Poverty rate at national poverty lines in Lesotho
49.7% of people in Lesotho lived below the national poverty line in 2017.
The latest value for Lesotho is for 2017. Most countries have figures for 2021.
Lesotho, 2017
49.7%
Change from 2002
−6.9percentage points
Poverty rate at national poverty lines in Lesotho over time
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Lesotho
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% of population. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Lesotho |
|---|---|
| 2017 | 49.7% |
| 2002 | 56.6% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- The previous available figure was 56.6% in 2002, a change of −6.9 percentage points.
- Since 1986, when it was 46.8%, the figure has changed by +2.9 percentage points.