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Other pages in this profile of Lesotho:
Geography, Government, Economy, Communications & Transportation, Military & Transnational Issues.
Geography, Government, Economy, Communications & Transportation, Military & Transnational Issues.
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Population |
Definition - World rank and map 2,128,180 note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality, higher death rates, lower population growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected (July 2008 est.) |
Population density |
Definition - World rank and map 70.1 people per sq. km (July 2008 est.) |
Age structure |
Definition - World rank and map 0-14 years: 35.3% (male 377,784/female 372,840) 15-64 years: 59.8% (male 621,687/female 649,981) 65 years and over: 5% (male 42,348/female 63,540) (2008 est.) |
Median Age |
Definition - World rank and map total: 21.2 years male: 20.6 years female: 21.8 years (2008 est.) |
Population growth rate |
Definition - World rank and map 0.129% (2008 est.) |
Birth rate |
Definition - World rank and map 24.41 births/1,000 population (2008 est.) |
Death rate |
Definition - World rank and map 22.33 deaths/1,000 population (2008 est.) |
Net migration rate |
Definition - World rank and map -0.78 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.) |
Sex ratio |
Definition at birth: 1.03 male(s)/female under 15 years: 1.01 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 0.96 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.67 male(s)/female total population: 0.96 male(s)/female (2008 est.) |
Infant mortality rate |
Definition - World rank and map total: 78.59 deaths/1,000 live births male: 83.01 deaths/1,000 live births female: 74.03 deaths/1,000 live births (2008 est.) |
Life expectancy at birth |
Definition - World rank and map total population: 40.17 years male: 40.97 years female: 39.34 years (2008 est.) |
Total fertility rate |
Definition - World rank and map 3.13 children born/woman (2008 est.) |
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate |
Definition - World rank and map 28.9% (2003 est.) |
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS |
Definition - World rank and map 320,000 (2003 est.) |
HIV/AIDS - deaths |
Definition 29,000 (2003 est.) |
Nationality |
Definition noun: Mosotho (singular), Basotho (plural) adjective: Basotho |
Ethnic groups |
Definition Sotho 99.7%, Europeans, Asians, and other 0.3%, |
Religions |
Definition Christian 80%, indigenous beliefs 20% |
Languages |
Definition Sesotho (southern Sotho), English (official), Zulu, Xhosa |
Literacy |
Definition definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 84.8% male: 74.5% female: 94.5% (2003 est.) |
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