Lesotho vs Sierra Leone: Population ages 20-24, male, annual growth rate
Lesotho
1.63 % change on previous year
in 2025
Sierra Leone
1.72 % change on previous year
in 2025
Lesotho rank
89th
Sierra Leone rank
86th
Population ages 20-24, male, annual growth rate over time
- Lesotho
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Sierra Leone currently reports 1.72 % change on previous year against 1.63 % change on previous year in Lesotho, a difference of 0.09 % change on previous year.
That makes Sierra Leone's figure about 1.1 times Lesotho's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Sierra Leone ahead.
Lesotho ranks 89th and Sierra Leone ranks 86th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Lesotho averaged higher in 3 and Sierra Leone in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lesotho | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.58 % change on previous year | 1.19 % change on previous year | 0.3952 % change on previous year | Lesotho |
| 1970s | 6.83 % change on previous year | 1.6 % change on previous year | 5.23 % change on previous year | Lesotho |
| 1980s | 2.8 % change on previous year | 2.91 % change on previous year | 0.1153 % change on previous year | Sierra Leone |
| 1990s | 1.84 % change on previous year | 0.9223 % change on previous year | 0.9138 % change on previous year | Lesotho |
| 2000s | 2.17 % change on previous year | 3.87 % change on previous year | 1.7 % change on previous year | Sierra Leone |
| 2010s | -0.7618 % change on previous year | 3.04 % change on previous year | 3.81 % change on previous year | Sierra Leone |
| 2020s | 0.953 % change on previous year | 2.73 % change on previous year | 1.77 % change on previous year | Sierra Leone |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population ages 20-24, male, annual growth rate, Lesotho or Sierra Leone?
- Sierra Leone, at 1.72 % change on previous year against 1.63 % change on previous year in Lesotho as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population ages 20-24, male, annual growth rate between Lesotho and Sierra Leone?
- 0.09 % change on previous year, with Sierra Leone ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Sierra Leone?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2025.
- How do Lesotho and Sierra Leone rank globally for population ages 20-24, male, annual growth rate?
- Lesotho ranks 89th and Sierra Leone ranks 86th of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Population ages 20-24, male, annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Population ages 20-24, male. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.