Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) in Lesotho
Lesotho: Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) was 0.0157 units per person in 2025. ▼ Falling
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) in Lesotho, 2005–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) in Lesotho is 0.0157 units per person, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and down 3.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) in Lesotho peaked at 0.0172 units per person in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.0143 units per person, in 2021.
That places Lesotho 98th out of 186 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 0.017 units per person | — |
| 2006 | 0.0171 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0171 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0172 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 0.017 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 0.017 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.017 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 0.017 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0169 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0166 units per person | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 0.0164 units per person | -1.7% |
| 2016 | 0.0161 units per person | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0158 units per person | -2.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0155 units per person | -1.8% |
| 2019 | 0.0153 units per person | -1.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0143 units per person | -6.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0143 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0155 units per person | +8.6% |
| 2023 | 0.0156 units per person | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 0.0157 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2025 | 0.0157 units per person | +0.1% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 0.0157 units per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0149 units per person, 1.1× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 0.0157 units per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0148 units per person, 1.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0171 units per person | 0.017 units per person | 0.0172 units per person | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.0164 units per person | 0.0153 units per person | 0.017 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0152 units per person | 0.0143 units per person | 0.0157 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
More work & labour data for Lesotho
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.1902 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.1964 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.1849 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -0.293 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 2.37 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 1,485 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 1,719 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 1,674 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 1,586 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 3,259 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) in Lesotho?
- Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) in Lesotho was 0.0157 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0172 units per person in 2008.
- What is the lowest total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0143 units per person in 2021.
- How does Lesotho rank for total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled)?
- Lesotho ranks 98th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Lesotho data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Total weekly hours worked of employed persons International Labour Organization
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.