Population ages 00-04, female in Lesotho
Lesotho: Population ages 00-04, female was 129,550 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population ages 00-04, female in Lesotho, 1960–2025
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.
Analysis
Lesotho recorded 129,550 for population ages 00-04, female in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 7.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 00-04, female in Lesotho peaked at 145,984 in 1991 and was at its lowest, 64,950, in 1960.
Lesotho ranks 130th of 215 countries on this measure, 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 | 73,159 | 64,950 | 81,429 | 10 |
| 1970s | 96,645 | 83,424 | 113,807 | 10 |
| 1980s | 131,948 | 117,825 | 144,427 | 10 |
| 1990s | 139,959 | 132,292 | 145,984 | 10 |
| 2000s | 126,987 | 125,232 | 130,476 | 10 |
| 2010s | 137,202 | 129,306 | 141,274 | 10 |
| 2020s | 133,536 | 129,550 | 138,407 | 6 |
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More health data for Lesotho
- Age population, age 08, male, interpolated 27,969 (2025)
- Population, male 48.8% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female 751,340 (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total 805,943 (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 11, male, interpolated 27,651 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population ages 00-04, female in Lesotho?
- Population ages 00-04, female in Lesotho was 129,550 in 2025, according to 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.
- What is the highest population ages 00-04, female recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 145,984 in 1991.
- What is the lowest population ages 00-04, female recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 64,950 in 1960.
- How does Lesotho rank for population ages 00-04, female?
- Lesotho ranks 130th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 00-04, female rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lesotho data come from?
- The figures come from 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, published as part of Population ages 00-04, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female population between the ages 0 to 4.