Employment-to-population ratio in Lesotho
The ILO estimates that 47.8% of people aged 15 and over in Lesotho were employed in 2025.
Lesotho, 2025
47.8%
Change from 2024
−0.2percentage points
World, 2025
57.9%
Position in 2025
150th of 181
Employment-to-population ratio in Lesotho over time
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% of population aged 15 and over. Source: ILO, ILOSTAT (ILO Modelled Estimates). Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years. Dashed lines are projections.
| Period | Lesotho | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 47.8% | 57.9% |
| 2024 | 48.0% | 58.0% |
| 2023 | 48.1% | 58.1% |
| 2022 | 47.9% | 57.5% |
| 2021 | 46.5% | 56.7% |
| 2020 | 46.6% | 55.7% |
| 2019 | 47.9% | 57.6% |
| 2018 | 49.2% | 57.7% |
| 2017 | 50.4% | 57.7% |
| 2016 | 51.6% | 57.8% |
Flags: f Projection . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of −0.2 percentage points from 48.0% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 52.6%, the figure has changed by −4.8 percentage points.
- Among the 181 countries with data for 2025, Lesotho has the 150th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2025 was 57.9%.
More for Lesotho
All statistics for Lesotho
Labour force participation
57.1%
2025 · ILOSTAT
ILO estimate of the unemployment rate
16.3%
2025 · ILOSTAT
ILO estimate of youth unemployment
24.7%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Women's labour force participation
48.1%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Employment in agriculture
30.9%
2025 · World Bank
Employment in industry
33.0%
2025 · World Bank