Japan vs Lesotho: Population, male

Japan
48.8%
in 2025
Lesotho
48.8%
in 2025
Japan rank
168th
Lesotho rank
169th

Population, male over time

  • Japan
  • Lesotho
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How they compare

Japan currently reports 48.8% against 48.8% in Lesotho, a difference of 0.0%.

Across all 66 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.

Japan ranks 168th and Lesotho ranks 169th of 218 countries.

Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan Lesotho Difference Ahead
1960s 48.8% 44.8% 4.0% Japan
1970s 49.3% 48.1% 1.1% Japan
1980s 49.4% 49.1% 0.3% Japan
1990s 49.3% 48.7% 0.6% Japan
2000s 49.1% 48.6% 0.5% Japan
2010s 48.9% 48.6% 0.3% Japan
2020s 48.8% 48.7% 0.1% Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population, male, Japan or Lesotho?
Japan, at 48.8% against 48.8% in Lesotho as of 2025.
What is the difference in population, male between Japan and Lesotho?
0.0%, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Lesotho?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Japan and Lesotho rank globally for population, male?
Japan ranks 168th and Lesotho ranks 169th of 218 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Population, male (% of total population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Population, male (% of total population)
Unit
% of total population
Source
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
266 places, 17,556 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Male population is the percentage of the population that is male. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.