Country Profile - Lesotho      IFs Version 6.69
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     Forecast Categories for Lesotho
     Population
     Health
     Education
     Social/Human Needs
     Economy
     Energy
     Environment
     International Politics
     Domestic Government

Population Forecast for Lesotho -
Population - Million People - -
     2013: 2.230
     2030: 2.583
     2060: 2.820
Population growth rate - Annual Percent - -
     2013: 0.939
     2030: 0.592
     2060: -0.105
Crude birthrate - per Thousand - -
     2013: 26.83
     2030: 19.81
     2060: 13.11
Crude death rate - per Thousand - -
     2013: 14.37
     2030: 10.83
     2060: 11.03
Infant mortality rate per 1,000 live births - Deaths per Thousand Infants - -
     2013: 63.55
     2030: 40.87
     2060: 13.99
Life expectancy - Total - Years - -
     2013: 50.73
     2030: 59.26
     2060: 69.18
Life expectancy - Male - Years - -
     2013: 51.76
     2030: 60.31
     2060: 68.72
Life expectancy - Female - Years - -
     2013: 49.72
     2030: 58.15
     2060: 69.68
Total fertility rate (births per woman over lifetime) - Births per Woman - -
     2013: 3.033
     2030: 2.330
     2060: 1.900
HIV infection, rate, percentage of adult population - Percent - -
     2013: 12.33
     2030: 9.865
     2060: 3.229
Population, aged 0 to 5 - Million People - -
     2013: 0.330
     2030: 0.306
     2060: 0.224
Population, aged 15 years or less - Million People - -
     2013: 0.801
     2030: 0.778
     2060: 0.566
Population, aged 15 to 65 - Million People - -
     2013: 1.332
     2030: 1.692
     2060: 1.893
Population, aged more than 65 years - Million People - -
     2013: 0.096
     2030: 0.114
     2060: 0.361
Population in urban areas - Million People - -
     2013: 0.653
     2030: 1.157
     2060: 1.963
Labor participation rate - Ratio - -
     2013: 0.434
     2030: 0.475
     2060: 0.487
Female share of the labor force - Percent of Labor Force - -
     2013: 52.40
     2030: 52.40
     2060: 52.40

Health Forecast for Lesotho -
Obesity Rate - Total - Percent of Adults 30 Years and Older - -
     2013: 23.64
     2030: 26.57
     2060: 31.85
Smoking Rate - Total - Percent of Adults - -
     2013: 9.966
     2030: 11.04
     2060: 12.44
Malnourished children as percent - Percent of All Children - -
     2013: 12.93
     2030: 7.971
     2060: 4.360
Malnourished children as percent, Smith and Haddad Formulation - Percent of Population - -
     2013: 13.47
     2030: 5.814
     2060: 0.000
Malnourished population as percent - Percent of Population - -
     2013: 15.61
     2030: 10.26
     2060: 3.365

Education Forecast for Lesotho -
Education, primary, enrollment rate, gross - Total - Enrollment Rate - -
     2013: 108.9
     2030: 125.8
     2060: 104.6
Education, primary, enrollment rate, net - Total - Percent of Children Enrolled - -
     2013: 76.09
     2030: 93.37
     2060: 97.93
Education, Lower Secondary, gross enrollment (% of age group) - Total - Percent - -
     2013: 52.46
     2030: 78.28
     2060: 88.53
Education, Upper Secondary, gross enrollment (% of age group) - Total - Percent - -
     2013: 27.18
     2030: 41.35
     2060: 65.95
Education, tertiary, gross enrolment rate - Total - Percent - -
     2013: 4.833
     2030: 14.54
     2060: 26.61
Education, years obtained by population 25+ - Total - Years Completed - -
     2013: 5.762
     2030: 6.546
     2060: 8.962
Literacy, percentage of population, 15 and older - Percent of Population 15 and Older - -
     2013: 90.11
     2030: 95.19
     2060: 100.0

Social/Human Needs Forecast for Lesotho
Population with income less than $1.25 per day, log normal computation - Million People - -
     2013: 0.984
     2030: 1.012
     2060: 0.526
Population with income less than $2 per day, log normal computation - Million People - -
     2013: 1.353
     2030: 1.397
     2060: 0.856
Human development index, UN Development Program's measure - Index - -
     2013: 0.598
     2030: 0.702
     2060: 0.823
Human poverty index 1, UN Development Program's measure - Index - -
     2013: 38.03
     2030: 23.72
     2060: 10.91
Calories per capita available - Available per Person per Day - -
     2013: 2,407
     2030: 2,656
     2060: 2,985
Traditional/Secular-Rational index - Total - Index - -
     2013: -0.348
     2030: -0.333
     2060: -0.289
Survival/self-expression index - Total - Index - -
     2013: -0.913
     2030: -0.628
     2060: -0.177

Economy Forecast for Lesotho
Gross domestic product at PPP - Billion 2005 Dollars - -
     2013: 3.625
     2030: 8.429
     2060: 22.86
Gross domestic product - Billion 2005 Dollars - -
     2013: 1.946
     2030: 5.268
     2060: 17.06
GDP per capita at PPP - Thousand 2005 Dollars - -
     2013: 1.626
     2030: 3.263
     2060: 8.105
Domestic GINI index of inequality (larger is more unequal, from 0 to 1) - Index - -
     2013: 0.650
     2030: 0.700
     2060: 0.700
Globalization level index, base years values from 0-100 (highest) - Index - -
     2013: 58.48
     2030: 67.97
     2060: 69.29
Knowledge society index; base year 0-100 (better) - Index - -
     2013: 2.700
     2030: 10.96
     2060: 23.75

Energy Forecast for Lesotho
Energy production - Oil - Billion Barrels Oil Equivalent - -
     2013: 0.001
     2030: 0.001
     2060: 0.000

Environment Forecast for Lesotho
Annual carbon emissions from fossil fuels - Billion Tons - -
     2013: 0.000
     2030: 0.001
     2060: 0.001

International Politics Forecast for Lesotho
Power index (percent of global total) - Index - -
     2013: 0.011
     2030: 0.012
     2060: 0.012

Domestic Government Forecast for Lesotho
Freedom House freedom indicator (higher is more democratic;2-14;reversed from Freedom House) - Index - -
     2013: 10.20
     2030: 11.85
     2060: 14.00
Democracy, Polity index (Range: 0-20; higher is better) - Index - -
     2013: 18.17
     2030: 19.63
     2060: 20.00
Government corruption perception, based on TI (higher is less corrupt) - Index - -
     2013: 3.539
     2030: 4.001
     2060: 4.883
Government effectiveness (quality), factor score; higher is better - Index - -
     2013: 2.234
     2030: 2.670
     2060: 3.162
Economic freedom, Fraser Institute/Econ Freedom Network freedom indicator (higher more free) - Index - -
     2013: 6.414
     2030: 6.845
     2060: 7.367