Population ages 70-74, male in Lesotho
Lesotho: Population ages 70-74, male was 8,505 in 2025. β² Rising
Population ages 70-74, male in Lesotho, 1960β2025
Source: 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.
Analysis
Lesotho recorded 8,505 for population ages 70-74, male in 2025.
The figure is up 4.0% on the previous year and up 9.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 70-74, male in Lesotho peaked at 10,977 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 3,088, in 1962.
That places Lesotho 160th out of 217 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3,401 | 3,088 | 3,918 | 10 |
| 1970s | 4,618 | 4,013 | 5,221 | 10 |
| 1980s | 7,025 | 5,452 | 8,758 | 10 |
| 1990s | 9,691 | 9,104 | 10,160 | 10 |
| 2000s | 10,652 | 10,229 | 10,977 | 10 |
| 2010s | 8,271 | 7,352 | 9,832 | 10 |
| 2020s | 8,022 | 7,773 | 8,505 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
- 157 Equatorial Guinea 10,159 compare
- 158 Timor-Leste 8,999 compare
- 159 Bahrain 8,512 compare
- 161 Guinea-Bissau 8,170 compare
- 162 Iceland 8,000 compare
- 163 Fiji 7,434 compare
More health data for Lesotho
- 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)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 20,203 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 20,491 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 20,958 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 21,166 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 22,125 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population ages 70-74, male in Lesotho?
- Population ages 70-74, male in Lesotho was 8,505 in 2025, according to 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.
- What is the highest population ages 70-74, male recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 10,977 in 2005.
- What is the lowest population ages 70-74, male recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,088 in 1962.
- How does Lesotho rank for population ages 70-74, male?
- Lesotho ranks 160th out of 217 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 70-74, male rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lesotho data come from?
- The figures come from 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, published as part of Population ages 70-74, male. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Male population between the ages 70 to 74.