Lesotho vs Malawi: Population, male
Lesotho
48.8%
in 2025
Malawi
48.8%
in 2025
Lesotho rank
169th
Malawi rank
167th
Population, male over time
- Lesotho
- Malawi
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 48.8% against 48.8% in Lesotho, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Malawi ahead.
Lesotho ranks 169th and Malawi ranks 167th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Lesotho averaged higher in 3 and Malawi in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lesotho | Malawi | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 44.8% | 48.2% | 3.4% | Malawi |
| 1970s | 48.1% | 48.4% | 0.2% | Malawi |
| 1980s | 49.1% | 48.5% | 0.6% | Lesotho |
| 1990s | 48.7% | 48.6% | 0.1% | Lesotho |
| 2000s | 48.6% | 48.5% | 0.1% | Lesotho |
| 2010s | 48.6% | 48.7% | 0.1% | Malawi |
| 2020s | 48.7% | 48.8% | 0.1% | Malawi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population, male, Lesotho or Malawi?
- Malawi, at 48.8% against 48.8% in Lesotho as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population, male between Lesotho and Malawi?
- 0.0%, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Malawi?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Lesotho and Malawi rank globally for population, male?
- Lesotho ranks 169th and Malawi ranks 167th 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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About this data
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.