Population, female, per capita in Lesotho
Lesotho: Population, female, per capita was 0.5125 units per person in 2025. ▼ Falling
Population, female, per capita in Lesotho, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population, female, per capita in Lesotho is 0.5125 units per person, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population, female, per capita in Lesotho peaked at 0.5569 units per person in 1960 and was at its lowest, 0.5077 units per person, in 1985.
Lesotho ranks 50th of 217 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.5522 units per person | 0.5402 units per person | 0.5569 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.5186 units per person | 0.5103 units per person | 0.5348 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.5094 units per person | 0.5077 units per person | 0.5113 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.5127 units per person | 0.5115 units per person | 0.5136 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5138 units per person | 0.5137 units per person | 0.5141 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.514 units per person | 0.5136 units per person | 0.5142 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.513 units per person | 0.5125 units per person | 0.5134 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
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, 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, male, annual growth rate 1.17 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population, female, per capita in Lesotho?
- Population, female, per capita in Lesotho was 0.5125 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest population, female, per capita recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5569 units per person in 1960.
- What is the lowest population, female, per capita recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5077 units per person in 1985.
- How does Lesotho rank for population, female, per capita?
- Lesotho ranks 50th out of 217 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population, female, per capita rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.3%. 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, female, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Population, 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, female ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Population, female World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Population, female divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.