Lesotho - Age distribution

Population ages 00-04, female (% of female population)

The value for Population ages 00-04, female (% of female population) in Lesotho was 11.60 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 16.38 in 1977 and a minimum value of 11.59 in 2015.

Definition: Female population between the ages 0 to 4 as a percentage of the total female population.

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 15.63
1961 15.77
1962 15.79
1963 15.73
1964 15.67
1965 15.67
1966 15.70
1967 15.73
1968 15.78
1969 15.84
1970 15.92
1971 16.06
1972 16.13
1973 16.18
1974 16.21
1975 16.26
1976 16.36
1977 16.38
1978 16.36
1979 16.32
1980 16.29
1981 16.29
1982 16.24
1983 16.16
1984 16.04
1985 15.88
1986 15.79
1987 15.61
1988 15.36
1989 15.08
1990 14.81
1991 14.63
1992 14.45
1993 14.27
1994 14.10
1995 13.95
1996 13.71
1997 13.52
1998 13.35
1999 13.20
2000 13.00
2001 12.91
2002 12.86
2003 12.81
2004 12.74
2005 12.68
2006 12.72
2007 12.60
2008 12.40
2009 12.21
2010 12.09
2011 11.97
2012 11.84
2013 11.72
2014 11.63
2015 11.59
2016 11.71
2017 11.74
2018 11.72
2019 11.66
2020 11.60

Population ages 00-04, male (% of male population)

The value for Population ages 00-04, male (% of male population) in Lesotho was 12.07 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 20.56 in 1976 and a minimum value of 12.07 in 2020.

Definition: Male population between the ages 0 to 4 as a percentage of the total male population.

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 19.77
1961 19.90
1962 19.92
1963 19.88
1964 19.85
1965 19.87
1966 19.93
1967 19.95
1968 19.97
1969 19.99
1970 20.06
1971 20.26
1972 20.37
1973 20.42
1974 20.47
1975 20.54
1976 20.56
1977 20.48
1978 20.35
1979 20.19
1980 20.05
1981 20.05
1982 19.97
1983 19.84
1984 19.66
1985 19.46
1986 19.30
1987 19.03
1988 18.70
1989 18.33
1990 17.96
1991 17.32
1992 16.69
1993 16.08
1994 15.52
1995 15.02
1996 14.82
1997 14.67
1998 14.55
1999 14.44
2000 14.29
2001 14.16
2002 14.07
2003 13.99
2004 13.88
2005 13.79
2006 13.80
2007 13.63
2008 13.38
2009 13.13
2010 12.96
2011 12.78
2012 12.58
2013 12.38
2014 12.21
2015 12.11
2016 12.25
2017 12.27
2018 12.22
2019 12.15
2020 12.07

Population ages 0-14, female

The value for Population ages 0-14, female in Lesotho was 344,969 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 407,813 in 1999 and a minimum value of 188,240 in 1960.

Definition: Female population between the ages 0 to 14. 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 using the World Bank's total population and age/sex distributions of the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects: 2019 Revision.

See also:

Year Value
1960 188,240
1961 192,537
1962 196,476
1963 200,235
1964 204,087
1965 208,191
1966 212,849
1967 217,740
1968 222,833
1969 228,061
1970 233,415
1971 239,520
1972 245,705
1973 252,057
1974 258,690
1975 265,659
1976 273,732
1977 281,874
1978 290,111
1979 298,438
1980 306,818
1981 315,914
1982 324,888
1983 333,632
1984 341,963
1985 349,725
1986 358,858
1987 367,227
1988 374,562
1989 380,504
1990 384,766
1991 389,859
1992 393,431
1993 396,076
1994 398,718
1995 402,023
1996 403,569
1997 405,813
1998 407,725
1999 407,813
2000 404,925
2001 400,314
2002 393,713
2003 385,678
2004 377,276
2005 369,502
2006 364,692
2007 359,777
2008 355,148
2009 351,133
2010 347,809
2011 346,708
2012 346,128
2013 345,688
2014 344,962
2015 343,907
2016 344,490
2017 344,601
2018 344,583
2019 344,711
2020 344,969

Population ages 0-14, female (% of female population)

Population ages 0-14, female (% of female population) in Lesotho was 31.79 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 41.98 in 1983, while its lowest value was 31.79 in 2020.

Definition: Female population between the ages 0 to 14 as a percentage of the total female population. Population is based on the de facto definition of population.

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 40.40
1961 40.54
1962 40.59
1963 40.57
1964 40.54
1965 40.53
1966 40.60
1967 40.68
1968 40.75
1969 40.81
1970 40.84
1971 40.95
1972 41.03
1973 41.08
1974 41.13
1975 41.18
1976 41.36
1977 41.49
1978 41.60
1979 41.68
1980 41.73
1981 41.85
1982 41.94
1983 41.98
1984 41.97
1985 41.89
1986 41.97
1987 41.97
1988 41.89
1989 41.75
1990 41.54
1991 41.57
1992 41.56
1993 41.49
1994 41.37
1995 41.19
1996 40.68
1997 40.13
1998 39.56
1999 38.97
2000 38.34
2001 37.82
2002 37.33
2003 36.84
2004 36.33
2005 35.81
2006 35.49
2007 35.10
2008 34.68
2009 34.27
2010 33.91
2011 33.73
2012 33.57
2013 33.38
2014 33.14
2015 32.84
2016 32.69
2017 32.47
2018 32.23
2019 32.00
2020 31.79

Population ages 0-14, male

The value for Population ages 0-14, male in Lesotho was 345,650 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 412,870 in 1998 and a minimum value of 184,914 in 1960.

Definition: Male population between the ages 0 to 14. 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 using the World Bank's total population and age/sex distributions of the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects: 2019 Revision.

See also:

Year Value
1960 184,914
1961 189,231
1962 193,575
1963 197,976
1964 202,517
1965 207,225
1966 212,020
1967 217,064
1968 222,266
1969 227,520
1970 232,782
1971 238,762
1972 244,730
1973 250,939
1974 257,785
1975 265,518
1976 273,288
1977 281,731
1978 290,545
1979 299,295
1980 307,653
1981 317,264
1982 326,677
1983 335,680
1984 344,053
1985 351,691
1986 358,870
1987 365,238
1988 371,456
1989 378,527
1990 387,008
1991 390,734
1992 395,797
1993 400,786
1994 404,090
1995 404,750
1996 409,664
1997 412,332
1998 412,870
1999 411,546
2000 408,471
2001 402,587
2002 395,637
2003 387,879
2004 379,869
2005 372,243
2006 367,113
2007 361,706
2008 356,495
2009 351,993
2010 348,394
2011 347,587
2012 347,274
2013 346,850
2014 345,726
2015 343,861
2016 344,947
2017 345,222
2018 345,189
2019 345,300
2020 345,650

Population ages 0-14, male (% of male population)

Population ages 0-14, male (% of male population) in Lesotho was 32.70 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 51.49 in 1975, while its lowest value was 32.70 in 2020.

Definition: Male population between the ages 0 to 14 as a percentage of the total male population. Population is based on the de facto definition of population.

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 49.80
1961 50.06
1962 50.27
1963 50.44
1964 50.59
1965 50.71
1966 50.78
1967 50.84
1968 50.87
1969 50.89
1970 50.90
1971 51.05
1972 51.18
1973 51.29
1974 51.39
1975 51.49
1976 51.41
1977 51.30
1978 51.17
1979 51.02
1980 50.85
1981 50.93
1982 50.99
1983 51.01
1984 50.98
1985 50.87
1986 50.78
1987 50.63
1988 50.41
1989 50.12
1990 49.77
1991 48.56
1992 47.37
1993 46.19
1994 45.02
1995 43.87
1996 43.48
1997 43.10
1998 42.71
1999 42.29
2000 41.82
2001 41.19
2002 40.57
2003 39.93
2004 39.27
2005 38.61
2006 38.15
2007 37.60
2008 37.02
2009 36.45
2010 35.92
2011 35.62
2012 35.30
2013 34.93
2014 34.49
2015 33.98
2016 33.78
2017 33.51
2018 33.22
2019 32.95
2020 32.70

Population ages 0-14, total

The value for Population ages 0-14, total in Lesotho was 690,620 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 820,512 in 1998 and a minimum value of 373,152 in 1960.

Definition: Total population between the ages 0 to 14. 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 using the World Bank's total population and age/sex distributions of the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects: 2019 Revision.

See also:

Year Value
1960 373,152
1961 381,781
1962 390,069
1963 398,241
1964 406,626
1965 415,415
1966 424,884
1967 434,811
1968 445,089
1969 455,564
1970 466,197
1971 478,300
1972 490,483
1973 503,077
1974 516,545
1975 531,177
1976 547,073
1977 563,642
1978 580,660
1979 597,714
1980 614,471
1981 633,131
1982 651,492
1983 669,239
1984 685,968
1985 701,414
1986 717,895
1987 732,826
1988 746,491
1989 759,405
1990 771,777
1991 780,728
1992 789,259
1993 796,759
1994 802,696
1995 806,774
1996 813,111
1997 818,007
1998 820,512
1999 819,341
2000 813,394
2001 802,970
2002 789,430
2003 773,614
2004 757,169
2005 741,745
2006 731,812
2007 721,500
2008 711,666
2009 703,141
2010 696,201
2011 694,303
2012 693,406
2013 692,539
2014 690,688
2015 687,764
2016 689,435
2017 689,816
2018 689,768
2019 690,009
2020 690,620

Population ages 0-14 (% of total population)

Population ages 0-14 (% of total population) in Lesotho was 32.24 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 46.07 in 1983, while its lowest value was 32.24 in 2020.

Definition: Population between the ages 0 to 14 as a percentage of the total population. Population is based on the de facto definition of population.

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 44.57
1961 44.76
1962 44.88
1963 44.95
1964 44.99
1965 45.04
1966 45.11
1967 45.19
1968 45.25
1969 45.29
1970 45.31
1971 45.44
1972 45.54
1973 45.61
1974 45.69
1975 45.76
1976 45.84
1977 45.88
1978 45.89
1979 45.88
1980 45.85
1981 45.95
1982 46.03
1983 46.07
1984 46.05
1985 45.96
1986 45.97
1987 45.91
1988 45.77
1989 45.57
1990 45.30
1991 44.80
1992 44.28
1993 43.72
1994 43.13
1995 42.49
1996 42.04
1997 41.56
1998 41.08
1999 40.57
2000 40.01
2001 39.44
2002 38.89
2003 38.33
2004 37.75
2005 37.16
2006 36.78
2007 36.31
2008 35.81
2009 35.33
2010 34.89
2011 34.65
2012 34.41
2013 34.14
2014 33.80
2015 33.40
2016 33.23
2017 32.98
2018 32.72
2019 32.47
2020 32.24

Population ages 05-09, female (% of female population)

The value for Population ages 05-09, female (% of female population) in Lesotho was 10.37 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 14.18 in 1992 and a minimum value of 10.37 in 2018.

Definition: Female population between the ages 5 to 9 as a percentage of the total female population.

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 13.07
1961 13.09
1962 13.14
1963 13.22
1964 13.28
1965 13.28
1966 13.34
1967 13.36
1968 13.34
1969 13.30
1970 13.24
1971 13.26
1972 13.30
1973 13.35
1974 13.39
1975 13.41
1976 13.49
1977 13.59
1978 13.67
1979 13.74
1980 13.77
1981 13.85
1982 13.91
1983 13.96
1984 13.98
1985 13.98
1986 14.05
1987 14.12
1988 14.17
1989 14.17
1990 14.12
1991 14.17
1992 14.18
1993 14.12
1994 14.00
1995 13.86
1996 13.63
1997 13.38
1998 13.12
1999 12.86
2000 12.61
2001 12.38
2002 12.15
2003 11.91
2004 11.67
2005 11.44
2006 11.32
2007 11.27
2008 11.24
2009 11.21
2010 11.12
2011 11.14
2012 11.11
2013 10.98
2014 10.79
2015 10.54
2016 10.42
2017 10.37
2018 10.37
2019 10.38
2020 10.37

Population ages 05-09, male (% of male population)

The value for Population ages 05-09, male (% of male population) in Lesotho was 10.66 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 17.03 in 1988 and a minimum value of 10.63 in 2017.

Definition: Male population between the ages 5 to 9 as a percentage of the total male population.

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 16.25
1961 16.37
1962 16.49
1963 16.58
1964 16.63
1965 16.60
1966 16.63
1967 16.65
1968 16.63
1969 16.58
1970 16.48
1971 16.52
1972 16.58
1973 16.66
1974 16.72
1975 16.74
1976 16.74
1977 16.77
1978 16.79
1979 16.80
1980 16.75
1981 16.84
1982 16.92
1983 16.97
1984 16.99
1985 16.97
1986 17.00
1987 17.02
1988 17.03
1989 16.98
1990 16.87
1991 16.50
1992 16.10
1993 15.68
1994 15.24
1995 14.77
1996 14.62
1997 14.43
1998 14.22
1999 13.98
2000 13.75
2001 13.46
2002 13.17
2003 12.87
2004 12.58
2005 12.29
2006 12.12
2007 12.01
2008 11.94
2009 11.86
2010 11.70
2011 11.69
2012 11.61
2013 11.42
2014 11.15
2015 10.81
2016 10.68
2017 10.63
2018 10.64
2019 10.66
2020 10.66

Population ages 10-14, female (% of female population)

The value for Population ages 10-14, female (% of female population) in Lesotho was 9.81 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 13.39 in 1995 and a minimum value of 9.81 in 2020.

Definition: Female population between the ages 10 to 14 as a percentage of the total female population.

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 11.70
1961 11.69
1962 11.65
1963 11.62
1964 11.59
1965 11.58
1966 11.56
1967 11.58
1968 11.63
1969 11.67
1970 11.68
1971 11.63
1972 11.59
1973 11.55
1974 11.53
1975 11.51
1976 11.51
1977 11.52
1978 11.56
1979 11.61
1980 11.67
1981 11.72
1982 11.78
1983 11.86
1984 11.95
1985 12.03
1986 12.13
1987 12.24
1988 12.37
1989 12.50
1990 12.62
1991 12.76
1992 12.93
1993 13.11
1994 13.27
1995 13.39
1996 13.33
1997 13.22
1998 13.08
1999 12.91
2000 12.73
2001 12.53
2002 12.33
2003 12.12
2004 11.91
2005 11.69
2006 11.45
2007 11.23
2008 11.03
2009 10.85
2010 10.71
2011 10.62
2012 10.62
2013 10.67
2014 10.73
2015 10.72
2016 10.55
2017 10.36
2018 10.14
2019 9.95
2020 9.81

Population ages 10-14, male (% of male population)

The value for Population ages 10-14, male (% of male population) in Lesotho was 9.97 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 14.94 in 1990 and a minimum value of 9.97 in 2020.

Definition: Male population between the ages 10 to 14 as a percentage of the total male population.

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 13.78
1961 13.80
1962 13.87
1963 13.98
1964 14.11
1965 14.24
1966 14.22
1967 14.23
1968 14.27
1969 14.32
1970 14.35
1971 14.28
1972 14.23
1973 14.20
1974 14.20
1975 14.21
1976 14.11
1977 14.05
1978 14.03
1979 14.03
1980 14.05
1981 14.04
1982 14.10
1983 14.20
1984 14.32
1985 14.45
1986 14.48
1987 14.57
1988 14.68
1989 14.81
1990 14.94
1991 14.74
1992 14.57
1993 14.42
1994 14.26
1995 14.08
1996 14.04
1997 13.99
1998 13.93
1999 13.86
2000 13.78
2001 13.57
2002 13.33
2003 13.07
2004 12.81
2005 12.53
2006 12.23
2007 11.96
2008 11.71
2009 11.47
2010 11.25
2011 11.14
2012 11.11
2013 11.13
2014 11.13
2015 11.06
2016 10.84
2017 10.61
2018 10.36
2019 10.14
2020 9.97

Population ages 15-19, female (% of female population)

The value for Population ages 15-19, female (% of female population) in Lesotho was 9.99 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 12.22 in 2000 and a minimum value of 9.90 in 1960.

Definition: Female population between the ages 15 to 19 as a percentage of the total female population.

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 9.90
1961 9.96
1962 10.06
1963 10.17
1964 10.27
1965 10.34
1966 10.32
1967 10.27
1968 10.21
1969 10.17
1970 10.16
1971 10.12
1972 10.12
1973 10.12
1974 10.13
1975 10.12
1976 10.09
1977 10.06
1978 10.03
1979 10.01
1980 10.01
1981 9.99
1982 10.00
1983 10.03
1984 10.07
1985 10.14
1986 10.20
1987 10.30
1988 10.42
1989 10.55
1990 10.70
1991 10.82
1992 10.97
1993 11.15
1994 11.37
1995 11.60
1996 11.78
1997 11.94
1998 12.08
1999 12.17
2000 12.22
2001 12.20
2002 12.14
2003 12.07
2004 11.98
2005 11.88
2006 11.70
2007 11.53
2008 11.38
2009 11.23
2010 11.07
2011 10.78
2012 10.54
2013 10.36
2014 10.25
2015 10.23
2016 10.13
2017 10.10
2018 10.09
2019 10.06
2020 9.99

Population ages 15-19, male (% of male population)

The value for Population ages 15-19, male (% of male population) in Lesotho was 10.26 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 12.76 in 2002 and a minimum value of 10.26 in 2020.

Definition: Male population between the ages 15 to 19 as a percentage of the total male population.

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 10.94
1961 10.98
1962 11.04
1963 11.15
1964 11.31
1965 11.49
1966 11.51
1967 11.56
1968 11.63
1969 11.73
1970 11.85
1971 11.80
1972 11.79
1973 11.83
1974 11.90
1975 11.98
1976 11.89
1977 11.81
1978 11.75
1979 11.72
1980 11.72
1981 11.55
1982 11.47
1983 11.46
1984 11.54
1985 11.67
1986 11.60
1987 11.62
1988 11.74
1989 11.92
1990 12.15
1991 12.06
1992 12.00
1993 11.98
1994 12.00
1995 12.05
1996 12.14
1997 12.24
1998 12.37
1999 12.52
2000 12.67
2001 12.74
2002 12.76
2003 12.75
2004 12.72
2005 12.66
2006 12.48
2007 12.30
2008 12.11
2009 11.93
2010 11.73
2011 11.37
2012 11.08
2013 10.88
2014 10.77
2015 10.74
2016 10.61
2017 10.52
2018 10.46
2019 10.38
2020 10.26

Population ages 15-64, female

The value for Population ages 15-64, female in Lesotho was 672,249 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 672,249 in 2020 and a minimum value of 252,448 in 1960.

Definition: Female population between the ages 15 to 64. 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 using the World Bank's total population and age/sex distributions of the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects: 2019 Revision.

See also:

Year Value
1960 252,448
1961 256,602
1962 261,425
1963 266,785
1964 272,430
1965 278,263
1966 283,803
1967 289,603
1968 295,722
1969 302,268
1970 309,288
1971 315,997
1972 323,243
1973 330,982
1974 339,144
1975 347,697
1976 355,749
1977 364,417
1978 373,597
1979 383,227
1980 393,278
1981 402,797
1982 412,713
1983 423,015
1984 433,790
1985 445,056
1986 454,760
1987 465,083
1988 475,537
1989 485,570
1990 494,913
1991 500,287
1992 504,514
1993 508,614
1994 514,010
1995 521,679
1996 535,615
1997 551,880
1998 568,855
1999 584,332
2000 596,896
2001 602,556
2002 604,596
2003 604,486
2004 604,124
2005 604,746
2006 604,821
2007 606,622
2008 609,620
2009 613,034
2010 616,421
2011 619,312
2012 622,834
2013 627,270
2014 632,842
2015 639,432
2016 644,942
2017 651,486
2018 658,526
2019 665,515
2020 672,249

Population ages 15-64, female (% of female population)

Population ages 15-64, female (% of female population) in Lesotho was 61.94 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 61.94 in 2020, while its lowest value was 53.16 in 1987.

Definition: Female population between the ages 15 to 64 as a percentage of the total female population. 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 54.18
1961 54.03
1962 54.00
1963 54.05
1964 54.11
1965 54.17
1966 54.13
1967 54.10
1968 54.08
1969 54.09
1970 54.11
1971 54.03
1972 53.97
1973 53.94
1974 53.92
1975 53.90
1976 53.75
1977 53.64
1978 53.57
1979 53.52
1980 53.49
1981 53.36
1982 53.28
1983 53.23
1984 53.24
1985 53.31
1986 53.19
1987 53.16
1988 53.19
1989 53.28
1990 53.43
1991 53.34
1992 53.29
1993 53.28
1994 53.34
1995 53.45
1996 53.99
1997 54.57
1998 55.19
1999 55.83
2000 56.52
2001 56.93
2002 57.33
2003 57.74
2004 58.17
2005 58.60
2006 58.86
2007 59.18
2008 59.53
2009 59.84
2010 60.10
2011 60.25
2012 60.40
2013 60.57
2014 60.79
2015 61.07
2016 61.20
2017 61.38
2018 61.59
2019 61.77
2020 61.94

Population ages 15-64, male

The value for Population ages 15-64, male in Lesotho was 673,366 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 673,366 in 2020 and a minimum value of 172,673 in 1960.

Definition: Male population between the ages 15 to 64. 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 using the World Bank's total population and age/sex distributions of the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects: 2019 Revision.

See also:

Year Value
1960 172,673
1961 174,767
1962 177,153
1963 179,867
1964 182,933
1965 186,374
1966 190,195
1967 194,394
1968 198,908
1969 203,599
1970 208,394
1971 212,264
1972 216,277
1973 220,664
1974 225,677
1975 231,485
1976 239,059
1977 247,588
1978 256,827
1979 266,406
1980 276,081
1981 283,831
1982 291,585
1983 299,461
1984 307,561
1985 316,006
1986 323,797
1987 331,705
1988 340,539
1989 351,322
1990 364,732
1991 387,888
1992 413,433
1993 440,316
1994 466,690
1995 490,961
1996 504,941
1997 516,386
1998 525,589
1999 533,118
2000 539,630
2001 545,380
2002 549,629
2003 553,209
2004 556,976
2005 561,356
2006 564,386
2007 569,017
2008 574,987
2009 581,866
2010 589,477
2011 595,582
2012 602,994
2013 611,828
2014 621,972
2015 632,951
2016 640,253
2017 648,326
2018 656,707
2019 665,060
2020 673,366

Population ages 15-64, male (% of male population)

Population ages 15-64, male (% of male population) in Lesotho was 63.71 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 63.71 in 2020, while its lowest value was 44.89 in 1975.

Definition: Male population between the ages 15 to 64 as a percentage of the total male population. 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 46.51
1961 46.23
1962 46.01
1963 45.83
1964 45.70
1965 45.61
1966 45.55
1967 45.53
1968 45.53
1969 45.54
1970 45.56
1971 45.38
1972 45.23
1973 45.10
1974 44.99
1975 44.89
1976 44.97
1977 45.08
1978 45.23
1979 45.42
1980 45.63
1981 45.56
1982 45.51
1983 45.51
1984 45.57
1985 45.71
1986 45.81
1987 45.98
1988 46.21
1989 46.52
1990 46.91
1991 48.20
1992 49.48
1993 50.74
1994 51.99
1995 53.21
1996 53.59
1997 53.97
1998 54.37
1999 54.78
2000 55.25
2001 55.80
2002 56.36
2003 56.95
2004 57.58
2005 58.22
2006 58.64
2007 59.15
2008 59.71
2009 60.26
2010 60.78
2011 61.03
2012 61.29
2013 61.62
2014 62.05
2015 62.55
2016 62.70
2017 62.93
2018 63.20
2019 63.46
2020 63.71

Population ages 15-64, total

The value for Population ages 15-64, total in Lesotho was 1,345,616 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 1,345,616 in 2020 and a minimum value of 425,120 in 1960.

Definition: Total population between the ages 15 to 64. 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 using the World Bank's total population and age/sex distributions of the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects: 2019 Revision.

See also:

Year Value
1960 425,120
1961 431,360
1962 438,563
1963 446,627
1964 455,348
1965 464,636
1966 473,987
1967 483,993
1968 494,637
1969 505,880
1970 517,680
1971 528,243
1972 539,481
1973 551,580
1974 564,761
1975 579,184
1976 594,762
1977 611,968
1978 630,420
1979 649,650
1980 669,359
1981 686,670
1982 704,357
1983 722,538
1984 741,383
1985 761,060
1986 778,419
1987 796,484
1988 815,687
1989 836,590
1990 859,642
1991 888,073
1992 917,927
1993 948,988
1994 980,741
1995 1,012,645
1996 1,040,573
1997 1,068,296
1998 1,094,461
1999 1,117,457
2000 1,136,527
2001 1,147,913
2002 1,154,205
2003 1,157,679
2004 1,161,093
2005 1,166,102
2006 1,169,206
2007 1,175,640
2008 1,184,602
2009 1,194,897
2010 1,205,899
2011 1,214,902
2012 1,225,835
2013 1,239,098
2014 1,254,813
2015 1,272,385
2016 1,285,193
2017 1,299,803
2018 1,315,228
2019 1,330,571
2020 1,345,616

Population ages 15-64 (% of total population)

Population ages 15-64 (% of total population) in Lesotho was 62.81 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 62.81 in 2020, while its lowest value was 49.74 in 1983.

Definition: Total population between the ages 15 to 64 as a percentage of the total population. 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 50.77
1961 50.58
1962 50.46
1963 50.41
1964 50.38
1965 50.38
1966 50.33
1967 50.30
1968 50.28
1969 50.29
1970 50.31
1971 50.18
1972 50.09
1973 50.01
1974 49.95
1975 49.90
1976 49.83
1977 49.81
1978 49.83
1979 49.87
1980 49.94
1981 49.84
1982 49.77
1983 49.74
1984 49.77
1985 49.87
1986 49.84
1987 49.89
1988 50.01
1989 50.20
1990 50.46
1991 50.96
1992 51.50
1993 52.08
1994 52.69
1995 53.34
1996 53.80
1997 54.28
1998 54.79
1999 55.33
2000 55.91
2001 56.39
2002 56.86
2003 57.36
2004 57.88
2005 58.42
2006 58.76
2007 59.17
2008 59.61
2009 60.04
2010 60.43
2011 60.63
2012 60.84
2013 61.08
2014 61.41
2015 61.80
2016 61.94
2017 62.15
2018 62.38
2019 62.61
2020 62.81

Population ages 20-24, female (% of female population)

The value for Population ages 20-24, female (% of female population) in Lesotho was 9.32 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 11.13 in 2005 and a minimum value of 8.32 in 1960.

Definition: Female population between the ages 20 to 24 as a percentage of the total female population.

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 8.32
1961 8.33
1962 8.36
1963 8.40
1964 8.46
1965 8.54
1966 8.61
1967 8.70
1968 8.80
1969 8.87
1970 8.91
1971 8.88
1972 8.83
1973 8.77
1974 8.72
1975 8.69
1976 8.66
1977 8.66
1978 8.69
1979 8.71
1980 8.73
1981 8.67
1982 8.62
1983 8.58
1984 8.57
1985 8.58
1986 8.50
1987 8.48
1988 8.52
1989 8.62
1990 8.76
1991 8.83
1992 8.91
1993 9.01
1994 9.14
1995 9.31
1996 9.50
1997 9.71
1998 9.94
1999 10.18
2000 10.42
2001 10.54
2002 10.67
2003 10.82
2004 10.98
2005 11.13
2006 11.09
2007 11.05
2008 11.02
2009 10.99
2010 10.96
2011 10.68
2012 10.41
2013 10.19
2014 10.02
2015 9.90
2016 9.74
2017 9.59
2018 9.46
2019 9.37
2020 9.32

Population ages 20-24, male (% of male population)

The value for Population ages 20-24, male (% of male population) in Lesotho was 9.72 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 11.57 in 2010 and a minimum value of 7.51 in 1960.

Definition: Male population between the ages 20 to 24 as a percentage of the total male population.

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 7.51
1961 7.61
1962 7.73
1963 7.85
1964 7.99
1965 8.14
1966 8.28
1967 8.41
1968 8.52
1969 8.64
1970 8.76
1971 8.77
1972 8.79
1973 8.82
1974 8.88
1975 8.97
1976 9.05
1977 9.14
1978 9.22
1979 9.29
1980 9.35
1981 9.20
1982 9.04
1983 8.91
1984 8.83
1985 8.81
1986 8.66
1987 8.56
1988 8.53
1989 8.56
1990 8.67
1991 8.82
1992 8.91
1993 8.97
1994 9.01
1995 9.06
1996 9.15
1997 9.29
1998 9.47
1999 9.67
2000 9.91
2001 10.23
2002 10.54
2003 10.83
2004 11.10
2005 11.33
2006 11.41
2007 11.48
2008 11.53
2009 11.56
2010 11.57
2011 11.29
2012 11.00
2013 10.73
2014 10.50
2015 10.33
2016 10.17
2017 10.03
2018 9.90
2019 9.80
2020 9.72

Population ages 25-29, female (% of female population)

The value for Population ages 25-29, female (% of female population) in Lesotho was 8.71 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 9.59 in 2010 and a minimum value of 6.87 in 1990.

Definition: Female population between the ages 25 to 29 as a percentage of the total female population.

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 6.93
1961 6.94
1962 6.96
1963 6.98
1964 7.00
1965 7.03
1966 7.07
1967 7.10
1968 7.13
1969 7.18
1970 7.24
1971 7.30
1972 7.38
1973 7.45
1974 7.50
1975 7.52
1976 7.49
1977 7.45
1978 7.39
1979 7.35
1980 7.33
1981 7.31
1982 7.30
1983 7.30
1984 7.30
1985 7.30
1986 7.19
1987 7.08
1988 6.98
1989 6.90
1990 6.87
1991 6.93
1992 7.01
1993 7.09
1994 7.17
1995 7.25
1996 7.38
1997 7.52
1998 7.67
1999 7.85
2000 8.05
2001 8.16
2002 8.28
2003 8.44
2004 8.62
2005 8.83
2006 8.96
2007 9.12
2008 9.29
2009 9.45
2010 9.59
2011 9.55
2012 9.45
2013 9.30
2014 9.14
2015 8.98
2016 8.94
2017 8.89
2018 8.84
2019 8.77
2020 8.71

Population ages 25-29, male (% of male population)

The value for Population ages 25-29, male (% of male population) in Lesotho was 9.16 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 10.01 in 2012 and a minimum value of 4.74 in 1960.

Definition: Male population between the ages 25 to 29 as a percentage of the total male population.

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 4.74
1961 4.77
1962 4.81
1963 4.87
1964 4.93
1965 4.99
1966 5.17
1967 5.34
1968 5.49
1969 5.62
1970 5.75
1971 5.86
1972 5.93
1973 5.96
1974 5.97
1975 5.98
1976 6.13
1977 6.28
1978 6.41
1979 6.53
1980 6.64
1981 6.68
1982 6.67
1983 6.62
1984 6.54
1985 6.45
1986 6.36
1987 6.23
1988 6.06
1989 5.89
1990 5.76
1991 6.15
1992 6.44
1993 6.60
1994 6.67
1995 6.68
1996 6.65
1997 6.64
1998 6.64
1999 6.67
2000 6.74
2001 7.07
2002 7.43
2003 7.80
2004 8.17
2005 8.52
2006 8.82
2007 9.13
2008 9.42
2009 9.68
2010 9.90
2011 10.00
2012 10.01
2013 9.93
2014 9.79
2015 9.61
2016 9.54
2017 9.46
2018 9.37
2019 9.26
2020 9.16

Population ages 30-34, female (% of female population)

The value for Population ages 30-34, female (% of female population) in Lesotho was 7.75 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 7.77 in 2018 and a minimum value of 5.68 in 1994.

Definition: Female population between the ages 30 to 34 as a percentage of the total female population.

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 5.81
1961 5.79
1962 5.80
1963 5.81
1964 5.82
1965 5.83
1966 5.86
1967 5.88
1968 5.90
1969 5.92
1970 5.94
1971 5.96
1972 5.99
1973 6.01
1974 6.05
1975 6.09
1976 6.13
1977 6.19
1978 6.24
1979 6.28
1980 6.29
1981 6.27
1982 6.22
1983 6.17
1984 6.12
1985 6.09
1986 6.02
1987 5.96
1988 5.89
1989 5.82
1990 5.73
1991 5.73
1992 5.71
1993 5.69
1994 5.68
1995 5.68
1996 5.73
1997 5.80
1998 5.89
1999 5.99
2000 6.12
2001 6.17
2002 6.20
2003 6.23
2004 6.27
2005 6.35
2006 6.45
2007 6.57
2008 6.71
2009 6.86
2010 7.01
2011 7.25
2012 7.43
2013 7.56
2014 7.61
2015 7.60
2016 7.69
2017 7.75
2018 7.77
2019 7.77
2020 7.75

Population ages 30-34, male (% of male population)

The value for Population ages 30-34, male (% of male population) in Lesotho was 8.57 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 8.64 in 2017 and a minimum value of 3.05 in 1965.

Definition: Male population between the ages 30 to 34 as a percentage of the total male population.

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 3.65
1961 3.53
1962 3.41
1963 3.28
1964 3.16
1965 3.05
1966 3.11
1967 3.19
1968 3.27
1969 3.35
1970 3.41
1971 3.58
1972 3.72
1973 3.82
1974 3.88
1975 3.90
1976 4.04
1977 4.15
1978 4.24
1979 4.33
1980 4.42
1981 4.55
1982 4.63
1983 4.68
1984 4.68
1985 4.64
1986 4.69
1987 4.69
1988 4.63
1989 4.51
1990 4.34
1991 4.69
1992 5.03
1993 5.33
1994 5.58
1995 5.76
1996 5.66
1997 5.51
1998 5.33
1999 5.15
2000 5.00
2001 5.06
2002 5.18
2003 5.35
2004 5.56
2005 5.80
2006 6.05
2007 6.34
2008 6.64
2009 6.95
2010 7.25
2011 7.63
2012 7.96
2013 8.24
2014 8.43
2015 8.53
2016 8.60
2017 8.64
2018 8.64
2019 8.61
2020 8.57

Population ages 35-39, female (% of female population)

The value for Population ages 35-39, female (% of female population) in Lesotho was 6.61 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 6.61 in 2020 and a minimum value of 4.72 in 1999.

Definition: Female population between the ages 35 to 39 as a percentage of the total female population.

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 5.19
1961 5.13
1962 5.07
1963 5.01
1964 4.96
1965 4.93
1966 4.92
1967 4.92
1968 4.93
1969 4.94
1970 4.95
1971 4.96
1972 4.97
1973 4.98
1974 5.00
1975 5.01
1976 5.01
1977 5.02
1978 5.03
1979 5.06
1980 5.09
1981 5.13
1982 5.17
1983 5.21
1984 5.24
1985 5.25
1986 5.18
1987 5.10
1988 5.01
1989 4.93
1990 4.86
1991 4.86
1992 4.86
1993 4.87
1994 4.86
1995 4.84
1996 4.81
1997 4.76
1998 4.73
1999 4.72
2000 4.74
2001 4.78
2002 4.81
2003 4.83
2004 4.83
2005 4.81
2006 4.83
2007 4.84
2008 4.83
2009 4.83
2010 4.85
2011 5.09
2012 5.32
2013 5.52
2014 5.69
2015 5.81
2016 6.00
2017 6.19
2018 6.37
2019 6.51
2020 6.61

Population ages 35-39, male (% of male population)

The value for Population ages 35-39, male (% of male population) in Lesotho was 7.64 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 7.64 in 2020 and a minimum value of 2.32 in 1970.

Definition: Male population between the ages 35 to 39 as a percentage of the total male population.

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 3.77
1961 3.60
1962 3.41
1963 3.21
1964 3.01
1965 2.80
1966 2.67
1967 2.55
1968 2.45
1969 2.38
1970 2.32
1971 2.35
1972 2.41
1973 2.48
1974 2.55
1975 2.61
1976 2.73
1977 2.84
1978 2.94
1979 3.01
1980 3.08
1981 3.20
1982 3.30
1983 3.39
1984 3.44
1985 3.47
1986 3.59
1987 3.68
1988 3.73
1989 3.73
1990 3.68
1991 3.91
1992 4.17
1993 4.46
1994 4.77
1995 5.06
1996 5.08
1997 5.07
1998 5.01
1999 4.92
2000 4.78
2001 4.65
2002 4.52
2003 4.42
2004 4.38
2005 4.39
2006 4.43
2007 4.51
2008 4.62
2009 4.77
2010 4.95
2011 5.29
2012 5.65
2013 6.02
2014 6.37
2015 6.69
2016 6.92
2017 7.14
2018 7.34
2019 7.51
2020 7.64

Population ages 40-44, female (% of female population)

The value for Population ages 40-44, female (% of female population) in Lesotho was 5.20 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 5.20 in 2020 and a minimum value of 3.91 in 2010.

Definition: Female population between the ages 40 to 44 as a percentage of the total female population.

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 4.65
1961 4.62
1962 4.58
1963 4.54
1964 4.49
1965 4.44
1966 4.39
1967 4.33
1968 4.28
1969 4.23
1970 4.20
1971 4.19
1972 4.18
1973 4.18
1974 4.19
1975 4.19
1976 4.19
1977 4.18
1978 4.17
1979 4.17
1980 4.16
1981 4.18
1982 4.19
1983 4.21
1984 4.22
1985 4.24
1986 4.28
1987 4.30
1988 4.29
1989 4.26
1990 4.19
1991 4.14
1992 4.11
1993 4.10
1994 4.10
1995 4.11
1996 4.12
1997 4.12
1998 4.10
1999 4.06
2000 4.02
2001 4.03
2002 4.03
2003 4.02
2004 4.01
2005 3.98
2006 4.00
2007 4.00
2008 3.99
2009 3.96
2010 3.91
2011 4.03
2012 4.15
2013 4.28
2014 4.42
2015 4.55
2016 4.65
2017 4.77
2018 4.91
2019 5.05
2020 5.20

Population ages 40-44, male (% of male population)

The value for Population ages 40-44, male (% of male population) in Lesotho was 5.96 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 5.96 in 2020 and a minimum value of 2.00 in 1975.

Definition: Male population between the ages 40 to 44 as a percentage of the total male population.

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 3.87
1961 3.77
1962 3.67
1963 3.56
1964 3.42
1965 3.26
1966 3.09
1967 2.91
1968 2.73
1969 2.56
1970 2.40
1971 2.26
1972 2.15
1973 2.07
1974 2.02
1975 2.00
1976 2.04
1977 2.10
1978 2.18
1979 2.26
1980 2.33
1981 2.42
1982 2.52
1983 2.61
1984 2.70
1985 2.77
1986 2.90
1987 3.02
1988 3.13
1989 3.23
1990 3.29
1991 3.44
1992 3.60
1993 3.77
1994 3.97
1995 4.19
1996 4.26
1997 4.34
1998 4.42
1999 4.48
2000 4.50
2001 4.42
2002 4.34
2003 4.26
2004 4.18
2005 4.10
2006 4.03
2007 3.95
2008 3.89
2009 3.85
2010 3.85
2011 3.96
2012 4.12
2013 4.33
2014 4.58
2015 4.87
2016 5.05
2017 5.27
2018 5.50
2019 5.74
2020 5.96

Population ages 45-49, female (% of female population)

The value for Population ages 45-49, female (% of female population) in Lesotho was 4.18 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 4.18 in 2020 and a minimum value of 3.35 in 1995.

Definition: Female population between the ages 45 to 49 as a percentage of the total female population.

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 4.03
1961 4.01
1962 4.02
1963 4.03
1964 4.03
1965 4.01
1966 3.98
1967 3.95
1968 3.91
1969 3.86
1970 3.81
1971 3.77
1972 3.73
1973 3.68
1974 3.64
1975 3.61
1976 3.59
1977 3.58
1978 3.57
1979 3.56
1980 3.55
1981 3.56
1982 3.56
1983 3.56
1984 3.56
1985 3.56
1986 3.63
1987 3.68
1988 3.71
1989 3.70
1990 3.68
1991 3.57
1992 3.49
1993 3.43
1994 3.38
1995 3.35
1996 3.41
1997 3.46
1998 3.50
1999 3.53
2000 3.53
2001 3.55
2002 3.57
2003 3.58
2004 3.59
2005 3.59
2006 3.62
2007 3.63
2008 3.63
2009 3.62
2010 3.59
2011 3.66
2012 3.74
2013 3.83
2014 3.92
2015 4.01
2016 4.01
2017 4.03
2018 4.06
2019 4.11
2020 4.18

Population ages 45-49, male (% of male population)

The value for Population ages 45-49, male (% of male population) in Lesotho was 4.29 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 4.29 in 2020 and a minimum value of 1.93 in 1979.

Definition: Male population between the ages 45 to 49 as a percentage of the total male population.

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 3.78
1961 3.73
1962 3.67
1963 3.61
1964 3.54
1965 3.45
1966 3.35
1967 3.25
1968 3.14
1969 3.01
1970 2.87
1971 2.72
1972 2.56
1973 2.40
1974 2.24
1975 2.10
1976 2.02
1977 1.97
1978 1.94
1979 1.93
1980 1.93
1981 1.98
1982 2.04
1983 2.11
1984 2.18
1985 2.25
1986 2.38
1987 2.52
1988 2.65
1989 2.76
1990 2.86
1991 2.96
1992 3.09
1993 3.23
1994 3.40
1995 3.57
1996 3.64
1997 3.69
1998 3.73
1999 3.77
2000 3.82
2001 3.78
2002 3.77
2003 3.76
2004 3.74
2005 3.71
2006 3.70
2007 3.69
2008 3.67
2009 3.65
2010 3.61
2011 3.59
2012 3.58
2013 3.59
2014 3.66
2015 3.77
2016 3.81
2017 3.89
2018 3.99
2019 4.13
2020 4.29

Population ages 50-54, female (% of female population)

The value for Population ages 50-54, female (% of female population) in Lesotho was 3.72 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 3.78 in 2015 and a minimum value of 2.76 in 1995.

Definition: Female population between the ages 50 to 54 as a percentage of the total female population.

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 3.60
1961 3.57
1962 3.54
1963 3.51
1964 3.49
1965 3.48
1966 3.46
1967 3.46
1968 3.46
1969 3.46
1970 3.45
1971 3.42
1972 3.40
1973 3.37
1974 3.35
1975 3.32
1976 3.27
1977 3.22
1978 3.18
1979 3.15
1980 3.13
1981 3.11
1982 3.10
1983 3.11
1984 3.12
1985 3.13
1986 3.17
1987 3.22
1988 3.29
1989 3.36
1990 3.42
1991 3.27
1992 3.11
1993 2.96
1994 2.85
1995 2.76
1996 2.79
1997 2.83
1998 2.88
1999 2.94
2000 2.99
2001 3.04
2002 3.09
2003 3.13
2004 3.17
2005 3.21
2006 3.27
2007 3.33
2008 3.39
2009 3.43
2010 3.46
2011 3.50
2012 3.55
2013 3.61
2014 3.69
2015 3.78
2016 3.75
2017 3.73
2018 3.72
2019 3.71
2020 3.72

Population ages 50-54, male (% of male population)

The value for Population ages 50-54, male (% of male population) in Lesotho was 3.25 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 3.44 in 1961 and a minimum value of 1.94 in 1983.

Definition: Male population between the ages 50 to 54 as a percentage of the total male population.

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 3.42
1961 3.44
1962 3.44
1963 3.42
1964 3.40
1965 3.38
1966 3.31
1967 3.24
1968 3.17
1969 3.10
1970 3.03
1971 2.94
1972 2.85
1973 2.76
1974 2.66
1975 2.54
1976 2.41
1977 2.29
1978 2.18
1979 2.09
1980 2.02
1981 1.97
1982 1.95
1983 1.94
1984 1.95
1985 1.98
1986 2.05
1987 2.14
1988 2.25
1989 2.38
1990 2.50
1991 2.54
1992 2.60
1993 2.68
1994 2.77
1995 2.89
1996 2.97
1997 3.07
1998 3.17
1999 3.26
2000 3.35
2001 3.30
2002 3.24
2003 3.17
2004 3.12
2005 3.08
2006 3.09
2007 3.12
2008 3.16
2009 3.19
2010 3.21
2011 3.21
2012 3.21
2013 3.22
2014 3.24
2015 3.27
2016 3.25
2017 3.22
2018 3.20
2019 3.21
2020 3.25

Population ages 55-59, female (% of female population)

The value for Population ages 55-59, female (% of female population) in Lesotho was 3.44 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 3.44 in 2020 and a minimum value of 2.35 in 1997.

Definition: Female population between the ages 55 to 59 as a percentage of the total female population.

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 3.05
1961 3.03
1962 3.03
1963 3.04
1964 3.06
1965 3.06
1966 3.03
1967 3.00
1968 2.97
1969 2.95
1970 2.94
1971 2.92
1972 2.92
1973 2.93
1974 2.94
1975 2.94
1976 2.91
1977 2.88
1978 2.86
1979 2.83
1980 2.81
1981 2.77
1982 2.74
1983 2.71
1984 2.70
1985 2.69
1986 2.70
1987 2.72
1988 2.76
1989 2.82
1990 2.89
1991 2.84
1992 2.76
1993 2.65
1994 2.51
1995 2.37
1996 2.35
1997 2.35
1998 2.36
1999 2.38
2000 2.42
2001 2.46
2002 2.51
2003 2.57
2004 2.64
2005 2.70
2006 2.78
2007 2.86
2008 2.95
2009 3.04
2010 3.13
2011 3.15
2012 3.20
2013 3.26
2014 3.34
2015 3.44
2016 3.44
2017 3.44
2018 3.44
2019 3.44
2020 3.44

Population ages 55-59, male (% of male population)

The value for Population ages 55-59, male (% of male population) in Lesotho was 2.72 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 2.95 in 1965 and a minimum value of 1.86 in 1987.

Definition: Male population between the ages 55 to 59 as a percentage of the total male population.

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 2.60
1961 2.63
1962 2.70
1963 2.80
1964 2.89
1965 2.95
1966 2.94
1967 2.93
1968 2.90
1969 2.87
1970 2.85
1971 2.78
1972 2.73
1973 2.68
1974 2.63
1975 2.59
1976 2.48
1977 2.39
1978 2.32
1979 2.26
1980 2.21
1981 2.11
1982 2.03
1983 1.96
1984 1.93
1985 1.92
1986 1.87
1987 1.86
1988 1.89
1989 1.97
1990 2.07
1991 2.08
1992 2.10
1993 2.15
1994 2.22
1995 2.31
1996 2.34
1997 2.39
1998 2.45
1999 2.53
2000 2.64
2001 2.65
2002 2.66
2003 2.66
2004 2.66
2005 2.64
2006 2.63
2007 2.60
2008 2.58
2009 2.58
2010 2.59
2011 2.59
2012 2.61
2013 2.63
2014 2.66
2015 2.68
2016 2.69
2017 2.70
2018 2.71
2019 2.71
2020 2.72

Population ages 60-64, female (% of female population)

The value for Population ages 60-64, female (% of female population) in Lesotho was 3.01 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 3.01 in 2020 and a minimum value of 2.00 in 2000.

Definition: Female population between the ages 60 to 64 as a percentage of the total female population.

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 2.71
1961 2.65
1962 2.60
1963 2.56
1964 2.53
1965 2.51
1966 2.50
1967 2.50
1968 2.50
1969 2.51
1970 2.51
1971 2.49
1972 2.46
1973 2.44
1974 2.42
1975 2.42
1976 2.40
1977 2.40
1978 2.40
1979 2.40
1980 2.40
1981 2.38
1982 2.37
1983 2.36
1984 2.34
1985 2.33
1986 2.32
1987 2.32
1988 2.32
1989 2.31
1990 2.33
1991 2.36
1992 2.37
1993 2.34
1994 2.28
1995 2.19
1996 2.13
1997 2.08
1998 2.04
1999 2.01
2000 2.00
2001 2.00
2002 2.01
2003 2.04
2004 2.07
2005 2.11
2006 2.17
2007 2.25
2008 2.34
2009 2.44
2010 2.54
2011 2.57
2012 2.61
2013 2.65
2014 2.71
2015 2.78
2016 2.83
2017 2.88
2018 2.93
2019 2.97
2020 3.01

Population ages 60-64, male (% of male population)

The value for Population ages 60-64, male (% of male population) in Lesotho was 2.13 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 2.32 in 1970 and a minimum value of 1.55 in 1991.

Definition: Male population between the ages 60 to 64 as a percentage of the total male population.

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 2.22
1961 2.18
1962 2.13
1963 2.08
1964 2.06
1965 2.09
1966 2.11
1967 2.17
1968 2.23
1969 2.28
1970 2.32
1971 2.31
1972 2.30
1973 2.27
1974 2.24
1975 2.22
1976 2.17
1977 2.11
1978 2.05
1979 1.99
1980 1.94
1981 1.90
1982 1.86
1983 1.82
1984 1.78
1985 1.75
1986 1.70
1987 1.65
1988 1.61
1989 1.57
1990 1.57
1991 1.55
1992 1.55
1993 1.57
1994 1.60
1995 1.65
1996 1.69
1997 1.73
1998 1.77
1999 1.81
2000 1.86
2001 1.89
2002 1.91
2003 1.94
2004 1.95
2005 1.97
2006 2.00
2007 2.04
2008 2.07
2009 2.10
2010 2.11
2011 2.10
2012 2.08
2013 2.06
2014 2.05
2015 2.06
2016 2.06
2017 2.07
2018 2.09
2019 2.11
2020 2.13

Population ages 65-69, female (% of female population)

The value for Population ages 65-69, female (% of female population) in Lesotho was 2.34 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 2.34 in 2020 and a minimum value of 1.73 in 2006.

Definition: Female population between the ages 65 to 69 as a percentage of the total female population.

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 2.23
1961 2.20
1962 2.18
1963 2.16
1964 2.14
1965 2.12
1966 2.07
1967 2.03
1968 1.99
1969 1.97
1970 1.96
1971 1.95
1972 1.95
1973 1.96
1974 1.97
1975 1.98
1976 1.95
1977 1.93
1978 1.91
1979 1.89
1980 1.89
1981 1.89
1982 1.89
1983 1.90
1984 1.91
1985 1.92
1986 1.92
1987 1.93
1988 1.95
1989 1.97
1990 1.99
1991 1.99
1992 1.99
1993 2.02
1994 2.04
1995 2.06
1996 2.00
1997 1.94
1998 1.89
1999 1.84
2000 1.80
2001 1.79
2002 1.78
2003 1.76
2004 1.74
2005 1.73
2006 1.73
2007 1.75
2008 1.79
2009 1.84
2010 1.90
2011 1.94
2012 1.97
2013 2.00
2014 2.04
2015 2.08
2016 2.12
2017 2.18
2018 2.23
2019 2.28
2020 2.34

Population ages 65-69, male (% of male population)

The value for Population ages 65-69, male (% of male population) in Lesotho was 1.54 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 1.68 in 1975 and a minimum value of 1.13 in 1995.

Definition: Male population between the ages 65 to 69 as a percentage of the total male population.

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 1.60
1961 1.60
1962 1.62
1963 1.64
1964 1.65
1965 1.64
1966 1.61
1967 1.57
1968 1.53
1969 1.51
1970 1.53
1971 1.55
1972 1.59
1973 1.63
1974 1.66
1975 1.68
1976 1.67
1977 1.65
1978 1.62
1979 1.60
1980 1.57
1981 1.54
1982 1.51
1983 1.48
1984 1.45
1985 1.43
1986 1.41
1987 1.40
1988 1.38
1989 1.36
1990 1.33
1991 1.28
1992 1.23
1993 1.18
1994 1.14
1995 1.13
1996 1.14
1997 1.16
1998 1.19
1999 1.22
2000 1.25
2001 1.29
2002 1.31
2003 1.32
2004 1.33
2005 1.33
2006 1.35
2007 1.38
2008 1.41
2009 1.45
2010 1.48
2011 1.50
2012 1.52
2013 1.55
2014 1.56
2015 1.57
2016 1.57
2017 1.56
2018 1.54
2019 1.54
2020 1.54

Population ages 65 and above, female

The value for Population ages 65 and above, female in Lesotho was 68,084 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 68,084 in 2020 and a minimum value of 25,292 in 1960.

Definition: Female population 65 years of age or older. 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 using the World Bank's total population and age/sex distributions of the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects: 2019 Revision.

See also:

Year Value
1960 25,292
1961 25,749
1962 26,181
1963 26,581
1964 26,929
1965 27,214
1966 27,614
1967 27,943
1968 28,228
1969 28,525
1970 28,853
1971 29,389
1972 29,959
1973 30,549
1974 31,144
1975 31,737
1976 32,414
1977 33,070
1978 33,734
1979 34,426
1980 35,158
1981 36,098
1982 37,058
1983 38,044
1984 39,045
1985 40,057
1986 41,317
1987 42,633
1988 43,989
1989 45,311
1990 46,531
1991 47,707
1992 48,763
1993 49,835
1994 51,004
1995 52,251
1996 52,951
1997 53,633
1998 54,174
1999 54,432
2000 54,300
2001 55,545
2002 56,344
2003 56,822
2004 57,207
2005 57,663
2006 58,026
2007 58,597
2008 59,365
2009 60,312
2010 61,444
2011 61,822
2012 62,244
2013 62,698
2014 63,196
2015 63,743
2016 64,464
2017 65,283
2018 66,169
2019 67,097
2020 68,084

Population ages 65 and above, female (% of female population)

Population ages 65 and above, female (% of female population) in Lesotho was 6.27 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 6.27 in 2020, while its lowest value was 4.78 in 1980.

Definition: Female population 65 years of age or older as a percentage of the total female population. 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 5.43
1961 5.42
1962 5.41
1963 5.39
1964 5.35
1965 5.30
1966 5.27
1967 5.22
1968 5.16
1969 5.10
1970 5.05
1971 5.02
1972 5.00
1973 4.98
1974 4.95
1975 4.92
1976 4.90
1977 4.87
1978 4.84
1979 4.81
1980 4.78
1981 4.78
1982 4.78
1983 4.79
1984 4.79
1985 4.80
1986 4.83
1987 4.87
1988 4.92
1989 4.97
1990 5.02
1991 5.09
1992 5.15
1993 5.22
1994 5.29
1995 5.35
1996 5.34
1997 5.30
1998 5.26
1999 5.20
2000 5.14
2001 5.25
2002 5.34
2003 5.43
2004 5.51
2005 5.59
2006 5.65
2007 5.72
2008 5.80
2009 5.89
2010 5.99
2011 6.01
2012 6.04
2013 6.05
2014 6.07
2015 6.09
2016 6.12
2017 6.15
2018 6.19
2019 6.23
2020 6.27

Population ages 65 and above, male

The value for Population ages 65 and above, male in Lesotho was 37,934 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 37,934 in 2020 and a minimum value of 13,697 in 1960.

Definition: Male population 65 years of age or older. 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 using the World Bank's total population and age/sex distributions of the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects: 2019 Revision.

See also:

Year Value
1960 13,697
1961 14,006
1962 14,322
1963 14,617
1964 14,861
1965 15,040
1966 15,317
1967 15,535
1968 15,726
1969 15,938
1970 16,198
1971 16,687
1972 17,188
1973 17,694
1974 18,194
1975 18,699
1976 19,275
1977 19,847
1978 20,397
1979 20,878
1980 21,270
1981 21,904
1982 22,441
1983 22,895
1984 23,273
1985 23,597
1986 24,085
1987 24,509
1988 24,910
1989 25,330
1990 25,807
1991 26,059
1992 26,346
1993 26,610
1994 26,811
1995 26,934
1996 27,554
1997 28,010
1998 28,311
1999 28,491
2000 28,583
2001 29,356
2002 29,913
2003 30,281
2004 30,501
2005 30,605
2006 30,895
2007 31,207
2008 31,515
2009 31,797
2010 32,030
2011 32,782
2012 33,514
2013 34,194
2014 34,750
2015 35,117
2016 35,945
2017 36,614
2018 37,153
2019 37,584
2020 37,934

Population ages 65 and above, male (% of male population)

Population ages 65 and above, male (% of male population) in Lesotho was 3.59 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 3.72 in 1963, while its lowest value was 2.92 in 1995.

Definition: Male population 65 years of age or older as a percentage of the total male population. 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 3.69
1961 3.71
1962 3.72
1963 3.72
1964 3.71
1965 3.68
1966 3.67
1967 3.64
1968 3.60
1969 3.57
1970 3.54
1971 3.57
1972 3.59
1973 3.62
1974 3.63
1975 3.63
1976 3.63
1977 3.61
1978 3.59
1979 3.56
1980 3.52
1981 3.52
1982 3.50
1983 3.48
1984 3.45
1985 3.41
1986 3.41
1987 3.40
1988 3.38
1989 3.35
1990 3.32
1991 3.24
1992 3.15
1993 3.07
1994 2.99
1995 2.92
1996 2.92
1997 2.93
1998 2.93
1999 2.93
2000 2.93
2001 3.00
2002 3.07
2003 3.12
2004 3.15
2005 3.17
2006 3.21
2007 3.24
2008 3.27
2009 3.29
2010 3.30
2011 3.36
2012 3.41
2013 3.44
2014 3.47
2015 3.47
2016 3.52
2017 3.55
2018 3.58
2019 3.59
2020 3.59

Population ages 65 and above, total

The value for Population ages 65 and above, total in Lesotho was 106,016 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 106,016 in 2020 and a minimum value of 38,992 in 1960.

Definition: Total population 65 years of age or older. 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 using the World Bank's total population and age/sex distributions of the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects: 2019 Revision.

See also:

Year Value
1960 38,992
1961 39,751
1962 40,500
1963 41,193
1964 41,783
1965 42,256
1966 42,927
1967 43,475
1968 43,957
1969 44,467
1970 45,053
1971 46,076
1972 47,138
1973 48,228
1974 49,329
1975 50,433
1976 51,682
1977 52,918
1978 54,130
1979 55,305
1980 56,427
1981 58,006
1982 59,514
1983 60,951
1984 62,334
1985 63,657
1986 65,374
1987 67,084
1988 68,815
1989 70,569
1990 72,338
1991 73,733
1992 75,098
1993 76,490
1994 77,886
1995 79,179
1996 80,610
1997 81,750
1998 82,550
1999 82,934
2000 82,884
2001 84,855
2002 86,197
2003 87,062
2004 87,692
2005 88,268
2006 88,915
2007 89,785
2008 90,862
2009 92,096
2010 93,475
2011 94,588
2012 95,747
2013 96,891
2014 97,947
2015 98,863
2016 100,414
2017 101,913
2018 103,331
2019 104,687
2020 106,016

Population ages 65 and above (% of total population)

Population ages 65 and above (% of total population) in Lesotho was 4.95 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 4.95 in 2020, while its lowest value was 4.08 in 2000.

Definition: Population ages 65 and above as a percentage of the total population. 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 4.66
1961 4.66
1962 4.66
1963 4.65
1964 4.62
1965 4.58
1966 4.56
1967 4.52
1968 4.47
1969 4.42
1970 4.38
1971 4.38
1972 4.38
1973 4.37
1974 4.36
1975 4.34
1976 4.33
1977 4.31
1978 4.28
1979 4.25
1980 4.21
1981 4.21
1982 4.20
1983 4.20
1984 4.18
1985 4.17
1986 4.19
1987 4.20
1988 4.22
1989 4.23
1990 4.25
1991 4.23
1992 4.21
1993 4.20
1994 4.18
1995 4.17
1996 4.17
1997 4.15
1998 4.13
1999 4.11
2000 4.08
2001 4.17
2002 4.25
2003 4.31
2004 4.37
2005 4.42
2006 4.47
2007 4.52
2008 4.57
2009 4.63
2010 4.68
2011 4.72
2012 4.75
2013 4.78
2014 4.79
2015 4.80
2016 4.84
2017 4.87
2018 4.90
2019 4.93
2020 4.95

Population ages 70-74, female (% of female population)

The value for Population ages 70-74, female (% of female population) in Lesotho was 1.68 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 1.68 in 2020 and a minimum value of 1.38 in 1983.

Definition: Female population between the ages 70 to 74 as a percentage of the total female population.

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 1.60
1961 1.59
1962 1.58
1963 1.58
1964 1.59
1965 1.58
1966 1.57
1967 1.55
1968 1.53
1969 1.52
1970 1.50
1971 1.47
1972 1.44
1973 1.41
1974 1.40
1975 1.41
1976 1.40
1977 1.40
1978 1.40
1979 1.41
1980 1.42
1981 1.40
1982 1.39
1983 1.38
1984 1.38
1985 1.39
1986 1.39
1987 1.40
1988 1.42
1989 1.45
1990 1.49
1991 1.50
1992 1.52
1993 1.54
1994 1.56
1995 1.60
1996 1.59
1997 1.59
1998 1.58
1999 1.57
2000 1.56
2001 1.57
2002 1.59
2003 1.60
2004 1.62
2005 1.63
2006 1.59
2007 1.55
2008 1.52
2009 1.50
2010 1.50
2011 1.49
2012 1.49
2013 1.50
2014 1.51
2015 1.53
2016 1.54
2017 1.56
2018 1.59
2019 1.63
2020 1.68

Population ages 70-74, male (% of male population)

The value for Population ages 70-74, male (% of male population) in Lesotho was 1.09 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 1.11 in 1960 and a minimum value of 0.82 in 1999.

Definition: Male population between the ages 70 to 74 as a percentage of the total male population.

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 1.11
1961 1.10
1962 1.08
1963 1.08
1964 1.08
1965 1.09
1966 1.09
1967 1.09
1968 1.10
1969 1.10
1970 1.10
1971 1.07
1972 1.04
1973 1.02
1974 1.01
1975 1.03
1976 1.03
1977 1.05
1978 1.07
1979 1.09
1980 1.10
1981 1.10
1982 1.09
1983 1.09
1984 1.09
1985 1.08
1986 1.06
1987 1.05
1988 1.04
1989 1.04
1990 1.05
1991 1.01
1992 0.98
1993 0.95
1994 0.94
1995 0.92
1996 0.89
1997 0.85
1998 0.83
1999 0.82
2000 0.82
2001 0.84
2002 0.86
2003 0.89
2004 0.92
2005 0.94
2006 0.93
2007 0.92
2008 0.91
2009 0.91
2010 0.92
2011 0.93
2012 0.95
2013 0.97
2014 0.99
2015 1.00
2016 1.02
2017 1.05
2018 1.07
2019 1.08
2020 1.09

Population ages 75-79, female (% of female population)

The value for Population ages 75-79, female (% of female population) in Lesotho was 1.12 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 1.30 in 2009 and a minimum value of 0.86 in 1979.

Definition: Female population between the ages 75 to 79 as a percentage of the total female population.

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

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Year Value
1960 1.00
1961 1.00
1962 0.99
1963 0.98
1964 0.97
1965 0.97
1966 0.97
1967 0.97
1968 0.97
1969 0.97
1970 0.97
1971 0.96
1972 0.95
1973 0.94
1974 0.93
1975 0.92
1976 0.90
1977 0.89
1978 0.87
1979 0.86
1980 0.86
1981 0.87
1982 0.87
1983 0.88
1984 0.89
1985 0.89
1986 0.89
1987 0.89
1988 0.89
1989 0.89
1990 0.90
1991 0.92
1992 0.94
1993 0.96
1994 0.99
1995 1.01
1996 1.02
1997 1.03
1998 1.04
1999 1.04
2000 1.05
2001 1.08
2002 1.12
2003 1.17
2004 1.22
2005 1.27
2006 1.28
2007 1.30
2008 1.30
2009 1.30
2010 1.30
2011 1.26
2012 1.22
2013 1.19
2014 1.17
2015 1.16
2016 1.13
2017 1.11
2018 1.10
2019 1.11
2020 1.12

Population ages 75-79, male (% of male population)

The value for Population ages 75-79, male (% of male population) in Lesotho was 0.608 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 0.654 in 1960 and a minimum value of 0.537 in 2002.

Definition: Male population between the ages 75 to 79 as a percentage of the total male population.

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 0.654
1961 0.652
1962 0.646
1963 0.637
1964 0.629
1965 0.621
1966 0.619
1967 0.613
1968 0.606
1969 0.601
1970 0.600
1971 0.608
1972 0.615
1973 0.619
1974 0.615
1975 0.606
1976 0.593
1977 0.574
1978 0.555
1979 0.544
1980 0.546
1981 0.564
1982 0.583
1983 0.598
1984 0.609
1985 0.615
1986 0.623
1987 0.626
1988 0.625
1989 0.623
1990 0.623
1991 0.615
1992 0.604
1993 0.591
1994 0.577
1995 0.566
1996 0.569
1997 0.568
1998 0.564
1999 0.553
2000 0.539
2001 0.539
2002 0.537
2003 0.538
2004 0.545
2005 0.560
2006 0.566
2007 0.570
2008 0.571
2009 0.566
2010 0.557
2011 0.556
2012 0.552
2013 0.549
2014 0.549
2015 0.552
2016 0.564
2017 0.575
2018 0.586
2019 0.597
2020 0.608

Population ages 80 and above, female (% of female population)

The value for Population ages 80 and above, female (% of female population) in Lesotho was 1.14 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 1.37 in 2013 and a minimum value of 0.60 in 1985.

Definition: Female population between the ages 80 and above as a percentage of the total female population.

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 0.60
1961 0.64
1962 0.66
1963 0.67
1964 0.65
1965 0.62
1966 0.65
1967 0.67
1968 0.67
1969 0.65
1970 0.62
1971 0.65
1972 0.67
1973 0.67
1974 0.65
1975 0.62
1976 0.65
1977 0.66
1978 0.66
1979 0.64
1980 0.61
1981 0.63
1982 0.64
1983 0.63
1984 0.62
1985 0.60
1986 0.63
1987 0.65
1988 0.66
1989 0.66
1990 0.65
1991 0.68
1992 0.70
1993 0.70
1994 0.70
1995 0.69
1996 0.72
1997 0.74
1998 0.75
1999 0.75
2000 0.73
2001 0.80
2002 0.85
2003 0.89
2004 0.93
2005 0.96
2006 1.04
2007 1.12
2008 1.18
2009 1.24
2010 1.28
2011 1.33
2012 1.36
2013 1.37
2014 1.35
2015 1.32
2016 1.32
2017 1.30
2018 1.26
2019 1.21
2020 1.14

Population ages 80 and above, male (% of male population)

The value for Population ages 80 and above, male (% of male population) in Lesotho was 0.353 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 0.381 in 2013 and a minimum value of 0.285 in 1985.

Definition: Male population between the ages 80 and above as a percentage of the total male population.

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 0.326
1961 0.351
1962 0.368
1963 0.371
1964 0.359
1965 0.332
1966 0.353
1967 0.364
1968 0.362
1969 0.347
1970 0.320
1971 0.338
1972 0.347
1973 0.345
1974 0.333
1975 0.311
1976 0.330
1977 0.341
1978 0.342
1979 0.328
1980 0.300
1981 0.314
1982 0.317
1983 0.312
1984 0.301
1985 0.285
1986 0.310
1987 0.327
1988 0.334
1989 0.330
1990 0.315
1991 0.335
1992 0.344
1993 0.342
1994 0.329
1995 0.305
1996 0.329
1997 0.343
1998 0.345
1999 0.335
2000 0.313
2001 0.339
2002 0.357
2003 0.365
2004 0.362
2005 0.346
2006 0.367
2007 0.379
2008 0.381
2009 0.371
2010 0.348
2011 0.368
2012 0.379
2013 0.381
2014 0.371
2015 0.348
2016 0.368
2017 0.377
2018 0.379
2019 0.371
2020 0.353

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Population