Lesotho - Age dependency ratio
Age dependency ratio (% of working-age population)
The latest value for Age dependency ratio (% of working-age population) in Lesotho was 59.20 as of 2020. Over the past 60 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between 101.06 in 1983 and 59.20 in 2020.
Definition: Age dependency ratio is the ratio of dependents--people younger than 15 or older than 64--to the working-age population--those ages 15-64. Data are shown as the proportion of dependents per 100 working-age population.
Source: World Bank staff estimates based on age distributions of United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects: 2019 Revision.
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| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1960 | 96.95 |
| 1961 | 97.72 |
| 1962 | 98.18 |
| 1963 | 98.39 |
| 1964 | 98.48 |
| 1965 | 98.50 |
| 1966 | 98.70 |
| 1967 | 98.82 |
| 1968 | 98.87 |
| 1969 | 98.84 |
| 1970 | 98.76 |
| 1971 | 99.27 |
| 1972 | 99.66 |
| 1973 | 99.95 |
| 1974 | 100.20 |
| 1975 | 100.42 |
| 1976 | 100.67 |
| 1977 | 100.75 |
| 1978 | 100.69 |
| 1979 | 100.52 |
| 1980 | 100.23 |
| 1981 | 100.65 |
| 1982 | 100.94 |
| 1983 | 101.06 |
| 1984 | 100.93 |
| 1985 | 100.53 |
| 1986 | 100.62 |
| 1987 | 100.43 |
| 1988 | 99.95 |
| 1989 | 99.21 |
| 1990 | 98.19 |
| 1991 | 96.22 |
| 1992 | 94.16 |
| 1993 | 92.02 |
| 1994 | 89.79 |
| 1995 | 87.49 |
| 1996 | 85.89 |
| 1997 | 84.22 |
| 1998 | 82.51 |
| 1999 | 80.74 |
| 2000 | 78.86 |
| 2001 | 77.34 |
| 2002 | 75.86 |
| 2003 | 74.34 |
| 2004 | 72.76 |
| 2005 | 71.18 |
| 2006 | 70.20 |
| 2007 | 69.01 |
| 2008 | 67.75 |
| 2009 | 66.55 |
| 2010 | 65.48 |
| 2011 | 64.93 |
| 2012 | 64.38 |
| 2013 | 63.71 |
| 2014 | 62.85 |
| 2015 | 61.82 |
| 2016 | 61.46 |
| 2017 | 60.91 |
| 2018 | 60.30 |
| 2019 | 59.73 |
| 2020 | 59.20 |
Age dependency ratio, old (% of working-age population)
The value for Age dependency ratio, old (% of working-age population) in Lesotho was 7.88 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 9.23 in 1962 and a minimum value of 7.29 in 2000.
Definition: Age dependency ratio, old, is the ratio of older dependents--people older than 64--to the working-age population--those ages 15-64. Data are shown as the proportion of dependents per 100 working-age population.
Source: World Bank staff estimates based on age distributions of United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects: 2019 Revision.
See also:
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1960 | 9.17 |
| 1961 | 9.22 |
| 1962 | 9.23 |
| 1963 | 9.22 |
| 1964 | 9.18 |
| 1965 | 9.09 |
| 1966 | 9.06 |
| 1967 | 8.98 |
| 1968 | 8.89 |
| 1969 | 8.79 |
| 1970 | 8.70 |
| 1971 | 8.72 |
| 1972 | 8.74 |
| 1973 | 8.74 |
| 1974 | 8.73 |
| 1975 | 8.71 |
| 1976 | 8.69 |
| 1977 | 8.65 |
| 1978 | 8.59 |
| 1979 | 8.51 |
| 1980 | 8.43 |
| 1981 | 8.45 |
| 1982 | 8.45 |
| 1983 | 8.44 |
| 1984 | 8.41 |
| 1985 | 8.36 |
| 1986 | 8.40 |
| 1987 | 8.42 |
| 1988 | 8.44 |
| 1989 | 8.44 |
| 1990 | 8.41 |
| 1991 | 8.30 |
| 1992 | 8.18 |
| 1993 | 8.06 |
| 1994 | 7.94 |
| 1995 | 7.82 |
| 1996 | 7.75 |
| 1997 | 7.65 |
| 1998 | 7.54 |
| 1999 | 7.42 |
| 2000 | 7.29 |
| 2001 | 7.39 |
| 2002 | 7.47 |
| 2003 | 7.52 |
| 2004 | 7.55 |
| 2005 | 7.57 |
| 2006 | 7.60 |
| 2007 | 7.64 |
| 2008 | 7.67 |
| 2009 | 7.71 |
| 2010 | 7.75 |
| 2011 | 7.79 |
| 2012 | 7.81 |
| 2013 | 7.82 |
| 2014 | 7.81 |
| 2015 | 7.77 |
| 2016 | 7.81 |
| 2017 | 7.84 |
| 2018 | 7.86 |
| 2019 | 7.87 |
| 2020 | 7.88 |
Age dependency ratio, young (% of working-age population)
The value for Age dependency ratio, young (% of working-age population) in Lesotho was 51.32 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 92.62 in 1983 and a minimum value of 51.32 in 2020.
Definition: 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.
Source: World Bank staff estimates based on age distributions of United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects: 2019 Revision.
See also:
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1960 | 87.78 |
| 1961 | 88.51 |
| 1962 | 88.94 |
| 1963 | 89.17 |
| 1964 | 89.30 |
| 1965 | 89.41 |
| 1966 | 89.64 |
| 1967 | 89.84 |
| 1968 | 89.98 |
| 1969 | 90.05 |
| 1970 | 90.06 |
| 1971 | 90.55 |
| 1972 | 90.92 |
| 1973 | 91.21 |
| 1974 | 91.46 |
| 1975 | 91.71 |
| 1976 | 91.98 |
| 1977 | 92.10 |
| 1978 | 92.11 |
| 1979 | 92.01 |
| 1980 | 91.80 |
| 1981 | 92.20 |
| 1982 | 92.49 |
| 1983 | 92.62 |
| 1984 | 92.53 |
| 1985 | 92.16 |
| 1986 | 92.22 |
| 1987 | 92.01 |
| 1988 | 91.52 |
| 1989 | 90.77 |
| 1990 | 89.78 |
| 1991 | 87.91 |
| 1992 | 85.98 |
| 1993 | 83.96 |
| 1994 | 81.85 |
| 1995 | 79.67 |
| 1996 | 78.14 |
| 1997 | 76.57 |
| 1998 | 74.97 |
| 1999 | 73.32 |
| 2000 | 71.57 |
| 2001 | 69.95 |
| 2002 | 68.40 |
| 2003 | 66.82 |
| 2004 | 65.21 |
| 2005 | 63.61 |
| 2006 | 62.59 |
| 2007 | 61.37 |
| 2008 | 60.08 |
| 2009 | 58.85 |
| 2010 | 57.73 |
| 2011 | 57.15 |
| 2012 | 56.57 |
| 2013 | 55.89 |
| 2014 | 55.04 |
| 2015 | 54.05 |
| 2016 | 53.64 |
| 2017 | 53.07 |
| 2018 | 52.44 |
| 2019 | 51.86 |
| 2020 | 51.32 |
Classification
Topic: Health Indicators
Sub-Topic: Population
