Population ages 05-09, male, per capita in Lesotho
Lesotho: Population ages 05-09, male, per capita was 0.0582 units per person in 2025. ▼ Falling
Population ages 05-09, male, per capita in Lesotho, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Lesotho recorded 0.0582 units per person for population ages 05-09, male, per capita in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.0% on the previous year and down 3.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 05-09, male, per capita in Lesotho peaked at 0.0761 units per person in 1967 and was at its lowest, 0.0582 units per person, in 2025.
That places Lesotho 57th out of 218 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 05-09, male, per capita in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.0723 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.0735 units per person | +1.7% |
| 1962 | 0.0744 units per person | +1.2% |
| 1963 | 0.0749 units per person | +0.8% |
| 1964 | 0.0752 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1965 | 0.0754 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1966 | 0.076 units per person | +0.9% |
| 1967 | 0.0761 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1968 | 0.0747 units per person | -1.8% |
| 1969 | 0.0731 units per person | -2.2% |
| 1970 | 0.0715 units per person | -2.1% |
| 1971 | 0.0702 units per person | -1.9% |
| 1972 | 0.069 units per person | -1.7% |
| 1973 | 0.0681 units per person | -1.3% |
| 1974 | 0.0675 units per person | -1.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0669 units per person | -0.9% |
| 1976 | 0.0664 units per person | -0.7% |
| 1977 | 0.0662 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1978 | 0.0664 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1979 | 0.067 units per person | +0.8% |
| 1980 | 0.0678 units per person | +1.2% |
| 1981 | 0.0688 units per person | +1.5% |
| 1982 | 0.0699 units per person | +1.6% |
| 1983 | 0.0709 units per person | +1.4% |
| 1984 | 0.0717 units per person | +1.2% |
| 1985 | 0.0723 units per person | +0.8% |
| 1986 | 0.0714 units per person | -1.2% |
| 1987 | 0.0706 units per person | -1.2% |
| 1988 | 0.071 units per person | +0.6% |
| 1989 | 0.0714 units per person | +0.6% |
| 1990 | 0.0718 units per person | +0.5% |
| 1991 | 0.0721 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 0.0724 units per person | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 0.0728 units per person | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 0.0728 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0724 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0717 units per person | -0.9% |
| 1997 | 0.0704 units per person | -1.9% |
| 1998 | 0.0685 units per person | -2.7% |
| 1999 | 0.0666 units per person | -2.8% |
| 2000 | 0.0649 units per person | -2.5% |
| 2001 | 0.0636 units per person | -2.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0625 units per person | -1.6% |
| 2003 | 0.0617 units per person | -1.3% |
| 2004 | 0.061 units per person | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0603 units per person | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0598 units per person | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 0.0596 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0599 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0603 units per person | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 0.0606 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0606 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0603 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0601 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 0.06 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0601 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0605 units per person | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 0.061 units per person | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 0.0612 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0614 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0615 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0614 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 0.061 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 0.0604 units per person | -1.1% |
| 2024 | 0.0594 units per person | -1.6% |
| 2025 | 0.0582 units per person | -2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0746 units per person | 0.0723 units per person | 0.0761 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0679 units per person | 0.0662 units per person | 0.0715 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0706 units per person | 0.0678 units per person | 0.0723 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0711 units per person | 0.0666 units per person | 0.0728 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0614 units per person | 0.0596 units per person | 0.0649 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0606 units per person | 0.06 units per person | 0.0614 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0603 units per person | 0.0582 units per person | 0.0615 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
- 54 Marshall Islands 0.0587 units per person compare
- 55 Kiribati 0.0585 units per person compare
- 56 Tonga 0.0584 units per person compare
- 58 Papua New Guinea 0.0574 units per person compare
- 59 Kyrgyzstan 0.0573 units per person compare
- 60 Mongolia 0.0566 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)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,227 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 382 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 05-09, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, female, per capita 0.0574 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, annual growth rate -0.9386 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 10-14, female, annual growth rate 1.41 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 10-14, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population ages 05-09, male, per capita in Lesotho?
- Population ages 05-09, male, per capita in Lesotho was 0.0582 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest population ages 05-09, male, per capita recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0761 units per person in 1967.
- What is the lowest population ages 05-09, male, per capita recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0582 units per person in 2025.
- How does Lesotho rank for population ages 05-09, male, per capita?
- Lesotho ranks 57th out of 218 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 05-09, male, per capita rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.3%. 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 05-09, male, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Population ages 05-09, 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 05-09, male ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Population ages 05-09, male World Bank staff estimates using the World Bank's total population and age/sex distributions of the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Population ages 05-09, male divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.