WTMG Intelligence
Lesotho Relocation Market Intelligence
A data-driven view of Lesotho's structural relocation market using migration, economic, destination-attractiveness and corridor indicators.
RMOS Score41.8995
Global RMOS Rank#137 of 171
Migration Momentum78.8
International Migrant Stock15,039
Migrant Share0.6%
MethodologyRMOS-GLOBAL-1.0
Data Coverage100.0%
This profile describes structural relocation-market conditions. It does not represent WTMG customer demand, leads, transactions or revenue.
RMOS-GLOBAL-1.0
Lesotho's RMOS position
Authoritative RMOS41.8995
Global rank#137
Countries scored171
Top positionTop 80.1%
Migrant-stock rank#155 of 172
Migration-momentum rank#46 of 172
RMOS component breakdown
Weighted contributions reconcile to the stored authoritative RMOS score.
| Component | Normalized score | Weight | Weighted contribution |
|---|---|---|---|
| Migration Momentum | 78.8 | 25% | 19.7022 |
| Migrant Market Size | 9.9 | 20% | 1.9883 |
| Migrant Share | 11.8 | 15% | 1.7647 |
| GDP per Capita | 5.6 | 15% | 0.8427 |
| GDP Growth | 82.5 | 10% | 8.2486 |
| Destination Attractiveness | 66.0 | 10% | 6.6031 |
| Visa Accessibility | 55.0 | 5% | 2.7500 |
| Stored final RMOS | 41.8995 | ||
Lesotho migration-market scale
Source years are shown separately because the underlying datasets update on different cycles.
MMS-1.0
Lesotho Migration Momentum
These are changes in international migrant stock, not annual migration flows.
2024 migrant stock15,039
2020 migrant stock12,060
2015 migrant stock9,152
2020-2024 change+2,979 (+24.7%)
2015-2024 change+5,887 (+64.3%)
Largest migrant-stock origins into Lesotho
2024 international migrant stock, not annual relocation flow.
| Rank | Origin | 2024 migrant stock | 2020 stock | 2015 stock | 2020-2024 change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | South Africa | 5,964 | 4,782 | 3,629 | +1,182 (+24.7%) |
| #2 | India | 522 | 419 | 318 | +103 (+24.6%) |
| #3 | Pakistan | 522 | 419 | 318 | +103 (+24.6%) |
| #4 | Uganda | 313 | 251 | 191 | +62 (+24.7%) |
| #5 | China | 276 | 221 | 168 | +55 (+24.9%) |
| #6 | Botswana | 247 | 198 | 151 | +49 (+24.7%) |
| #7 | Ghana | 203 | 163 | 124 | +40 (+24.5%) |
| #8 | USA | 203 | 163 | 124 | +40 (+24.5%) |
| #9 | Zambia | 158 | 127 | 97 | +31 (+24.4%) |
| #10 | Zimbabwe | 158 | 127 | 97 | +31 (+24.4%) |
Largest destinations for migrants from Lesotho
2024 international migrant stock, not annual relocation flow.
| Rank | Destination | 2024 migrant stock | 2020 stock | 2015 stock | 2020-2024 change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | South Africa | 237,718 | 215,957 | 183,120 | +21,761 (+10.1%) |
| #2 | Mozambique | 8,173 | 7,842 | 7,465 | +331 (+4.2%) |
| #3 | Botswana | 292 | 277 | 261 | +15 (+5.4%) |
| #4 | Eswatini | 226 | 223 | 221 | +3 (+1.3%) |
| #5 | Australia | 157 | 150 | 150 | +7 (+4.7%) |
| #6 | Namibia | 139 | 131 | 123 | +8 (+6.1%) |
| #7 | Denmark | 48 | 49 | 46 | -1 (-2.0%) |
| #8 | Guinea | 28 | 29 | 32 | -1 (-3.4%) |
| #9 | Norway | 10 | 9 | 14 | +1 (+11.1%) |
| #10 | Slovakia | 3 | 3 | 4 | 0 (0.0%) |
WTLG input
WTLG Destination Attractiveness
66.0
Country median RAS used by RMOS, based on 1 covered WTLG cities.
WTMG provides market intelligence; WTLG provides destination intelligence.WTLG input
Visa Accessibility
55.0
Normalized RMOS component. Underlying median WTLG visa score: 55.0, based on 1 contributing cities.
Lesotho against the global RMOS universe
A descriptive comparison with the median of currently scored countries.
| Measure | Lesotho | Global median | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| RMOS | 41.9 | 55.8 | -13.9 |
| Migration Momentum | 78.8 | 60.1 | +18.7 |
| Migrant Market Size | 9.9 | 50.3 | -40.4 |
| Migrant Share | 11.8 | 50.0 | -38.2 |
| GDP per Capita | 5.6 | 51.1 | -45.5 |
| GDP Growth | 82.5 | 50.6 | +31.9 |
| Destination Attractiveness | 66.0 | 67.0 | -1.0 |
| Visa Accessibility | 55.0 | 60.0 | -5.0 |
Data years and limitations
- UN migrant stock and corridors: 2024; momentum compares 2024 with 2020 and 2015.
- World Bank GDP inputs use the actual observation years shown above.
- WTLG destination data reflects the current stored WTLG dataset and depends on covered WTLG cities.
- RMOS measures structural opportunity, not actual demand; migrant stock is not annual migration flow.
- Different datasets have different update cycles.
- This profile does not estimate provider revenue or demand for a specific professional service.