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Lesotho: Age dependency ratio, young

54.99percent · 2025-10.7% since 2015

Age dependency ratio, young, is the ratio of younger dependents--people younger than 15--to the working-age population--those ages 15-64. Data are shown as the proportion of dependents per 100 working-age population. Annual figures for Lesotho from 1960 to 2025.

19862025

Every year

YearValue (percent)Note
202554.988
202456.016
202357.019
202257.949
202158.724
202059.372
201959.971
201860.56
201761.124
201661.486
201561.586
201461.513
201361.406
201261.428
201161.53
201061.701
200961.971
200862.311
200762.835
200663.637
200564.55
200465.518
200366.659
200267.971
200169.383
200070.892
199972.53
199874.188
199775.768
199677.071
199578.174
199479.233
199380.108
199280.71
199181.023
199081.048
198980.76
198880.17
198779.366
198680.013
198580.94
198480.485
198379.935
198279.299
198178.592
198077.82
197977.009
197876.247
197775.673
197675.541
197576.063
197477.086
197378.389
197279.898
197181.522
197083.196
196984.847
196886.375
196787.67
196688.113
196587.807
196488.335
196389.417
196289.86
196189.846
196089.63

Source

Published by World Bank, produced by United Nations, World Bank. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Retrieved 2026-11-05.

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World Bank (2026). Age dependency ratio, young. Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/worldbank-age-dependency-ratio-young (accessed 2026-11-07). catalog snapshot 2026-11-05.

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