8% | +0.2% |
| 1974 | 54.9% | +0.1% |
| 1975 | 54.9% | +0.1% |
| 1976 | 54.9% | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 54.8% | -0.1% |
| 1978 | 54.7% | -0.3% |
| 1979 | 54.4% | -0.4% |
| 1980 | 54.2% | -0.5% |
| 1981 | 53.9% | -0.5% |
| 1982 | 53.7% | -0.5% |
| 1983 | 53.5% | -0.4% |
| 1984 | 53.3% | -0.4% |
| 1985 | 53.1% | -0.3% |
| 1986 | 53.5% | +0.8% |
| 1987 | 53.9% | +0.6% |
| 1988 | 53.6% | -0.5% |
| 1989 | 53.4% | -0.4% |
| 1990 | 53.3% | -0.2% |
| 1991 | 53.3% | -0.0% |
| 1992 | 53.4% | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 53.5% | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 53.8% | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 54.1% | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 54.5% | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 54.9% | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 55.4% | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 55.8% | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 56.3% | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 56.8% | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 57.2% | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 57.6% | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 58.0% | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 58.2% | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 58.6% | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 58.9% | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 59.2% | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 59.4% | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 59.5% | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 59.7% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 59.7% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 59.8% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 59.7% | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 59.7% | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 59.8% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 59.9% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 60.1% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 60.3% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 60.5% | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 60.7% | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 61.0% | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 61.3% | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 61.7% | +0.6% |
| 2025 | 62.0% | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 54.4% | 54.2% | 54.6% | 10 |
| 1970s | 54.7% | 54.4% | 54.9% | 10 |
| 1980s | 53.6% | 53.1% | 54.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 54.2% | 53.3% | 55.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 58.0% | 56.3% | 59.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 59.8% | 59.5% | 60.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 61.2% | 60.5% | 62.0% | 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)
- 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 in Lesotho?
- Population ages 15-64, female in Lesotho was 62.0% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest population ages 15-64, female recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 62.0% in 2025.
- What is the lowest population ages 15-64, female recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 53.1% in 1985.
- How does Lesotho rank for population ages 15-64, female?
- Lesotho ranks 133rd out of 218 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 15-64, female rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lesotho data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Population ages 15-64, female (% of female population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female population between the ages 15 to 64 as a percentage of the total female population. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.