Lesotho - Population, female (% of total population)

Population, female (% of total population) in Lesotho was 50.66 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 55.71 in 1963, while its lowest value was 50.66 in 2020.

Definition: Female population is the percentage of the population that is female. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based on age/sex distributions of United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects: 2019 Revision.

See also:

Year Value
1960 55.66
1961 55.68
1962 55.70
1963 55.71
1964 55.71
1965 55.69
1966 55.67
1967 55.63
1968 55.59
1969 55.56
1970 55.55
1971 55.57
1972 55.60
1973 55.63
1974 55.63
1975 55.57
1976 55.46
1977 55.30
1978 55.12
1979 54.97
1980 54.86
1981 54.78
1982 54.73
1983 54.70
1984 54.70
1985 54.70
1986 54.74
1987 54.81
1988 54.82
1989 54.69
1990 54.36
1991 53.82
1992 53.12
1993 52.38
1994 51.78
1995 51.40
1996 51.29
1997 51.39
1998 51.60
1999 51.82
2000 51.95
2001 51.99
2002 51.96
2003 51.87
2004 51.78
2005 51.70
2006 51.64
2007 51.59
2008 51.54
2009 51.48
2010 51.40
2011 51.29
2012 51.18
2013 51.05
2014 50.94
2015 50.85
2016 50.79
2017 50.75
2018 50.72
2019 50.69
2020 50.66

Development Relevance: Females comprise almost one-half of the world population. Female population relative to male population is a primary demographic indicator, reflecting historical events such as wars and the socio-demographic and ethno-cultural characteristics of the population.

Statistical Concept and Methodology: Population structure by age and sex in the World Bank's estimates is based on the population structure by age and sex in United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects. For more information, see the original source.

Aggregation method: Weighted average

Periodicity: Annual

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Population