Population, male, per capita in Lesotho
Lesotho: Population, male, per capita was 0.4875 units per person in 2025. β² Rising
Population, male, per capita in Lesotho, 1960β2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population, male, per capita in Lesotho is 0.4875 units per person, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population, male, per capita in Lesotho peaked at 0.4923 units per person in 1985 and was at its lowest, 0.4431 units per person, in 1960.
Lesotho ranks 169th of 218 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.4478 units per person | 0.4431 units per person | 0.4598 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.4814 units per person | 0.4652 units per person | 0.4897 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4906 units per person | 0.4887 units per person | 0.4923 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4873 units per person | 0.4864 units per person | 0.4885 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4862 units per person | 0.4859 units per person | 0.4863 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.486 units per person | 0.4858 units per person | 0.4864 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.487 units per person | 0.4866 units per person | 0.4875 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
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, male, annual growth rate 1.17 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, male, per unit of GDP 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population, male, per capita in Lesotho?
- Population, male, per capita in Lesotho was 0.4875 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest population, male, per capita recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4923 units per person in 1985.
- What is the lowest population, male, per capita recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4431 units per person in 1960.
- How does Lesotho rank for population, male, per capita?
- Lesotho ranks 169th out of 218 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population, male, per capita rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lesotho data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Population, male, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Population, 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, male Γ· Population, total
Computed from
- Population, male World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Population, male divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.