Employment-population ratio, ages 15 and over in Lesotho

Employment-population ratio, ages 15 and over in Lesotho was 47.8% in 2025, according to the World Bank. That is down 0.2 pts from 2024. That is the 150th highest of 181 countries in 2025.

202547.8%
Change on 2024-0.2 pts
Rank150th of 181Countries ranked
Series high62.31992
Series low46.52021

Employment-population ratio, ages 15 and over in Lesotho, 1991 to 2025

4550556065199119962001200620112016202120251991: 62.3 %1992: 62.3 %1993: 62.1 %1994: 62 %1995: 61.8 %1996: 61.8 %1997: 61.6 %1998: 61.4 %1999: 61.1 %2000: 60.7 %2001: 60.3 %2002: 59.9 %2003: 59.5 %2004: 58.9 %2005: 58.6 %2006: 58.1 %2007: 57.7 %2008: 57.3 %2009: 56.7 %2010: 56.2 %2011: 55.7 %2012: 55.4 %2013: 54.9 %2014: 53.7 %2015: 52.6 %2016: 51.6 %2017: 50.4 %2018: 49.2 %2019: 47.9 %2020: 46.6 %2021: 46.5 %2022: 47.9 %2023: 48.1 %2024: 48 %2025: 47.8 %
%. Source: World Bank (modelled estimate), Employment to population ratio, 15+, total, %, modeled ILO estimate (SL.EMP.TOTL.SP.ZS). Retrieved 2026-10-11, published 2026-10-08.
All 35 values
Period%
202547.8
202448
202348.1
202247.9
202146.5
202046.6
201947.9
201849.2
201750.4
201651.6
201552.6
201453.7
201354.9
201255.4
201155.7
201056.2
200956.7
200857.3
200757.7
200658.1
200558.6
200458.9
200359.5
200259.9
200160.3
200060.7
199961.1
199861.4
199761.6
199661.8
199561.8
199462
199362.1
199262.3
199162.3

Rankings

Definition

Employed people as a percentage of the population aged 15 and over. ILO modelled estimates published by the World Bank, annual.

A separate series from employment_population_ratio, which is the US civilian series for ages 16 and over from the Current Population Survey. This one covers ages 15 and over for countries and the World.

How to cite

World Bank, World Development Indicators, modelled estimate. Employment to population ratio, 15+, total, %, modeled ILO estimate (SL.EMP.TOTL.SP.ZS). https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SL.EMP.TOTL.SP.ZS. Retrieved 2026-10-11.

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What is the employment-population ratio, ages 15 and over in Lesotho?

Employment-population ratio, ages 15 and over in Lesotho was 47.8% in 2025, according to the World Bank. That is down 0.2 pts from 2024. That is the 150th highest of 181 countries in 2025.

Where does this figure come from?

World Bank. Employment to population ratio, 15+, total, %, modeled ILO estimate (SL.EMP.TOTL.SP.ZS). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-11.

What was the highest employment-population ratio, ages 15 and over in Lesotho?

62.3% in 1992, the highest value since 1991 in this series.

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