Population, female, annual growth rate in Lesotho
Lesotho: Population, female, annual growth rate was 1.05 % change on previous year in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Population, female, annual growth rate in Lesotho, 1961–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
Lesotho recorded 1.05 % change on previous year for population, female, annual growth rate in 2025.
That represents a change of down 2.3% on the previous year and down 9.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population, female, annual growth rate in Lesotho peaked at 3.36 % change on previous year in 1966 and was at its lowest, -0.8897 % change on previous year, in 2005.
Lesotho ranks 99th of 217 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.91 % change on previous year | 2.62 % change on previous year | 3.36 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 1970s | 2.76 % change on previous year | 2.64 % change on previous year | 2.84 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.68 % change on previous year | 2.1 % change on previous year | 2.85 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.26 % change on previous year | 0.2738 % change on previous year | 1.98 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | -0.102 % change on previous year | -0.8897 % change on previous year | 0.743 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.09 % change on previous year | 0.7836 % change on previous year | 1.23 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.09 % change on previous year | 1.05 % change on previous year | 1.17 % change on previous year | 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)
- 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, per unit of GDP 0.0005 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, female, per capita 0.5125 units per person (2025)
- Population, male, annual growth rate 1.17 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population, female, annual growth rate in Lesotho?
- Population, female, annual growth rate in Lesotho was 1.05 % change on previous year in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest population, female, annual growth rate recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 3.36 % change on previous year in 1966.
- What is the lowest population, female, annual growth rate recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.8897 % change on previous year in 2005.
- How does Lesotho rank for population, female, annual growth rate?
- Lesotho ranks 99th out of 217 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population, female, annual growth rate rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Lesotho data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Population, female, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Population, female. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Population, female World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Population, female. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.