Population, female in Lesotho
Lesotho: Population, female was 51.2% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Population, female in Lesotho, 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in % of total population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population, female in Lesotho is 51.2%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population, female in Lesotho peaked at 55.7% in 1960 and was at its lowest, 50.8%, in 1985.
Lesotho ranks 50th of 215 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 55.2% | 54.0% | 55.7% | 10 |
| 1970s | 51.9% | 51.0% | 53.5% | 10 |
| 1980s | 50.9% | 50.8% | 51.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 51.3% | 51.2% | 51.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 51.4% | 51.4% | 51.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 51.4% | 51.4% | 51.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 51.3% | 51.2% | 51.3% | 6 |
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More health data for Lesotho
- Age population, age 09, female, interpolated 27,640 (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 08, male, interpolated 27,969 (2025)
- Age population, age 12, female, interpolated 27,247 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population, female in Lesotho?
- Population, female in Lesotho was 51.2% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest population, female recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 55.7% in 1960.
- What is the lowest population, female recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 50.8% in 1985.
- How does Lesotho rank for population, female?
- Lesotho ranks 50th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population, female rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Lesotho data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Population, female (% of total population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Female population is the percentage of the population that is female. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.