Employment to Population Ratio (15+ Years Old, Male) rose 0.550% to 53.9% in Lesotho in 2021, according to World Bank.
Historically, Employment to Population Ratio (15+ Years Old, Male) in Lesotho reached an all time high of 59.7% in 1991 and an all time low of 53.6% in 2020. When compared to Lesotho's main peers, Employment to Population Ratio (15+ Years Old, Male) in Botswana amounted to 49.7%, 40.8% in South Africa, 40.9% in Swaziland and 84.8% in Zimbabwe in 2021.
Lesotho has been ranked 146th within the group of 173 countries we follow in terms of Employment to Population Ratio (15+ Years Old, Male), 8 places below the position seen 10 years ago.
| Employment to Population Ratio (15+ Years Old, Male) | Unit | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
| Botswana | % | 53.2% | 52.5% | 51.8% | 51.2% | 50.5% | ||||||||||||||||
| Lesotho | % | 56.7% | 56.6% | 56.3% | 56.2% | 56.0% | ||||||||||||||||
| Mozambique | % | 77.6% | 77.4% | 77.3% | 77.1% | 76.9% | ||||||||||||||||
| Namibia | % | 52.8% | 51.5% | 50.5% | 49.4% | 49.4% | ||||||||||||||||
| South Africa | % | 47.6% | 46.9% | 46.8% | 46.6% | 45.7% | ||||||||||||||||
| Swaziland | % | 44.1% | 44.0% | 43.7% | 43.4% | 43.2% | ||||||||||||||||
| Zambia | % | 72.0% | 71.3% | 70.6% | 70.2% | 69.1% | ||||||||||||||||
| Zimbabwe | % | 85.7% | 85.7% | 85.7% | 85.6% | 85.4% |
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