Share of the population that is female in Lesotho
Lesotho: Share of the population that is female was 51.2% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Share of the population that is female in Lesotho, 1960–2025
Source: United Nations Population Division and World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of total.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of the population that is female in Lesotho is 51.2%, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population that is female in Lesotho peaked at 55.7% in 1960 and was at its lowest, 50.8%, in 1985.
That places Lesotho 50th out of 215 countries with data for 2025, putting it 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 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
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 share of the population that is female in Lesotho?
- Share of the population that is female in Lesotho was 51.2% in 2025, according to United Nations Population Division and World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of the population that is female recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 55.7% in 1960.
- What is the lowest share of the population that is female recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 50.8% in 1985.
- How does Lesotho rank for share of the population that is female?
- Lesotho ranks 50th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of the population that is 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 United Nations Population Division and World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of the population that is female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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