Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) in Lesotho
Lesotho: Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) was 57.8% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) in Lesotho, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Lesotho recorded 57.8% for wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and down 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) in Lesotho peaked at 58.1% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 50.6%, in 1991.
Lesotho ranks 113th of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 50.6% | — |
| 1992 | 51.2% | +1.0% |
| 1993 | 51.6% | +0.8% |
| 1994 | 52.0% | +0.9% |
| 1995 | 52.4% | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 52.8% | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 53.0% | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 53.3% | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 53.5% | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 53.8% | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 54.1% | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 54.4% | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 54.7% | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 55.0% | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 55.4% | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 55.8% | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 56.2% | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 56.6% | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 56.7% | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 57.0% | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 57.3% | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 57.6% | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 57.8% | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 57.9% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 58.0% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 58.1% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 58.0% | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 57.9% | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 57.7% | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 57.4% | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 57.9% | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 57.9% | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 57.8% | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 57.8% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 57.8% | +0.1% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 57.8% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 41.5%, 1.4× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 57.8% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 36.6%, 1.6× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 52.3% | 50.6% | 53.5% | 9 |
| 2000s | 55.3% | 53.8% | 56.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 57.7% | 57.0% | 58.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 57.8% | 57.4% | 57.9% | 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 wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) in Lesotho?
- Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) in Lesotho was 57.8% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 58.1% in 2016.
- What is the lowest wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 50.6% in 1991.
- How does Lesotho rank for wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment)?
- Lesotho ranks 113th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lesotho data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Wage and salaried workers (employees) are those workers who hold the type of jobs defined as "paid employment jobs," where the incumbents hold explicit (written or oral) or implicit employment contracts that give them a basic remuneration that is not directly dependent upon the revenue of the unit for which they work.