THE KINGDOM OF LESOTHO COMBINED SECOND TO EIGHTH PERIODIC REPORT UNDER THE AFRICAN
CHARTER ON HUMAN AND PEOPLES’ RIGHTS AND INITIAL REPORT UNDER THE PROTOCOL TO THE
AFRICAN CHARTER ON THE RIGHTS OF WOMEN IN AFRICA
Organisations and Development Partners. Sources of all the data in the form of
percentages, figures, tables and graphs are acknowledged.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
Demographics of the female population in Lesotho
291. Lesotho’s latest Population Census was held in 2016. However, results have not yet been
published. Country Metres estimated the total population to be 2 173 390 by I January
2017. The table below shows percentage distribution of de jure population by sex in ten
administrative districts into which Lesotho is divided.
Table B1 percentage distribution of de jure population by sex and district
District
Male
Female
Total population
Butha-Buthe
48.9
51.1
105 403
Leribe
49.7
50.3
331 117
Berea
48.4
51.6
273 832
Maseru
48.3
51.7
389 627
Mafeteng
50.9
49.1
183 507
Mohale’s Hoek
49.8
50.2
181 196
Quthing
49.9
50.1
129 533
Qacha’s Nek
49.4
50.6
63 910
Mokhotlong
49.8
50.2
105 538
Thaba-Tseka
49.9
50.1
130 532
Source: 2011 LDS
292. Although the districts differ from one another in population size, table 10.1 shows that
there are more females in all the districts with the exception of Mafeteng which has a male
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