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Lesotho Average Dependency Ratio 1960-2025

Name: Lesotho Dependency Ratio
Creator: World Bank
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80.95 66 data points

Age dependency ratio (% of working-age population) · World Bank

Lesotho's average dependency ratio from 1960 to 2025 was 80.95, based on 66 data points.

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Year	Value	Change	Rank
2025	61.53	−0.74	65th
2024	62.27	−0.99	153rd
2023	63.27	−0.91	157th
2022	64.18	−0.79	160th
2021	64.97	−0.68	161st
2020	65.65	−0.61	161st
2019	66.26	−0.61	162nd
2018	66.87	−0.62	163rd
2017	67.49	−0.44	164th
2016	67.93	−0.21	165th
2015	68.14	+0.00	164th
2014	68.14	+0.06	162nd
2013	68.08	−0.14	162nd
2012	68.22	−0.27	163rd
2011	68.48	−0.37	163rd
2010	68.85	−0.49	163rd
2009	69.34	−0.57	162nd
2008	69.91	−0.75	161st
2007	70.66	−1.00	162nd
2006	71.66	−1.01	161st
2005	72.66	−0.99	158th
2004	73.65	−1.16	157th
2003	74.80	−1.32	157th
2002	76.12	−1.40	156th
2001	77.52	−1.48	157th
2000	79.00	−1.60	157th
1999	80.60	−1.62	156th
1998	82.22	−1.55	159th
1997	83.76	−1.28	160th
1996	85.04	−1.09	159th
1995	86.14	−1.05	157th
1994	87.19	−0.86	157th
1993	88.04	−0.58	156th
1992	88.62	−0.28	157th
1991	88.90	+0.02	157th
1990	88.88	+0.35	157th
1989	88.52	+0.67	157th
1988	87.85	+0.90	153rd
1987	86.95	−0.60	149th
1986	87.55	−0.89	152nd
1985	88.44	+0.55	156th
1984	87.89	+0.66	154th
1983	87.23	+0.75	147th
1982	86.48	+0.82	146th
1981	85.66	+0.88	138th
1980	84.78	+0.90	130th
1979	83.88	+0.83	123rd
1978	83.05	+0.62	119th
1977	82.42	+0.14	109th
1976	82.28	−0.58	107th
1975	82.86	−1.14	107th
1974	84.00	−1.45	112th
1973	85.44	−1.68	113th
1972	87.12	−1.81	120th
1971	88.93	−1.87	127th
1970	90.79	−1.84	135th
1969	92.64	−1.71	142nd
1968	94.35	−1.46	156th
1967	95.81	−0.55	164th
1966	96.36	+0.25	165th
1965	96.11	−0.63	165th
1964	96.75	−1.21	168th
1963	97.96	−0.55	175th
1962	98.51	−0.10	182nd
1961	98.61	+0.09	185th
1960	98.52	–	188th

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