Lesotho - Population ages 65 and above, female (% of female population)
Population ages 65 and above, female (% of female population) in Lesotho was 6.27 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 6.27 in 2020, while its lowest value was 4.78 in 1980.
Definition: Female population 65 years of age or older as a percentage of the total female population. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.
Source: World Bank staff estimates based on age/sex distributions of United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects: 2019 Revision.
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| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1960 | 5.43 |
| 1961 | 5.42 |
| 1962 | 5.41 |
| 1963 | 5.39 |
| 1964 | 5.35 |
| 1965 | 5.30 |
| 1966 | 5.27 |
| 1967 | 5.22 |
| 1968 | 5.16 |
| 1969 | 5.10 |
| 1970 | 5.05 |
| 1971 | 5.02 |
| 1972 | 5.00 |
| 1973 | 4.98 |
| 1974 | 4.95 |
| 1975 | 4.92 |
| 1976 | 4.90 |
| 1977 | 4.87 |
| 1978 | 4.84 |
| 1979 | 4.81 |
| 1980 | 4.78 |
| 1981 | 4.78 |
| 1982 | 4.78 |
| 1983 | 4.79 |
| 1984 | 4.79 |
| 1985 | 4.80 |
| 1986 | 4.83 |
| 1987 | 4.87 |
| 1988 | 4.92 |
| 1989 | 4.97 |
| 1990 | 5.02 |
| 1991 | 5.09 |
| 1992 | 5.15 |
| 1993 | 5.22 |
| 1994 | 5.29 |
| 1995 | 5.35 |
| 1996 | 5.34 |
| 1997 | 5.30 |
| 1998 | 5.26 |
| 1999 | 5.20 |
| 2000 | 5.14 |
| 2001 | 5.25 |
| 2002 | 5.34 |
| 2003 | 5.43 |
| 2004 | 5.51 |
| 2005 | 5.59 |
| 2006 | 5.65 |
| 2007 | 5.72 |
| 2008 | 5.80 |
| 2009 | 5.89 |
| 2010 | 5.99 |
| 2011 | 6.01 |
| 2012 | 6.04 |
| 2013 | 6.05 |
| 2014 | 6.07 |
| 2015 | 6.09 |
| 2016 | 6.12 |
| 2017 | 6.15 |
| 2018 | 6.19 |
| 2019 | 6.23 |
| 2020 | 6.27 |
Aggregation method: Weighted average
Periodicity: Annual
General Comments: Relevance to gender indicator: Knowing how many girls, adolescents and women there are in a population helps a country in determining its provision of services.
Classification
Topic: Health Indicators
Sub-Topic: Population
