Employment in industry in Lesotho
33.0% of employed people in Lesotho worked in industry in 2025.
Lesotho, 2025
33.0%
Change from 2024
−0.1percentage points
World, 2025
23.7%
Position in 2025
9th of 182
Employment in industry in Lesotho over time
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% of total employment. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Lesotho | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 33.0% | 23.7% |
| 2024 | 33.1% | 23.6% |
| 2023 | 33.0% | 23.5% |
| 2022 | 33.1% | 23.6% |
| 2021 | 33.0% | 23.6% |
| 2020 | 33.3% | 23.3% |
| 2019 | 34.4% | 23.5% |
| 2018 | 33.5% | 23.5% |
| 2017 | 33.3% | 23.4% |
| 2016 | 33.5% | 23.3% |
| 2015 | 32.7% | 23.3% |
| 2014 | 31.8% | 23.5% |
| 2013 | 31.0% | 23.5% |
| 2012 | 30.4% | 23.6% |
| 2011 | 29.0% | 23.2% |
| 2010 | 27.8% | 22.9% |
| 2009 | 26.5% | 22.5% |
| 2008 | 26.3% | 22.6% |
| 2007 | 25.0% | 22.5% |
| 2006 | 23.9% | 21.9% |
| 2005 | 22.7% | 21.4% |
| 2004 | 21.6% | 21.0% |
| 2003 | 20.9% | 20.6% |
| 2002 | 19.7% | 20.6% |
| 2001 | 19.2% | 20.8% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −0.1 percentage points from 33.1% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 32.7%, the figure has changed by +0.3 percentage points.
- Among the 182 countries with data for 2025, Lesotho has the 9th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2025 was 23.7%.
More for Lesotho
All statistics for Lesotho
Employment in agriculture
30.9%
2025 · World Bank
Employment in services
36.1%
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