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Sub-Saharan Africa · Country statistics

Lesotho

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At a glance

Latest published figures · reporting years differ
Population2.36M2025 · peopleGross domestic product$2.57B2025 · current US$GDP per capita$1.09K2025 · current US$ / personLife expectancy at birth57.82024 · yearsInternet use51.8%2024 · % of populationForest area1.1%2023 · % of land area
Under-five mortality
60

deaths / 1,000 live births·2024

Published observation

Over time

Full published history
Lesotho2024 · 60
046.5593.1139.65186.21960199320251960: 1851961: 1841962: 1841963: 1851964: 1861965: 1861966: 1861967: 1851968: 1821969: 1791970: 1761971: 1721972: 1681973: 1631974: 1591975: 1531976: 1471977: 1411978: 1351979: 1291980: 1221981: 1161982: 1111983: 1061984: 1011985: 96.91986: 93.31987: 90.21988: 87.71989: 85.71990: 84.51991: 84.41992: 85.41993: 87.61994: 91.11995: 95.11996: 98.91997: 1021998: 1041999: 1062000: 1082001: 1102002: 1122003: 1132004: 1142005: 1152006: 1152007: 1122008: 1122009: 99.12010: 90.92011: 85.22012: 81.42013: 79.32014: 77.62015: 75.12016: 71.42017: 70.12018: 68.82019: 68.12020: 66.32021: 642022: 622023: 61.32024: 60

Under-five mortality rate is the probability per 1,000 that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five, if subject to age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.

Country context

Lesotho in perspective

Region
Sub-Saharan Africa
Capital
Maseru
Country code
LSO

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