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Lesotho

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Capital
Maseru
Currency
loti · rand
Continent
Africa
Area
30,355 km²
Country information: Wikidata · Q1013 ↗ · Official languages: English, Sesotho
AT A GLANCE

The essential numbers

Latest available · Reference years vary
Population ↗
2.36M · 2025
people
World Bank · SP.POP.TOTL
GDP ↗
2.57B · 2025
current US$
World Bank · NY.GDP.MKTP.CD
GDP per capita ↗
1,088.96 · 2025
current US$ / person
World Bank · NY.GDP.PCAP.CD
Inflation ↗
4.27 · 2025
%
World Bank · FP.CPI.TOTL.ZG
Unemployment ↗
16.32 · 2025
% of labor force
World Bank · SL.UEM.TOTL.ZS
Fertility rate ↗
2.66 · 2024
births / woman
World Bank · SP.DYN.TFRT.IN
Life expectancy ↗
57.8 · 2024
years
World Bank · SP.DYN.LE00.IN
LOOKING BACK

Change over time

Population

All countries ↗
people · 2006–2025
2025Lesotho: 2.36M
Lesotho · Population1.9M2.03M2.15M2.28M2.41M2006201220192025
Source: World Bank · SP.POP.TOTLGaps indicate missing observations.
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Lesotho · Population · people
YearLesotho
20252,363,325
20242,337,423
20232,311,472
20222,286,110
20212,261,542
20202,235,727
20192,209,405
20182,183,603
20172,157,110
20162,130,422
20152,104,611
20142,080,089
20132,056,504
20122,034,354
20112,014,009
20101,996,251
20091,980,883
20081,966,541
20071,953,268
20061,945,063

GDP

All countries ↗
current US$ · 2006–2025
2025Lesotho: 2.57B
Lesotho · GDP1.59B1.86B2.13B2.4B2.67B2006201220192025
Source: World Bank · NY.GDP.MKTP.CDGaps indicate missing observations.
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Lesotho · GDP · current US$
YearLesotho
20252,573,572,920.05
20242,391,282,547.8
20232,129,871,529.53
20222,354,980,960.03
20212,412,130,056.56
20202,053,699,864
20192,390,702,295.83
20182,556,247,292
20172,306,741,672.29
20162,114,426,452.2
20152,359,686,724.54
20142,441,063,054.06
20132,367,112,931.64
20122,477,702,216.27
20112,579,409,619.97
20102,234,754,241.92
20091,740,894,964.81
20081,766,902,709.2
20071,682,131,784.51
20061,800,092,563.75

GDP per capita

All countries ↗
current US$ / person · 2006–2025
2025Lesotho: 1,088.96
Lesotho · GDP per capita819.23945.11,070.961,196.821,322.692006201220192025
Source: World Bank · NY.GDP.PCAP.CDGaps indicate missing observations.
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Lesotho · GDP per capita · current US$ / person
YearLesotho
20251,088.96
20241,023.04
2023921.44
20221,030.13
20211,066.59
2020918.58
20191,082.06
20181,170.66
20171,069.37
2016992.49
20151,121.2
20141,173.54
20131,151.04
20121,217.93
20111,280.73
20101,119.48
2009878.85
2008898.48
2007861.19
2006925.47

Inflation

All countries ↗
% · 2006–2025
2025Lesotho: 4.27
Lesotho · Inflation-19.62-11.34-3.075.213.472006201220192025
Source: World Bank · FP.CPI.TOTL.ZGGaps indicate missing observations.
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Lesotho · Inflation · %
YearLesotho
20254.27
20246.11
20236.34
20228.27
20216.05
20204.98
20195.19
20184.75
20174.45
20166.6
20153.22
20145.37
20134.87
20126.05
20115.04
2010-2.41
2009-16.86
200810.72
20078.01
20066.07

Unemployment

All countries ↗
% of labor force · 2006–2025
2025Lesotho: 16.32
Lesotho · Unemployment15.516.2917.0717.8618.652006201220192025
Source: World Bank · SL.UEM.TOTL.ZSGaps indicate missing observations.
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Lesotho · Unemployment · % of labor force
YearLesotho
202516.32
202416.34
202316.35
202216.62
202118.21
202018.39
201916.88
201816.61
201716.38
201616.14
201516.22
201416.07
201315.93
201215.76
201116.12
201016.07
200916.12
200815.85
200715.94
200616.05

Fertility rate

All countries ↗
births / woman · 2006–2025
2025Lesotho: —
Lesotho · Fertility rate2.592.823.053.293.522006201220192025
Source: World Bank · SP.DYN.TFRT.INGaps indicate missing observations.
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Lesotho · Fertility rate · births / woman
YearLesotho
2025No data available
20242.66
20232.69
20222.72
20212.77
20202.85
20192.92
20183.02
20173.11
20163.18
20153.22
20143.24
20133.28
20123.3
20113.34
20103.25
20093.31
20083.39
20073.44
20063.41

Life expectancy

All countries ↗
years · 2006–2025
2025Lesotho: —
Lesotho · Life expectancy41.7246.1150.4954.8759.262006201220192025
Source: World Bank · SP.DYN.LE00.INGaps indicate missing observations.
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Lesotho · Life expectancy · years
YearLesotho
2025No data available
202457.8
202357.38
202256.81
202154.21
202055.13
201955.25
201854.64
201753.87
201652.91
201551.83
201450.79
201349.55
201248.24
201146.93
201046.05
200945.06
200844.3
200743.66
200643.18
Source: World Bank ↗Snapshot · Sep 21, 2026Methodology ↗

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