Population ages 05-09, female in Lesotho
Lesotho: Population ages 05-09, female was 135,714 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population ages 05-09, 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
In 2025, population ages 05-09, female in Lesotho stood at 135,714.
That represents a change of down 1.1% on the previous year and up 8.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 05-09, female in Lesotho peaked at 140,201 in 1996 and was at its lowest, 52,765, 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 | 61,761 | 52,765 | 70,285 | 10 |
| 1970s | 80,313 | 71,854 | 90,668 | 10 |
| 1980s | 111,680 | 94,366 | 126,144 | 10 |
| 1990s | 135,848 | 129,119 | 140,201 | 10 |
| 2000s | 120,542 | 115,695 | 129,064 | 10 |
| 2010s | 126,115 | 120,129 | 134,537 | 10 |
| 2020s | 137,204 | 135,714 | 138,196 | 6 |
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- 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 05-09, female in Lesotho?
- Population ages 05-09, female in Lesotho was 135,714 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 05-09, female recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 140,201 in 1996.
- What is the lowest population ages 05-09, female recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 52,765 in 1960.
- How does Lesotho rank for population ages 05-09, female?
- Lesotho ranks 133rd out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 05-09, female rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.0%. 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 05-09, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female population between the ages 5 to 9.