What is population, age 1, total in Lesotho?

Population, age 1, total in Lesotho was 53,335 in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

What is the highest population, age 1, total recorded in Lesotho?

The highest recorded value was 56,878 in 2000.

What is the lowest population, age 1, total recorded in Lesotho?

The lowest recorded value was 53,263 in 1993.

How does Lesotho rank for population, age 1, total?

Lesotho ranks 128th out of 191 countries with data for 2015.

Is population, age 1, total rising or falling in Lesotho?

Over the last ten years it is down 2.4%. 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 1, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Population, age 1, total in Lesotho

Name: Population, age 1, total in Lesotho
Creator: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Lesotho: Population, age 1, total was 53,335 in 2015. ▬ Flat

Latest (2015)

53,335

Change on year

down 0.5%

World rank

128th

of 191 countries

All-time high

56,878

in 2000

All-time low

53,263

in 1993

Years of data

1990–2015

Population, age 1, total in Lesotho, 1990–2015

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

Lesotho recorded 53,335 for population, age 1, total in 2015.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 2.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population, age 1, total in Lesotho peaked at 56,878 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 53,263, in 1993.

Lesotho ranks 128th of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1990s	54,188	53,263	56,528	10
2000s	55,214	54,015	56,878	10
2010s	53,685	53,335	53,941	5

Countries ranked near Lesotho

125 Hong Kong 55,762 compare
126 New Zealand 55,619 compare
127 Namibia 53,882 compare
129 East Timor 52,744 compare
130 Kuwait 51,645 compare
131 Jamaica 51,541 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 1, total in Lesotho?: Population, age 1, total in Lesotho was 53,335 in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest population, age 1, total recorded in Lesotho?: The highest recorded value was 56,878 in 2000.
What is the lowest population, age 1, total recorded in Lesotho?: The lowest recorded value was 53,263 in 1993.
How does Lesotho rank for population, age 1, total?: Lesotho ranks 128th out of 191 countries with data for 2015.
Is population, age 1, total rising or falling in Lesotho?: Over the last ten years it is down 2.4%. 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 1, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Population, age 1, 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.