Population ages 50-54, male in Lesotho
Lesotho: Population ages 50-54, male was 30,718 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population ages 50-54, male in Lesotho, 1960–2025
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 30,718 for population ages 50-54, male in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
The figure is up 3.5% on the previous year and up 13.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 50-54, male in Lesotho peaked at 30,718 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 7,700, in 1960.
Lesotho ranks 156th 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 | 11,084 | 7,700 | 15,699 | 10 |
| 1970s | 20,617 | 16,746 | 23,895 | 10 |
| 1980s | 28,480 | 24,745 | 30,339 | 10 |
| 1990s | 26,356 | 24,389 | 29,316 | 10 |
| 2000s | 26,194 | 25,132 | 28,030 | 10 |
| 2010s | 27,548 | 27,103 | 28,137 | 10 |
| 2020s | 29,005 | 27,950 | 30,718 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
- 153 Mauritius 39,685 compare
- 154 Gambia 39,645 compare
- 155 Guinea-Bissau 35,015 compare
- 157 East Timor 28,056 compare
- 158 Djibouti 27,926 compare
- 159 Luxembourg 24,296 compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is population ages 50-54, male in Lesotho?
- Population ages 50-54, male in Lesotho was 30,718 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 50-54, male recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 30,718 in 2025.
- What is the lowest population ages 50-54, male recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 7,700 in 1960.
- How does Lesotho rank for population ages 50-54, male?
- Lesotho ranks 156th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 50-54, male rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.1%. 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 50-54, male. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Male population between the ages 50 to 54.