Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 75+, total in Lesotho

Lesotho: Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 75+, total was 35 in 2010. ▲ Rising

Latest (2010)
35
World rank
121st
of 144 countries
All-time high
35
in 2010
All-time low
11
in 1960
Years of data
11
1960–2010

Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 75+, total in Lesotho, 1960–2010

1015202530351960198520101960: 111965: 111970: 111975: 131980: 141985: 161990: 191995: 222000: 262005: 312010: 35

Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.

Analysis

Lesotho recorded 35 for barro-lee: population in thousands, age 75+, total in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.

That represents a change of up 34.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: population in thousands, age 75+, total in Lesotho peaked at 35 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 11, in 1960.

Lesotho ranks 121st of 144 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.

Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 75+, total in Lesotho, year by year

Annual values for Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 75+, total in Lesotho, 1960 to 2010.
Year Value Change
1960 11
1965 11 +0.0%
1970 11 +0.0%
1975 13 +18.2%
1980 14 +7.7%
1985 16 +14.3%
1990 19 +18.8%
1995 22 +15.8%
2000 26 +18.2%
2005 31 +19.2%
2010 35 +12.9%

Lesotho compared with similar countries

  • Lesotho's 35 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 161, 22% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
  • Lesotho's 35 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 73.5, 48% of the median. (32 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 11 11 11 2
1970s 12 11 13 2
1980s 15 14 16 2
1990s 20.5 19 22 2
2000s 28.5 26 31 2
2010s 35 35 35 1

Countries ranked near Lesotho

  1. 118 Papua New Guinea 40 compare
  2. 119 Congo 39 compare
  3. 120 Mongolia 37 compare
  4. 121 Mauritania 35 compare
  5. 121 Mauritius 35 compare
  6. 124 Luxembourg 33 compare

See the full ranking of 144 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is barro-lee: population in thousands, age 75+, total in Lesotho?
Barro-lee: population in thousands, age 75+, total in Lesotho was 35 in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
What is the highest barro-lee: population in thousands, age 75+, total recorded in Lesotho?
The highest recorded value was 35 in 2010.
What is the lowest barro-lee: population in thousands, age 75+, total recorded in Lesotho?
The lowest recorded value was 11 in 1960.
How does Lesotho rank for barro-lee: population in thousands, age 75+, total?
Lesotho ranks 121st out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: population in thousands, age 75+, total rising or falling in Lesotho?
Over the last ten years it is up 34.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Lesotho data come from?
The figures come from Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/, published as part of Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 75+, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 75+, total
Source
Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
144 places, 1,584 data points, 1960–2010
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Population in thousands, age 75+, total is the total population over age 75 in thousands estimated by Barro-Lee.