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.
Population, female, per capita in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.5569 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.5561 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1962 | 0.5554 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1963 | 0.5547 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1964 | 0.554 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1965 | 0.5534 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1966 | 0.554 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1967 | 0.5518 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1968 | 0.5458 units per person | -1.1% |
| 1969 | 0.5402 units per person | -1.0% |
| 1970 | 0.5348 units per person | -1.0% |
| 1971 | 0.5299 units per person | -0.9% |
| 1972 | 0.5253 units per person | -0.9% |
| 1973 | 0.5211 units per person | -0.8% |
| 1974 | 0.5173 units per person | -0.7% |
| 1975 | 0.5139 units per person | -0.7% |
| 1976 | 0.5118 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1977 | 0.5111 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1978 | 0.5107 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1979 | 0.5103 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1980 | 0.5097 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1981 | 0.5092 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1982 | 0.5088 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1983 | 0.5084 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1984 | 0.508 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1985 | 0.5077 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1986 | 0.5091 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1987 | 0.5107 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1988 | 0.511 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 0.5113 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 0.5115 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 0.5118 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 0.5121 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 0.5124 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 0.5127 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 0.513 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 0.5133 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 0.5135 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.5136 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.5136 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.5137 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.5137 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.5137 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.5137 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.5138 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.5139 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.5139 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.5139 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.514 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.5141 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.5141 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.5142 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.5142 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.5142 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.5141 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.5141 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.514 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.5138 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.5137 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.5136 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.5134 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.5133 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.5132 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.513 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.5128 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2025 | 0.5125 units per person | -0.1% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 0.5125 units per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.5032 units per person, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 0.5125 units per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.5025 units per person, 1.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
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)
- 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)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.7473 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (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.