Population, ages 11-16, total in Lesotho

Lesotho: Population, ages 11-16, total was 313,431 in 2015. ▲ Rising

Latest (2015)
313,431
Change on year
down 0.3%
World rank
128th
of 191 countries
All-time high
315,234
in 2012
All-time low
246,018
in 1990
Years of data
26
1990–2015

Population, ages 11-16, total in Lesotho, 1990–2015

0100.0k200.0k300.0k1990200220151990: 246.0k1991: 252.1k1992: 258.3k1993: 264.6k1994: 270.8k1995: 276.6k1996: 282.3k1997: 287.6k1998: 292.4k1999: 296.4k2000: 299.6k2001: 301.8k2002: 303.0k2003: 303.7k2004: 304.4k2005: 305.5k2006: 307.2k2007: 309.2k2008: 311.4k2009: 313.2k2010: 314.5k2011: 315.1k2012: 315.2k2013: 314.9k2014: 314.2k2015: 313.4k

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (Derived).

Analysis

Lesotho recorded 313,431 for population, ages 11-16, total in 2015.

That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and up 2.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population, ages 11-16, total in Lesotho peaked at 315,234 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 246,018, in 1990.

That places Lesotho 128th out of 191 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.

Population, ages 11-16, total in Lesotho, year by year

Annual values for Population, ages 11-16, total in Lesotho, 1990 to 2015.
Year Value Change
1990 246,018
1991 252,058 +2.5%
1992 258,295 +2.5%
1993 264,590 +2.4%
1994 270,760 +2.3%
1995 276,645 +2.2%
1996 282,252 +2.0%
1997 287,557 +1.9%
1998 292,370 +1.7%
1999 296,444 +1.4%
2000 299,623 +1.1%
2001 301,784 +0.7%
2002 303,025 +0.4%
2003 303,733 +0.2%
2004 304,442 +0.2%
2005 305,538 +0.4%
2006 307,173 +0.5%
2007 309,212 +0.7%
2008 311,378 +0.7%
2009 313,247 +0.6%
2010 314,524 +0.4%
2011 315,147 +0.2%
2012 315,234 +0.0%
2013 314,878 -0.1%
2014 314,236 -0.2%
2015 313,431 -0.3%

Lesotho compared with similar countries

  • Lesotho's 313,431 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.39 million, 23% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
  • Lesotho's 313,431 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.60 million, 20% of the median. (47 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 272,699 246,018 296,444 10
2000s 305,916 299,623 313,247 10
2010s 314,575 313,431 315,234 6

Countries ranked near Lesotho

  1. 125 Jamaica 325,961 compare
  2. 126 Guinea-Bissau 317,706 compare
  3. 127 Slovakia 316,087 compare
  4. 129 Singapore 307,942 compare
  5. 130 Uruguay 303,403 compare
  6. 131 Albania 300,094 compare

See the full ranking of 191 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is population, ages 11-16, total in Lesotho?
Population, ages 11-16, total in Lesotho was 313,431 in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (Derived).
What is the highest population, ages 11-16, total recorded in Lesotho?
The highest recorded value was 315,234 in 2012.
What is the lowest population, ages 11-16, total recorded in Lesotho?
The lowest recorded value was 246,018 in 1990.
How does Lesotho rank for population, ages 11-16, total?
Lesotho ranks 128th out of 191 countries with data for 2015.
Is population, ages 11-16, total rising or falling in Lesotho?
Over the last ten years it is up 2.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Lesotho data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (Derived), published as part of Population, ages 11-16, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Population, ages 11-16, total
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics (Derived)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
191 places, 4,786 data points, 1990–2015
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