Population ages 55-59, male, per capita in Lesotho
Lesotho: Population ages 55-59, male, per capita was 0.0101 units per person in 2025. ▼ Falling
Population ages 55-59, male, per capita in Lesotho, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population ages 55-59, male, per capita in Lesotho is 0.0101 units per person, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 6.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 55-59, male, per capita in Lesotho peaked at 0.0144 units per person in 1976 and was at its lowest, 0.0093 units per person, in 1962.
That places Lesotho 204th out of 218 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Population ages 55-59, male, per capita in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.0094 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.0093 units per person | -0.9% |
| 1962 | 0.0093 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1963 | 0.0093 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1964 | 0.0094 units per person | +0.9% |
| 1965 | 0.0096 units per person | +1.6% |
| 1966 | 0.0101 units per person | +5.0% |
| 1967 | 0.0106 units per person | +5.8% |
| 1968 | 0.0111 units per person | +4.4% |
| 1969 | 0.0116 units per person | +4.7% |
| 1970 | 0.0122 units per person | +4.8% |
| 1971 | 0.0127 units per person | +4.5% |
| 1972 | 0.0132 units per person | +3.9% |
| 1973 | 0.0137 units per person | +3.3% |
| 1974 | 0.014 units per person | +2.6% |
| 1975 | 0.0143 units per person | +1.9% |
| 1976 | 0.0144 units per person | +0.8% |
| 1977 | 0.0144 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1978 | 0.0143 units per person | -0.7% |
| 1979 | 0.0142 units per person | -0.8% |
| 1980 | 0.014 units per person | -0.9% |
| 1981 | 0.0139 units per person | -0.7% |
| 1982 | 0.0139 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1983 | 0.0139 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1984 | 0.0139 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1985 | 0.014 units per person | +0.6% |
| 1986 | 0.0139 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1987 | 0.0139 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1988 | 0.014 units per person | +1.0% |
| 1989 | 0.0142 units per person | +0.9% |
| 1990 | 0.0142 units per person | +0.6% |
| 1991 | 0.0142 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0141 units per person | -1.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0138 units per person | -2.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0134 units per person | -2.9% |
| 1995 | 0.0129 units per person | -3.6% |
| 1996 | 0.0124 units per person | -4.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0119 units per person | -4.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0115 units per person | -3.7% |
| 1999 | 0.011 units per person | -3.7% |
| 2000 | 0.0106 units per person | -3.5% |
| 2001 | 0.0103 units per person | -3.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0101 units per person | -2.2% |
| 2003 | 0.0101 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0103 units per person | +2.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0104 units per person | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 0.0102 units per person | -2.0% |
| 2007 | 0.01 units per person | -1.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0099 units per person | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0097 units per person | -1.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0098 units per person | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0102 units per person | +3.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0105 units per person | +2.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0106 units per person | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0108 units per person | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0108 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0108 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0107 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0106 units per person | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0105 units per person | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0104 units per person | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0102 units per person | -1.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0101 units per person | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 0.0101 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 0.0101 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2025 | 0.0101 units per person | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.01 units per person | 0.0093 units per person | 0.0116 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0137 units per person | 0.0122 units per person | 0.0144 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.014 units per person | 0.0139 units per person | 0.0142 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.013 units per person | 0.011 units per person | 0.0142 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0102 units per person | 0.0097 units per person | 0.0106 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0105 units per person | 0.0098 units per person | 0.0108 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0102 units per person | 0.0101 units per person | 0.0104 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
- 201 Yemen 0.0106 units per person compare
- 202 Guinea-Bissau 0.0105 units per person compare
- 203 Guinea 0.0105 units per person compare
- 205 Burkina Faso 0.01 units per person compare
- 206 Niger 0.01 units per person compare
- 207 Tanzania, United Republic of 0.01 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 50-54, male, annual growth rate 3.53 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 50-54, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 50-54, male, per capita 0.013 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, female, annual growth rate -1.16 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, female, per capita 0.0123 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population ages 55-59, male, per capita in Lesotho?
- Population ages 55-59, male, per capita in Lesotho was 0.0101 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest population ages 55-59, male, per capita recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0144 units per person in 1976.
- What is the lowest population ages 55-59, male, per capita recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0093 units per person in 1962.
- How does Lesotho rank for population ages 55-59, male, per capita?
- Lesotho ranks 204th out of 218 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 55-59, male, per capita rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.5%. 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 55-59, male, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Population ages 55-59, 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 55-59, male ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Population ages 55-59, 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 55-59, male divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.