Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin in Lesotho
Lesotho: Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin was 0.7193 per 100,000 people in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
0.7193 per 100,000 people
Change on year
down 32.4%
World rank
184th
of 239 countries
All-time high
1.06 per 100,000 people
in 2024
All-time low
0 per 100,000 people
in 2000
Years of data
26
2000–2025
Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin in Lesotho, 2000–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in per 100,000 people.
Analysis
In 2025, number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin in Lesotho stood at 0.7193 per 100,000 people.
That represents a change of down 32.4% on the previous year and down 4.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin in Lesotho peaked at 1.06 per 100,000 people in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0 per 100,000 people, in 2000.
That places Lesotho 184th out of 239 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0 per 100,000 people | — |
| 2001 | 0 per 100,000 people | — |
| 2002 | 0.2511 per 100,000 people | — |
| 2003 | 0.2526 per 100,000 people | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 0.2547 per 100,000 people | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 0 per 100,000 people | -100.0% |
| 2006 | 0.2568 per 100,000 people | — |
| 2007 | 0.2552 per 100,000 people | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 0.2534 per 100,000 people | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 0.2515 per 100,000 people | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 0.2495 per 100,000 people | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 0.2471 per 100,000 people | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 0.2445 per 100,000 people | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 0.4835 per 100,000 people | +97.8% |
| 2014 | 0.7648 per 100,000 people | +58.2% |
| 2015 | 0.7557 per 100,000 people | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 0.2332 per 100,000 people | -69.1% |
| 2017 | 0.2764 per 100,000 people | +18.5% |
| 2018 | 0.2731 per 100,000 people | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 0.27 per 100,000 people | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 0.2667 per 100,000 people | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 0.2639 per 100,000 people | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 0.5221 per 100,000 people | +97.8% |
| 2023 | 0.5162 per 100,000 people | -1.1% |
| 2024 | 1.06 per 100,000 people | +106.0% |
| 2025 | 0.7193 per 100,000 people | -32.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.1775 per 100,000 people | 0 per 100,000 people | 0.2568 per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3798 per 100,000 people | 0.2332 per 100,000 people | 0.7648 per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5587 per 100,000 people | 0.2639 per 100,000 people | 1.06 per 100,000 people | 6 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
- 181 Sweden 0.7695 per 100,000 people compare
- 182 Luxembourg 0.7348 per 100,000 people compare
- 183 Cyprus 0.7295 per 100,000 people compare
- 185 Singapore 0.6643 per 100,000 people compare
- 186 Philippines 0.6208 per 100,000 people compare
- 187 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 0.5451 per 100,000 people compare
More development goals data for Lesotho
- Red List Index 0.9471 index (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 145.27 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 26 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 26 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 20 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 9 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 12 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 13 (2025)
- Infant deaths 3,104 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths 1,582 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin in Lesotho?
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin in Lesotho was 0.7193 per 100,000 people in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 1.06 per 100,000 people in 2024.
- What is the lowest number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 per 100,000 people in 2000.
- How does Lesotho rank for number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin?
- Lesotho ranks 184th out of 239 countries with data for 2025.
- Is number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Lesotho data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin (per 100,000 population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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