Lesotho Labor Force Participation Rate 1990-2023
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 2021 was 39.92%, a 0.86% increase from 2020.
- Lesotho labor force participation rate for 2020 was 39.06%, a 2.4% decline from 2019.
- Lesotho labor force participation rate for 2019 was 41.46%, a 0.42% decline from 2018.
- Lesotho labor force participation rate for 2018 was 41.87%, a 0.47% decline from 2017.
| Lesotho Labor Force Participation Rate - Historical Data |
| Year |
Participation Rate for Ages 15-24 |
Annual Change |
| 2021 |
39.92% |
0.86% |
| 2020 |
39.06% |
-2.40% |
| 2019 |
41.46% |
-0.42% |
| 2018 |
41.87% |
-0.47% |
| 2017 |
42.34% |
-0.46% |
| 2016 |
42.79% |
-0.31% |
| 2015 |
43.10% |
-0.63% |
| 2014 |
43.74% |
-0.59% |
| 2013 |
44.32% |
-1.61% |
| 2012 |
45.93% |
-1.63% |
| 2011 |
47.56% |
-1.65% |
| 2010 |
49.21% |
-1.53% |
| 2009 |
50.74% |
-1.52% |
| 2008 |
52.26% |
-1.51% |
| 2007 |
53.77% |
-1.49% |
| 2006 |
55.26% |
-1.47% |
| 2005 |
56.72% |
-1.40% |
| 2004 |
58.12% |
-1.37% |
| 2003 |
59.48% |
-1.34% |
| 2002 |
60.83% |
-1.32% |
| 2001 |
62.14% |
-1.29% |
| 2000 |
63.44% |
-1.25% |
| 1999 |
64.69% |
-0.74% |
| 1998 |
65.44% |
-0.70% |
| 1997 |
66.13% |
-0.65% |
| 1996 |
66.78% |
-0.59% |
| 1995 |
67.37% |
-0.90% |
| 1994 |
68.27% |
-0.81% |
| 1993 |
69.08% |
-0.77% |
| 1992 |
69.85% |
-0.66% |
| 1991 |
70.51% |
-0.64% |
| 1990 |
71.15% |
-0.64% |
