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Lesotho

1980 1981 ... 2025 2026 2027 ... 2049 2050

Selected Rankings - 2026

#3
in the world
Deaths Per 1000
16.00 Per 1,000

#37
in the world
Mortality Rate - Age 1-4 - Female
14.08 per 1,000 births

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Population - 2026

Age	Total	Female	Male
Total	1,968,013	991,319	976,694
Rank	151
0-4	193,505	95,563	97,942
Rank	141	140	141
5-9	192,422	95,369	97,053
Rank	144	142	144
10-14	195,456	97,735	97,721
Rank	144	143	144
15-19	191,801	97,784	94,017
Rank	144	142	145
20-24	186,294	97,634	88,660
Rank	145	142	146
25-29	172,153	91,905	80,248
Rank	146	142	151
30-34	160,163	85,522	74,641
Rank	147	145	150
35-39	153,730	80,621	73,109
Rank	150	147	150
40-44	143,715	73,454	70,261
Rank	148	143	148
45-49	107,619	51,548	56,071
Rank	151	147	150
50-54	63,338	27,525	35,813
Rank	156	156	155
55-59	46,973	20,251	26,722
Rank	159	161	157
60-64	43,184	19,689	23,495
Rank	157	160	156
65-69	39,308	18,493	20,815
Rank	154	156	149
70-74	31,128	14,512	16,616
Rank	151	154	147
75-79	22,900	10,817	12,083
Rank	148	153	146
80-84	13,789	6,765	7,024
Rank	149	152	144
85-89	7,196	3,990	3,206
Rank	147	151	139
90-94	2,709	1,698	1,011
Rank	146	146	141
95-99	569	397	172
Rank	139	140	135
100+	61	47	14
Rank	140	139	135

Birth Rates - 2026

·	Gross Reproduction Rate		1.15 Per 1,000		Rank: 58
·	Ratio at Birth - Male to Female		1.03 Ratio		Rank: 200
·	Total Fertility Rate		2.33 Births Per Woman		Rank: 60
·	Fertility Rate
	·	15-19	21.40 Per 1,000 Women		Rank: 110
	·	20-24	95.10 Per 1,000 Women		Rank: 77
	·	25-29	136.90 Per 1,000 Women		Rank: 72
	·	30-34	113.20 Per 1,000 Women		Rank: 76
	·	35-39	61.30 Per 1,000 Women		Rank: 60
	·	40-44	29.30 Per 1,000 Women		Rank: 49
	·	45-49	8.50 Per 1,000 Women		Rank: 41

Growth Rates - 2026
·	Growth Rate		-0.12 Percent		Rank: 191
·	Natural Growth		0.49 Percent		Rank: 135
·	Births Per 1000		20.92 Per 1,000		Rank: 49
·	Net Migrants per 1000		-6.10 Per 1,000		Rank: 217

Mortality Rates - 2026
·	Life Expectancy		53.23 Years		Rank: 227
	·	Female	52.85 Years		Rank: 226
	·	Male	53.60 Years		Rank: 223
·	Deaths Per 1000		16.00 Per 1,000		Rank: 3
·	Infant Mortality Rate		33.63 Per 1,000 Births		Rank: 44
	·	Female	30.75 Per 1,000 Births		Rank: 42
	·	Male	36.42 Per 1,000 Births		Rank: 45
·	Mortality Rate - Age 1-4		14.68 Per 1,000 Births		Rank: 42
	·	Female	14.08 Per 1,000 Births		Rank: 37
	·	Male	15.26 Per 1,000 Births		Rank: 42
·	Mortality Rate - Under Age 5		47.81 Per 1,000 Births		Rank: 42
	·	Female	44.40 Per 1,000 Births		Rank: 40
	·	Male	51.12 Per 1,000 Births		Rank: 44
Land Area
·	Area
	·	Square Miles	11,720
	·	Square Kilometers	30,355
·	Area Rank
	·	Africa	Rank: 44
	·	Worldwide	Rank: 144