Population aged 15-64 years as a percentage of total population rose 0.736% to 64.6% in Lesotho in 2024, according to the National Statistical Office.
Historically, population aged 15-64 years as a percentage of total population in Lesotho reached an all time high of 64.6% in 2024 and an all time low of 50.4% in 1961. When compared to Lesotho's main peers, population aged 15-64 years as a percentage of total population in Botswana amounted to 67.3%, 68.8% in South Africa, 63.0% in Swaziland and 62.8% in Zimbabwe in 2024.
Lesotho has been ranked 117th within the group of 174 countries we follow in terms of population aged 15-64 years as a percentage of total population, 9 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
| Population Aged 15-64 Years (As % of Total Population) | Unit | 2030 | 2031 | 2032 | 2033 | 2034 | 2035 | 2036 | 2037 | 2038 | 2039 | 2040 | 2041 | 2042 | 2043 | 2044 | 2045 | 2046 | 2047 | 2048 | 2049 | 2050 |
| Botswana | % | 74.3% | 74.4% | 74.2% | 74.1% | 74.0% | ||||||||||||||||
| Lesotho | % | 72.2% | 72.4% | 72.4% | 72.5% | 72.5% | ||||||||||||||||
| Mozambique | % | 61.8% | 62.2% | 62.6% | 63.0% | 63.4% | ||||||||||||||||
| Namibia | % | 71.0% | 71.1% | 71.2% | 71.3% | 71.4% | ||||||||||||||||
| South Africa | % | 71.7% | 71.7% | 71.6% | 71.5% | 71.4% | ||||||||||||||||
| Swaziland | % | 71.3% | 71.6% | 71.8% | 72.0% | 72.2% | ||||||||||||||||
| Zambia | % | 58.0% | 58.1% | 58.3% | 58.5% | 58.7% | ||||||||||||||||
| Zimbabwe | % | 71.2% | 71.3% | 71.2% | 71.1% | 71.0% |
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