Lesotho

Population estimates and projections 2,311,472 people 2023 · UN Population Division Median age estimates and projections 21.4 years 2023 · UN Population Division Fertility rate estimates and projections 2.69 births per woman 2023 · UN Population Division Population growth estimates and projections 1.12% 2023 · UN Population Division Population 2,363,325 people 2025 · World Bank Population growth 1.10% 2025 · World Bank Population aged 65 and over 3.9% 2025 · World Bank Population aged 0 to 14 34.1% 2025 · World Bank Fertility rate 2.66 births per woman 2024 · World Bank Crude birth rate 23.8 per 1,000 people 2024 · World Bank Crude death rate 10.5 per 1,000 people 2024 · World Bank Urban population share 44.7% 2025 · World Bank Adolescent birth rate 69.6 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 2024 · World Bank Age dependency ratio 61.2 per 100 working-age people 2025 · World Bank Population density 77.0 people per km² 2024 · World Bank Urban population growth 3.35% 2025 · World Bank

Net migration estimates and projections -2.2 per 1,000 people 2023 · UN Population Division Net migration -5,192 people 2025 · World Bank International migrant stock 0.6% 2024 · World Bank Personal remittances received 20.8% 2025 · World Bank

ILO estimate of the unemployment rate 16.3% 2025 · ILOSTAT ILO estimate of youth unemployment 24.7% 2025 · ILOSTAT Labour force participation 57.1% 2025 · ILOSTAT Women's labour force participation 48.1% 2025 · ILOSTAT Employment-to-population ratio 47.8% 2025 · ILOSTAT Employment in agriculture 30.9% 2025 · World Bank Employment in industry 33.0% 2025 · World Bank Employment in services 36.1% 2025 · World Bank

GDP in US dollars US$2.6 billion 2025 · World Bank GDP per capita in US dollars US$1,089 per person 2025 · World Bank GDP per capita, PPP Int$2,721 per person 2025 · World Bank GNI per capita, Atlas method US$1,280 per person 2025 · World Bank Real GDP growth 2.0% 2025 · World Bank Services share of GDP 55.6% 2025 · World Bank Investment share of GDP 31.2% 2025 · World Bank Savings share of GDP 13.6% 2025 · World Bank Household consumption per person US$840 per person 2025 · World Bank

Consumer price inflation 4.3% 2025 · World Bank Consumer price index 221.0 (2010 = 100) 2025 · World Bank Inflation measured by the GDP deflator 3.0% 2025 · World Bank Exchange rate to the US dollar 17.889 per US$ 2025 · World Bank

Slum population 25.6% 2022 · World Bank

ILO estimate of the youth NEET rate 38.1% 2025 · ILOSTAT Primary completion (UIS) 87.9% 2024 · UNESCO UIS Lower secondary completion 56.0% 2024 · UNESCO UIS Upper secondary completion 40.2% 2024 · UNESCO UIS Out-of-school children 32.2% 2024 · UNESCO UIS Out-of-school adolescents 32.3% 2024 · UNESCO UIS Out-of-school youth 58.4% 2024 · UNESCO UIS Primary net enrolment 67.8% 2024 · UNESCO UIS Youth literacy 96.5% 2024 · UNESCO UIS Qualified primary teachers 99.5% 2023 · UNESCO UIS Education share of public spending 10.4% 2024 · UNESCO UIS Education spending 6.6% 2024 · World Bank Primary school enrolment (gross) 80.2% 2024 · World Bank Tertiary education enrolment (gross) 9.9% 2018 · World Bank Adult literacy rate 90.4% 2024 · World Bank Primary school completion rate 67.0% 2023 · World Bank Secondary school enrolment (gross) 59.4% 2017 · World Bank

Life expectancy estimates and projections 57.4 years 2023 · UN Population Division Life expectancy at 65, estimates and projections 12.9 years 2023 · UN Population Division Healthy life expectancy 47.9 years 2023 · WHO UHC service coverage 55 2023 · WHO Alcohol consumption 2.90 litres 2024 · WHO Adult obesity 22.2% 2024 · WHO Hypertension 40.1% 2019 · WHO Suicide rate 35.0 per 100,000 people 2023 · WHO Premature NCD mortality 36.8% 2023 · WHO Physical inactivity 7.0% 2022 · WHO DTP3 immunisation 88% 2025 · WHO Anaemia in women 34.2% 2023 · WHO Poisoning deaths 3.4 per 100,000 people 2023 · WHO Nurses and midwives 34.0 per 10,000 people 2024 · WHO Dentists 0.12 per 10,000 people 2024 · WHO Life expectancy at birth 57.8 years 2024 · World Bank Life expectancy at birth, women 60.4 years 2024 · World Bank Life expectancy at birth, men 55.0 years 2024 · World Bank Health spending share of GDP 12.6% 2023 · World Bank Under-five mortality rate 60.0 per 1,000 live births 2024 · World Bank Infant mortality rate 56.3 per 1,000 live births 2024 · World Bank Maternal mortality ratio 478 per 100,000 live births 2023 · World Bank Physicians 0.24 per 1,000 people 2022 · World Bank Hospital beds 1.3 per 1,000 people 2006 · World Bank Measles immunisation 90% 2024 · World Bank Tobacco use 28.0% 2024 · World Bank Out-of-pocket health spending 13.2% 2023 · World Bank Health spending per person US$123 per person 2023 · World Bank Diabetes prevalence 6.2% 2024 · World Bank Neonatal mortality rate 28.5 per 1,000 live births 2024 · World Bank Child stunting 35.6% 2024 · World Bank Tuberculosis incidence 548 per 100,000 people 2024 · World Bank HIV incidence 3.10 per 1,000 people aged 15 to 49 2024 · World Bank

Internet users 51.8% 2024 · World Bank Mobile subscriptions 70 per 100 people 2024 · World Bank Fixed broadband subscriptions 0.4 per 100 people 2024 · World Bank

Industry share of GDP 25.2% 2025 · World Bank New businesses registered 1,981 companies 2020 · World Bank Manufacturing share of GDP 12.1% 2024 · World Bank

Exports share of GDP 49.5% 2025 · World Bank Imports share of GDP 104.5% 2025 · World Bank Trade as a share of GDP 154.0% 2025 · World Bank Foreign direct investment inflows 1.3% 2025 · World Bank Current account balance 0.1% 2025 · World Bank High-technology exports 0.1% 2024 · World Bank

Road traffic deaths 31.9 per 100,000 people 2019 · World Bank Air passengers carried 1,300 passengers 1999 · World Bank

Access to electricity 60.6% 2024 · World Bank Clean cooking access 58.0% 2024 · World Bank Renewable energy share 34.9% 2022 · World Bank Fossil electricity share 0.2% 2021 · World Bank

Temperature change 0.78e (Estimate) °C 2025 · FAOSTAT Agrifood emissions per person 0.90e (Estimate) t CO2e per person 2024 · FAOSTAT Total greenhouse gas emissions 3.1 Mt CO2e 2024 · World Bank Greenhouse gas emissions per person 1.3 t CO2e per person 2024 · World Bank CO2 emissions per person 0.43 t CO2 per person 2024 · World Bank Methane emissions 1.6 Mt CO2e 2024 · World Bank Nitrous oxide emissions 0.46 Mt CO2e 2024 · World Bank

PM2.5 air pollution 17.5 µg/m³ 2023 · WHO Forest area 1.1% 2024 · World Bank Protected areas 23.4% 2025 · World Bank PM2.5 air pollution exposure 26.4 µg/m³ 2023 · World Bank Terrestrial protected areas 23.4% 2025 · World Bank

Basic drinking water access 78.1% 2024 · World Bank Safely managed drinking water 31.3% 2024 · World Bank Basic sanitation access 47.9% 2024 · World Bank Level of water stress 2.6% 2022 · World Bank Renewable internal freshwater per person 2,288 m³ per person 2022 · World Bank Safely managed sanitation 43.8% 2024 · World Bank

Cost of a healthy diet Int$5.47e (Estimate) per person per day 2025 · FAOSTAT Healthy diet unaffordable 77.4%e (Estimate) 2025 · FAOSTAT Pesticide use 3.44e (Estimate) kg/ha 2024 · FAOSTAT Nitrogen fertiliser use 3.6e (Estimate) kg/ha 2024 · FAOSTAT Agriculture share of GDP 6.5% 2025 · World Bank Cereal yield 604 kg per hectare 2024 · World Bank Agricultural land 92.9% 2024 · World Bank Capture fisheries production 74 tonnes 2024 · World Bank Food production index 96.1 (2014-16 = 100) 2024 · World Bank Fertiliser use 6.1 kg per hectare 2024 · World Bank Land area 30,360 km² 2024 · World Bank

Gini index 44.9 (0 to 100) 2017 · World Bank Income share held by the richest 10% 32.9% 2017 · World Bank Extreme poverty rate 41.9% 2017 · World Bank Poverty rate at national poverty lines 49.7% 2017 · World Bank Poverty rate at $4.20 a day (2021 PPP) 56.8% 2017 · World Bank Poverty rate at $8.30 a day (2021 PPP) 83.8% 2017 · World Bank

Tax revenue 35.4% 2024 · World Bank Central government expense 40.2% 2022 · World Bank

R&D spending share of GDP 0.09% 2023 · World Bank Researchers per million people 32 per million people 2023 · World Bank Scientific and technical journal articles 60 articles 2023 · World Bank

Intentional homicides 38.2 per 100,000 people 2008 · World Bank

Women in national parliament 25.0% 2025 · World Bank