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Lesotho

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Indicator summary

IndicatorValueYearPosition by value10-year change
Demography
Total population2,363,325 people2025144 of 217 · 2025+12.29%
Life expectancy at birth57.8 years2024213 of 217 · 2024+13.81%
Total fertility rate2.66 births per woman202468 of 217 · 2024−17.75%
Population growth+1.1%202596 of 217 · 2025−0.07 pp
Infant mortality56.3 per 1,000 live births2024186 of 196 · 2024−19.91%
Urban population44.67%2025162 of 217 · 2025+10.58 pp
Population ages 65 and above3.88%2025169 of 217 · 2025−0.02 pp
Population density76.14 people per km²2023128 of 215 · 2023+12.4%
Economy
GDP per capita, PPP3,184.12 current international dollars (PPP)2025171 of 185 · 2025+4.93%
Annual GDP growth+1.98%2025135 of 186 · 2025−1.14 pp
Consumer price inflation+4.27%2025122 of 165 · 2025+1.05 pp
Employment
Total unemployment16.32%2025170 of 182 · 2025+0.09 pp
Youth unemployment24.67%2025152 of 182 · 2025+0.68 pp
Labor force participation57.12%2025127 of 182 · 2025−5.66 pp
Technology and connectivity
Individuals using the Internet51.8%2024144 of 182 · 2024+29.8 pp
Fixed broadband subscriptions0.38 per 100 people2024138 of 151 · 2024+425.47%
Energy and environment
Renewable energy consumption34.9%202274 of 212 · 2021−5.9 pp
CO₂ emissions per capita0.43 t CO₂e per person202438 of 203 · 2024+48.63%
Access to electricity60.6%2024187 of 215 · 2024+32.8 pp
Forest area1.14%2023193 of 213 · 20230 pp
Society
Current health expenditure12.61%20238 of 192 · 2023+1.63 pp
Maternal mortality478 per 100,000 live births2023184 of 194 · 2023−44.09%

Historical trend

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Methodology and limitations

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators. Aggregates are excluded and missing values are not interpolated.

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