dat2ool.한국어
LSO / Sub-Saharan Africa

Lesotho

Snapshot ·
Compare this country ↗
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
Population growth ↗
1.1 · 2025
%
World Bank · SP.POP.GROW
GDP growth ↗
1.98 · 2025
%
World Bank · NY.GDP.MKTP.KD.ZG
GDP per capita, PPP ↗
3,184.12 · 2025
current international $ / person
World Bank · NY.GDP.PCAP.PP.CD
Population ages 65+ ↗
3.88 · 2025
% of total population
World Bank · SP.POP.65UP.TO.ZS
Urban population ↗
44.67 · 2025
% of total population
World Bank · SP.URB.TOTL.IN.ZS
Labor force participation ↗
57.12 · 2025
% of population ages 15+
World Bank · SL.TLF.CACT.ZS
Youth unemployment ↗
24.67 · 2025
% of labor force ages 15–24
World Bank · SL.UEM.1524.ZS
Internet users ↗
51.8 · 2024
% of population
World Bank · IT.NET.USER.ZS
Trade ↗
153.98 · 2025
% of GDP
World Bank · NE.TRD.GNFS.ZS
FDI net inflows ↗
-0.22 · 2025
% of GDP
World Bank · BX.KLT.DINV.WD.GD.ZS
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.
View chart data
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.
View chart data
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.
View chart data
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.
View chart data
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.
View chart data
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.
View chart data
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.
View chart data
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 25, 2026Methodology ↗

About the data for Lesotho

17 World Bank indicators each use their latest available observation, so reference years can differ. Open any indicator card to explore its historical series. Missing observations are preserved. Country information comes from Wikidata.

Keep exploring

Population by country ↗GDP by country ↗Lesotho vs United States ↗