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Lesotho Highest Unemployment Rate

Name: Lesotho Unemployment Rate
Creator: World Bank
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18.39% in 2020

Unemployment as % of total labor force · World Bank

The highest unemployment rate in Lesotho was 18.39% in 2020. The top 5 years were: 2020 (18.39%), 2021 (18.21%), 2019 (16.88%), 2022 (16.62%), 2018 (16.61%).

Top 5 Highest Years▾

Lesotho Top 5 Highest Unemployment Rate Years
Rank	Year	Value
1st	2020	18.39%
2nd	2021	18.21%
3rd	2019	16.88%
4th	2022	16.62%
5th	2018	16.61%

All Data (sorted by value)▾

Year	Value	Change	Rank
2021	18.21%	−0.17pp	177th
2020	18.39%	+1.51pp	178th
2025	16.32%	−0.02pp	169th
2024	16.34%	−0.01pp	175th
2023	16.35%	−0.28pp	176th
2022	16.62%	−1.59pp	177th
2019	16.88%	+0.26pp	175th
2018	16.61%	+0.23pp	173rd
2017	16.38%	+0.24pp	171st
2016	16.14%	−0.08pp	170th
2015	16.22%	+0.16pp	168th
2014	16.07%	+0.14pp	167th
2013	15.93%	+0.17pp	164th
2012	15.76%	−0.35pp	167th
2011	16.12%	+0.05pp	167th
2010	16.07%	−0.05pp	167th
2009	16.12%	+0.26pp	170th
2008	15.85%	−0.09pp	172nd
2007	15.94%	−0.11pp	171st
2006	16.05%	+0.02pp	173rd
2005	16.03%	−0.12pp	170th
2004	16.15%	+0.10pp	168th
2003	16.06%	−0.02pp	167th
2002	16.08%	−0.00pp	165th
2001	16.08%	−0.09pp	166th
2000	16.17%	+0.00pp	169th
1999	16.17%	+0.25pp	169th
1998	15.91%	+0.09pp	169th
1997	15.82%	+0.11pp	167th
1996	15.71%	−0.09pp	164th
1995	15.80%	+0.18pp	161st
1994	15.62%	+0.05pp	161st
1993	15.57%	+0.12pp	157th
1992	15.45%	−0.05pp	160th
1991	15.50%	–	161st

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