Population ages 80 and above, female, per capita in Lesotho
Lesotho: Population ages 80 and above, female, per capita was 0.0045 units per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population ages 80 and above, female, per capita in Lesotho, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Lesotho recorded 0.0045 units per person for population ages 80 and above, female, per capita in 2025.
The figure is down 1.2% on the previous year and down 8.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 80 and above, female, per capita in Lesotho peaked at 0.0052 units per person in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.0031 units per person, in 1973.
That places Lesotho 143rd out of 217 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 80 and above, female, per capita in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.005 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.0048 units per person | -4.0% |
| 1962 | 0.0046 units per person | -3.9% |
| 1963 | 0.0044 units per person | -3.9% |
| 1964 | 0.0042 units per person | -3.9% |
| 1965 | 0.0041 units per person | -4.0% |
| 1966 | 0.0039 units per person | -4.5% |
| 1967 | 0.0037 units per person | -5.0% |
| 1968 | 0.0035 units per person | -5.1% |
| 1969 | 0.0033 units per person | -4.7% |
| 1970 | 0.0032 units per person | -4.2% |
| 1971 | 0.0031 units per person | -3.0% |
| 1972 | 0.0031 units per person | -1.3% |
| 1973 | 0.0031 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.0031 units per person | +0.7% |
| 1975 | 0.0031 units per person | +1.1% |
| 1976 | 0.0032 units per person | +1.5% |
| 1977 | 0.0032 units per person | +1.8% |
| 1978 | 0.0033 units per person | +1.7% |
| 1979 | 0.0033 units per person | +1.3% |
| 1980 | 0.0033 units per person | +0.9% |
| 1981 | 0.0034 units per person | +1.1% |
| 1982 | 0.0034 units per person | +0.9% |
| 1983 | 0.0034 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1984 | 0.0034 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1985 | 0.0034 units per person | -0.8% |
| 1986 | 0.0033 units per person | -0.8% |
| 1987 | 0.0033 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1988 | 0.0033 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1989 | 0.0033 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 0.0033 units per person | +0.7% |
| 1991 | 0.0034 units per person | +1.3% |
| 1992 | 0.0035 units per person | +1.9% |
| 1993 | 0.0035 units per person | +2.5% |
| 1994 | 0.0036 units per person | +3.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0038 units per person | +3.4% |
| 1996 | 0.0039 units per person | +3.6% |
| 1997 | 0.0041 units per person | +3.9% |
| 1998 | 0.0042 units per person | +4.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0044 units per person | +3.8% |
| 2000 | 0.0045 units per person | +3.5% |
| 2001 | 0.0047 units per person | +3.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0048 units per person | +2.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0049 units per person | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 0.005 units per person | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0051 units per person | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0052 units per person | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0052 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0052 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0052 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0051 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0051 units per person | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 0.005 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 0.005 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 0.005 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 0.005 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 0.005 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 0.005 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0049 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0049 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0049 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0048 units per person | -2.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0047 units per person | -2.3% |
| 2023 | 0.0047 units per person | -1.1% |
| 2024 | 0.0046 units per person | -1.2% |
| 2025 | 0.0045 units per person | -1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0041 units per person | 0.0033 units per person | 0.005 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0032 units per person | 0.0031 units per person | 0.0033 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0034 units per person | 0.0033 units per person | 0.0034 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0038 units per person | 0.0033 units per person | 0.0044 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.005 units per person | 0.0045 units per person | 0.0052 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.005 units per person | 0.0049 units per person | 0.0051 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0047 units per person | 0.0045 units per person | 0.0049 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 80 and above, male, annual growth rate -2.69 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per capita 0.0019 units per person (2025)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2020)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases, per capita 0 units per person (2020)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is population ages 80 and above, female, per capita in Lesotho?
- Population ages 80 and above, female, per capita in Lesotho was 0.0045 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest population ages 80 and above, female, per capita recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0052 units per person in 2007.
- What is the lowest population ages 80 and above, female, per capita recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0031 units per person in 1973.
- How does Lesotho rank for population ages 80 and above, female, per capita?
- Lesotho ranks 143rd out of 217 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 80 and above, female, per capita rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lesotho data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Population ages 80 and above, female, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Population ages 80 and above, 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 80 and above, female ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Population ages 80 and above, 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 80 and above, female divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.