2006 LESOTHO POPULATION AND HOUSING CENSUS Volume 11 .
2006 LESOTHO POPULATION AND HOUSING CENSUSVolume 11 Census Tables ReportMinistry of Finance and Development PlanningBureau of StatisticsP.O. 455, Maseru 100, Lesotho
Kingdom of Lesotho2006 Lesotho Population and Housing CensusVolume II Census TablesMaseru, April 2011Ministry of Finance and Development PlanningBureau of StatisticsP.O. Box 455, Maseru 100, Lesotho
Mission: Provide accurate, timely and reliableculturally relevant andinternationally comparable statistical data forevidence - basedplanning, decision making, research, policy,program formulation, planning and decisionmaking processes and monitoring and evaluation.
The 2006 Population and Housing Census results are presented in the following reports: Census Village ListCensus Post Enumeration SurveyCensus Analytical reports (Volume IIIA, Population Dynamics Report andeconomic Characteristics)Census TablesCensus AtlasVolume IIIB, SocioThis report is divided into twelve sections from the census data based on the following themes: Population size and compositionPopulation distributionEducationEconomic statusFertility and gYouthOrphanhoodThe 2006 Population and Housing census was funded mainly by the Lesotho Government, with somefinancial assistance from the UNFPA, DFID, DCI, and technical support was provided by EU and UNFPA.The recommended citation of this publication is:2006 Population and Housing Census, “Volume II Census Tables”. Bureau of StatisticsAddress for correspondence is:The DirectorBureau of StatisticsP.O. Box 455,Maseru 100LesothoTel :( 266) 22323852/22326393Fax: (266) 22310177Website: http//www.bos.gov.ls
Table of ContentsPageList of tables . iMission Statement . xxviiForeword . xxviiiRelation to head of household . 1Table 1.1: Household Heads by Urban/Rural Residence, Ecological Zone and ResidentialStatus . 2Table 1.2: Household Heads by District, Ecological Zone, Residential Status and Sex . 3AGE AND SEX DISTRIBUTION . 5Table 1.3: Population by Age Group, Sex and Type of Household . 6Table1.3a: Population by Urban/Rural Residence, Age Group, Sex and Type ofHousehold . 7Table 1.3b: Population by District, Age Group, Sex and Type of Household . 8Table 1.4: Household Heads by Age Group, Urban/Rural Residence and Sex.11Table 1.5: Household Heads by Sex, Age Group and District .12Table 1.6: Households Heads by Sex, Age Group and Marital Status .13Table 1.7: Urban Household Heads by Sex, Age Group and Marital Status .14Table 1.8: Rural Household Heads by Sex, Age Group and Marital Status .15Table 1.9: Household Heads by Sex, Age Group and Marital - Lesotho .16Table 1.9a: Household Heads by Sex, Age Group and Marital - Botha-Bothe.17Table 1.9b: Household Heads by District, Sex, Age Group and Marital Status – Leribe .18Table 1.9c: Household Heads by District, Sex, Age Group and Marital Status – Berea .19Table 1.9d: Household Heads by District, Sex, Age Group and Marital Status - Maseru.20Table 1.9e: Household Heads by District, Sex, Age Group and Marital Status - Mafeteng.21Table 1.9f: Household Heads by District, Sex, Age Group and Marital Status - Mohale'sHoek .22Table 1.9g: Household heads by District, Sex, Age Group and Marital Status - Quthing.23Table 1.9h: Household Heads by District, Sex, Age Group and Marital Status - Qacha'sNek .24i
Table 1.9i: Household Heads by District, Sex, Age Group and Marital Status Mokhotlong .25Table 1.9j: Household Heads by District, Sex, Age Group and Marital Status - ThabaTseka .26Table 1.10: Households by Urban/Rural Residence, Number of Economically ActiveMembers and Household Size .27Table 1.11: Households by district, number of economically active members andHousehold size .28Table 1.12a: Households by Household possession and number of economically activemembers .30Table 1.12b: Population in Households by Household possession and number ofeconomically active members .30Table 1.13: Households by number of members under 10 years of age and Householdpossession .31Table 1.14: Household Heads by age and household possession .32Household size and composition .37Table 2.1: De Jure Population including Institutional Population by District, Zone, Sexand Residential Status .38Table 2.2: De Jure Population including Institutional Population by Ward, Sex andResidential Status .39Table 2.3:De jure Population in Households by Single Years of Age, Sex and ResidentialStatus .40Table 2.4: De Jure Population in Households by Age Group, Sex and Residential Status.43Table 2.5: De Jure Population in Households by District, Age Group, Sex andResidential Status .44Population Distribution .48Table 2.6: De Jure Population in Households by Age, Marital Status and Sex .49Table 2.7: De Jure Urban Population in Households by Age, Marital Status and Sex .51Table 2.8: De Jure Rural Population in Households by Age, Marital Status and Sex.53Table 2.9: De Facto Population in Households by Sex, Age and Marital Status .55Table 2.10: Absentee Population in Households by Sex, Age and Marital Status .57Table 2.11: De Jure Population in Households by age, Sex and Citizenship .59Table 2.12a: Lesotho Citizens in Households within Lesotho by Age Group and Sex.61Table 2.12b: Lesotho Citizens in Households within Lesotho by Urban/Rural Residence,Age Group and Sex .62ii
Table 2.13: De facto Population in Households by single Years of Age, Urban/RuralResidence and Sex .63Table 2.14: De Facto Population in Households by Age Group, Urban/Rural Residenceand Sex .66EDUCATION .67Table 3.1: Population 2 - 24 years by Urban/Rural Residence, single years, schoolattendance and sex.68Table 3.2: Population 2 - 24 years by District, Age, School attendance and Sex .70Table 3.3: Total Population 6 years and over by Urban/Rural residence, age group,school attendance and sex .75Table 3.4: Population 15 years and over by district, age group, literacy status and sex.76Table 3.5a: Population 15 years and over not attending school by sex, educationalattainment and age .80Table 3.5b: Urban Population 15 years of age and over not attending school by sex,educational attainment and age .82Table 3.5c: Rural Population 15 years of age and over not attending school by sex,educational attainment and ag.83Table 3.6a: Urban Population aged 2 years and above attending school by age andeducational attainment .84Table 3.6b: Rural Population aged 2 years and above attending school by age andeducational attainment .85Table 3.6c:Total Male Population aged 2 Years and above attending school by age andeducational attainment .86Table 3.6d:Urban Male Population aged 2 years and above attending school by age andeducational attainment .87Table 3.6e:Rural Male Population aged 2 years and above attending school by age andeducational attainment .88Table 3.6f: Total Female population aged 2 years and above attending school by ageand educational attainment .89Table 3.6g: Urban Female population aged 2 years and above attending school by ageand educational attainment .90Table 3.6h: Rural Female population aged 2 years and above attending school by ageand educational attainment .91Table 3.7: Population 5 years and over by sex, age and educational attainment .92Economic characteristics .93Definition of economic concepts and terms . 93iii
Economically active population/Labour force . 93Employed population . 94Unemployed population . 94Occupation . 94Industry . 94Table 4.1: Population 10 years and Over by Urban-Rural Residence, Age, Activity Statusand Sex .95Table 4.2: Employed Population Lesotho by sex, age group and Major Occupations .97Table 4.2a: Employed population inside Lesotho by Urban/Rural Residence, Age andMajor Occupations .98Table 4.2b: Employed population outside Lesotho by Sex, Age and Major Occupations 99Table 4.3: Employed population inside Lesotho by sex, Industry and age group .100Table 4.3a: Employed population inside Lesotho by Urban/Rural Residence, Industryand Age group .102Table 4.3b: Employed population outside Lesotho by Sex, industry and age group .104Table 4.4a: Economically active population by Urban/Rural Residence, Age andEmployment Status .106Table 4.4b: Economically active population by Sex, age and Employment status .108Table 4.5a: Economically active population inside Lesotho by sex, industry andemployment Status .110Table 4.5b: Economically active population outside Lesotho by sex, industry andemployment status .112Table 4.6a: Employed Population inside Lesotho by sex, Major Occupations andEmployment Status .114Table 4.6b: Employed Population, outside Lesotho by Sex, Major Occupations andEmployment Status .115Table 4.7a: Employed Population, Inside Lesotho by sex, industry and Major occupation.116Table 4.7a: Employed Population, Inside Lesotho by sex, industry and Major occupation.116Table 4.7b: Employed population outside Lesotho by sex, Major occupations andindustry .118Table 4.8a: Employed Population inside Lesotho by sex, educational attainment andMajor Occupations .120iv
Table 4.8b: Employed population outside Lesotho by sex, educational attainment andMajor occupations .122Table 4.9a: Employed population inside Lesotho by sex, industry and educationalattainment .124Table 4.9b: Employed population, active outside Lesotho by sex, industry andeducational attainment .126Table 4.10a.1: Employed Male Population inside Lesotho by Sex, marital status, agegroup and Major Occupations .128Table 4.10b: Employed Female population inside Lesotho by marital status, age groupand Major occupations .130Table 4.10c: Employed Male population outside Lesotho by marital status, age groupand occupation .132Table 4.10d: Employed Female population, active outside Lesotho by marital status, agegroup and major occupation .134Table 4.11a: Employed Male population inside Lesotho by marital status, age andindustry .136Table 4.11b: Employed Female population, active inside Lesotho by marital status, ageand industry.139Table 4.11c: Employed Male population outside Lesotho by marital status, age groupand industry.141Table 4.11d: Employed Female population outside Lesotho by marital status, age groupand industry.143Table 4.12a: Economically active Male population by marital status, age group andemployment status .145Table 4.12b: Economically active Female population by marital status, age group andemployment status .147Table 4.13: Population not economically active by age, sex and functional categories.149Table 4.14: Government employees by sex, age group and major occupation .150Table 4.15: Government employees by sex, age group and industry .151Table 4.16: Private sector employees by sex, age group and major occupations .152Table 4.17: Private sector employees by sex, age group and industry .153Table 4.18: Parastatal employees by sex, age group and major occupations .154Table 4.19: Parastatal employees by sex, age group and industry .155Table 4.20: Private Sector employees by sex, educational attainment and age group .156Table 4.21: Parastatal employees by sex, educational attainment and age group .158v
Table 4.22: Lesotho citizens 10 years and over, employed for wages/Salaries by sex, ageand employer .160Table 4.23: Lesotho Citizens 10 years and over, employed for wages/Salaries by sex, agegroup and Marital status .161Table 4.24: Lesotho citizens (Inside Lesotho) 10 years and over, employed for wages bysex, age group and marital status .
The 2006 Population and Housing census was funded mainly by the Lesotho Government, with some financial assistance from the UNFPA, DFID , DCI, and technical support was provided by EU and UNFPA. The recommended citation of this publication is: 2006 Population and Housing Census , “Volume II Census Tables”. Bureau of Statistics
LePHIA - Lesotho Population Based HIV Impact Assessment LHWP - Lesotho Highlands Water Project LGCSE - Lesotho General Certificate of Secondary Education LGDN - Lesotho Government Data Network . PHC - Population and Housing PRS - Poverty Reduction Strategy PPA - Power Provision Agreement PPP - Public Private Partnership .
LHLDC Lesotho Housing and Lands Development Corporation . The Significance of the housing policy cannot be over-emphasized particularly when Lesotho’s is experiencing rapid population growth, urbanization and rural- urban migration. . by 2006 it was 23 per cent. The housing profile estimates the level of urbanization at nearly 27 per cent .
The 2006 Population and Housing census was funded mainly by the Lesotho Government, with some financial assistance from the UNFPA, DFID, DCI, and technical support was provided by EU and UNFPA. The recommended citation of this publication is: 2006 Population and Housing Census, “Volume IIIB Socio Economic Characteristics”. Bureau of Statistics
To learn more about Doing Business please visit doingbusiness.org Doing Business 2020 Lesotho Page 3. Ease of Doing Business in Lesotho Region Sub-Saharan Africa Income Category Lower middle income Population 2,108,132 City Covered Maseru 122 DB RANK DB SCORE 59.4 Rankings on Doing Business topics - Lesotho 84 165 158 114 94 147 110 40 99 126 .
The Population and Housing Census of 2006 recorded a population of 1,877,889 people for Lesotho. The GNP stood at US 1970 with a total health per capita spending of about US 50. Poverty remains widespread in Lesotho; the Household Budget Survey of 2002/03 found that 29.1% of households were ‘very poor’ and 50.2% ‘poor’ in 2002/03.
This Constitution is the supreme law of Lesotho and if any other law is inconsistent with this Constitution, that other law shall, to the extent of the inconsistency, be void. 3. Official languages, National Seal, etc. (1) The official languages of Lesotho shall be Sesotho and English and, accordingly, no
Total population 1 876 633 2006 Population and Housing Census Population in need of food assistance 725 000 people are food insecure (40% of the population) 2012 Lesotho Vulnerability Assessment Committee Rural population 77% 2006 Population and Housing Census Inflation (April) 7.2% 2012 World Bank
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