International statistics Basic indicators: Lesotho

Data from selected international sources
Indicator Unit Year Value
Land area km2202230,360
GDP, current prices bn US$20242.3
GDP per capita, current prices US$20241,067
GDP (annual change), constant prices %20242.6
Inflation (annual change of CPI) %20246.1
Gross value added: Agriculture % of GDP20236.6
Gross value added: Industry % of GDP202328.7
Gross value added: Services % of GDP202350.6
Population 1,00020232,311.5
Population, female % of total202351.3
Population density inhab. per km2202275
Population aged under 15 years % of total population202334.9
Population aged 65 years and older % of total population20233.8
Fertility rate, total births per woman20232.69
Life expectancy at birth - men years202354.6
Life expectancy at birth - women years202360.0
Density of physicians per 10,000 inhabitants20222
Hospital beds per 10,000 inhabitants200613
Infant mortality rate per 1,000 life births202355
Pupil-teacher ratio (primary) number202331
Pupil-teacher ratio (secondary) number201827
Student enrollment, tertiary per 100,000 inhabitants20201,062
Public expenditure on education % of GDP20246.6
Labour force participation rate %202457.8
Labour force 1,0002024884
Self-employed persons %202338.6
Unemployment rate %202416.1
Youth unemployment rate %202424.2
Long-term unemployment rate % of unemployed persons201953.1
GNI per capita, Atlas method US$20231,250
Agricultural land % of land area202280.1
Arable land and permanent crops % of land area202214.3
Agricultural area organic % of agricultural area20180.0
Forest area % of land area20221.1
Import of goods, total bn US$20231.7
Export of goods, total bn US$20230.8
Import of goods from Germany mn US$20234.9
Export of goods to Germany mn US$20235.7
Exports of goods and services % of GDP202342.9
Road traffic deaths per 100,000 inhab.201932
Pump price for gasoline (petrol) US$ per litre20160.70
Primary energy use kg oe per capita200710
CO2 emissions metric t per capita20230.36
Resident patent applications per mn inhab.20190
Research and development expenditure % of GDP20150.1
Researchers per million inhabitants201524
Telephone lines per 100 inhab.20230.3
Mobile cellular subscriptions per 100 inhab.202369.4
Internet users per 100 inhab.202348.0
Fixed broadband internet subscribers per 100 inhab.20230.4
Active mobile-broadband subscriptions per 100 inhab.202361.0

As at 22 May 2025

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