Lesotho - Labor Force Participation 1994

Labor force participation rate · World Bank
73.51% −0.07pp from 1993 Global rank: 27th

Lesotho's labor force participation was 73.51% in 1994, decreased +0.07pp from 73.59% in 1993. This was the 27th highest globally.

Global Ranking - 1994
Labor Force Participation by Country - 1994
RankCountryValueYoY
1st Burundi 87.50% -0.8%
2nd Tanzania 86.48% -0.1%
3rd Madagascar 86.08% 0.0%
4th Mozambique 84.01% 0.0%
5th Nigeria 83.96% 0.7%
6th Qatar 83.77% 0.1%
7th Burkina Faso 83.33% -0.2%
8th Solomon Islands 82.77% -0.2%
9th Cameroon 82.20% 0.0%
10th Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of 81.94% 0.1%
11th Malawi 80.82% 0.0%
12th Eritrea 80.67% -0.2%
13th Cambodia 80.51% 0.7%
14th Georgia 79.95% 1.6%
15th Niger 78.86% 0.0%
16th Azerbaijan 78.57% 4.0%
17th Viet Nam 77.53% -0.2%
18th Angola 77.40% 0.0%
19th China 77.27% -0.6%
20th Liberia 77.25% 0.0%
21st Vanuatu 76.87% -0.2%
22nd United Arab Emirates 75.81% 0.4%
23rd Thailand 74.96% -0.1%
24th South Sudan 74.44% 0.0%
25th Bahamas, The 73.61% 0.6%
26th Uganda 73.59% 0.2%
27th Lesotho 73.51% -0.1%
28th Iceland 73.18% 0.4%
29th Ghana 72.87% -0.1%
30th Kenya 72.74% -0.1%
31st Central African Republic 72.63% 0.0%
32nd Congo, Democratic Republic of 72.12% -0.1%
33rd Benin 72.08% -0.1%
34th Chad 71.85% -0.6%
35th Kazakhstan 71.66% 0.9%
36th Timor-Leste 71.36% -0.1%
37th Guam 70.79% -0.7%
38th Virgin Islands (US) 70.57% 0.0%
39th Mali 70.41% 0.0%
40th Bhutan 70.28% -0.1%
41st Jamaica 69.82% -0.6%
42nd Bolivia, Plurinational State of 69.80% 0.4%
43rd Paraguay 69.62% 0.4%
44th Kyrgyz Republic 69.31% 5.7%
45th Barbados 68.74% 0.7%
46th Congo, Republic of 68.49% -0.1%
47th Myanmar 67.99% -0.1%
48th Colombia 67.74% 0.6%
49th Brunei Darussalam 67.38% 0.4%
50th Zimbabwe 66.85% -0.2%
51st Netherlands 66.82% 0.0%
52nd Indonesia 66.80% 1.8%
53rd Albania 66.60% -1.9%
54th Guatemala 66.54% 0.1%
55th Kuwait 65.87% 3.2%
56th Honduras 65.83% -0.2%
57th Bahrain 65.71% -0.5%
58th United States 65.48% 0.5%
59th Brazil 65.45% 0.3%
60th Haiti 65.42% -0.5%
61st Côte d'Ivoire 65.38% -0.1%
62nd New Caledonia 65.14% 0.2%
63rd Canada 64.75% -0.3%
64th Denmark 64.51% -2.9%
65th Armenia 64.48% -0.9%
66th Sierra Leone 64.45% 0.0%
67th Guinea-Bissau 64.02% 0.0%
68th Switzerland 64.01% -1.6%
69th Lithuania 63.92% -1.1%
70th Guinea 63.87% 0.1%
71st New Zealand 63.68% 1.3%
72nd Japan 63.61% -0.3%
73rd Ecuador 63.46% 0.4%
74th St. Vincent and the Grenadines 63.44% 0.3%
75th El Salvador 63.40% 1.3%
76th St. Lucia 63.36% 0.2%
77th Norway 63.36% 0.9%
78th Rwanda 63.14% 0.7%
79th Australia 63.08% 0.8%
80th Estonia 63.06% -0.2%
81st Singapore 62.95% 0.8%
82nd Sweden 62.70% -1.2%
83rd Lao PDR 62.24% -0.2%
84th Argentina 62.01% 0.8%
85th Russian Federation 61.88% -3.1%
86th Macao SAR, China 61.83% 2.8%
87th Hong Kong SAR, China 61.82% -0.3%
88th Israel 61.72% 1.4%
89th Czechia 61.68% 0.4%
90th Botswana 61.65% -0.5%
91st Philippines 61.42% -0.1%
92nd Equatorial Guinea 61.32% 0.4%
93rd Ireland 61.30% 0.8%
94th Korea 61.13% 1.2%
95th United Kingdom 60.83% -0.3%
96th Peru 60.78% 1.6%
97th Latvia 60.72% -0.9%
98th Trinidad and Tobago 60.70% 1.8%
99th Cyprus 60.68% 0.2%
100th Finland 60.51% -1.2%
101st Panama 60.50% 0.6%
102nd Tonga 59.92% 1.8%
103rd Slovak Republic 59.89% -3.7%
104th Mauritius 59.87% -0.2%
105th Cabo Verde 59.84% -0.4%
106th Poland 59.75% -1.1%
107th Guyana 59.66% -0.7%
108th Zambia 59.60% 0.0%
109th Fiji 59.59% -0.2%
110th French Polynesia 59.56% 0.2%
111th Moldova 59.41% 0.2%
112th Belarus 59.36% 0.4%
113th Mexico 59.33% 0.1%
114th Togo 58.93% -0.1%
115th Oman 58.85% 0.1%
116th Mongolia 58.82% 0.2%
117th Austria 58.69% 2.6%
118th Germany 58.68% 0.2%
119th Ukraine 58.59% -0.4%
120th Portugal 58.51% -0.1%
121st Serbia 58.20% -1.0%
122nd Uruguay 58.11% 2.7%
123rd India 58.06% 0.1%
124th South Africa 57.94% 0.0%
125th Slovenia 57.90% -0.3%
126th Uzbekistan 57.82% 0.4%
127th Nicaragua 57.78% 0.1%
128th Channel Islands 57.51% 0.2%
129th Dominican Republic 57.51% 0.0%
130th Malaysia 57.40% 0.6%
131st Bangladesh 57.38% 0.3%
132nd Sri Lanka 57.04% 0.6%
133rd Costa Rica 57.02% 0.8%
134th Samoa 56.52% 0.5%
135th Belize 56.07% -0.1%
136th Croatia 55.64% -1.0%
137th European Union 55.29% -0.3%
138th Chile 55.21% 0.7%
139th Namibia 55.08% 0.0%
140th France 55.07% -0.2%
141st Tajikistan 55.01% 0.0%
142nd North Macedonia 54.85% -0.9%
143rd Türkiye 54.65% 4.8%
144th Bosnia and Herzegovina 54.31% -0.7%
145th Eswatini 54.23% 0.3%
146th Turkmenistan 53.89% 6.0%
147th Cuba 52.39% 0.4%
148th Luxembourg 52.20% -0.2%
149th Morocco 51.26% -0.1%
150th Sudan 51.06% 0.6%
151st Hungary 51.00% -0.1%
152nd Maldives 50.95% 0.7%
153rd Senegal 50.79% -0.2%
154th Romania 50.65% -0.2%
155th Saudi Arabia 50.56% -0.8%
156th Montenegro 50.55% -0.7%
157th Spain 50.31% 0.9%
158th Belgium 50.23% 1.2%
159th Greece 50.07% 1.0%
160th Syrian Arab Republic 50.00% -1.6%
161st Malta 49.88% -0.1%
162nd Bulgaria 49.79% -0.2%
163rd Pakistan 49.15% -0.1%
164th Tunisia 49.10% 0.0%
165th Egypt, Arab Republic of 48.88% 2.1%
166th Gabon 48.46% -0.1%
167th Gambia, The 48.27% 0.0%
168th Suriname 48.04% 0.2%
169th Papua New Guinea 47.95% -0.1%
170th Italy 47.24% -1.6%
171st Afghanistan 46.95% -0.2%
172nd Puerto Rico (US) 46.61% -1.1%
173rd Mauritania 46.29% -0.1%
174th Algeria 45.76% -0.1%
175th Libya 45.69% 0.1%
176th Iran, Islamic Republic of 45.23% -1.2%
177th Lebanon 44.34% -0.2%
178th Yemen, Republic of 44.12% 0.0%
179th Iraq 42.36% 0.0%
180th Comoros 41.91% 0.2%
181st Nepal 41.53% -0.1%
182nd West Bank and Gaza 40.31% 0.0%
183rd Jordan 39.46% 0.1%
184th Djibouti 34.87% -0.2%
185th Somalia, Fed. Rep. 33.88% 0.1%
186th São Tomé and Principe 24.68% -0.1%

FAQ

What was Lesotho's labor force participation in 1994?

Lesotho's labor force participation in 1994 was 73.51%. This ranked 27th globally.

How did Lesotho's labor force participation change in 1994?

Lesotho's labor force participation decreased by 0.1% in 1994 compared to 1993.

Which country had the highest labor force participation in 1994?

Burundi had the highest labor force participation in 1994 at 87.50%.

What is the labor force participation of Lesotho in 1994?

The labor force participation of Lesotho in 1994 was 73.51%. This ranked 27th globally.

How does 1994 compare to 1993 for Lesotho's labor force participation?

Lesotho's labor force participation went from 73.59% in 1993 to 73.51% in 1994, a 0.1% decrease.