Population ages 50-54, female, per capita in Lesotho
Lesotho: Population ages 50-54, female, per capita was 0.0142 units per person in 2025. ▼ Falling
Population ages 50-54, female, per capita in Lesotho, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2025, population ages 50-54, female, per capita in Lesotho stood at 0.0142 units per person.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.0% on the previous year and down 12.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 50-54, female, per capita in Lesotho peaked at 0.0215 units per person in 1969 and was at its lowest, 0.0138 units per person, in 2023.
That places Lesotho 204th out of 218 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Population ages 50-54, female, per capita in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.0188 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.0188 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1962 | 0.019 units per person | +0.9% |
| 1963 | 0.0193 units per person | +1.5% |
| 1964 | 0.0197 units per person | +2.0% |
| 1965 | 0.0201 units per person | +2.2% |
| 1966 | 0.0207 units per person | +3.0% |
| 1967 | 0.0212 units per person | +2.5% |
| 1968 | 0.0214 units per person | +1.0% |
| 1969 | 0.0215 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1970 | 0.0214 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1971 | 0.0212 units per person | -1.2% |
| 1972 | 0.0208 units per person | -1.9% |
| 1973 | 0.0203 units per person | -2.4% |
| 1974 | 0.0197 units per person | -2.8% |
| 1975 | 0.0191 units per person | -2.9% |
| 1976 | 0.0186 units per person | -2.6% |
| 1977 | 0.0182 units per person | -2.3% |
| 1978 | 0.0178 units per person | -2.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0175 units per person | -1.7% |
| 1980 | 0.0173 units per person | -1.4% |
| 1981 | 0.0171 units per person | -1.1% |
| 1982 | 0.017 units per person | -0.8% |
| 1983 | 0.0168 units per person | -0.8% |
| 1984 | 0.0167 units per person | -0.8% |
| 1985 | 0.0165 units per person | -1.1% |
| 1986 | 0.0165 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1987 | 0.0164 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1988 | 0.0162 units per person | -1.2% |
| 1989 | 0.016 units per person | -1.4% |
| 1990 | 0.0157 units per person | -1.7% |
| 1991 | 0.0154 units per person | -2.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0151 units per person | -2.3% |
| 1993 | 0.0147 units per person | -2.4% |
| 1994 | 0.0144 units per person | -2.3% |
| 1995 | 0.0141 units per person | -1.7% |
| 1996 | 0.014 units per person | -0.8% |
| 1997 | 0.0142 units per person | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0147 units per person | +3.8% |
| 1999 | 0.0156 units per person | +5.9% |
| 2000 | 0.0163 units per person | +4.5% |
| 2001 | 0.0166 units per person | +2.2% |
| 2002 | 0.017 units per person | +2.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0172 units per person | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0172 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0174 units per person | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0177 units per person | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 0.0178 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0178 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0177 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 0.0176 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0174 units per person | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0172 units per person | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0169 units per person | -1.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0165 units per person | -2.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0162 units per person | -2.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0159 units per person | -2.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0155 units per person | -2.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0152 units per person | -2.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0148 units per person | -2.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0145 units per person | -2.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0142 units per person | -2.2% |
| 2022 | 0.014 units per person | -1.7% |
| 2023 | 0.0138 units per person | -0.9% |
| 2024 | 0.0139 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2025 | 0.0142 units per person | +2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.02 units per person | 0.0188 units per person | 0.0215 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0195 units per person | 0.0175 units per person | 0.0214 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0167 units per person | 0.016 units per person | 0.0173 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0148 units per person | 0.014 units per person | 0.0157 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0173 units per person | 0.0163 units per person | 0.0178 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0163 units per person | 0.0148 units per person | 0.0176 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0141 units per person | 0.0138 units per person | 0.0145 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
- 201 Burkina Faso 0.0148 units per person compare
- 202 Côte d'Ivoire 0.0144 units per person compare
- 203 Yemen 0.0143 units per person compare
- 205 Mozambique 0.0141 units per person compare
- 206 United Arab Emirates 0.0141 units per person compare
- 207 Chad 0.0136 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 40-44, male, annual growth rate 5.9 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per capita 0.0295 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, annual growth rate 8.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, per capita 0.0215 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population ages 50-54, female, per capita in Lesotho?
- Population ages 50-54, female, per capita in Lesotho was 0.0142 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest population ages 50-54, female, per capita recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0215 units per person in 1969.
- What is the lowest population ages 50-54, female, per capita recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0138 units per person in 2023.
- How does Lesotho rank for population ages 50-54, female, per capita?
- Lesotho ranks 204th out of 218 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 50-54, female, per capita rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.6%. 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 50-54, female, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Population ages 50-54, 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 50-54, female ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Population ages 50-54, 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 50-54, female divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.