Population, female in Lesotho
Lesotho: Population, female was 1.21 million in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population, female in Lesotho, 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population, female in Lesotho is 1.21 million, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
The figure is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 11.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population, female in Lesotho peaked at 1.21 million in 2025 and was at its lowest, 410,163, in 1960.
That places Lesotho 144th 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 | 468,673 | 410,163 | 531,104 | 10 |
| 1970s | 617,574 | 545,145 | 697,097 | 10 |
| 1980s | 813,442 | 716,958 | 907,708 | 10 |
| 1990s | 987,998 | 925,699 | 1.03 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.02 million | 999,590 | 1.03 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.08 million | 1.03 million | 1.13 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.18 million | 1.15 million | 1.21 million | 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 1.21 million 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 1.21 million in 2025.
- What is the lowest population, female recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 410,163 in 1960.
- How does Lesotho rank for population, female?
- Lesotho ranks 144th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population, female rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Female population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all female residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.