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The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0) · updated 2025-12-31
Lesotho's labour force participation stands at 57.12% as of 2025-12-31, down from 57.42% in 2024. Historical data runs from 1990 to 2025 (36 observations).
In 2025, Lesotho's labour force participation was 57.12%, down from 57.42% in 2024.
In 2024, Lesotho's labour force participation was 57.42%, down from 57.46% in 2023.
In 2023, Lesotho's labour force participation was 57.46%, down from 57.5% in 2022.
In 2022, Lesotho's labour force participation was 57.5%, up from 56.8% in 2021.
In 2021, Lesotho's labour force participation was 56.8%, down from 57.11% in 2020.
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 57.12% | -0.304% |
| 2024 | 57.42% | -0.039% |
| 2023 | 57.46% | -0.041% |
| 2022 | 57.5% | +0.704% |
| 2021 | 56.8% | -0.31% |
| 2020 | 57.11% | -0.548% |
| 2019 | 57.66% | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 58.96% | -1.29% |
| 2017 | 60.24% | -1.27% |
| 2016 | 61.52% | -1.26% |
| 2015 | 62.78% | -1.24% |
| 2014 | 64.02% | -1.22% |
| 2013 | 65.24% | -0.582% |
| 2012 | 65.82% | -0.578% |
| 2011 | 66.4% | -0.573% |
| 2010 | 66.97% | -0.568% |
| 2009 | 67.54% | -0.562% |
| 2008 | 68.1% | -0.558% |
| 2007 | 68.66% | -0.552% |
| 2006 | 69.21% | -0.546% |
| 2005 | 69.76% | -0.542% |
| 2004 | 70.3% | -0.535% |
| 2003 | 70.84% | -0.53% |
| 2002 | 71.37% | -0.524% |
| 2001 | 71.89% | -0.518% |
| 2000 | 72.41% | -0.512% |
| 1999 | 72.92% | -0.152% |
| 1998 | 73.07% | -0.142% |
| 1997 | 73.21% | -0.114% |
| 1996 | 73.33% | -0.095% |
| 1995 | 73.42% | -0.09% |
| 1994 | 73.51% | -0.074% |
| 1993 | 73.59% | -0.051% |
| 1992 | 73.64% | -0.028% |
| 1991 | 73.67% | -0.005% |
| 1990 | 73.67% | — |
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Lesotho's labour force participation is 57.12% as of 2025-12-31, compared with 57.42% in 2024. The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)
The highest recorded value is 73.67% (1990); the lowest is 56.8% (2021), across data from 1990 to 2025.
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