Population ages 70-74, female in Lesotho
Lesotho: Population ages 70-74, female was 15,766 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population ages 70-74, 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
The most recent figure for population ages 70-74, female in Lesotho is 15,766, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
The figure is up 1.9% on the previous year and up 22.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 70-74, female in Lesotho peaked at 15,766 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 5,339, in 1960.
Lesotho ranks 152nd 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 | 6,475 | 5,339 | 7,882 | 10 |
| 1970s | 8,504 | 8,063 | 8,702 | 10 |
| 1980s | 10,914 | 8,902 | 13,230 | 10 |
| 1990s | 14,187 | 13,623 | 14,379 | 10 |
| 2000s | 14,501 | 14,342 | 14,669 | 10 |
| 2010s | 13,471 | 12,712 | 14,387 | 10 |
| 2020s | 15,106 | 14,401 | 15,766 | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is population ages 70-74, female in Lesotho?
- Population ages 70-74, female in Lesotho was 15,766 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 70-74, female recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 15,766 in 2025.
- What is the lowest population ages 70-74, female recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 5,339 in 1960.
- How does Lesotho rank for population ages 70-74, female?
- Lesotho ranks 152nd out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 70-74, female rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.3%. 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 70-74, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female population between the ages 70 to 74.