Population ages 75-79, female in Lesotho
Lesotho: Population ages 75-79, female was 10,542 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population ages 75-79, 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 75-79, female in Lesotho is 10,542, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
The figure is up 4.4% on the previous year and up 5.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 75-79, female in Lesotho peaked at 10,542 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 3,620, in 1965.
That places Lesotho 153rd 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 | 3,842 | 3,620 | 4,259 | 10 |
| 1970s | 5,462 | 4,554 | 6,055 | 10 |
| 1980s | 6,562 | 6,098 | 7,643 | 10 |
| 1990s | 9,403 | 8,036 | 10,088 | 10 |
| 2000s | 9,762 | 9,571 | 10,035 | 10 |
| 2010s | 9,848 | 9,484 | 10,009 | 10 |
| 2020s | 9,655 | 9,190 | 10,542 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
- 150 Luxembourg 10,832 compare
- 151 Botswana 10,823 compare
- 152 East Timor 10,738 compare
- 154 Gabon 10,285 compare
- 155 Central African Republic 9,289 compare
- 156 Macao 8,898 compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is population ages 75-79, female in Lesotho?
- Population ages 75-79, female in Lesotho was 10,542 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 75-79, female recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 10,542 in 2025.
- What is the lowest population ages 75-79, female recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,620 in 1965.
- How does Lesotho rank for population ages 75-79, female?
- Lesotho ranks 153rd out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 75-79, female rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.3%. 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 75-79, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female population between the ages 75 to 79.