Population ages 55-59, female, per capita in Lesotho
Lesotho: Population ages 55-59, female, per capita was 0.0123 units per person in 2025. ▼ Falling
Population ages 55-59, female, per capita in Lesotho, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2025, population ages 55-59, female, per capita in Lesotho stood at 0.0123 units per person. 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 15.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 55-59, female, per capita in Lesotho peaked at 0.0172 units per person in 1974 and was at its lowest, 0.0123 units per person, in 2025.
That places Lesotho 195th 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 55-59, female, per capita in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.0168 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.0163 units per person | -2.9% |
| 1962 | 0.0159 units per person | -2.6% |
| 1963 | 0.0155 units per person | -2.0% |
| 1964 | 0.0153 units per person | -1.3% |
| 1965 | 0.0153 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1966 | 0.0152 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1967 | 0.0153 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1968 | 0.0155 units per person | +1.5% |
| 1969 | 0.0158 units per person | +2.1% |
| 1970 | 0.0162 units per person | +2.3% |
| 1971 | 0.0165 units per person | +2.2% |
| 1972 | 0.0169 units per person | +1.8% |
| 1973 | 0.0171 units per person | +1.3% |
| 1974 | 0.0172 units per person | +0.5% |
| 1975 | 0.0171 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1976 | 0.017 units per person | -0.9% |
| 1977 | 0.0167 units per person | -1.3% |
| 1978 | 0.0164 units per person | -1.9% |
| 1979 | 0.016 units per person | -2.4% |
| 1980 | 0.0156 units per person | -2.6% |
| 1981 | 0.0152 units per person | -2.6% |
| 1982 | 0.0148 units per person | -2.3% |
| 1983 | 0.0146 units per person | -2.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0143 units per person | -1.6% |
| 1985 | 0.0141 units per person | -1.3% |
| 1986 | 0.0141 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1987 | 0.0141 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 0.0141 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1989 | 0.0141 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 0.0141 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0141 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 0.014 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1993 | 0.0139 units per person | -0.9% |
| 1994 | 0.0137 units per person | -1.1% |
| 1995 | 0.0136 units per person | -1.4% |
| 1996 | 0.0133 units per person | -1.8% |
| 1997 | 0.0131 units per person | -1.8% |
| 1998 | 0.0129 units per person | -1.6% |
| 1999 | 0.0127 units per person | -1.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0126 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2001 | 0.0126 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0128 units per person | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0133 units per person | +3.5% |
| 2004 | 0.014 units per person | +5.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0146 units per person | +4.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0148 units per person | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0148 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0146 units per person | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0143 units per person | -2.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0142 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0143 units per person | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 0.0144 units per person | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0145 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0145 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0145 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0145 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0143 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0142 units per person | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 0.014 units per person | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0138 units per person | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0135 units per person | -2.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0132 units per person | -2.2% |
| 2023 | 0.0129 units per person | -2.2% |
| 2024 | 0.0126 units per person | -2.3% |
| 2025 | 0.0123 units per person | -2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0157 units per person | 0.0152 units per person | 0.0168 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0167 units per person | 0.016 units per person | 0.0172 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0145 units per person | 0.0141 units per person | 0.0156 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0135 units per person | 0.0127 units per person | 0.0141 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0138 units per person | 0.0126 units per person | 0.0148 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0144 units per person | 0.014 units per person | 0.0145 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.013 units per person | 0.0123 units per person | 0.0138 units per person | 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)
- Population ages 50-54, male, annual growth rate 3.53 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 50-54, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 50-54, male, per capita 0.013 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, female, annual growth rate -1.16 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, male, annual growth rate 1.12 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population ages 55-59, female, per capita in Lesotho?
- Population ages 55-59, female, per capita in Lesotho was 0.0123 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest population ages 55-59, female, per capita recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0172 units per person in 1974.
- What is the lowest population ages 55-59, female, per capita recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0123 units per person in 2025.
- How does Lesotho rank for population ages 55-59, female, per capita?
- Lesotho ranks 195th out of 218 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 55-59, female, per capita rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.2%. 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 55-59, female, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Population ages 55-59, 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 55-59, female ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Population ages 55-59, 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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Population ages 55-59, female divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.