Total employment, male in Lesotho
Lesotho: Total employment, male was 379,145 ages 15+ in 2011. β² Rising
Total employment, male in Lesotho, 1991β2011
Source: International Labour Organization, Key Indicators of the Labour Market database. Measured in ages 15+.
Analysis
Lesotho recorded 379,145 ages 15+ for total employment, male in 2011. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 24.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total employment, male in Lesotho peaked at 379,145 ages 15+ in 2011 and was at its lowest, 255,582 ages 15+, in 1991.
Lesotho ranks 41st of 50 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 283,816 ages 15+ | 255,582 ages 15+ | 334,601 ages 15+ | 9 |
| 2000s | 333,450 ages 15+ | 303,931 ages 15+ | 358,249 ages 15+ | 10 |
| 2010s | 378,220 ages 15+ | 377,294 ages 15+ | 379,145 ages 15+ | 2 |
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More work & labour data for Lesotho
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Urban population, annual growth rate 2.37 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Urban population 1,485 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Rural population 1,719 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Total Population - Female 1,674 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Total Population - Male 1,586 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Total Population - Both sexes 3,259 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Urban population, per unit of GDP 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Urban population, per capita 0.0003 1000 No per person (2025)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Urban population, per square kilometre 0.0241 1000 No per square kilometre (2023)
- Legislation on sexual harassment in employment 1 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total employment, male in Lesotho?
- Total employment, male in Lesotho was 379,145 ages 15+ in 2011, according to International Labour Organization, Key Indicators of the Labour Market database.
- What is the highest total employment, male recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 379,145 ages 15+ in 2011.
- What is the lowest total employment, male recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 255,582 ages 15+ in 1991.
- How does Lesotho rank for total employment, male?
- Lesotho ranks 41st out of 50 countries with data for 2011.
- Is total employment, male rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lesotho data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization, Key Indicators of the Labour Market database, published as part of Total employment, male (ages 15+). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total employment shows the total number employed ages 15 and over.