Population, ages 12-17, female in Lesotho

Lesotho: Population, ages 12-17, female was 156,072 in 2015. ▲ Rising

Latest (2015)
156,072
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
128th
of 191 countries
All-time high
156,230
in 2014
All-time low
119,695
in 1990
Years of data
26
1990–2015

Population, ages 12-17, female in Lesotho, 1990–2015

050.0k100.0k150.0k1990200220151990: 119.7k1991: 122.7k1992: 125.7k1993: 128.8k1994: 131.9k1995: 134.9k1996: 137.9k1997: 140.7k1998: 143.4k1999: 145.7k2000: 147.6k2001: 149.0k2002: 149.9k2003: 150.6k2004: 151.2k2005: 151.7k2006: 152.4k2007: 153.1k2008: 153.9k2009: 154.5k2010: 155.1k2011: 155.5k2012: 155.9k2013: 156.2k2014: 156.2k2015: 156.1k

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (Derived).

Analysis

Lesotho recorded 156,072 for population, ages 12-17, female in 2015.

That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and up 2.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population, ages 12-17, female in Lesotho peaked at 156,230 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 119,695, 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 12-17, female in Lesotho, year by year

Annual values for Population, ages 12-17, female in Lesotho, 1990 to 2015.
Year Value Change
1990 119,695
1991 122,659 +2.5%
1992 125,715 +2.5%
1993 128,819 +2.5%
1994 131,906 +2.4%
1995 134,920 +2.3%
1996 137,863 +2.2%
1997 140,714 +2.1%
1998 143,366 +1.9%
1999 145,682 +1.6%
2000 147,566 +1.3%
2001 148,969 +1.0%
2002 149,933 +0.6%
2003 150,594 +0.4%
2004 151,150 +0.4%
2005 151,746 +0.4%
2006 152,425 +0.4%
2007 153,145 +0.5%
2008 153,873 +0.5%
2009 154,538 +0.4%
2010 155,093 +0.4%
2011 155,549 +0.3%
2012 155,922 +0.2%
2013 156,169 +0.2%
2014 156,230 +0.0%
2015 156,072 -0.1%

Lesotho compared with similar countries

  • Lesotho's 156,072 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 678,197, 23% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
  • Lesotho's 156,072 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 771,785, 20% of the median. (47 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 133,134 119,695 145,682 10
2000s 151,394 147,566 154,538 10
2010s 155,839 155,093 156,230 6

Countries ranked near Lesotho

  1. 125 Jamaica 158,915 compare
  2. 126 Singapore 157,277 compare
  3. 127 Slovakia 157,159 compare
  4. 129 Guinea-Bissau 153,060 compare
  5. 130 Uruguay 149,558 compare
  6. 131 Namibia 148,794 compare

See the full ranking of 191 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is population, ages 12-17, female in Lesotho?
Population, ages 12-17, female in Lesotho was 156,072 in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (Derived).
What is the highest population, ages 12-17, female recorded in Lesotho?
The highest recorded value was 156,230 in 2014.
What is the lowest population, ages 12-17, female recorded in Lesotho?
The lowest recorded value was 119,695 in 1990.
How does Lesotho rank for population, ages 12-17, female?
Lesotho ranks 128th out of 191 countries with data for 2015.
Is population, ages 12-17, female rising or falling in Lesotho?
Over the last ten years it is up 2.9%. 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 12-17, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Population, ages 12-17, female
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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Population, ages 12-17, female is the total number of females age 12-17.