What is population, age 0, female in Lesotho?

Population, age 0, female in Lesotho was 26,599 in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

What is the highest population, age 0, female recorded in Lesotho?

The highest recorded value was 29,121 in 2000.

What is the lowest population, age 0, female recorded in Lesotho?

The lowest recorded value was 26,512 in 1993.

How does Lesotho rank for population, age 0, female?

Lesotho ranks 126th out of 191 countries with data for 2015.

Is population, age 0, female rising or falling in Lesotho?

Over the last ten years it is down 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.

Where does this Lesotho data come from?

The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Population, age 0, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Population, age 0, female in Lesotho

Name: Population, age 0, female in Lesotho
Creator: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Lesotho: Population, age 0, female was 26,599 in 2015. ▬ Flat

Latest (2015)

26,599

Change on year

down 0.8%

World rank

126th

of 191 countries

All-time high

29,121

in 2000

All-time low

26,512

in 1993

Years of data

1990–2015

Population, age 0, female in Lesotho, 1990–2015

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

In 2015, population, age 0, female in Lesotho stood at 26,599.

The figure is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 0.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population, age 0, female in Lesotho peaked at 29,121 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 26,512, in 1993.

That places Lesotho 126th out of 191 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the middle of the range.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1990s	27,225	26,512	28,927	10
2000s	27,536	26,631	29,121	10
2010s	26,873	26,599	27,008	5

Countries ranked near Lesotho

123 Denmark 28,039 compare
124 Norway 27,148 compare
125 Namibia 26,864 compare
127 New Zealand 26,557 compare
128 East Timor 25,754 compare
129 Jamaica 25,636 compare

See the full ranking of 191 places →

More education data for Lesotho

Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
Population ages 15-64 62.0% (2025)
Population ages 0-14 34.1% (2025)
Lower secondary school starting age 13 years (2025)
Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
School enrollment, primary 80.2% (2024)
Primary education, teachers 10,388 (2024)
Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 2.66 live births per woman (2024)
School enrollment, primary, female 78.6% (2024)

All data for Lesotho →

Frequently asked questions

What is population, age 0, female in Lesotho?: Population, age 0, female in Lesotho was 26,599 in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest population, age 0, female recorded in Lesotho?: The highest recorded value was 29,121 in 2000.
What is the lowest population, age 0, female recorded in Lesotho?: The lowest recorded value was 26,512 in 1993.
How does Lesotho rank for population, age 0, female?: Lesotho ranks 126th out of 191 countries with data for 2015.
Is population, age 0, female rising or falling in Lesotho?: Over the last ten years it is down 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Lesotho data come from?: The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Population, age 0, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Population, age 0, female
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 191 places, 4,605 data points, 1990–2015
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Age population, female refers to female population at the specified age level, as estimated by the UNESCO Institute for Statistics.