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Lesotho
Lesotho Geographical location
Lesotho Economy and finance
Average monthly income (USD, gross)
$330
Inflation rate
6.34% (2023)
Unemployment rate
16.46% (2023)
Below the poverty line
49.7% (2017)
Gini coefficient
44.9 (2017)
Lesotho Alcohol consumption per capita (liters per year)
Total quantity
3.56
Beer
1.98
Wine
0.44
Spirits
0.31
Other alcohol
0.82
Current as of
2019
Lesotho Population and society
Population size
2227548
Male population
1101959
Female population
1125589
Population growth rate
0.76% (2024)
Birth rate (per 1,000 people)
22.9 (2024)
Death rate (per 1,000 people)
10.8 (2024)
Urbanization
30.4% (2023)
Lesotho Credit ratings
Fitch
B
Current as of
2019
Lesotho Age-sex pyramid
Lesotho Phone operating systems
Android
93.86%
iOS
5.74%
Current as of
2025
Lesotho Internet and telecommunications
Telephone code
+266
Internet domain
.ls
Number of mobile phones (per 100 inhabitants)
68 (2022)
Internet user penetration
47% (2022)
Fixed internet penetration
1< (2023)
Lesotho General Info
Сontinent
Africa
Time zone
UTC+2
Tier
Tier-3
ISO code
LS
Capital
Maseru
Official language
English
Lesotho Tobacco consumption
Total tobacco consumption
24.3%
Smoking men
43.1%
Smoking women
5.4%
Current as of
2020
Lesotho Area (sq. km)
Total area
30355
Land area
30355
Lesotho Popular payment systems
Lesotho Age structure
0-14 years
32%
15-64 years
62.7%
65+ years
5.4%
Current as of
2024
Lesotho Religion
Main religion
Protestantism
Non-religious
2.3%
Current as of
2014
Last update: 2026-04-06