What is population, age 23, male in Lesotho?

Population, age 23, male in Lesotho was 22,426 in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

What is the highest population, age 23, male recorded in Lesotho?

The highest recorded value was 22,426 in 2015.

What is the lowest population, age 23, male recorded in Lesotho?

The lowest recorded value was 11,407 in 1990.

How does Lesotho rank for population, age 23, male?

Lesotho ranks 139th out of 191 countries with data for 2015.

Is population, age 23, male rising or falling in Lesotho?

Over the last ten years it is up 10.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Lesotho data come from?

The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Population, age 23, male. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Population, age 23, male in Lesotho

Name: Population, age 23, male in Lesotho
Creator: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Lesotho: Population, age 23, male was 22,426 in 2015. ▲ Rising

Latest (2015)

22,426

Change on year

up 0.3%

World rank

139th

of 191 countries

All-time high

22,426

in 2015

All-time low

11,407

in 1990

Years of data

1990–2015

Population, age 23, male in Lesotho, 1990–2015

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

In 2015, population, age 23, male in Lesotho stood at 22,426. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.

The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 10.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population, age 23, male in Lesotho peaked at 22,426 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 11,407, in 1990.

Lesotho ranks 139th of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1990s	13,037	11,407	16,072	10
2000s	19,786	16,942	21,962	10
2010s	22,334	22,189	22,426	6

Countries ranked near Lesotho

136 Uruguay 26,506 compare
137 Bosnia and Herzegovina 24,826 compare
138 Lithuania 24,691 compare
140 Botswana 21,963 compare
141 Gambia 18,422 compare
142 Guinea-Bissau 18,031 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)
Lower secondary school starting age 13 years (2025)
Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
Population ages 0-14 34.1% (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 23, male in Lesotho?: Population, age 23, male in Lesotho was 22,426 in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest population, age 23, male recorded in Lesotho?: The highest recorded value was 22,426 in 2015.
What is the lowest population, age 23, male recorded in Lesotho?: The lowest recorded value was 11,407 in 1990.
How does Lesotho rank for population, age 23, male?: Lesotho ranks 139th out of 191 countries with data for 2015.
Is population, age 23, male rising or falling in Lesotho?: Over the last ten years it is up 10.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Lesotho data come from?: The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Population, age 23, male. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Population, age 23, 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 23, male refers to the male population at the specified age.