Population ages 65-69, female, per capita in Lesotho
Lesotho: Population ages 65-69, female, per capita was 0.0095 units per person in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
0.0095 units per person
Change on year
up 0.0%
World rank
164th
of 218 countries
All-time high
0.0121 units per person
in 1963
All-time low
0.0083 units per person
in 2012
Years of data
66
1960–2025
Population ages 65-69, female, per capita in Lesotho, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Lesotho recorded 0.0095 units per person for population ages 65-69, female, per capita in 2025.
That represents a change of up 6.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 65-69, female, per capita in Lesotho peaked at 0.0121 units per person in 1963 and was at its lowest, 0.0083 units per person, in 2012.
That places Lesotho 164th 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 65-69, female, per capita in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.0114 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.0117 units per person | +2.9% |
| 1962 | 0.012 units per person | +1.9% |
| 1963 | 0.0121 units per person | +0.8% |
| 1964 | 0.012 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1965 | 0.0119 units per person | -0.9% |
| 1966 | 0.0118 units per person | -1.2% |
| 1967 | 0.0116 units per person | -1.6% |
| 1968 | 0.0113 units per person | -2.5% |
| 1969 | 0.011 units per person | -3.0% |
| 1970 | 0.0106 units per person | -3.2% |
| 1971 | 0.0102 units per person | -3.9% |
| 1972 | 0.0098 units per person | -4.1% |
| 1973 | 0.0095 units per person | -3.4% |
| 1974 | 0.0092 units per person | -2.5% |
| 1975 | 0.0091 units per person | -1.5% |
| 1976 | 0.0091 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1977 | 0.0091 units per person | +0.8% |
| 1978 | 0.0093 units per person | +1.5% |
| 1979 | 0.0094 units per person | +1.8% |
| 1980 | 0.0096 units per person | +2.0% |
| 1981 | 0.0098 units per person | +2.0% |
| 1982 | 0.01 units per person | +1.8% |
| 1983 | 0.0101 units per person | +1.5% |
| 1984 | 0.0102 units per person | +1.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0103 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1986 | 0.0103 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1987 | 0.0102 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1988 | 0.0101 units per person | -0.9% |
| 1989 | 0.01 units per person | -1.1% |
| 1990 | 0.0099 units per person | -1.1% |
| 1991 | 0.0098 units per person | -1.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0097 units per person | -0.8% |
| 1993 | 0.0097 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 0.0096 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 0.0096 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 0.0096 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0097 units per person | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 0.0098 units per person | +1.4% |
| 1999 | 0.01 units per person | +1.8% |
| 2000 | 0.0102 units per person | +1.8% |
| 2001 | 0.0103 units per person | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 0.0105 units per person | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0105 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0105 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0105 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0104 units per person | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 0.01 units per person | -3.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0096 units per person | -4.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0092 units per person | -4.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0087 units per person | -4.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0084 units per person | -3.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0083 units per person | -1.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0084 units per person | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0086 units per person | +3.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0089 units per person | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0089 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 0.009 units per person | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 0.009 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 0.009 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 0.009 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 0.0092 units per person | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 0.0093 units per person | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 0.0094 units per person | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 0.0094 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2025 | 0.0095 units per person | +0.0% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 0.0095 units per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0097 units per person, 97% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 0.0095 units per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0078 units per person, 1.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0117 units per person | 0.011 units per person | 0.0121 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0095 units per person | 0.0091 units per person | 0.0106 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0101 units per person | 0.0096 units per person | 0.0103 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0097 units per person | 0.0096 units per person | 0.01 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0102 units per person | 0.0092 units per person | 0.0105 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0087 units per person | 0.0083 units per person | 0.009 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0093 units per person | 0.009 units per person | 0.0095 units per person | 6 |
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- 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)
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- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population ages 65-69, female, per capita in Lesotho?
- Population ages 65-69, female, per capita in Lesotho was 0.0095 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest population ages 65-69, female, per capita recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0121 units per person in 1963.
- What is the lowest population ages 65-69, female, per capita recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0083 units per person in 2012.
- How does Lesotho rank for population ages 65-69, female, per capita?
- Lesotho ranks 164th out of 218 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 65-69, female, per capita rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.8%. 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 65-69, female, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Population ages 65-69, 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 65-69, female ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Population ages 65-69, 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 65-69, female divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.