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Labour force participation rate in Lesotho

Latest: 57.1%
Previous: 57.4%
Change: -0.30 (-0.5%)
Reference period: Dec 31, 2025
Frequency: Annual
Unit: Percent

Labour force participation rate over time

Annual, Percent, Not seasonally adjusted

Source: World Bank

Observations for 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	73.7%
Dec 31, 1991	73.7%
Dec 31, 1992	73.6%
Dec 31, 1993	73.6%
Dec 31, 1994	73.5%
Dec 31, 1995	73.4%
Dec 31, 1996	73.3%
Dec 31, 1997	73.2%
Dec 31, 1998	73.1%
Dec 31, 1999	72.9%
Dec 31, 2000	72.4%
Dec 31, 2001	71.9%
Dec 31, 2002	71.4%
Dec 31, 2003	70.8%
Dec 31, 2004	70.3%
Dec 31, 2005	69.8%
Dec 31, 2006	69.2%
Dec 31, 2007	68.7%
Dec 31, 2008	68.1%
Dec 31, 2009	67.5%
Dec 31, 2010	67.0%
Dec 31, 2011	66.4%
Dec 31, 2012	65.8%
Dec 31, 2013	65.2%
Dec 31, 2014	64.0%
Dec 31, 2015	62.8%
Dec 31, 2016	61.5%
Dec 31, 2017	60.2%
Dec 31, 2018	59.0%
Dec 31, 2019	57.7%
Dec 31, 2020	57.1%
Dec 31, 2021	56.8%
Dec 31, 2022	57.5%
Dec 31, 2023	57.5%
Dec 31, 2024	57.4%
Dec 31, 2025	57.1%

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