Population ages 15-64, total, per capita in Lesotho
Lesotho: Population ages 15-64, total, per capita was 0.6202 units per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population ages 15-64, total, per capita in Lesotho, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Lesotho recorded 0.6202 units per person for population ages 15-64, total, per capita in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 4.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 15-64, total, per capita in Lesotho peaked at 0.6202 units per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.5035 units per person, in 1961.
Lesotho ranks 152nd 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, total, per capita in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.5037 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.5035 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1962 | 0.5038 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.5052 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1964 | 0.5083 units per person | +0.6% |
| 1965 | 0.5099 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1966 | 0.5093 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1967 | 0.5107 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1968 | 0.5145 units per person | +0.8% |
| 1969 | 0.5191 units per person | +0.9% |
| 1970 | 0.5241 units per person | +1.0% |
| 1971 | 0.5293 units per person | +1.0% |
| 1972 | 0.5344 units per person | +1.0% |
| 1973 | 0.5392 units per person | +0.9% |
| 1974 | 0.5435 units per person | +0.8% |
| 1975 | 0.5469 units per person | +0.6% |
| 1976 | 0.5486 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1977 | 0.5482 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1978 | 0.5463 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1979 | 0.5438 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1980 | 0.5412 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1981 | 0.5386 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1982 | 0.5363 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1983 | 0.5341 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1984 | 0.5322 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1985 | 0.5307 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1986 | 0.5332 units per person | +0.5% |
| 1987 | 0.5349 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1988 | 0.5323 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1989 | 0.5304 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1990 | 0.5294 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1991 | 0.5294 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.5302 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 0.5318 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 0.5342 units per person | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 0.5372 units per person | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 0.5404 units per person | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 0.5442 units per person | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 0.5488 units per person | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 0.5537 units per person | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 0.5587 units per person | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 0.5633 units per person | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 0.5678 units per person | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 0.5721 units per person | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 0.5759 units per person | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 0.5792 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 0.5826 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 0.586 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 0.5886 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 0.5905 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 0.5922 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 0.5935 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 0.5945 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 0.595 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.5948 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.5947 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.5955 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.597 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 0.5993 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 0.6015 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 0.6037 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 0.6062 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 0.6091 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 0.6125 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 0.6162 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2025 | 0.6202 units per person | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.5088 units per person | 0.5035 units per person | 0.5191 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.5404 units per person | 0.5241 units per person | 0.5486 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.5344 units per person | 0.5304 units per person | 0.5412 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.5379 units per person | 0.5294 units per person | 0.5537 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5765 units per person | 0.5587 units per person | 0.5905 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5958 units per person | 0.5922 units per person | 0.6015 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6113 units per person | 0.6037 units per person | 0.6202 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
- 149 Portugal 0.6234 units per person compare
- 150 Micronesia, Federated States of 0.6232 units per person compare
- 151 Kyrgyzstan 0.6213 units per person compare
- 153 Kazakhstan 0.6186 units per person compare
- 154 Timor-Leste 0.6166 units per person compare
- 155 Finland 0.6147 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 15-64, male, annual growth rate 1.85 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male, per capita 0.3023 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, annual growth rate 1.75 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, per unit of GDP 0.0006 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female, annual growth rate 1.68 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population ages 15-64, total, per capita in Lesotho?
- Population ages 15-64, total, per capita in Lesotho was 0.6202 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest population ages 15-64, total, per capita recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6202 units per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest population ages 15-64, total, per capita recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5035 units per person in 1961.
- How does Lesotho rank for population ages 15-64, total, per capita?
- Lesotho ranks 152nd out of 217 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 15-64, total, per capita rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.3%. 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, total, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Population ages 15-64, 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 15-64, total ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Population ages 15-64, total 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, total divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.