Lesotho Labor Force Participation Rate 1960-2024

Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24 is the proportion of the population ages 15-24 that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.
  • Lesotho labor force participation rate for 2022 was 41.67%, a 0.13% decline from 2021.
  • Lesotho labor force participation rate for 2021 was 41.80%, a 0.48% decline from 2020.
  • Lesotho labor force participation rate for 2020 was 42.28%, a 0.41% decline from 2019.
  • Lesotho labor force participation rate for 2019 was 42.69%, a 0.37% decline from 2018.
Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name Participation Rate for Ages 15-24
Solomon Islands 71.00%
Cambodia 57.70%
Vanuatu 55.12%
Honduras 54.01%
Angola 53.14%
Nicaragua 50.46%
Lao PDR 48.35%
Cameroon 46.51%
Indonesia 45.29%
Myanmar 44.63%
Bolivia 44.38%
Vietnam 43.72%
El Salvador 43.69%
Kyrgyz Republic 43.64%
Pakistan 43.17%
Republic of Congo 42.16%
Lesotho 41.67%
Kenya 41.12%
Ghana 41.11%
Bangladesh 39.04%
Timor-Leste 38.36%
Moldova 36.92%
Georgia 36.65%
Uzbekistan 35.02%
Zambia 34.96%
Sao Tome and Principe 33.92%
Papua New Guinea 33.79%
Philippines 33.50%
Sri Lanka 30.92%
West Bank and Gaza 30.81%
Mongolia 30.40%
Cabo Verde 28.98%
India 28.90%
Tunisia 28.02%
Sudan 26.83%
Morocco 26.77%
Bhutan 26.56%
Nigeria 24.39%
Eswatini 23.93%
Egypt 23.87%
Mauritania 19.63%
Djibouti 14.14%
Kosovo 0.00%
Kiribati 0.00%
Micronesia 0.00%
Ukraine 0.00%
Lesotho Labor Force Participation Rate - Historical Data
Year Participation Rate for Ages 15-24 Annual Change
2022 41.67% -0.13%
2021 41.80% -0.48%
2020 42.28% -0.41%
2019 42.69% -0.37%
2018 43.05% -0.39%
2017 43.44% -0.36%
2016 43.80% -0.26%
2015 44.06% -0.58%
2014 44.64% -0.50%
2013 45.13% -1.42%
2012 46.56% -1.43%
2011 47.99% -1.43%
2010 49.42% -1.43%
2009 50.85% -1.43%
2008 52.28% -1.43%
2007 53.71% -1.42%
2006 55.13% -1.41%
2005 56.55% -1.40%
2004 57.95% -1.39%
2003 59.34% -1.38%
2002 60.72% -1.36%
2001 62.08% -1.34%
2000 63.42% -1.32%
1999 64.74% -0.85%
1998 65.59% -0.80%
1997 66.39% -0.77%
1996 67.16% -0.73%
1995 67.89% -1.02%
1994 68.90% -0.94%
1993 69.85% -0.86%
1992 70.71% -0.79%
1991 71.50% 71.50%
1990 0.00% 0.00%
1989 0.00% 0.00%
1988 0.00% 0.00%
1987 0.00% 0.00%
1986 0.00% 0.00%
1985 0.00% 0.00%
1984 0.00% 0.00%
1983 0.00% 0.00%
1982 0.00% 0.00%
1981 0.00% 0.00%
1980 0.00% 0.00%
1979 0.00% 0.00%
1978 0.00% 0.00%
1977 0.00% 0.00%
1976 0.00% 0.00%
1975 0.00% 0.00%
1974 0.00% 0.00%
1973 0.00% 0.00%
1972 0.00% 0.00%
1971 0.00% 0.00%
1970 0.00% 0.00%
1969 0.00% 0.00%
1968 0.00% 0.00%
1967 0.00% 0.00%
1966 0.00% 0.00%
1965 0.00% 0.00%
1964 0.00% 0.00%
1963 0.00% 0.00%
1962 0.00% 0.00%
1961 0.00% 0.00%
1960 0.00% 0.00%