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REPORTING ECONOMY · LSO

Lesotho, in context.

Annual data for Lesotho. These observations describe the source's reporting country or area; they do not represent individual local regions or cities.

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LS Lesotho2024

Life expectancy

57.8years at birth
+0.7% year over year
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LS Lesotho2025

Population

2.4Mpeople
+1.1% year over year
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LS Lesotho2025

Employment ratio

47.8%% of population aged 15+ (modeled ILO estimate)
-0.2 pp year over year
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LS Lesotho2025

Inflation

4.3%annual change in consumer prices (%)
-1.8 pp year over year
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LS Lesotho2025

Unemployment

16.3%% of the labor force (modeled ILO estimate)
-0.0 pp year over year
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LS Lesotho2025

GDP per capita

$1Kconstant 2015 US$ per person
+0.9% year over year
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LS Lesotho2025

Total GDP

$2.4Bconstant 2015 US$
+2.0% year over year
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LS LesothoUnavailable

Electricity consumption

Not availablekilowatt-hours per person
No comparable prior period
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The reporting boundary matters.

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Geography definition

Canonical geography identifier
entity.geo.lesotho
World Bank reporting code
LSO
Geographic region
Africa · Southern Africa
Classification
UN M49 geographic classification · M49 426
Reporting scope
World Bank reporting country or area, classified in Southern Africa by UN M49. Statistical grouping does not assert sovereignty.

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