Population ages 0-14, male, per capita in Lesotho
Lesotho: Population ages 0-14, male, per capita was 0.1716 units per person in 2025. ▼ Falling
Population ages 0-14, male, per capita in Lesotho, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Lesotho recorded 0.1716 units per person for population ages 0-14, male, per capita in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.2% on the previous year and down 6.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 0-14, male, per capita in Lesotho peaked at 0.2271 units per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.1716 units per person, in 2025.
That places Lesotho 57th out of 217 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Population ages 0-14, male, per capita in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.2269 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.2271 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1962 | 0.227 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.2264 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1964 | 0.2249 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1965 | 0.2244 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1966 | 0.2249 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1967 | 0.2244 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1968 | 0.2231 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1969 | 0.2213 units per person | -0.8% |
| 1970 | 0.219 units per person | -1.0% |
| 1971 | 0.2166 units per person | -1.1% |
| 1972 | 0.2141 units per person | -1.1% |
| 1973 | 0.2118 units per person | -1.1% |
| 1974 | 0.2097 units per person | -1.0% |
| 1975 | 0.2081 units per person | -0.8% |
| 1976 | 0.2073 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1977 | 0.2076 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1978 | 0.2086 units per person | +0.5% |
| 1979 | 0.2099 units per person | +0.6% |
| 1980 | 0.2112 units per person | +0.6% |
| 1981 | 0.2124 units per person | +0.6% |
| 1982 | 0.2135 units per person | +0.5% |
| 1983 | 0.2144 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1984 | 0.2152 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1985 | 0.2158 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1986 | 0.2146 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1987 | 0.2136 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1988 | 0.2145 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1989 | 0.2151 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 0.2153 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 0.215 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 0.2144 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1993 | 0.2134 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 0.212 units per person | -0.7% |
| 1995 | 0.2104 units per person | -0.8% |
| 1996 | 0.2086 units per person | -0.8% |
| 1997 | 0.2066 units per person | -1.0% |
| 1998 | 0.2041 units per person | -1.2% |
| 1999 | 0.2014 units per person | -1.3% |
| 2000 | 0.1987 units per person | -1.4% |
| 2001 | 0.196 units per person | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 0.1936 units per person | -1.3% |
| 2003 | 0.1912 units per person | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 0.1891 units per person | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 0.1873 units per person | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 0.1858 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 0.1845 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 0.1839 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 0.1836 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 0.1833 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 0.1833 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.1833 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.1834 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.1837 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 0.1839 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.1838 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.1832 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 0.1822 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 0.1812 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 0.18 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 0.1788 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 0.1774 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 0.1756 units per person | -1.0% |
| 2024 | 0.1736 units per person | -1.1% |
| 2025 | 0.1716 units per person | -1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2251 units per person | 0.2213 units per person | 0.2271 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.2113 units per person | 0.2073 units per person | 0.219 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.214 units per person | 0.2112 units per person | 0.2158 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2101 units per person | 0.2014 units per person | 0.2153 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1894 units per person | 0.1836 units per person | 0.1987 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1831 units per person | 0.1812 units per person | 0.1839 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1762 units per person | 0.1716 units per person | 0.18 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
- 54 Marshall Islands 0.1741 units per person compare
- 55 Tuvalu 0.1738 units per person compare
- 56 Papua New Guinea 0.1718 units per person compare
- 58 Timor-Leste 0.1687 units per person compare
- 59 Eswatini 0.166 units per person compare
- 60 Kyrgyzstan 0.1638 units per person compare
More health data for Lesotho
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.05 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.4669 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,227 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 382 (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate -0.1593 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.1694 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate -0.0688 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, annual growth rate -0.1139 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population ages 0-14, male, per capita in Lesotho?
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita in Lesotho was 0.1716 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest population ages 0-14, male, per capita recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2271 units per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest population ages 0-14, male, per capita recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1716 units per person in 2025.
- How does Lesotho rank for population ages 0-14, male, per capita?
- Lesotho ranks 57th out of 217 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 0-14, male, per capita rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Lesotho data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Population ages 0-14, male, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Population ages 0-14, male divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Population ages 0-14, male ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Population ages 0-14, male World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Population ages 0-14, male divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.