Gender in Lesotho 216 indicators covering gender for Lesotho. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Child population (UN estimates and projections) 786.22 2030 down 1.9% 134th Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.5717 % change on previous year 2030 down 204.4% 95th Population 1,708 2030 up 19.0% 148th Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 1,708 2030 up 19.0% 148th Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 1.83 % change on previous year 2030 up 17.6% 62nd Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 26,291 2025 down 9.3% 129th Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 26,787 2025 down 9.0% 131st Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 25,880 2025 down 8.8% 132nd Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 26,319 2025 down 8.4% 132nd Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 25,717 2025 down 8.3% 131st Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 26,150 2025 down 7.9% 133rd Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 25,706 2025 down 7.0% 133rd Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 26,127 2025 down 6.5% 133rd Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 25,957 2025 down 3.0% 133rd Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 26,370 2025 down 2.5% 133rd Age population, age 05, female, interpolated 26,342 2025 up 1.6% 133rd Age population, age 05, male, interpolated 26,749 2025 up 2.2% 133rd Women's universal right to vote 1 2025 unchanged 1st Universal suffrage women lexical, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2025 — 1st Inactivity rate (ILO modelled estimates) 43.36 2027 up 9.1% 59th Women's Political Empowerment Index 0.809 2025 up 0.2% 73rd Women's Civil Liberties Index 0.767 2025 up 6.2% 68th Women's Civil Society Participation Index 0.716 2025 down 4.8% 93rd Women's Political Participation Index 0.976 2025 up 1.2% 65th Women's political empowerment index vs. electoral democracy index 0.809 2025 up 0.2% 73rd Key features of women's political empowerment 0.809 2025 up 0.2% 73rd Key features of womens political empowerment, annual growth rate 3.59 % change on previous year 2025 — 16th Key features of womens political empowerment, gaps filled 0.809 2025 up 0.2% 73rd Gender of the head of government, gaps filled 0 2025 — 20th Prevalence of obesity, female 36.0% 2024 up 29.6% 57th Prevalence of obesity, male 6.3% 2024 up 28.3% 164th Life expectancy at age 60, female 16.63 years 2024 up 11.3% 207th Life expectancy at age 60, male 19.81 years 2024 up 61.7% 77th Share of women who are obese 36.0% 2024 up 29.7% 60th Share of women who are overweight or obese 59.5% 2024 up 9.0% 83rd Share of overweight men vs. women 22.4% 2024 up 16.4% 171st Share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 51.3% 2024 up 41.9% 214th Share of women who are married or in a union 9.6% 2021 down 36.8% 79th Population, per capita 1 units per person 2024 unchanged 27th Population, per unit of GDP 0.001 units per US$ of GDP 2024 up 14.7% 19th Population, annual growth rate 1.12 % change on previous year 2024 down 2.1% 92nd Key features of womens political empowerment, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 8.1% 6th Women and men have the same rights to own property 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 unchanged 1st Married women are required by law to obey their husbands 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 unchanged 1st Total calories from animal protein vs. mean male height 68.56 kilocalories per day per capita 2023 up 7.5% 157th Women, Business and the Law Index 80.62 index (0–100) 2023 up 3.2% 95th Women can apply for a passport in the same way as men 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 unchanged 1st Women can register a business on the same terms as men 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 unchanged 1st Women can get a divorce on the same terms as men 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 unchanged 1st Women have the same rights to remarry as men 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 unchanged 1st Women can open a bank account in the same way as men 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 unchanged 1st Equal access to financial services for women and men 0 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 — 94th Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), per capita 0.0003 units per person 2025 down 6.9% 52nd Women can open bank account same as men, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2023 — 1st Women can register a business in the same way as men, annual growth 0 % change on previous year 2023 — 1st Population, per square kilometre 76.14 units per square kilometre 2023 up 12.4% 102nd Population (UN estimates and projections), per capita 0.0007 units per person 2025 up 4.0% 136th Labor force, female 389,878 2025 up 2.4% 147th Labor force, female, per capita 0.165 units per person 2025 down 8.8% 135th Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index 1.24 index 2025 down 5.9% 7th Page 1 of 4 Next →