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People And SocietyNationality
Noun
Mosotho (singular), Basotho (plural) Adjective BasothoEthnic groups
Sotho 99.7%, Europeans, Asians, and other 0.3%, Languages
Sesotho (official) (southern Sotho), English (official), Zulu, Xhosa Religions
Christian 80%, indigenous beliefs 20% Population World Ranking: 148
1,930,493 (July 2012 est.)
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 Age structure
0-14 years
33.5% (male 323,934/female 321,727) 15-64 years 61.1% (male 573,773/female 602,443) 65 years and over 5.4% (male 50,956/female 52,053) (2011 est.) Median age
Total 23.1 years
Male 23.1 years Female 23.1 years (2012 est.) Population growth rate World Ranking: 164
0.332% (2012 est.)
Birth rate World Ranking: 48
26.65 births/1,000 population (2012 est.) Death rate World Ranking: 4
15.18 deaths/1,000 population (July 2012 est.) Net migration rate World Ranking: 204
-8.15 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2012 est.) Urbanization
Urban population 27% of total population (2010)
Rate of urbanization 3.4% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.) Major cities - population
MASERU (capital) 220,000 (2009) Sex ratio
At birth 1.03 male(s)/female
Under 15 years 1.01 male(s)/female 15-64 years 0.95 male(s)/female 65 years and over 0.99 male(s)/female Total population 0.97 male(s)/female (2011 est.) Maternal mortality rate World Ranking: 11
620 deaths/100,000 live births (2010) Infant mortality rate World Ranking: 40
Total 53.44 deaths/1,000 live births
Male 57.58 deaths/1,000 live births Female 49.17 deaths/1,000 live births (2012 est.) Life expectancy at birth World Ranking: 213
Total population 51.86 years
Male 51.77 years Female 51.95 years (2012 est.) Total fertility rate World Ranking: 67
2.89 children born/woman (2012 est.) Health expenditures World Ranking: 5
13.2% of GDP (2009)
Physicians density
0.05 physicians/1,000 population (2003) Hospital bed density
1.33 beds/1,000 population (2006) Hiv/aids - adult prevalence rate World Ranking: 3
23.6% (2009 est.)
Hiv/aids - people living with hiv/aids World Ranking: 20
290,000 (2009 est.)
Hiv/aids - deaths World Ranking: 20
14,000 (2009 est.)
Children under the age of 5 years underweight World Ranking: 49
16.6% (2005)
Education expenditures World Ranking: 3
12.4% of GDP (2008)
Literacy
Definition
Age 15 and over can read and write Total population 89.6%Male 83.3% Female 95.6% (2010 est.) School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)
Total 10 years
Male 10 years Female 10 years (2008)
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