Lesotho

Selected Rankings - 2025

#3
in the world
Deaths Per 1000
15.94 Per 1,000
#38
in the world
Mortality Rate - Age 1-4 - Female
14.54 per 1,000 births

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Population - 2025


AgeTotalFemaleMale
Total1,970,540993,077977,463
  Rank151
0-4196,77697,19099,586
    Rank141140141
5-9195,25496,78398,471
    Rank143142144
10-14196,42698,23798,189
    Rank144143144
15-19192,42298,14694,276
    Rank144142144
20-24186,84498,02188,823
    Rank145141145
25-29171,08591,58579,500
    Rank147142151
30-34163,17987,25675,923
    Rank147145148
35-39156,94182,25974,682
    Rank148145150
40-44143,36673,14870,218
    Rank148143149
45-49100,58147,43253,149
    Rank151148150
50-5459,70825,84233,866
    Rank157157156
55-5947,10220,55926,543
    Rank159160156
60-6444,34620,44723,899
    Rank157160154
65-6939,17518,43320,742
    Rank153156149
70-7430,81814,31216,506
    Rank151154147
75-7922,44010,58611,854
    Rank149153146
80-8413,6786,7806,898
    Rank149152143
85-897,1663,9883,178
    Rank147151139
90-942,6511,664987
    Rank146145139
95-99527367160
    Rank139140136
100+554213
    Rank139138134
 

Birth Rates - 2025


·Gross Reproduction Rate1.16 Per 1,000 Rank: 58
·Ratio at Birth - Male to Female1.03 RatioRank: 200
·Total Fertility Rate2.35 Births Per WomanRank: 60
·Fertility Rate
·15-1921.80 Per 1,000 WomenRank: 110
·20-2496.20 Per 1,000 WomenRank: 79
·25-29137.60 Per 1,000 WomenRank: 72
·30-34113.80 Per 1,000 WomenRank: 76
·35-3962.10 Per 1,000 WomenRank: 61
·40-4429.80 Per 1,000 WomenRank: 49
·45-498.70 Per 1,000 WomenRank: 41

Growth Rates - 2025


·Growth Rate-0.08 PercentRank: 190
·Natural Growth0.53 PercentRank: 134
·Births Per 100021.21 Per 1,000Rank: 48
·Net Migrants per 1000-6.09 Per 1,000Rank: 215

Mortality Rates - 2025


·Life Expectancy53.14 YearsRank: 227
·Female52.82 YearsRank: 226
·Male53.45 YearsRank: 223
·Deaths Per 100015.94 Per 1,000Rank: 3
·Infant Mortality Rate34.76 Per 1,000 BirthsRank: 44
·Female31.84 Per 1,000 BirthsRank: 42
·Male37.60 Per 1,000 BirthsRank: 45
·Mortality Rate - Age 1-415.10 Per 1,000 BirthsRank: 42
·Female14.54 Per 1,000 BirthsRank: 38
·Male15.64 Per 1,000 BirthsRank: 42
·Mortality Rate - Under Age 549.33 Per 1,000 BirthsRank: 42
·Female45.92 Per 1,000 BirthsRank: 40
·Male52.65 Per 1,000 BirthsRank: 44

Land Area


·Area
·Square Miles11,720
·Square Kilometers30,355
·Area Rank
·AfricaRank: 44
·WorldwideRank: 144