Botswana vs Lesotho: Population by labor force status

Botswana

818,769 people

in 2025

Lesotho

805,944 people

in 2025

Botswana rank

132nd

Lesotho rank

133rd

Population by labor force status over time

Botswana currently reports 818,769 people against 805,944 people in Lesotho, a difference of 12,825 people.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Lesotho ahead.

Botswana ranks 132nd and Lesotho ranks 133rd of 186 countries.

Indicator: Population by labor force status
Unit: people
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 186 places, 6,496 data points, 1991–2025
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Population below working age (under 15 years old).