Population aged 0 to 14 in Lesotho
34.1% of the population of Lesotho was aged 14 or under in 2025. The value for 2025 is the lowest in the series, which starts in 1960.
Lesotho, 2025
34.1%
Change from 2024
−0.4percentage points
World, 2025
24.4%
Position in 2025
54th of 217
Population aged 0 to 14 in Lesotho over time
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% of total population. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Lesotho | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 34.1% | 24.4% |
| 2024 | 34.5% | 24.7% |
| 2023 | 34.9% | 25.0% |
| 2022 | 35.3% | 25.3% |
| 2021 | 35.6% | 25.6% |
| 2020 | 35.8% | 25.8% |
| 2019 | 36.1% | 26.0% |
| 2018 | 36.3% | 26.2% |
| 2017 | 36.5% | 26.4% |
| 2016 | 36.6% | 26.5% |
| 2015 | 36.6% | 26.6% |
| 2014 | 36.6% | 26.8% |
| 2013 | 36.5% | 26.9% |
| 2012 | 36.5% | 27.0% |
| 2011 | 36.5% | 27.1% |
| 2010 | 36.5% | 27.3% |
| 2009 | 36.6% | 27.5% |
| 2008 | 36.7% | 27.6% |
| 2007 | 36.8% | 27.9% |
| 2006 | 37.1% | 28.1% |
| 2005 | 37.4% | 28.5% |
| 2004 | 37.7% | 28.8% |
| 2003 | 38.1% | 29.2% |
| 2002 | 38.6% | 29.6% |
| 2001 | 39.1% | 30.0% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −0.4 percentage points from 34.5% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 36.6%, the figure has changed by −2.5 percentage points.
- Among the 217 countries with data for 2025, Lesotho has the 54th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2025 was 24.4%.
More for Lesotho
All statistics for Lesotho
Population aged 65 and over
3.9%
2025 · World Bank
Fertility rate
2.66 births per woman
2024 · World Bank
Population estimates and projections
2,311,472 people
2023 · UN Population Division
Median age estimates and projections
21.4 years
2023 · UN Population Division
Fertility rate estimates and projections
2.69 births per woman
2023 · UN Population Division
Population growth estimates and projections
1.12%
2023 · UN Population Division