Population ages 15-64 in Lesotho
Lesotho: Population ages 15-64 was 62.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population ages 15-64 in Lesotho, 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in % of total population.
Analysis
In 2025, population ages 15-64 in Lesotho stood at 62.0%. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 4.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 15-64 in Lesotho peaked at 62.0% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 50.4%, in 1961.
Lesotho ranks 152nd of 217 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Population ages 15-64 in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | % of total population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 50.4% | — |
| 1961 | 50.4% | -0.0% |
| 1962 | 50.4% | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 50.5% | +0.3% |
| 1964 | 50.8% | +0.6% |
| 1965 | 51.0% | +0.3% |
| 1966 | 50.9% | -0.1% |
| 1967 | 51.1% | +0.3% |
| 1968 | 51.5% | +0.8% |
| 1969 | 51.9% | +0.9% |
| 1970 | 52.4% | +1.0% |
| 1971 | 52.9% | +1.0% |
| 1972 | 53.4% | +1.0% |
| 1973 | 53.9% | +0.9% |
| 1974 | 54.3% | +0.8% |
| 1975 | 54.7% | +0.6% |
| 1976 | 54.9% | +0.3% |
| 1977 | 54.8% | -0.1% |
| 1978 | 54.6% | -0.3% |
| 1979 | 54.4% | -0.5% |
| 1980 | 54.1% | -0.5% |
| 1981 | 53.9% | -0.5% |
| 1982 | 53.6% | -0.4% |
| 1983 | 53.4% | -0.4% |
| 1984 | 53.2% | -0.4% |
| 1985 | 53.1% | -0.3% |
| 1986 | 53.3% | +0.5% |
| 1987 | 53.5% | +0.3% |
| 1988 | 53.2% | -0.5% |
| 1989 | 53.0% | -0.4% |
| 1990 | 52.9% | -0.2% |
| 1991 | 52.9% | -0.0% |
| 1992 | 53.0% | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 53.2% | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 53.4% | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 53.7% | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 54.0% | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 54.4% | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 54.9% | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 55.4% | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 55.9% | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 56.3% | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 56.8% | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 57.2% | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 57.6% | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 57.9% | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 58.3% | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 58.6% | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 58.9% | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 59.1% | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 59.2% | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 59.4% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 59.4% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 59.5% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 59.5% | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 59.5% | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 59.5% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 59.7% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 59.9% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 60.1% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 60.4% | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 60.6% | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 60.9% | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 61.2% | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 61.6% | +0.6% |
| 2025 | 62.0% | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 50.9% | 50.4% | 51.9% | 10 |
| 1970s | 54.0% | 52.4% | 54.9% | 10 |
| 1980s | 53.4% | 53.0% | 54.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 53.8% | 52.9% | 55.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 57.6% | 55.9% | 59.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 59.6% | 59.2% | 60.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 61.1% | 60.4% | 62.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
- 149 Portugal 62.3% compare
- 150 Micronesia, Federated States of 62.3% compare
- 151 Kyrgyzstan 62.1% compare
- 153 Kazakhstan 61.9% compare
- 154 Timor-Leste 61.7% compare
- 155 Finland 61.5% compare
More education data for Lesotho
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,021 tertiary education (2022)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth -0.0496 % change on previous year (2018)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 10,388 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 34.1% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 13 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 80.18 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population ages 15-64 in Lesotho?
- Population ages 15-64 in Lesotho was 62.0% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest population ages 15-64 recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 62.0% in 2025.
- What is the lowest population ages 15-64 recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 50.4% in 1961.
- How does Lesotho rank for population ages 15-64?
- Lesotho ranks 152nd out of 217 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 15-64 rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lesotho data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Population ages 15-64 (% of total population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total population between the ages 15 to 64 as a percentage of the total population. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.