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     Forecast Categories for Lesotho
     Population
     Health
     Education
     Social/Human
     Economy
     Energy
     Environment
     International Politics
     Domestic Government

Population Forecast for Lesotho -
Population - Million People - -
     2023: 2.168
     2030: 2.282
     2060: 2.551
Population growth rate - Annual Percent - -
     2023: 0.694
     2030: 0.711
     2060: 0.105
Crude birthrate - per Thousand - -
     2023: 25.33
     2030: 22.05
     2060: 15.24
Crude death rate - per Thousand - -
     2023: 14.94
     2030: 13.42
     2060: 12.77
Infant mortality rate per 1,000 live births - Deaths per Thousand Live Births - -
     2023: 46.84
     2030: 39.48
     2060: 18.37
Life expectancy - Total - Years - -
     2023: 53.12
     2030: 55.59
     2060: 63.08
Life expectancy - Male - Years - -
     2023: 49.44
     2030: 51.67
     2060: 58.60
Life expectancy - Female - Years - -
     2023: 56.69
     2030: 59.38
     2060: 67.29
Total fertility rate (births per woman over lifetime) - Births per Woman - -
     2023: 2.957
     2030: 2.608
     2060: 1.900
HIV infection, rate, percentage of adult population - Percent - -
     2023: 16.19
     2030: 17.11
     2060: 19.10
Population, aged 0 to 5 - Million People - -
     2023: 0.264
     2030: 0.248
     2060: 0.193
Population, aged 15 years or less - Million People - -
     2023: 0.724
     2030: 0.751
     2060: 0.578
Population, aged 15 to 65 - Million People - -
     2023: 1.343
     2030: 1.421
     2060: 1.760
Population, aged more than 65 years - Million People - -
     2023: 0.101
     2030: 0.109
     2060: 0.213
Population in urban areas - Million People - -
     2023: 0.661
     2030: 0.759
     2060: 1.174
Labor participation rate - Ratio - -
     2023: 0.443
     2030: 0.448
     2060: 0.442
Female share of the labor force - Percent of Labor Force - -
     2023: 46.78
     2030: 47.96
     2060: 49.71

Health Forecast for Lesotho -
Obesity Rate - Total - Percent of Adults 30 Years and Older - -
     2023: 24.03
     2030: 25.26
     2060: 31.40
Smoking Rate (Adults 30+) - Total - Percent of Adults - -
     2023: 25.70
     2030: 25.87
     2060: 27.03
Malnourished children (under 5) as percent - Percent of All Children - -
     2023: 8.994
     2030: 7.874
     2060: 3.643
Malnourished children as percent, Smith and Haddad Formulation - Percent of Population - -
     2023: 7.938
     2030: 6.536
     2060: 0.000
Malnourished population as percent - Percent of Population - -
     2023: 22.69
     2030: 18.37
     2060: 5.455

Education Forecast for Lesotho -
Education, primary, enrollment rate, gross - Total - Enrollment Rate - -
     2023: 115.8
     2030: 110.9
     2060: 101.9
Education, primary, enrollment rate, net - Total - Percent of Children Enrolled - -
     2023: 94.64
     2030: 95.55
     2060: 99.93
Education, Lower Secondary, gross enrollment (% of age group) - Total - Percent - -
     2023: 81.51
     2030: 79.82
     2060: 88.56
Education, Upper Secondary, gross enrollment (% of age group) - Total - Percent - -
     2023: 50.39
     2030: 53.69
     2060: 70.80
Education, tertiary, gross enrolment rate - Total - Percent - -
     2023: 12.00
     2030: 15.63
     2060: 35.10
Education, years obtained by population 25+ - Total - Years Completed - -
     2023: 7.013
     2030: 7.897
     2060: 10.36
Literacy, percentage of population, 15 and older - Percent of Population 15 and Older - -
     2023: 82.13
     2030: 86.38
     2060: 98.09

Social/Human Forecast for Lesotho
Population with income less than $1.25 per day, log normal computation (using 2005 ICP based survey data) - Million People - -
     2023: 0.854
     2030: 0.964
     2060: 0.434
Population with income less than $2 per day, log normal computation (using 2005 ICP based survey data) - Million People - -
     2023: 1.272
     2030: 1.402
     2060: 0.804
Human development index, UN Development Program's measure - Index - -
     2023: 0.607
     2030: 0.641
     2060: 0.760
Human poverty index 1, UN Development Program's measure - Index - -
     2023: 22.70
     2030: 18.84
     2060: 9.528
Calories per capita available - Total - Kilocalories per Person per Day - -
     2023: 2,334
     2030: 2,416
     2060: 2,767
Traditional/Secular-Rational index - Total - Index - -
     2023: -0.215
     2030: -0.247
     2060: -0.412
Survival/self-expression index - Total - Index - -
     2023: -0.535
     2030: -0.511
     2060: -0.391

Economy Forecast for Lesotho
Gross domestic product at PPP - Billion 2011 Dollars - -
     2023: 5.213
     2030: 6.109
     2060: 13.64
Gross domestic product - Billion 2011 Dollars - -
     2023: 2.794
     2030: 3.196
     2060: 8.118
GDP per capita at PPP (2011 Thousand US Dollars) - Thousand 2011 Dollars - -
     2023: 2.405
     2030: 2.677
     2060: 5.346
Domestic GINI index of inequality (larger is more unequal, from 0 to 1) - Index - -
     2023: 0.444
     2030: 0.445
     2060: 0.457
Globalization level index, base years values from 0-100 (highest) - Index - -
     2023: 44.82
     2030: 44.23
     2060: 44.99
Knowledge society index; base year 0-100 (better) - Index - -
     2023: 4.111
     2030: 6.233
     2060: 19.79

Energy Forecast for Lesotho
Energy production - Oil - Billion Barrels Oil Equivalent - -
     2023: 0.001
     2030: 0.001
     2060: 0.000

Environment Forecast for Lesotho
Annual carbon emissions from fossil fuels - Billion Tons - -
     2023: 0.001
     2030: 0.001
     2060: 0.001

International Politics Forecast for Lesotho
Diplomacy, Military, and Economic (DiME) Power Index - Index - -
     2023: 0.038
     2030: 0.046
     2060: 0.065

Domestic Government Forecast for Lesotho
Freedom House freedom indicator (higher is more democratic;2-14;reversed from Freedom House) - Index - -
     2023: 10.46
     2030: 11.07
     2060: 13.15
Democracy, Polity index (Range: 0-20; higher is better) - Index - -
     2023: 18.43
     2030: 19.15
     2060: 19.91
Government corruption perception, based on TI (higher is less corrupt) - Index - -
     2023: 4.194
     2030: 4.347
     2060: 4.883
Government effectiveness (quality), factor score; higher is better - Index - -
     2023: 1.677
     2030: 1.814
     2060: 2.451
Economic freedom, Fraser Institute/Econ Freedom Network freedom indicator (higher more free) - Index - -
     2023: 6.615
     2030: 6.707
     2060: 7.094