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Lesotho Youth Unemployment Rate 1960-2024

Youth unemployment refers to the share of the labor force ages 15-24 without work but available for and seeking employment.
  • Lesotho youth unemployment rate for 2022 was 25.16%, a 2.13% decline from 2021.
  • Lesotho youth unemployment rate for 2021 was 27.29%, a 0.57% decline from 2020.
  • Lesotho youth unemployment rate for 2020 was 27.86%, a 2.75% increase from 2019.
  • Lesotho youth unemployment rate for 2019 was 25.11%, a 0.32% increase from 2018.
  
Data Source: World Bank

MLA Citation:
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Country Name % of Total Labor Force Ages 15-24
Djibouti 77.14%
Eswatini 48.25%
Republic of Congo 42.09%
Tunisia 40.58%
West Bank and Gaza 35.95%
Sudan 34.05%
Georgia 30.38%
Bhutan 29.61%
Cabo Verde 29.33%
Angola 28.01%
Lesotho 25.16%
Sri Lanka 24.74%
Mauritania 24.28%
Morocco 23.84%
Sao Tome and Principe 21.40%
India 17.83%
Egypt 15.72%
Indonesia 14.05%
Bangladesh 12.54%
Honduras 12.45%
Kenya 12.15%
Mongolia 11.53%
Vanuatu 10.99%
Uzbekistan 10.97%
Myanmar 10.02%
Nicaragua 9.70%
Pakistan 9.69%
Zambia 8.21%
Kyrgyz Republic 8.18%
El Salvador 7.49%
Philippines 7.19%
Nigeria 6.82%
Cameroon 6.61%
Ghana 6.60%
Lao PDR 6.32%
Bolivia 6.27%
Vietnam 5.92%
Papua New Guinea 4.93%
Timor-Leste 3.93%
Solomon Islands 3.07%
Moldova 2.82%
Cambodia 0.78%
Kosovo 0.00%
Kiribati 0.00%
Micronesia 0.00%
Ukraine 0.00%
Lesotho Youth Unemployment Rate - Historical Data
Year % of Total Labor Force Ages 15-24 Annual Change
2022 25.16% -2.13%
2021 27.29% -0.57%
2020 27.86% 2.75%
2019 25.11% 0.32%
2018 24.79% 0.36%
2017 24.43% 0.52%
2016 23.92% -0.07%
2015 23.99% 0.39%
2014 23.59% 0.36%
2013 23.23% 0.45%
2012 22.78% -0.48%
2011 23.27% 0.23%
2010 23.04% 0.04%
2009 23.00% 0.58%
2008 22.42% -0.06%
2007 22.48% -0.11%
2006 22.59% 0.11%
2005 22.48% -0.16%
2004 22.64% 0.22%
2003 22.42% 0.00%
2002 22.41% 0.04%
2001 22.38% -0.12%
2000 22.49% 0.03%
1999 22.46% 0.46%
1998 22.01% 0.17%
1997 21.84% 0.20%
1996 21.63% -0.15%
1995 21.78% 0.33%
1994 21.45% 0.11%
1993 21.34% 0.23%
1992 21.11% -0.06%
1991 21.17% 21.17%
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%