Number of children, working-age adults, and older people in Lesotho
Lesotho: Number of children, working-age adults, and older people was 88,432 people in 2023. ▲ Rising
Number of children, working-age adults, and older people in Lesotho, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
In 2023, number of children, working-age adults, and older people in Lesotho stood at 88,432 people.
The figure is up 2.0% on the previous year and up 8.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of children, working-age adults, and older people in Lesotho peaked at 92,462 people in 2003 and was at its lowest, 32,440 people, in 1958.
Lesotho ranks 157th of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 34,017 people | 32,440 people | 36,799 people | 10 |
| 1960s | 36,063 people | 32,974 people | 39,767 people | 10 |
| 1970s | 45,091 people | 40,592 people | 51,042 people | 10 |
| 1980s | 63,240 people | 52,983 people | 73,117 people | 10 |
| 1990s | 82,491 people | 75,011 people | 89,481 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 90,571 people | 86,169 people | 92,462 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 82,512 people | 81,631 people | 84,521 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 86,346 people | 84,682 people | 88,432 people | 4 |
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More population data for Lesotho
- Population growth rate, by level of development -0.2% (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 190,191 people (2100)
- Population density 107.36 people per km² (2100)
- World population growth -0.2% (2100)
- Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate 2.66 births per woman (2024)
- Refugees by country of asylum 419 people (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception 2.66 births per woman (2024)
- Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence 2.66 births per woman (2024)
- Natural population growth rate 1.3% (2023)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 2.69 live births per woman (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of children, working-age adults, and older people in Lesotho?
- Number of children, working-age adults, and older people in Lesotho was 88,432 people in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of children, working-age adults, and older people recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 92,462 people in 2003.
- What is the lowest number of children, working-age adults, and older people recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 32,440 people in 1958.
- How does Lesotho rank for number of children, working-age adults, and older people?
- Lesotho ranks 157th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of children, working-age adults, and older people rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lesotho data come from?
- The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of children, working-age adults, and older people. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown. This only includes people aged 65+.