Population ages 55-59, female in Lesotho
Lesotho: Population ages 55-59, female was 29,114 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
29,114
Change on year
down 1.2%
World rank
154th
of 218 countries
All-time high
30,985
in 2018
All-time low
12,341
in 1960
Years of data
66
1960–2025
Population ages 55-59, female in Lesotho, 1960–2025
Source: 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.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population ages 55-59, female in Lesotho is 29,114, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 1.2% on the previous year and down 4.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 55-59, female in Lesotho peaked at 30,985 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 12,341, in 1960.
That places Lesotho 154th 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 55-59, female in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 12,341 | — |
| 1961 | 12,350 | +0.1% |
| 1962 | 12,399 | +0.4% |
| 1963 | 12,513 | +0.9% |
| 1964 | 12,716 | +1.6% |
| 1965 | 13,026 | +2.4% |
| 1966 | 13,416 | +3.0% |
| 1967 | 13,957 | +4.0% |
| 1968 | 14,694 | +5.3% |
| 1969 | 15,556 | +5.9% |
| 1970 | 16,500 | +6.1% |
| 1971 | 17,479 | +5.9% |
| 1972 | 18,439 | +5.5% |
| 1973 | 19,331 | +4.8% |
| 1974 | 20,118 | +4.1% |
| 1975 | 20,770 | +3.2% |
| 1976 | 21,264 | +2.4% |
| 1977 | 21,595 | +1.6% |
| 1978 | 21,789 | +0.9% |
| 1979 | 21,889 | +0.5% |
| 1980 | 21,947 | +0.3% |
| 1981 | 22,013 | +0.3% |
| 1982 | 22,131 | +0.5% |
| 1983 | 22,328 | +0.9% |
| 1984 | 22,606 | +1.2% |
| 1985 | 22,963 | +1.6% |
| 1986 | 23,443 | +2.1% |
| 1987 | 23,999 | +2.4% |
| 1988 | 24,551 | +2.3% |
| 1989 | 25,090 | +2.2% |
| 1990 | 25,579 | +1.9% |
| 1991 | 25,977 | +1.6% |
| 1992 | 26,256 | +1.1% |
| 1993 | 26,426 | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 26,499 | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 26,462 | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 26,273 | -0.7% |
| 1997 | 26,008 | -1.0% |
| 1998 | 25,721 | -1.1% |
| 1999 | 25,419 | -1.2% |
| 2000 | 25,222 | -0.8% |
| 2001 | 25,254 | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 25,592 | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 26,358 | +3.0% |
| 2004 | 27,639 | +4.9% |
| 2005 | 28,575 | +3.4% |
| 2006 | 28,779 | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 28,834 | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 28,741 | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 28,385 | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 28,396 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 28,898 | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 29,380 | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 29,836 | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 30,240 | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 30,574 | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 30,817 | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 30,953 | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 30,985 | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 30,930 | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 30,781 | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 30,491 | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 30,138 | -1.2% |
| 2023 | 29,803 | -1.1% |
| 2024 | 29,457 | -1.2% |
| 2025 | 29,114 | -1.2% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 29,114 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 189,377, 15% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 29,114 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 191,425, 15% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 13,297 | 12,341 | 15,556 | 10 |
| 1970s | 19,917 | 16,500 | 21,889 | 10 |
| 1980s | 23,107 | 21,947 | 25,090 | 10 |
| 1990s | 26,062 | 25,419 | 26,499 | 10 |
| 2000s | 27,338 | 25,222 | 28,834 | 10 |
| 2010s | 30,101 | 28,396 | 30,985 | 10 |
| 2020s | 29,964 | 29,114 | 30,781 | 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 55-59, female in Lesotho?
- Population ages 55-59, female in Lesotho was 29,114 in 2025, according to 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.
- What is the highest population ages 55-59, female recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 30,985 in 2018.
- What is the lowest population ages 55-59, female recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 12,341 in 1960.
- How does Lesotho rank for population ages 55-59, female?
- Lesotho ranks 154th out of 218 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 55-59, female rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lesotho data come from?
- The figures come from 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, published as part of Population ages 55-59, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female population between the ages 55 to 59.