Age structure Lesotho, in 31 editions.

0-14 years: 41% (female 407,213; male 416,709) (male 404,733; female 402,813)
15-64 years: 54% (female 558,106; male 520,961) (male 519,493; female 553,618)
65 years and over: 5% (female 51,809; male 38,162) (male 37,237; female 52,887) (July 1995 1996 est.)

0-14 years: 41% (male 404,733; 408,723; female 402,813) 406,849)
15-64 years: 54% years : 55% (male 519,493; 533,327; female 553,618) 566,684)
65 years and over: 5% 4% (male 37,237; 37,990; female 52,887) 54,241) (July 1996 1997 est.)

0-14 years: 41% 40% (male 408,723; 420,526; female 406,849) 419,059)
15-64 years : years: 55% (male 533,327; 558,068; female 566,684) 596,598)
65 years and over: 4% 5% (male 37,990; 39,782; female 54,241) 55,796) (July 1997 1998 est.)

0-14 years: 40% (male 420,526; 424,355; female 419,059) 422,892)
15-64 years: 55% 56% (male 558,068; 573,285; female 596,598) 610,636)
65 years and over: 5% 4% (male 39,782; 40,604; female 55,796) (July 1998 57,178) (1999 est.)

0-14 years: 40% (male 424,355; 426,556; female 422,892) 421,563)
15-64 years: 56% (male 573,285; 575,580; female 610,636) 619,280)
65 years and over: 4% (male 40,604; 42,274; female 57,178) (1999 57,888) (2000 est.)

0-14 years: 40% 39.28% (male 426,556; 430,147; female 421,563)
424,994) 15-64 years: 56% 56.03% (male 575,580; 588,440; female 619,280)
631,404) 65 years and over: 4% 4.69% (male 42,274; 43,033; female 57,888) (2000 59,044) (2001 est.)

0-14 years: 39.28% 39% (male 430,147; 433,229; female 424,994) 427,926)
15-64 years: 56.03% 56.3% (male 588,440; 600,476; female 631,404) 642,538)
65 years and over: 4.69% 4.7% (male 43,033; 43,691; female 59,044) (2001 60,094) (2002 est.)

0-14 years: 39% 37.7% (male 433,229; 353,554; female 427,926) 349,092)
15-64 years: 56.3% 56.8% (male 600,476; 516,017; female 642,538) 541,694)
65 years and over: 4.7% 5.5% (male 43,691; 41,735; female 60,094) (2002 59,867) (2003 est.)

0-14 years: 37.7% 37.3% (male 353,554; 350,288; female 349,092) 345,815)
15-64 years: 56.8% 57.2% (male 516,017; 521,434; female 541,694) 545,183)
65 years and over: 5.5% (male 41,735; 41,903; female 59,867) (2003 60,417) (2004 est.)

0-14 years: 37.3% 36.9% (male 350,288; female 345,815) 346,930/female 342,459)
15-64 years: 57.2% 57.6% (male 521,434; female 545,183) 526,642/female 548,096)
65 years and over: 5.5% (male 41,903; female 60,417) (2004 42,003/female 60,905) (2005 est.)

0-14 years: 36.9% 36.8% (male 346,930/female 342,459) 374,102/female 369,527)
15-64 years: 57.6% 58.3% (male 526,642/female 548,096) 572,957/female 606,846)
65 years and over: 5.5% 4.9% (male 42,003/female 60,905) (2005 39,461/female 59,438) (2006 est.)

0-14 years: 36.8% 35.7% (male 374,102/female 369,527) 382,308/female 377,303)
15-64 years: 58.3% 59.3% (male 572,957/female 606,846) 613,979/female 645,818)
65 years and over: 4.9% 5% (male 39,461/female 59,438) (2006 42,621/female 63,233) (2007 est.)

0-14 years: 35.7% 35.3% (male 382,308/female 377,303) 377,784/female 372,840)
15-64 years: 59.3% 59.8% (male 613,979/female 645,818) 621,687/female 649,981)
65 years and over: 5% (male 42,621/female 63,233) (2007 42,348/female 63,540) (2008 est.)

0-14 years: 35.3%
34.8% (male 377,784/female 372,840) 373,159/female 368,271)
15-64 years: 59.8%
60.2% (male 621,687/female 649,981) 629,346/female 654,054)
65 years and over:
5% (male 42,348/female 63,540) (2008 42,074/female 63,915) (2009 est.)

0-14 years:
34.8% (male 373,159/female 368,271)
15-64 years:
60.2% (male 629,346/female 654,054)
65 years and over:
5% (male 42,074/female 63,915) (2009 (2010 est.)

0-14 years:
34.8% 33.5% (male 373,159/female 368,271) 323,934/female 321,727)
15-64 years:
60.2% 61.1% (male 629,346/female 654,054) 573,773/female 602,443)
65 years and over:
5% 5.4% (male 42,074/female 63,915) (2010 50,956/female 52,053) (2011 est.)

0-14 years:
33.5% 33.4% (male 323,934/female 321,727) 323,142/ female 320,752)
15-64 years:
61.1% 61.3% (male 573,773/female 602,443) 577,239/ female 605,887)
65 years and over:
5.4% (male 50,956/female 52,053) (2011 51,568/ female 51,905) (2012 est.)

0-14 years:
33.4% 33.1% (male 323,142/ female 320,752) 322,189/female 319,618)
15-64 15-24 years:
61.3% 20.2% (male 577,239/ female 605,887) 185,931/female 205,643)
25-54 years:
36.3% (male 344,120/female 359,370)
55-64 years:
4.9% (male 50,781/female 44,399)
65 years and over:
5.4% (male 51,568/ female 51,905) (2012 52,241/female 51,889) (2013 est.)

0-14 years:
33.1% 32.9% (male 322,189/female 319,618) 321,017/female 318,265)
15-24 years:
20.2% 19.9% (male 185,931/female 205,643) 184,006/female 203,336)
25-54 years:
36.3% 36.8% (male 344,120/female 359,370) 349,365/female 364,970)
55-64 years:
4.9% (male 50,781/female 44,399) 51,274/female 44,847)
65 years and over:
5.4% (male 52,241/female 51,889) (2013 52,955/female 51,973) (2014 est.)

0-14 years:
32.9% 32.67% (male 321,017/female 318,265) 319,592/female 316,672)
15-24 years:
19.9% 19.73% (male 184,006/female 203,336) 182,697/female 201,510)
25-54 years:
36.8% 37.2% (male 349,365/female 364,970) 354,193/female 370,287)
55-64 years:
4.9% 4.98% (male 51,274/female 44,847) 51,693/female 45,234)
65 years and over:
5.4% 5.43% (male 52,955/female 51,973) (2014 53,706/female 52,117) (2015 est.)

0-14 years: 32.67% 32.4% (male 319,592/female 316,672) 317,933/female 314,849)
15-24 years: 19.73% 19.56% (male 182,697/female 201,510) 181,907/female 200,113)
25-54 years: 37.2% 37.58% (male 354,193/female 370,287) 358,643/female 375,313)
55-64 years: 4.98% 5% (male 51,693/female 45,234) 52,016/female 45,549)
65 years and over: 5.43% 5.47% (male 53,706/female 52,117) (2015 54,466/female 52,281) (2016 est.)

0-14 years: 32.4% 32.12% (male 317,933/female 314,849) 316,106/female 312,869)
15-24 years: 19.56% 19.43% (male 181,907/female 200,113) 181,481/female 199,039)
25-54 years: 37.58% 37.94% (male 358,643/female 375,313) 362,798/female 380,001)
55-64 years: 5% 5.01% (male 52,016/female 45,549) 52,293/female 45,828)
65 years and over: 5.47% 5.5% (male 54,466/female 52,281) (2016 55,163/female 52,464) (2017 est.)

0-14 years: 31.84% 31.3% (male 314,155 /female 310,772) 309,991/female 306,321)
15-24 years: 19.34% 19.26% (male 181,332 /female 198,236) 181,874/female 197,452)
25-54 years: 38.27% 38.86% (male 366,652 /female 384,333) 373,323/female 391,901)
55-64 years: 5.02% 4.98% (male 52,490 /female 46,016) 52,441/female 45,726)
65 years and over: 5.53% 5.6% (male 55,804 /female 52,671) (2018 57,030/female 53,275) (2020 est.)
population pyramid: This is the population pyramid for Lesotho. A population pyramid illustrates the age and sex structure of a country's population and may provide insights about political and social stability, as well as economic development. The population is distributed along the horizontal axis, with males shown on the left and females on the right. The male and female populations are broken down into 5-year age groups represented as horizontal bars along the vertical axis, with the youngest age groups at the bottom and the oldest at the top. The shape of the population pyramid gradually evolves over time based on fertility, mortality, and international migration trends. For additional information, please see the entry for Population pyramid on the Definitions and Notes page under the References tab.

0-14 years: 32.4% 32% (male 360,327/female 355,863) 358,137/female 353,618)
15-64 years: 62.21% 62.7% (male 688,373/female 686,911) 699,197/female 696,626)
65 years and over: 5.39% (2023 5.4% (2024 est.) (male 44,313/female 74,859) 44,625/female 75,345)