Lesotho vs Sierra Leone: Population ages 20-24, male
Lesotho
9.7%
in 2025
Sierra Leone
9.8%
in 2025
Lesotho rank
20th
Sierra Leone rank
17th
Population ages 20-24, male over time
- Lesotho
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Sierra Leone currently reports 9.8% against 9.7% in Lesotho, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Sierra Leone ahead.
Lesotho ranks 20th and Sierra Leone ranks 17th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Lesotho averaged higher in 4 and Sierra Leone in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lesotho | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.9% | 8.7% | 1.8% | Sierra Leone |
| 1970s | 7.7% | 7.9% | 0.2% | Sierra Leone |
| 1980s | 8.8% | 8.4% | 0.4% | Lesotho |
| 1990s | 8.9% | 8.6% | 0.3% | Lesotho |
| 2000s | 10.8% | 8.9% | 1.9% | Lesotho |
| 2010s | 11.0% | 9.2% | 1.7% | Lesotho |
| 2020s | 9.6% | 9.8% | 0.1% | Sierra Leone |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population ages 20-24, male, Lesotho or Sierra Leone?
- Sierra Leone, at 9.8% against 9.7% in Lesotho as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population ages 20-24, male between Lesotho and Sierra Leone?
- 0.1%, with Sierra Leone ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Sierra Leone?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Lesotho and Sierra Leone rank globally for population ages 20-24, male?
- Lesotho ranks 20th and Sierra Leone ranks 17th 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.