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Bureau of
Statistics
is
Government department
under the Ministry of 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. |
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SELECTED
INDICATORS
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Key Indicators |
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Indicator Name |
Source |
Indicator |
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De Jure Population |
Census 2016 |
2,007,201 |
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Inflation rate |
July 2019 |
5.4% |
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Unemployment |
2nd Quarter 2015/16 CMS |
32.8% |
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Literate (tested) |
Census 2016 |
86.2% |
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Infant mortality |
Census 2016 |
53.3 |
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Child mortality |
Census 2016 |
28.4 |
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Under-Five mortality |
Census 2016 |
80.2 |
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Maternal mortality |
Census 2016 |
618 |
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Total Fertility Rate (TFR) |
Census 2016 |
3.2 |
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Life Expectancy at birth (For the total)
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Census 2016 |
56.0 |
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Life Expectancy at birth (Females)
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Census 2016 |
59.6 |
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Life Expectancy at birth (Males)
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Census 2016 |
51.7 |
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GDP growth rate (Sum of 4 Quarters 2018) |
2018 NA |
1.2% |
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GNI per capita at current prices
2017 |
2017 NA |
M 18 696 |
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GNI per capita at constant prices 2017 |
2017 NA |
M
14 498 |
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GDP per capita at current prices 2017 |
2017 NA |
M
16 695 |
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GDP per capita at constant prices 2017 |
2017 NA |
M
11 748 |
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GDP at constant prices (Sum of 4 Quarters
2018) |
2018 NA |
M 24 392 Million |
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Food Poverty Line |
2010/11 HBS |
M
138.90 |
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Poverty Line |
2010/11 HBS |
M
246.60 |
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Crops
2017/18 |
Maize |
Sorghum |
Wheat |
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Yield per
hectare for 2017/18 |
0.87
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0.52
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0.93
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Area Planted
(ha) for 2017/18 |
146,313
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88,999
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8,246
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Production (mt)
for 2017/18 |
109,912
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40,335
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6,975
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BUREAU OF STATISTICS
LIBRARY
IS OPEN
MONDAY TO FRIDAY
08:00hrs TO 16:30hrs
Bureau of Statistics
Box 455
Maseru 100
LESOTHO
Tel: +266 22 323852 (Headquarters' offices)
Tel: +266 22 326393 (Maseru Avani offices)
Fax: +266 22 310177
Email:
Information office
Release Schedule for 2018/19 |
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STATISTICS |
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CONTACT DETAILS |
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Office of the Director, Tel: +266 22
323127 |
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Population Statistics Division, Tel: +266
22 317742 |
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Human Resource Office, Tel: +266 22
323852 |
National Accounts & Enterprise Statistics
Division, Tel: +266 22 31 7703 |
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Finance Office, Tel: +266 22 317801 |
Foreign Trade & Prices Statistics Division,
Tel: +266 22 317808 |
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Procurement Office, Tel: +266 22 317725 |
Socio Economic Statistics Division,
Tel:+266 22 317715 |
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Administration Office, Tel: +266 22
317702 |
Agriculture & Food Security Statistics
Division, Tel:+266 22 317721 |
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Data Dissemination, Tel: +266 22 317803 |
Energy & Environment Statistics Division,
Tel:+266 22 317730 |
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SUPPORT DIVISIONS |
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Survey Methodology & Cartography: Tel:+266 22
317732 |
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Field Organisation: Tel:+266 22 325777 |
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Information & Communications Technology: Tel:+266 22 31
7802 |
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