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Bureau of
Statistics
is
Government department
under the
Ministry of Finance and Development Planning
mandated to set up a system
for national official statistics on economic, social, demographic,
including human resources, and environmental areas in relation to the
development needs of Lesotho; and official statistics for purposes of
economic and social planning, research, public information and
international cooperation, and for related matter.
Total Population (Census 2016): 2,007,201     Inflation rate (February 2026): 2.7%     Unemployment rate (LFS 2024): 30.1%     Real GDP (2023): 20,735 Million Maloti     Q2 2025 GDP Growth Rate (Year on Year): 5.4%
SELECTED
INDICATORS
Key Indicators
Indicator Name
Source
Indicator
De Jure Population
Census 2016
2,007,201
Inflation rate
February 2026
2.7%
Unemployment rate
LFS 2024
30.1%
Infant mortality
Census 2016
53.3
Child mortality
Census 2016
28.4
Under-Five mortality
Census 2016
80.2
Maternal mortality
Census 2016
618
Total Fertility Rate (TFR)
Census 2016
3.2
Life Expectancy at birth (Females)
Census 2016
59.6
Life Expectancy at birth (Males)
Census 2016
51.7
GDP growth rate
QGDP 2nd Quarter 2025
5.4%
GDP at current prices
QGDP 2nd Quarter 2025
M 10 871m
GDP at constant prices (Real GDP)
QGDP 2nd Quarter 2025
M 5 546m
GDP growth rate
2024 Annual National Accounts
5.2%
GNI Per Capita current prices
2024 Annual National Accounts
M 43 827
GNI Per Capita constant prices
2024 Annual National Accounts
M 21 789
Food Poverty Line
2017/18 Poverty Trends
M
352.39
Poverty Line
2017/18 Poverty Trends
M
648.88
Poverty rate
2017/18 Poverty Trends
49.7%
Poverty Gap
2017/18 Poverty Trends
21.9%
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LESOTHO
Tel: +266 22 323852 (HQ Offices)
Tel: +266 22 326393 (Maseru Avani offices)
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Office of the Director,
Tel: +266 22
323127
Population Statistics Division,
Tel: +266
22 317742
Human Resource Office,
Tel: +266 22
323852
National Accounts & Enterprise Statistics
Division,
Tel: +266 22 31 7703
Finance Office,
Tel: +266 22 317801
Foreign Trade & Prices Statistics Division,
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Procurement Office,
Tel: +266 22 317725
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317702
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