Age at first marriage, male in Lesotho
Lesotho: Age at first marriage, male was 28 in 2014. ▲ Rising
Age at first marriage, male in Lesotho, 1966–2014
Source: United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Marriage Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for age at first marriage, male in Lesotho is 28, measured in 2014.
That represents a change of down 1.8% on the previous year and up 2.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, age at first marriage, male in Lesotho peaked at 28.5 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 24.8, in 1976.
That places Lesotho 73rd out of 144 countries with data for 2014, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Age at first marriage, male in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1966 | 26 | — |
| 1976 | 24.8 | -4.6% |
| 1986 | 25.5 | +2.8% |
| 1996 | 27 | +5.9% |
| 2000 | 26.7 | -1.1% |
| 2001 | 27.7 | +3.7% |
| 2002 | 26.2 | -5.4% |
| 2004 | 27.2 | +3.8% |
| 2006 | 27.6 | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 27 | -2.2% |
| 2011 | 28.5 | +5.6% |
| 2014 | 28 | -1.8% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 28 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 26.5, 1.1× the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 28 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 26.4, 1.1× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 26 | 26 | 26 | 1 |
| 1970s | 24.8 | 24.8 | 24.8 | 1 |
| 1980s | 25.5 | 25.5 | 25.5 | 1 |
| 1990s | 27 | 27 | 27 | 1 |
| 2000s | 27.07 | 26.2 | 27.7 | 6 |
| 2010s | 28.25 | 28 | 28.5 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
- 71 Azerbaijan 28.1 compare
- 71 Egypt 28.1 compare
- 73 Guinea 28 compare
- 75 Cape Verde 27.9 compare
- 75 Sierra Leone 27.9 compare
- 75 East Timor 27.9 compare
- 75 Türkiye 27.9 compare
More gender data for Lesotho
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 786.22 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.5717 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 1,708 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 1,708 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 1.83 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 26,291 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 26,787 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 25,880 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 26,319 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 25,717 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is age at first marriage, male in Lesotho?
- Age at first marriage, male in Lesotho was 28 in 2014, according to United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Marriage Data.
- What is the highest age at first marriage, male recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 28.5 in 2011.
- What is the lowest age at first marriage, male recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.8 in 1976.
- How does Lesotho rank for age at first marriage, male?
- Lesotho ranks 73rd out of 144 countries with data for 2014.
- Is age at first marriage, male rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lesotho data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Marriage Data, published as part of Age at first marriage, male. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Mean age at marriage, male shows the average length of single life expressed in years among those males who marry before age 50. It is a synthetic indicator calculated from marital status categories of men and women aged 15 to 54 at the census or survey date.