Lesotho - Daten & Fakten

Länderstatistik

Branche
Land
Unterschied in %
gesamt
Lesotho
1 951 000 EUR
1 692 000 EUR
-13.28 %
Bekleidung
Lesotho
1 000 EUR
0 EUR
-100.00 %
Chemische Erzeugnisse
Lesotho
106 000 EUR
4 000 EUR
-96.23 %
Datenverarbeitungsgeräte, elektr. u. opt. Erzeugn.
Lesotho
984 000 EUR
227 000 EUR
-76.93 %
Elektrische Ausrüstungen
Lesotho
127 000 EUR
216 000 EUR
70.08 %
Energieversorgung
Lesotho
0 EUR
0 EUR
0.00 %
Erdöl und Erdgas
Lesotho
0 EUR
0 EUR
0.00 %
Erze
Lesotho
0 EUR
0 EUR
0.00 %
Erzeugnisse der Landwirtschaft und Jagd
Lesotho
146 000 EUR
61 000 EUR
-58.22 %
Fische und Fischereierzeugnisse
Lesotho
0 EUR
0 EUR
0.00 %
Forstwirtschaftliche Erzeugnisse
Lesotho
0 EUR
0 EUR
0.00 %
Getränke
Lesotho
0 EUR
106 000 EUR
0.00 %
Glas und -waren, Keramik, Steine und Erden
Lesotho
0 EUR
0 EUR
0.00 %
Gummi- und Kunststoffwaren
Lesotho
117 000 EUR
109 000 EUR
-6.84 %
Holz und Holz- Kork- Korb- Flechtwaren ohne Möbel
Lesotho
0 EUR
0 EUR
0.00 %
Kohle
Lesotho
0 EUR
0 EUR
0.00 %
Kokereierzeugnisse und Mineralölerzeugnisse
Lesotho
0 EUR
0 EUR
0.00 %
Kraftwagen und Kraftwagenteile
Lesotho
0 EUR
0 EUR
0.00 %
Leder und Lederwaren
Lesotho
0 EUR
0 EUR
0.00 %
Maschinen
Lesotho
326 000 EUR
396 000 EUR
21.47 %
Metalle
Lesotho
3 000 EUR
57 000 EUR
1 800.00 %
Metallerzeugnisse
Lesotho
7 000 EUR
4 000 EUR
-42.86 %
Möbel
Lesotho
0 EUR
0 EUR
0.00 %
Nahrungsmittel und Futtermittel
Lesotho
41 000 EUR
0 EUR
-100.00 %
Papier, Pappe und Waren daraus
Lesotho
0 EUR
0 EUR
0.00 %
Pharmazeutische und ähnliche Erzeugnisse
Lesotho
50 000 EUR
10 000 EUR
-80.00 %
Sonstige Fahrzeuge
Lesotho
0 EUR
0 EUR
0.00 %
Sonstige Waren
Lesotho
38 000 EUR
501 000 EUR
1 218.42 %
Steine und Erden, sonstige Bergbauerzeugnisse
Lesotho
0 EUR
0 EUR
0.00 %
Tabakerzeugnisse
Lesotho
0 EUR
0 EUR
0.00 %
Textilien
Lesotho
5 000 EUR
1 000 EUR
-80.00 %

Daten & Fakten
Flagge: Lesotho Lesotho
Capital
name: Maseru

geographic coordinates: 29 19 S, 27 29 E

time difference: UTC+2 (7 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)

etymology: in the Sesotho language the name means "[place of] red sandstones"
Citizenship
citizenship by birth: yes

citizenship by descent only: yes

dual citizenship recognized: no

residency requirement for naturalization: 5 years
Legal system
mixed legal system of English common law and Roman-Dutch law; judicial review of legislative acts in High Court and Court of Appeal
Suffrage
18 years of age; universal
Area
total: 30,355 sq km

land: 30,355 sq km

water: 0 sq km
Land use
agricultural land: 76.1% (2018 est.)

arable land: 10.1% (2018 est.)

permanent crops: 0.1% (2018 est.)

permanent pasture: 65.9% (2018 est.)

forest: 1.5% (2018 est.)

other: 22.4% (2018 est.)
Location
Southern Africa, an enclave of South Africa
Age structure
0-14 years: 32.4% (male 360,327/female 355,863)

15-64 years: 62.21% (male 688,373/female 686,911)

65 years and over: 5.39% (2023 est.) (male 44,313/female 74,859)
Birth rate
23 births/1,000 population (2023 est.)
Death rate
10.9 deaths/1,000 population (2023 est.)
Languages
Sesotho (official) (southern Sotho), English (official), Phuthi, Xhosa, Zulu
Life expectancy at birth
total population: 59.9 years (2023 est.)

male: 57.9 years

female: 62 years
Major urban areas - population
202,000 MASERU (capital) (2018)
Median age
total: 23.7 years (2023 est.)

male: 23.2 years

female: 24.2 years
Mother's mean age at first birth
20.9 years (2014 est.)

note: data represents median age at first birth among women 25-49
Net migration rate
-4.5 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2023 est.)
Population distribution
relatively higher population density in the western half of the nation, with the capital of Maseru, and the smaller cities of Mafeteng, Teyateyaneng, and Leribe attracting the most people as shown in this population distribution map
Population growth rate
0.76% (2023 est.)
Total fertility rate
2.88 children born/woman (2023 est.)
Urbanization
urban population: 30.4% of total population (2023)

rate of urbanization: 2.77% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)
Education expenditures
8.7% of GDP (2021 est.)
School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)
total: 12 years

male: 12 years

female: 13 years (2017)
Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)
-6% (of GDP) (2017 est.)
Industrial production growth rate
8.52% (2021 est.)
Labor force
955,600 (2021 est.)
Population below poverty line
49.7% (2017 est.)
Unemployment rate
24.6% (2021 est.)

24.56% (2020 est.)

22.44% (2019 est.)
Public debt
33.7% of GDP (2017 est.)

36.2% of GDP (2016 est.)
Inflation rate (consumer prices)
6.05% (2021 est.)

4.98% (2020 est.)

5.19% (2019 est.)
Exports
$1.08 billion (2021 est.) note: data are in current year dollars

$902.123 million (2020 est.) note: data are in current year dollars

$1.093 billion (2019 est.) note: data are in current year dollars
Exports - partners
United States 29%, Belgium 26%, South Africa 25%, Switzerland 6% (2019)
Imports
$2.221 billion (2021 est.) note: data are in current year dollars

$1.98 billion (2020 est.) note: data are in current year dollars

$2.23 billion (2019 est.) note: data are in current year dollars
Imports - partners
South Africa 85%, China 5% (2019)
Airports
24 (2021)
Broadband - fixed subscriptions
total: 5,060 (2020 est.)

subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 0.2 (2020 est.)
Internet users
total: 1.104 million (2021 est.)

percent of population: 48% (2021 est.)
Roadways
total: 5,940 km (2011)

paved: 1,069 km (2011)

unpaved: 4,871 km (2011)
Telephones - fixed lines
total subscriptions: 9,559 (2021 est.)

subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: (2021 est.) less than 1
Telephones - mobile cellular
total subscriptions: 1,821,374 (2021 est.)

subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 80 (2021 est.)
Disputes - international

Lesotho-South Africa: South Africa has placed military units to assist police operations along the border of Lesotho, Zimbabwe, and Mozambique to control smuggling, poaching, and illegal migration