Population ages 70-74, female, per capita in Lesotho
Lesotho: Population ages 70-74, female, per capita was 0.0067 units per person in 2025. ▼ Falling
Population ages 70-74, female, per capita in Lesotho, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population ages 70-74, female, per capita in Lesotho is 0.0067 units per person, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and up 8.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 70-74, female, per capita in Lesotho peaked at 0.0081 units per person in 1968 and was at its lowest, 0.0059 units per person, in 2017.
That places Lesotho 162nd out of 218 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Population ages 70-74, female, per capita in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.0072 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.0071 units per person | -2.4% |
| 1962 | 0.0071 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1963 | 0.0072 units per person | +2.1% |
| 1964 | 0.0075 units per person | +3.1% |
| 1965 | 0.0077 units per person | +3.5% |
| 1966 | 0.0079 units per person | +2.8% |
| 1967 | 0.008 units per person | +1.4% |
| 1968 | 0.0081 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1969 | 0.008 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1970 | 0.0079 units per person | -1.3% |
| 1971 | 0.0078 units per person | -1.3% |
| 1972 | 0.0077 units per person | -1.3% |
| 1973 | 0.0075 units per person | -2.1% |
| 1974 | 0.0073 units per person | -2.7% |
| 1975 | 0.0071 units per person | -3.1% |
| 1976 | 0.0069 units per person | -3.4% |
| 1977 | 0.0066 units per person | -3.3% |
| 1978 | 0.0065 units per person | -2.5% |
| 1979 | 0.0064 units per person | -1.7% |
| 1980 | 0.0063 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1981 | 0.0064 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1982 | 0.0064 units per person | +1.1% |
| 1983 | 0.0065 units per person | +1.7% |
| 1984 | 0.0067 units per person | +2.1% |
| 1985 | 0.0068 units per person | +2.2% |
| 1986 | 0.007 units per person | +2.5% |
| 1987 | 0.0072 units per person | +2.6% |
| 1988 | 0.0073 units per person | +2.2% |
| 1989 | 0.0075 units per person | +1.7% |
| 1990 | 0.0075 units per person | +1.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0075 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 0.0075 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1993 | 0.0075 units per person | -0.7% |
| 1994 | 0.0074 units per person | -0.9% |
| 1995 | 0.0073 units per person | -1.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0073 units per person | -0.9% |
| 1997 | 0.0072 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1998 | 0.0072 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 0.0072 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0072 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0072 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0072 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0073 units per person | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0074 units per person | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0075 units per person | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0075 units per person | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 0.0075 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0074 units per person | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0073 units per person | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 0.0072 units per person | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0071 units per person | -2.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0069 units per person | -2.9% |
| 2013 | 0.0066 units per person | -3.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0064 units per person | -3.9% |
| 2015 | 0.0061 units per person | -3.6% |
| 2016 | 0.006 units per person | -2.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0059 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 0.006 units per person | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 0.0063 units per person | +4.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0064 units per person | +3.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0065 units per person | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 0.0066 units per person | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0066 units per person | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 0.0066 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2025 | 0.0067 units per person | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0076 units per person | 0.0071 units per person | 0.0081 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0072 units per person | 0.0064 units per person | 0.0079 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0068 units per person | 0.0063 units per person | 0.0075 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0074 units per person | 0.0072 units per person | 0.0075 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0073 units per person | 0.0072 units per person | 0.0075 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0064 units per person | 0.0059 units per person | 0.0072 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0066 units per person | 0.0064 units per person | 0.0067 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)
- Population ages 65-69, male, annual growth rate 1.92 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65-69, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65-69, male, per capita 0.0061 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, female, annual growth rate 1.91 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, male, annual growth rate 4.04 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population ages 70-74, female, per capita in Lesotho?
- Population ages 70-74, female, per capita in Lesotho was 0.0067 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest population ages 70-74, female, per capita recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0081 units per person in 1968.
- What is the lowest population ages 70-74, female, per capita recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0059 units per person in 2017.
- How does Lesotho rank for population ages 70-74, female, per capita?
- Lesotho ranks 162nd out of 218 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 70-74, female, per capita rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.9%. 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 70-74, female, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Population ages 70-74, 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 70-74, female ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Population ages 70-74, 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 70-74, female divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.