Population, male in Lesotho
Lesotho: Population, male was 1.15 million in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population, male in Lesotho, 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
Analysis
Lesotho recorded 1.15 million for population, male in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 12.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population, male in Lesotho peaked at 1.15 million in 2025 and was at its lowest, 326,337, in 1960.
Lesotho ranks 145th of 215 countries on this measure, 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 | 380,646 | 326,337 | 452,098 | 10 |
| 1970s | 574,919 | 474,128 | 669,072 | 10 |
| 1980s | 783,348 | 689,563 | 867,728 | 10 |
| 1990s | 938,815 | 883,997 | 974,298 | 10 |
| 2000s | 960,383 | 945,473 | 974,570 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.02 million | 969,930 | 1.07 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.12 million | 1.09 million | 1.15 million | 6 |
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More health data for Lesotho
- 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)
- Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 0 deaths (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 deaths (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)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 22,257 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population, male in Lesotho?
- Population, male in Lesotho was 1.15 million in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest population, male recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 1.15 million in 2025.
- What is the lowest population, male recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 326,337 in 1960.
- How does Lesotho rank for population, male?
- Lesotho ranks 145th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population, male rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lesotho data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Population, male. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Male population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all male residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.