What is population, age 0, total in Lesotho?

Population, age 0, total in Lesotho was 53,758 in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

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

The highest recorded value was 58,810 in 2000.

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

The lowest recorded value was 53,567 in 1993.

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

Lesotho ranks 127th out of 191 countries with data for 2015.

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

Over the last ten years it is down 0.7%. 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, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Population, age 0, total in Lesotho

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

Lesotho: Population, age 0, total was 53,758 in 2015. ▬ Flat

Latest (2015)

53,758

Change on year

down 0.8%

World rank

127th

of 191 countries

All-time high

58,810

in 2000

All-time low

53,567

in 1993

Years of data

1990–2015

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

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

The most recent figure for population, age 0, total in Lesotho is 53,758, measured in 2015.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 0.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population, age 0, total in Lesotho peaked at 58,810 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 53,567, in 1993.

That places Lesotho 127th 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	55,003	53,567	58,429	10
2000s	55,623	53,804	58,810	10
2010s	54,306	53,758	54,574	5

Countries ranked near Lesotho

124 Norway 55,790 compare
125 New Zealand 54,698 compare
126 Namibia 54,145 compare
128 Hong Kong 52,769 compare
129 East Timor 52,667 compare
130 Jamaica 52,511 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, total in Lesotho?: Population, age 0, total in Lesotho was 53,758 in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest population, age 0, total recorded in Lesotho?: The highest recorded value was 58,810 in 2000.
What is the lowest population, age 0, total recorded in Lesotho?: The lowest recorded value was 53,567 in 1993.
How does Lesotho rank for population, age 0, total?: Lesotho ranks 127th out of 191 countries with data for 2015.
Is population, age 0, total rising or falling in Lesotho?: Over the last ten years it is down 0.7%. 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, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Population, age 0, total
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, total refers to total population at the specified age level, as estimated by the UNESCO Institute for Statistics.