Eswatini vs Lesotho: Population ages 20-24, male
Eswatini
9.8%
in 2025
Lesotho
9.7%
in 2025
Eswatini rank
19th
Lesotho rank
20th
Population ages 20-24, male over time
- Eswatini
- Lesotho
How they compare
Eswatini currently reports 9.8% against 9.7% in Lesotho, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Lesotho ahead.
Eswatini ranks 19th and Lesotho ranks 20th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Eswatini averaged higher in 4 and Lesotho in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eswatini | Lesotho | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 8.1% | 6.9% | 1.2% | Eswatini |
| 1970s | 8.4% | 7.7% | 0.7% | Eswatini |
| 1980s | 7.9% | 8.8% | 0.9% | Lesotho |
| 1990s | 9.1% | 8.9% | 0.2% | Eswatini |
| 2000s | 10.2% | 10.8% | 0.6% | Lesotho |
| 2010s | 10.4% | 11.0% | 0.6% | Lesotho |
| 2020s | 10.0% | 9.6% | 0.4% | Eswatini |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population ages 20-24, male, Eswatini or Lesotho?
- Eswatini, at 9.8% against 9.7% in Lesotho as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population ages 20-24, male between Eswatini and Lesotho?
- 0.1%, with Eswatini ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eswatini and Lesotho?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Eswatini and Lesotho rank globally for population ages 20-24, male?
- Eswatini ranks 19th and Lesotho ranks 20th of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Population ages 20-24, male (% of male population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Male population between the ages 20 to 24 as a percentage of the total male population.