What is age population, age 05, female, interpolated in Lesotho?

Age population, age 05, female, interpolated in Lesotho was 26,342 in 2025, according to United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects.

What is the highest age population, age 05, female, interpolated recorded in Lesotho?

The highest recorded value was 28,683 in 1993.

What is the lowest age population, age 05, female, interpolated recorded in Lesotho?

The lowest recorded value was 11,339 in 1960.

How does Lesotho rank for age population, age 05, female, interpolated?

Lesotho ranks 133rd out of 215 countries with data for 2025.

Is age population, age 05, female, interpolated rising or falling in Lesotho?

Over the last ten years it is up 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Lesotho data come from?

The figures come from United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, published as part of Age population, age 05, female, interpolated. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Age population, age 05, female, interpolated in Lesotho

Name: Age population, age 05, female, interpolated in Lesotho
Creator: United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Lesotho: Age population, age 05, female, interpolated was 26,342 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)

26,342

Change on year

down 2.0%

World rank

133rd

of 215 countries

All-time high

28,683

in 1993

All-time low

11,339

in 1960

Years of data

1960–2025

Age population, age 05, female, interpolated in Lesotho, 1960–2025

Source: United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects.

Analysis

Lesotho recorded 26,342 for age population, age 05, female, interpolated in 2025.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.0% on the previous year and up 1.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, age population, age 05, female, interpolated in Lesotho peaked at 28,683 in 1993 and was at its lowest, 11,339, in 1960.

That places Lesotho 133rd out of 215 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	13,003	11,339	14,515	10
1970s	16,855	14,873	19,424	10
1980s	23,873	20,399	26,598	10
1990s	27,533	25,771	28,683	10
2000s	24,410	23,187	25,361	10
2010s	26,015	24,228	27,759	10
2020s	27,348	26,342	27,868	6

Countries ranked near Lesotho

130 Slovakia 28,042 compare
131 Botswana 27,890 compare
132 Norway 27,865 compare
134 Equatorial Guinea 24,543 compare
135 Georgia 24,339 compare
136 Finland 23,502 compare

See the full ranking of 217 places →

More gender data for Lesotho

Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 26,291 (2025)
Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 26,787 (2025)
Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 25,880 (2025)
Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 26,319 (2025)
Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 25,717 (2025)
Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 26,150 (2025)
Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 25,706 (2025)
Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 26,127 (2025)
Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 25,957 (2025)
Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 26,370 (2025)

All data for Lesotho →

Frequently asked questions

What is age population, age 05, female, interpolated in Lesotho?: Age population, age 05, female, interpolated in Lesotho was 26,342 in 2025, according to United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects.
What is the highest age population, age 05, female, interpolated recorded in Lesotho?: The highest recorded value was 28,683 in 1993.
What is the lowest age population, age 05, female, interpolated recorded in Lesotho?: The lowest recorded value was 11,339 in 1960.
How does Lesotho rank for age population, age 05, female, interpolated?: Lesotho ranks 133rd out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
Is age population, age 05, female, interpolated rising or falling in Lesotho?: Over the last ten years it is up 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Lesotho data come from?: The figures come from United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, published as part of Age population, age 05, female, interpolated. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Age population, age 05, female, interpolated
Source: United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 217 places, 14,322 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Age population, female refers to female population at the specified age level. The geographical areas included in the data are the same as the data source.