Population ages 80 and above, female in Lesotho
Lesotho: Population ages 80 and above, female was 10,726 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
10,726
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
151st
of 218 countries
All-time high
10,987
in 2020
All-time low
3,261
in 1970
Years of data
66
1960–2025
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 218 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.
Population ages 80 and above, female in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 3,666 | — |
| 1961 | 3,626 | -1.1% |
| 1962 | 3,589 | -1.0% |
| 1963 | 3,552 | -1.0% |
| 1964 | 3,517 | -1.0% |
| 1965 | 3,476 | -1.2% |
| 1966 | 3,427 | -1.4% |
| 1967 | 3,374 | -1.5% |
| 1968 | 3,322 | -1.5% |
| 1969 | 3,282 | -1.2% |
| 1970 | 3,261 | -0.6% |
| 1971 | 3,278 | +0.5% |
| 1972 | 3,351 | +2.2% |
| 1973 | 3,468 | +3.5% |
| 1974 | 3,614 | +4.2% |
| 1975 | 3,781 | +4.6% |
| 1976 | 3,963 | +4.8% |
| 1977 | 4,153 | +4.8% |
| 1978 | 4,344 | +4.6% |
| 1979 | 4,529 | +4.3% |
| 1980 | 4,704 | +3.9% |
| 1981 | 4,894 | +4.0% |
| 1982 | 5,084 | +3.9% |
| 1983 | 5,240 | +3.1% |
| 1984 | 5,370 | +2.5% |
| 1985 | 5,478 | +2.0% |
| 1986 | 5,572 | +1.7% |
| 1987 | 5,666 | +1.7% |
| 1988 | 5,769 | +1.8% |
| 1989 | 5,894 | +2.2% |
| 1990 | 6,052 | +2.7% |
| 1991 | 6,242 | +3.1% |
| 1992 | 6,468 | +3.6% |
| 1993 | 6,733 | +4.1% |
| 1994 | 7,029 | +4.4% |
| 1995 | 7,355 | +4.6% |
| 1996 | 7,704 | +4.7% |
| 1997 | 8,068 | +4.7% |
| 1998 | 8,430 | +4.5% |
| 1999 | 8,774 | +4.1% |
| 2000 | 9,087 | +3.6% |
| 2001 | 9,357 | +3.0% |
| 2002 | 9,582 | +2.4% |
| 2003 | 9,768 | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 9,915 | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 10,028 | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 10,109 | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 10,164 | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 10,200 | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 10,218 | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 10,224 | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 10,226 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 10,249 | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 10,309 | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 10,392 | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 10,488 | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 10,585 | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 10,680 | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 10,778 | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 10,882 | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 10,987 | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 10,887 | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 10,748 | -1.3% |
| 2023 | 10,753 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 10,738 | -0.1% |
| 2025 | 10,726 | -0.1% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 10,726 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 40,992, 26% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 10,726 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 31,083, 35% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
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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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)
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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 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 218 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.