Population ages 80 and above, female in Lesotho
Lesotho: Population ages 80 and above, female was 10,726 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population ages 80 and above, 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
Lesotho recorded 10,726 for population ages 80 and above, female in 2025.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 80 and above, female in Lesotho peaked at 10,987 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 3,261, in 1970.
Lesotho ranks 151st of 217 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3,483 | 3,282 | 3,666 | 10 |
| 1970s | 3,774 | 3,261 | 4,529 | 10 |
| 1980s | 5,367 | 4,704 | 5,894 | 10 |
| 1990s | 7,286 | 6,052 | 8,774 | 10 |
| 2000s | 9,843 | 9,087 | 10,218 | 10 |
| 2010s | 10,481 | 10,224 | 10,882 | 10 |
| 2020s | 10,806 | 10,726 | 10,987 | 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)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,227 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 382 (2100)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, annual growth rate 1.74 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita 0.0388 units per person (2025)
- Population, female, annual growth rate 1.05 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, female, per unit of GDP 0.0005 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, female, per capita 0.5125 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population ages 80 and above, female in Lesotho?
- Population ages 80 and above, female in Lesotho was 10,726 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 80 and above, female recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 10,987 in 2020.
- What is the lowest population ages 80 and above, female recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,261 in 1970.
- How does Lesotho rank for population ages 80 and above, female?
- Lesotho ranks 151st out of 217 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 80 and above, female rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.3%. 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 80 and above, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female population between the ages 80 and above.