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Lesotho: Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) (national estimate)

65.41percent · 2024+27.3% since 1966

Labor force participation rate is the proportion of the population ages 15 and older that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period. Reported as: national estimate. Annual figures for Lesotho from 1966 to 2024.

19662024

Every year

YearValue (percent)Note
202465.407
201957.655
201365.237
200845.192
200644.259
199972.922
199761.7
199641.147
198655.5
197644.303
196651.375

Source

Published by World Bank, produced by International Labour Organization. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Retrieved 2026-11-07.

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World Bank (2026). Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) (national estimate). Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/worldbank-labor-force-participation-rate-total-zs (accessed 2026-11-08). catalog snapshot 2026-11-07.

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