Rural population, female in Lesotho
Lesotho: Rural population, female was 36.0% in 2015. ▼ Falling
Rural population, female in Lesotho, 1980–2015
Source: The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects. Measured in % of total.
Analysis
In 2015, rural population, female in Lesotho stood at 36.0%. That is the lowest value across all 8 years on record.
That represents a change of down 8.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rural population, female in Lesotho peaked at 46.6% in 1980 and was at its lowest, 36.0%, in 2015.
That places Lesotho 26th out of 192 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the top quarter.
Rural population, female in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 46.6% | — |
| 1985 | 46.1% | -1.0% |
| 1990 | 43.9% | -4.8% |
| 1995 | 41.9% | -4.4% |
| 2000 | 41.0% | -2.3% |
| 2005 | 39.3% | -4.2% |
| 2010 | 37.7% | -4.0% |
| 2015 | 36.0% | -4.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 46.3% | 46.1% | 46.6% | 2 |
| 1990s | 42.9% | 41.9% | 43.9% | 2 |
| 2000s | 40.1% | 39.3% | 41.0% | 2 |
| 2010s | 36.9% | 36.0% | 37.7% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
- 23 Vanuatu 37.3% compare
- 24 Tajikistan 36.5% compare
- 25 Afghanistan 36.2% compare
- 27 Comoros 35.6% compare
- 28 Burkina Faso 35.5% compare
- 29 Zimbabwe 35.0% compare
More gender data for Lesotho
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 786.22 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.5717 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 26,291 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 26,787 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 25,880 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 26,319 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 25,717 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 26,150 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 25,706 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 26,127 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is rural population, female in Lesotho?
- Rural population, female in Lesotho was 36.0% in 2015, according to The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects.
- What is the highest rural population, female recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 46.6% in 1980.
- What is the lowest rural population, female recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 36.0% in 2015.
- How does Lesotho rank for rural population, female?
- Lesotho ranks 26th out of 192 countries with data for 2015.
- Is rural population, female rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Lesotho data come from?
- The figures come from The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects, published as part of Rural population, female (% of total). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Female rural population is the percentage of females who live in rural areas to total population.