Number of refugees per 100000 in Lesotho
Lesotho: Number of refugees per 100000 was 1.14 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Number of refugees per 100000 in Lesotho, 1971–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Lesotho recorded 1.14 for number of refugees per 100000 in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.8% on the previous year and up 50.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of refugees per 100000 in Lesotho peaked at 25.54 in 1975 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1986.
That places Lesotho 166th out of 205 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 100000 in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 5.68 | — |
| 1974 | 9.38 | +65.2% |
| 1975 | 25.54 | +172.2% |
| 1977 | 6.98 | -72.7% |
| 1978 | 12.06 | +72.8% |
| 1979 | 11.71 | -2.8% |
| 1980 | 4.98 | -57.5% |
| 1981 | 5.52 | +11.0% |
| 1986 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 1989 | 0.2816 | — |
| 1990 | 0.2763 | -1.9% |
| 1991 | 0.2714 | -1.8% |
| 1993 | 2.89 | +965.6% |
| 2001 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2002 | 0.2507 | — |
| 2003 | 0.2519 | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 0.2537 | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2006 | 0.2571 | — |
| 2007 | 0.256 | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 0.2543 | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 0.2524 | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 0.2505 | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 0.2483 | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 0.2458 | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 0.4863 | +97.8% |
| 2014 | 0.7692 | +58.2% |
| 2015 | 0.7602 | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 0.2347 | -69.1% |
| 2017 | 0.2781 | +18.5% |
| 2018 | 0.2748 | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 0.2716 | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 0.2684 | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 0.2653 | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 0.5249 | +97.9% |
| 2023 | 0.5191 | -1.1% |
| 2024 | 1.07 | +106.0% |
| 2025 | 1.14 | +6.8% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 1.14 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 38.59, 3% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 1.14 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 76.39, 1% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of refugees per 100000 in Lesotho changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | +965.6% | 0.2714 | 2.89 |
| 1975 | +172.2% | 9.38 | 25.54 |
| 2024 | +106.0% | 0.5191 | 1.07 |
| 1986 | -100.0% | 5.52 | 0 |
| 2001 | -100.0% | 2.89 | 0 |
| 2005 | -100.0% | 0.2537 | 0 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 11.89 | 5.68 | 25.54 | 6 |
| 1980s | 2.7 | 0 | 5.52 | 4 |
| 1990s | 1.15 | 0.2714 | 2.89 | 3 |
| 2000s | 0.1973 | 0 | 0.2571 | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.3819 | 0.2347 | 0.7692 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6316 | 0.2653 | 1.14 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
More reference data data for Lesotho
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0331 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.5388 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.582 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0101 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.582 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.111 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.1115 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 2.48 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.77 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0549 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of refugees per 100000 in Lesotho?
- Number of refugees per 100000 in Lesotho was 1.14 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of refugees per 100000 recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 25.54 in 1975.
- What is the lowest number of refugees per 100000 recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1986.
- How does Lesotho rank for number of refugees per 100000?
- Lesotho ranks 166th out of 205 countries with data for 2025.
- Is number of refugees per 100000 rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 50.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Lesotho data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Number of refugees per 100000. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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