1. Home
  2. Global Insights
  3. By Country
  4. Lesotho
  5. Statistics

Lesotho: Statistics

People [1]

People

Population 2,233,339 (2017)
Population Growth Rate 1.331 annual % (2017)
Age Dependency Ratio 66.381 % of working-age population (2017)
Urban Population 27.73 % of total (2017)
Infant Mortality Rate 66.5 per 1,000 live births (2017)
Life Expectancy at Birth 54.568 years (2017)

Age Distribution - % of Total Population (2017)

Energy [2]

Electricity

Ranking
Production 0.5 billion kWh (2016) #153
Consumption 0.8 billion kWh (2016) #153
Exports 0 billion kWh (2016) #85
Imports 0.4 billion kWh (2016) #84
Renewable Electricity Generation 0.5 billion kWh (2016) #121

Oil

Ranking
Production 0 thousand bbl/day (2017) #126
Consumption 5 thousand bbl/day (2016) #165
Exports (Refined) [3] 0 thousand bbl/day (2013) #87
Imports (Refined) [3] 0 thousand bbl/day (2013) #85
Proved Reserves (Crude) 0 billion bbl (2018) #70

Natural Gas

Ranking
Production (Gross) 0 billion cu ft (2015) #97
Consumption (Dry) 0 billion cu ft (2017) #114
Exports (Dry) 0 billion cu ft (2017) #56
Imports (Dry) 0 billion cu ft (2017) #78
Proved Reserves 0 trillion cu ft (2018) #92

Other [3]

Technology

Airports 24 (2013)
Cellular Telephones 2,282,917 (2016 est.)
Highways 5,940 km (2011)
Internet Users 534,360 (2016 est.)
Telephones 41,158 (2016 est.)

Geography & Environment

LocationSouthern Africa, an enclave of South Africa
Total Area30,355 sq. km
Land Area30,355 sq. km
Water Area0 sq. km
Coastline0 km
Climatetemperate; cool to cold, dry winters; hot, wet summers
Terrainmostly highland with plateaus, hills, and mountains
Lowest Pointjunction of the Orange and Makhaleng Rivers 1,400 m
Highest Point Thabana Ntlenyana 3,482 m

Sources

  1. The World Bank Date Accessed: 7/6/2018
  2. U.S. Energy Information Administration
  3. CIA World Factbook Date Accessed: 12/5/2017