What is age population, age 05, male, interpolated in Lesotho?

Age population, age 05, male, interpolated in Lesotho was 26,749 in 2025, according to United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects.

What is the highest age population, age 05, male, interpolated recorded in Lesotho?

The highest recorded value was 29,018 in 1993.

What is the lowest age population, age 05, male, interpolated recorded in Lesotho?

The lowest recorded value was 11,497 in 1960.

How does Lesotho rank for age population, age 05, male, interpolated?

Lesotho ranks 133rd out of 215 countries with data for 2025.

Is age population, age 05, male, interpolated rising or falling in Lesotho?

Over the last ten years it is up 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Lesotho data come from?

The figures come from United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, published as part of Age population, age 05, male, interpolated. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Age population, age 05, male, interpolated in Lesotho

Name: Age population, age 05, male, interpolated in Lesotho
Creator: United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Lesotho: Age population, age 05, male, interpolated was 26,749 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)

26,749

Change on year

down 1.9%

World rank

133rd

of 215 countries

All-time high

29,018

in 1993

All-time low

11,497

in 1960

Years of data

1960–2025

Age population, age 05, male, interpolated in Lesotho, 1960–2025

Source: United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects.

Analysis

Lesotho recorded 26,749 for age population, age 05, male, interpolated in 2025.

The figure is down 1.9% on the previous year and up 2.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, age population, age 05, male, interpolated in Lesotho peaked at 29,018 in 1993 and was at its lowest, 11,497, in 1960.

Lesotho ranks 133rd 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	13,238	11,497	14,595	10
1970s	16,979	14,957	19,629	10
1980s	24,121	20,634	26,887	10
1990s	27,842	26,014	29,018	10
2000s	24,622	23,367	25,598	10
2010s	26,254	24,445	28,023	10
2020s	27,700	26,749	28,187	6

Countries ranked near Lesotho

130 Guinea-Bissau 29,352 compare
131 Norway 29,194 compare
132 Botswana 28,143 compare
134 Georgia 25,966 compare
135 Equatorial Guinea 25,033 compare
136 Finland 24,527 compare

See the full ranking of 217 places →

More gender data for Lesotho

Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 26,291 (2025)
Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 26,787 (2025)
Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 25,880 (2025)
Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 26,319 (2025)
Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 25,717 (2025)
Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 26,150 (2025)
Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 25,706 (2025)
Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 26,127 (2025)
Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 25,957 (2025)
Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 26,370 (2025)

All data for Lesotho →

Frequently asked questions

What is age population, age 05, male, interpolated in Lesotho?: Age population, age 05, male, interpolated in Lesotho was 26,749 in 2025, according to United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects.
What is the highest age population, age 05, male, interpolated recorded in Lesotho?: The highest recorded value was 29,018 in 1993.
What is the lowest age population, age 05, male, interpolated recorded in Lesotho?: The lowest recorded value was 11,497 in 1960.
How does Lesotho rank for age population, age 05, male, interpolated?: Lesotho ranks 133rd out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
Is age population, age 05, male, interpolated rising or falling in Lesotho?: Over the last ten years it is up 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Lesotho data come from?: The figures come from United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, published as part of Age population, age 05, male, interpolated. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Age population, age 05, male, interpolated
Source: United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 217 places, 14,322 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Age population, male refers to male population at the specified age level. The geographical areas included in the data are the same as the data source.