What is population, age 5, male in Lesotho?

Population, age 5, male in Lesotho was 26,402 in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

What is the highest population, age 5, male recorded in Lesotho?

The highest recorded value was 27,550 in 2005.

What is the lowest population, age 5, male recorded in Lesotho?

The lowest recorded value was 25,222 in 1990.

How does Lesotho rank for population, age 5, male?

Lesotho ranks 129th out of 191 countries with data for 2015.

Is population, age 5, male rising or falling in Lesotho?

Over the last ten years it is down 4.2%. 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 5, male. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Population, age 5, male in Lesotho

Name: Population, age 5, male in Lesotho
Creator: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Lesotho: Population, age 5, male was 26,402 in 2015. ▬ Flat

Latest (2015)

26,402

Change on year

down 0.1%

World rank

129th

of 191 countries

All-time high

27,550

in 2005

All-time low

25,222

in 1990

Years of data

1990–2015

Population, age 5, male in Lesotho, 1990–2015

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

Lesotho recorded 26,402 for population, age 5, male in 2015.

The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 4.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population, age 5, male in Lesotho peaked at 27,550 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 25,222, in 1990.

Lesotho ranks 129th of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1990s	25,963	25,222	26,299	10
2000s	27,101	26,421	27,550	10
2010s	26,500	26,402	26,680	6

Countries ranked near Lesotho

126 Slovakia 27,733 compare
127 Gambia 27,598 compare
128 Kuwait 27,107 compare
130 Namibia 25,963 compare
131 Albania 25,953 compare
132 Jamaica 25,945 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 5, male in Lesotho?: Population, age 5, male in Lesotho was 26,402 in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest population, age 5, male recorded in Lesotho?: The highest recorded value was 27,550 in 2005.
What is the lowest population, age 5, male recorded in Lesotho?: The lowest recorded value was 25,222 in 1990.
How does Lesotho rank for population, age 5, male?: Lesotho ranks 129th out of 191 countries with data for 2015.
Is population, age 5, male rising or falling in Lesotho?: Over the last ten years it is down 4.2%. 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 5, male. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Population, age 5, 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 5, male refers to the male population at the specified age.