What is population, age 0, male in Lesotho?

Population, age 0, male in Lesotho was 27,159 in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

What is the highest population, age 0, male recorded in Lesotho?

The highest recorded value was 29,689 in 2000.

What is the lowest population, age 0, male recorded in Lesotho?

The lowest recorded value was 27,055 in 1993.

How does Lesotho rank for population, age 0, male?

Lesotho ranks 128th out of 191 countries with data for 2015.

Is population, age 0, male rising or falling in Lesotho?

Over the last ten years it is down 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.

Where does this Lesotho data come from?

The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Population, age 0, male. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Population, age 0, male in Lesotho

Name: Population, age 0, male in Lesotho
Creator: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Lesotho: Population, age 0, male was 27,159 in 2015. ▬ Flat

Latest (2015)

27,159

Change on year

down 0.4%

World rank

128th

of 191 countries

All-time high

29,689

in 2000

All-time low

27,055

in 1993

Years of data

1990–2015

Population, age 0, male in Lesotho, 1990–2015

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

Lesotho recorded 27,159 for population, age 0, male in 2015.

That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and down 0.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population, age 0, male in Lesotho peaked at 29,689 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 27,055, in 1993.

That places Lesotho 128th out of 191 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the middle of the range.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1990s	27,777	27,055	29,502	10
2000s	28,087	27,173	29,689	10
2010s	27,405	27,159	27,566	6

Countries ranked near Lesotho

125 New Zealand 28,141 compare
126 Namibia 27,281 compare
127 Hong Kong 27,215 compare
129 East Timor 26,913 compare
130 Jamaica 26,875 compare
131 Mongolia 25,469 compare

See the full ranking of 191 places →

More education data for Lesotho

Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
Population ages 15-64 62.0% (2025)
Population ages 0-14 34.1% (2025)
Lower secondary school starting age 13 years (2025)
Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
School enrollment, primary 80.2% (2024)
Primary education, teachers 10,388 (2024)
Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 2.66 live births per woman (2024)
School enrollment, primary, female 78.6% (2024)

All data for Lesotho →

Frequently asked questions

What is population, age 0, male in Lesotho?: Population, age 0, male in Lesotho was 27,159 in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest population, age 0, male recorded in Lesotho?: The highest recorded value was 29,689 in 2000.
What is the lowest population, age 0, male recorded in Lesotho?: The lowest recorded value was 27,055 in 1993.
How does Lesotho rank for population, age 0, male?: Lesotho ranks 128th out of 191 countries with data for 2015.
Is population, age 0, male rising or falling in Lesotho?: Over the last ten years it is down 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Lesotho data come from?: The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Population, age 0, male. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Population, age 0, male
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 191 places, 4,786 data points, 1990–2015
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Population, age 0, male refers to the male population at the specified age.