Population, male, per capita in Lesotho
Lesotho: Population, male, per capita was 0.4875 units per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
0.4875 units per person
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
167th
of 216 countries
All-time high
0.4923 units per person
in 1985
All-time low
0.4431 units per person
in 1960
Years of data
66
1960–2025
Population, male, per capita in Lesotho, 1960–2025
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 167th of 216 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Population, male, per capita in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.4431 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.4439 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1962 | 0.4446 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1963 | 0.4453 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1964 | 0.446 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1965 | 0.4466 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1966 | 0.446 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1967 | 0.4482 units per person | +0.5% |
| 1968 | 0.4542 units per person | +1.3% |
| 1969 | 0.4598 units per person | +1.2% |
| 1970 | 0.4652 units per person | +1.2% |
| 1971 | 0.4701 units per person | +1.1% |
| 1972 | 0.4747 units per person | +1.0% |
| 1973 | 0.4789 units per person | +0.9% |
| 1974 | 0.4827 units per person | +0.8% |
| 1975 | 0.4861 units per person | +0.7% |
| 1976 | 0.4882 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1977 | 0.4889 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1978 | 0.4893 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1979 | 0.4897 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1980 | 0.4903 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1981 | 0.4908 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1982 | 0.4912 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1983 | 0.4916 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1984 | 0.492 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1985 | 0.4923 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 0.4909 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1987 | 0.4893 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1988 | 0.489 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1989 | 0.4887 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1990 | 0.4885 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1991 | 0.4882 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 0.4879 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 0.4876 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 0.4873 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 0.487 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 0.4867 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 0.4865 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.4864 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.4864 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.4863 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.4863 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.4863 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.4863 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.4862 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.4861 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.4861 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.4861 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.486 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.4859 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.4859 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.4858 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.4858 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.4858 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.4859 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.4859 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.486 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.4862 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.4863 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.4864 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.4866 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.4867 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.4868 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.487 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.4872 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 0.4875 units per person | +0.1% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 0.4875 units per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.4968 units per person, 98% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 0.4875 units per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.4975 units per person, 98% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
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)
- 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)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2020)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.8108 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0548 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.7473 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (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 167th out of 216 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 ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Population, 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, male divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.