NationMaster - Basotho People statistics

Age structure > 0-14 years	36.9		[75th of 226]
Age structure > 15-64 years	57.6		[166th of 226]
Age structure > 65 years and over	4.9 %		[126th of 225]
Chinese population	1,000		[77th of 127]
Gender development	0.521		[108th of 141]
Percentage living in urban areas	18%		[189th of 199]
Persons per room	2.1		[6th of 60]
Population in 2015	1,744		[145th of 225]
Sex ratio > 15-64 years	0.96		[173rd of 223]
Urban population	335,621.8	...	[157th of 195]
Urban population growth > annual %	0.79 annual %	...	[154th of 195]
Urbanization	29		[173rd of 204]
Urbanization in 1975	10.8%		[152nd of 164]
Urbanization in 2015	38.9%		[135th of 164]
Women > Adult literacy rate females as a % of males	129		[1st of 144]
Women > Antenatal care coverage %	85		[75th of 133]
Women > Contraceptive prevalence %	30		[128th of 170]
Women > Life expectancy females as a % of males	118		[2nd of 173]
Women > Maternal mortality ratio adjusted	550		[39th of 166]
Women > Skilled attendant at delivery %	60		[127th of 172]

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SOURCES: CIA World Factbook, 28 July 2005; CIA World Factbook, 22 August 2006 ; University Libraries, Ohio University; Human Development Reports, United Nations 2002; Population Division of the United Nations Secretariat, World Urbanization Prospects: The 2003 Revision, Data Tables and Highlights. Estimates and projections of urban and rural populations are made by the Population Division of the United Nations Secretariat and published every two years. These estimates and projections are based on national census or survey data that have been evaluated and, whenever necessary, adjusted for deficiencies and inconsistencies; United Nations Secretariat and United Nations Centre for Human Settlements (Habitat), Compendium of Human Settlement Statistics 2001 (United Nations publication, Sales No. E.01.XVII.5), Compendium of Human Settlement Statistics 1995 (United Nations publication, Sales No. E.95.XVII.11) and United Nations, Compendium of Human Settlements Statistics 1983 (United Nations publication, Sales No. E/F.84.XVII.5); Population Division of the Department of Economic and Social Affairs of the United Nations Secretariat, World Population Prospects: The 2004 Revision and World Urbanization Prospects: http://esa.un.org/unpp; World Development Indicators database; Population Division of the United Nations Secretariat, World Urbanization Prospects: The 2001 Revision, Data Tables and Highlights (ESA/P/WP.173, 20 March 2002); UN (United Nations). 2002. World Urbanization Prospects: The 2001 Revision. Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. New York; UNICEF

ALTERNATIVE NAMES: Lesotho, Kingdom of Lesotho

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