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Female labour force participation rate in Lesotho

Latest: 48.1%
Previous: 48.5%
Change: -0.37 (-0.8%)
Reference period: Dec 31, 2025
Frequency: Annual
Unit: Percent

Female labour force participation rate over time

Annual, Percent, Not seasonally adjusted

Source: World Bank

Observations for Female labour force participation rate in Lesotho
Date	Value
Dec 31, 1966	—
Dec 31, 1967	—
Dec 31, 1968	—
Dec 31, 1969	—
Dec 31, 1970	—
Dec 31, 1971	—
Dec 31, 1972	—
Dec 31, 1973	—
Dec 31, 1974	—
Dec 31, 1975	—
Dec 31, 1976	—
Dec 31, 1977	—
Dec 31, 1978	—
Dec 31, 1979	—
Dec 31, 1980	—
Dec 31, 1981	—
Dec 31, 1982	—
Dec 31, 1983	—
Dec 31, 1984	—
Dec 31, 1985	—
Dec 31, 1986	—
Dec 31, 1987	—
Dec 31, 1988	—
Dec 31, 1989	—
Dec 31, 1990	66.7%
Dec 31, 1991	66.7%
Dec 31, 1992	66.7%
Dec 31, 1993	66.7%
Dec 31, 1994	66.8%
Dec 31, 1995	66.9%
Dec 31, 1996	67.0%
Dec 31, 1997	67.1%
Dec 31, 1998	67.2%
Dec 31, 1999	67.4%
Dec 31, 2000	66.7%
Dec 31, 2001	66.0%
Dec 31, 2002	65.3%
Dec 31, 2003	64.6%
Dec 31, 2004	63.9%
Dec 31, 2005	63.2%
Dec 31, 2006	62.5%
Dec 31, 2007	61.7%
Dec 31, 2008	61.0%
Dec 31, 2009	60.3%
Dec 31, 2010	59.5%
Dec 31, 2011	58.8%
Dec 31, 2012	58.0%
Dec 31, 2013	57.3%
Dec 31, 2014	55.9%
Dec 31, 2015	54.5%
Dec 31, 2016	53.1%
Dec 31, 2017	51.8%
Dec 31, 2018	50.4%
Dec 31, 2019	49.0%
Dec 31, 2020	48.5%
Dec 31, 2021	48.3%
Dec 31, 2022	48.4%
Dec 31, 2023	48.4%
Dec 31, 2024	48.5%
Dec 31, 2025	48.1%

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