Population ages 80 and above, male in Lesotho
Lesotho: Population ages 80 and above, male was 4,443 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population ages 80 and above, 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
The most recent figure for population ages 80 and above, male in Lesotho is 4,443, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.7% on the previous year and down 13.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 80 and above, male in Lesotho peaked at 5,181 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 1,251, in 1972.
That places Lesotho 159th out of 215 countries with data for 2025, putting it 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 | 1,395 | 1,306 | 1,458 | 10 |
| 1970s | 1,345 | 1,251 | 1,520 | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,877 | 1,569 | 2,207 | 10 |
| 1990s | 3,000 | 2,315 | 3,790 | 10 |
| 2000s | 4,389 | 3,964 | 4,696 | 10 |
| 2010s | 5,018 | 4,753 | 5,181 | 10 |
| 2020s | 4,754 | 4,443 | 5,066 | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is population ages 80 and above, male in Lesotho?
- Population ages 80 and above, male in Lesotho was 4,443 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 80 and above, male recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 5,181 in 2017.
- What is the lowest population ages 80 and above, male recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,251 in 1972.
- How does Lesotho rank for population ages 80 and above, male?
- Lesotho ranks 159th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 80 and above, male rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.0%. 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 80 and above, male. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Male population between the ages 80 and above.