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Lesotho

Last update: 2026-04-06

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 Popular social networks and messengers

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