Population ages 0-14, total in Lesotho
Lesotho: Population ages 0-14, total was 805,943 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population ages 0-14, total in Lesotho, 1960–2025
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), note: Staff estimates using the World Bank's total population and age/sex distributions of the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects., publi.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population ages 0-14, total in Lesotho is 805,943, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and up 4.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 0-14, total in Lesotho peaked at 821,528 in 1996 and was at its lowest, 332,527, in 1960.
That places Lesotho 135th 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 | 380,764 | 332,527 | 433,049 | 10 |
| 1970s | 502,166 | 444,455 | 572,156 | 10 |
| 1980s | 680,553 | 592,353 | 760,561 | 10 |
| 1990s | 807,338 | 776,551 | 821,528 | 10 |
| 2000s | 746,272 | 719,177 | 793,641 | 10 |
| 2010s | 764,771 | 729,462 | 796,970 | 10 |
| 2020s | 805,559 | 801,334 | 807,250 | 6 |
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- Population ages 15-64, female 751,340 (2025)
- Age population, age 06, female, interpolated 26,809 (2025)
- Age population, age 06, male, interpolated 27,201 (2025)
- Age population, age 07, female, interpolated 27,293 (2025)
- Age population, age 07, male, interpolated 27,660 (2025)
- Age population, age 08, female, interpolated 27,631 (2025)
- Age population, age 08, male, interpolated 27,969 (2025)
- Age population, age 12, female, interpolated 27,247 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population ages 0-14, total in Lesotho?
- Population ages 0-14, total in Lesotho was 805,943 in 2025, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), note: Staff estimates using the World Bank's total population and age/sex distributions of the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects., publi.
- What is the highest population ages 0-14, total recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 821,528 in 1996.
- What is the lowest population ages 0-14, total recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 332,527 in 1960.
- How does Lesotho rank for population ages 0-14, total?
- Lesotho ranks 135th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 0-14, total rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lesotho data come from?
- The figures come from Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), note: Staff estimates using the World Bank's total population and age/sex distributions of the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects., publi, published as part of Population ages 0-14, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.