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The Demographics of Lesotho describe the condition and overview of Lesotho's people, residents of which are called Basotho in the plural and Mosotho in the singular. Demographic topics include basic education, health, and population statistics as well as identified racial and religious affiliations.
Women in Lesotho. In 2017, 1.1 million women were living in Lesotho, making up 51.48% of the population. [3] 33% of women are under 15 years of age, 61.4% are between 15 and 64 years old and 5.3% are over 64 years old. [3] They received full legal status in 2008 with the passage of The Lesotho Bank Savings and Development Act of 2008.
Lesotho is considered a lower middle income country with significant socioeconomic challenges. Almost half of its population is below the poverty line, and the country's HIV/AIDS prevalence rate is the second-highest in the world.
The Anglican Church of Southern Africa, which has one diocese in Lesotho, does not permit same-sex marriages. Its marriage policies state that "holy matrimony is the lifelong and exclusive union between one man and one woman". In 2016, the synod voted against blessing same-sex unions. The decision split the church, with several dioceses ...
Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people in Lesotho face legal challenges not experienced by non- LGBT residents. Lesotho does not recognise same-sex marriages or civil unions, nor does it ban discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity .
Male and female suicide rates are out of total male population and total female population, respectively (i.e. total number of male suicides divided by total male population).
The Gender Inequality Index ( GII) is an index for the measurement of gender disparity that was introduced in the 2010 Human Development Report 20th anniversary edition by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). According to the UNDP, this index is a composite measure to quantify the loss of achievement within a country due to gender ...
The human sex ratio is the comparative number of males with respect to each female in a population. This is a list of sex ratios by country or region.