Economy
The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0) · updated 2025-12-31
Lesotho's unemployment rate stands at 16.32% as of 2025-12-31, down from 16.34% in 2024. Historical data runs from 1991 to 2025 (35 observations).
In 2025, Lesotho's unemployment rate was 16.32%, down from 16.34% in 2024.
In 2024, Lesotho's unemployment rate was 16.34%, down from 16.35% in 2023.
In 2023, Lesotho's unemployment rate was 16.35%, down from 16.62% in 2022.
In 2022, Lesotho's unemployment rate was 16.62%, down from 18.21% in 2021.
In 2021, Lesotho's unemployment rate was 18.21%, down from 18.39% in 2020.
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 16.32% | -0.025% |
| 2024 | 16.34% | -0.008% |
| 2023 | 16.35% | -0.275% |
| 2022 | 16.62% | -1.59% |
| 2021 | 18.21% | -0.171% |
| 2020 | 18.39% | +1.51% |
| 2019 | 16.88% | +0.262% |
| 2018 | 16.61% | +0.235% |
| 2017 | 16.38% | +0.241% |
| 2016 | 16.14% | -0.085% |
| 2015 | 16.22% | +0.157% |
| 2014 | 16.07% | +0.14% |
| 2013 | 15.93% | +0.165% |
| 2012 | 15.76% | -0.354% |
| 2011 | 16.12% | +0.047% |
| 2010 | 16.07% | -0.047% |
| 2009 | 16.12% | +0.264% |
| 2008 | 15.85% | -0.091% |
| 2007 | 15.94% | -0.112% |
| 2006 | 16.05% | +0.023% |
| 2005 | 16.03% | -0.123% |
| 2004 | 16.15% | +0.098% |
| 2003 | 16.06% | -0.023% |
| 2002 | 16.08% | -0.002% |
| 2001 | 16.08% | -0.088% |
| 2000 | 16.17% | +0.002% |
| 1999 | 16.17% | +0.254% |
| 1998 | 15.91% | +0.091% |
| 1997 | 15.82% | +0.113% |
| 1996 | 15.71% | -0.088% |
| 1995 | 15.8% | +0.177% |
| 1994 | 15.62% | +0.052% |
| 1993 | 15.57% | +0.12% |
| 1992 | 15.45% | -0.047% |
| 1991 | 15.5% | — |
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Lesotho's unemployment rate is 16.32% as of 2025-12-31, compared with 16.34% in 2024. The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)
The highest recorded value is 18.39% (2020); the lowest is 15.45% (1992), across data from 1991 to 2025.
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