Sex ratio at sixty years old in Lesotho
Lesotho: Sex ratio at sixty years old was 72.05 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
72.05
Change on year
down 0.2%
World rank
229th
of 236 countries
All-time high
95.85
in 1995
All-time low
55.59
in 1958
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Sex ratio at sixty years old in Lesotho, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, sex ratio at sixty years old in Lesotho stood at 72.05.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 9.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sex ratio at sixty years old in Lesotho peaked at 95.85 in 1995 and was at its lowest, 55.59, in 1958.
That places Lesotho 229th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 61.73 | 55.59 | 73.55 | 10 |
| 1960s | 62.57 | 56.2 | 71.73 | 10 |
| 1970s | 78.95 | 73.59 | 82.54 | 10 |
| 1980s | 88.72 | 83.58 | 91.78 | 10 |
| 1990s | 93.19 | 86.81 | 95.85 | 10 |
| 2000s | 75.07 | 67.35 | 84.73 | 10 |
| 2010s | 67.9 | 61.51 | 72.01 | 10 |
| 2020s | 72.07 | 72 | 72.18 | 4 |
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More gender data for Lesotho
- 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)
- Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 25,957 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 26,370 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sex ratio at sixty years old in Lesotho?
- Sex ratio at sixty years old in Lesotho was 72.05 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest sex ratio at sixty years old recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 95.85 in 1995.
- What is the lowest sex ratio at sixty years old recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 55.59 in 1958.
- How does Lesotho rank for sex ratio at sixty years old?
- Lesotho ranks 229th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sex ratio at sixty years old rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lesotho data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Sex ratio at sixty years old. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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