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Business Distribution by Industry in Mohale's Hoek

Industry Description	Number of Establishments
Education	6

Mohale's Hoek Facts

Area	106.9 km²
Population	23,351
Male Population	11,078 (47.4%)
Female Population	12,273 (52.6%)
Population change (1975 to 2020)	+27.0%
Population change (2000 to 2020)	-21.3%
Median Age	22.5 years (Male: 22, Female: 22.9)
GDP per capita (PPP)	$1,607 (2022)
Local Time
Timezone	South Africa Standard Time
Lat & Lng	-30.15137, 27.47691

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Mohale's Hoek Population

Years 1975 to 2030

Data	1975	1990	2000	2015	2020	2025*	2030*
Population	18,386	27,372	29,664	30,617	23,351	20,815	19,058
Population Density	171.9 / km²	256 / km²	277.4 / km²	286.3 / km²	218.4 / km²	194.6 / km²	178.2 / km²

* Projected

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Mohale's Hoek Population change from 2000 to 2020

Decrease of 21.3% from year 2000 to 2020

Location	Change since 1975	Change since 1990	Change since 2000
Mohale's Hoek	+27%	-14.7%	-21.3%
Mohale's Hoek District	—	—	—
Lesotho	—	—	—

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Mohale's Hoek Median Age

Median Age: 22.5 years

Location	Median Age	Median Age (Female)	Median Age (Male)
Mohale's Hoek	22.5 yrs	22.9 yrs	22 yrs
Mohale's Hoek District	21.4 yrs	22 yrs	20.8 yrs
Lesotho	21.6 yrs	22.3 yrs	21 yrs

Sources: CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)

Mohale's Hoek Population Density

Population Density: 218 / km²

Location	Population	Area	Density
Mohale's Hoek	23,351	106.9 km²	218 / km²
Mohale's Hoek District	174,611	3,339.1 km²	52.3 / km²
Lesotho	2.1 million	30,559.1 km²	69.7 / km²

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Mohale's Hoek Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 1400 to 2100

Sources:

JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid
CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)
[Link] Klein Goldewijk, K., Beusen, A., Doelman, J., and Stehfest, E.: Anthropogenic land use estimates for the Holocene – HYDE 3.2, Earth Syst. Sci. Data, 9, 927–953, https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-9-927-2017, 2017.

Human Development Index (HDI)

Statistic composite index of life expectancy, education, and per capita income.

Source: [Link] Kummu, M., Taka, M. &Guillaume, J. Gridded global datasets for Gross Domestic Product and Human Development Index over 1990–2015. Sci Data 5, 180004 (2018) doi:10.1038/sdata.2018.4

Mohale's Hoek Gross Domestic Product (GDP)

GDP per capita, PPP (constant 2017 international $)

Data	1990	1995	2000	2005	2010	2015	2020	2022
GDP per capita	$931	$1,119	$1,245	$1,439	$1,670	$1,889	$1,598	$1,607
Total GDP	$14M	$21.8M	$24.3M	$27.4M	$30.4M	$32.2M	$24.2M	$23.3M

Source: [Link] Kummu, M., Kosonen, M. & Masoumzadeh Sayyar, S. Downscaled gridded global dataset for gross domestic product (GDP) per capita PPP over 1990–2022. Sci Data 12, 178 (2025) doi:10.1038/s41597-025-04487-x

Mohale's Hoek CO2 Emissions

Carbon Dioxide (CO2) Emissions Per Capita in Tonnes Per Year

Location	CO2 Emissions	CO2 Emissions Per Capita	CO2 Emissions Intensity
Mohale's Hoek	41,025 tn	1.76 tn	383.6 tons/km²
Mohale's Hoek District	318,377 tn	1.82 tn	95.3 tons/km²
Lesotho	3,825,244 tn	1.8 tn	125.2 tons/km²

Sources: [Link] Moran, D., Kanemoto K; Jiborn, M., Wood, R., Többen, J., and Seto, K.C. (2018) Carbon footprints of 13,000 cities. Environmental Research Letters DOI: 10.1088/1748-9326/aac72a

Mohale's Hoek CO2 Emissions

2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)	41,025 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita	1.76 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/km²/year)	383.6 tons/km²

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

Hazard	Risk Level
Drought	Medium (5.3)
Flood	Medium (4)

* Risk, particularly concerning flood or landslide, may not be for the entire area.

Sources:

Dilley, M., R.S. Chen, U. Deichmann, A.L. Lerner-Lam, M. Arnold, J. Agwe, P. Buys, O. Kjekstad, B. Lyon, and G. Yetman. 2005. Natural Disaster Hotspots: A Global Risk Analysis. Washington, D.C.: World Bank. https://doi.org/10.1596/0-8213-5930-4.
Center for Hazards and Risk Research - CHRR - Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University, and International Research Institute for Climate and Society - IRI - Columbia University. 2005. Global Drought Hazard Frequency and Distribution. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4VX0DFT.
Center for Hazards and Risk Research - CHRR - Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University. 2005. Global Flood Hazard Frequency and Distribution. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4668B3D.

Recent Nearby Earthquakes

Magnitude 3.0 and greater

Date▼	Time↕	Magnitude↕	Distance↕	Depth↕	Location↕	Link
9/5/16	6:22 AM	4.3	60.6 km	5,000 m	45km SSE of Maseru, Lesotho	usgs.gov
1/27/02	10:09 PM	4.3	57.6 km	10,000 m	Lesotho	usgs.gov
1/27/02	9:50 PM	4.3	44 km	10,000 m	Lesotho	usgs.gov
2/8/95	11:26 PM	3.7	35.3 km	5,000 m	Lesotho	usgs.gov
7/31/93	10:38 PM	3.8	60.8 km	10,000 m	Lesotho	usgs.gov
5/31/87	11:59 AM	3.6	56.7 km	5,000 m	Lesotho	usgs.gov

Source: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

Mohale's Hoek

Mohale's Hoek is the capital city of Mohale's Hoek District in Lesotho. It had a population of approximately 24,992 in 2006.

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