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1.5 DEMOGRAPHIC DATAThe population census of 1996 reveals an estimated population aggregate as follows:CITIZENS OF LESOTHOAGE GROUP FEMALES MALES00-04 98,918 100,09805-09 116,020 118,14210-14 124,627 126,68615-19 113,337 109,47620-24 89,804 81,80825-29 64,369 60,39530-34 57,956 52,80935-39 48,457 44,36640-44 40,359 37,94645-49 31,948 32,82850-54 27,198 25,69755-59 21,718 21,03660-64 25,156 20,08865-69 14,617 11,44070-74 12,214 8,28075-79 11,018 6,70980-84 5,072 2,52285+ 6,177 2,483A N S 30,721 33,3725
Total of estimated population census 1996Females 939,686Males 896,181TOTAL 1,835,867The 1986 population census revealed that the population of Lesotho amounted to1,565,086, while the 1996 population census reflects a population total of 1,835,867. Therecent population census reflects a total population increase of 270,781, which isan increase of 17.3 percent. On average the population growth rate has been 2% perannum.Among the estimated 2 million people that make up the Basotho, a small minority ofEuropeans, Asians, Americans and <strong>African</strong>s from the Republic of South Africa (RSA),Botswana, Namibia, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, Angola, Tanzania, Malawi. and othercountries like Uganda exist.1.6 OFFICIAL LANGUAGES<strong>English</strong> and Sesotho are the official languages of the country. However, in selectedplaces like the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the department of French at the NationalUniversity of Lesotho (NUL), the French language is used in so far as the career of theforeign service requires, and the arena of the academic world demands from theUniversity.The foreign immigrant population in Lesotho enjoys the freedom to speak their respectivelanguages of origin without any restriction.1.7 SOCIO ECONOMIC INDICATORSThe preliminary estimates of Lesotho's 1998 national accounts indicate that the country'soverall economic situation deteriorated in 1998. The political crisis of 1998 resulted inthe destruction of Lesotho's economic sector through looting and burning down of themajor businesses. According to a preliminary assessment the damage was estimated tobe over M300 million. This estimate includes the cost of demolition, reinstatement andprofessional fees of individual firms, who are doing reconstruction.In 1998, the gross domestic product (GDP) declined in real terms by 5.5%, the first GDPdecrease in the 1990's. With a 7% decrease in the total imports in volume, the overallsupply in the economy declined significantly. The domestic production in most sectordeclined especially in the following sectors: electricity, water, construction, hotels and
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