Age dependency ratio, old in Lesotho
Lesotho: Age dependency ratio, old was 6.3% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Age dependency ratio, old in Lesotho, 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in % of working-age population.
Analysis
Lesotho recorded 6.3% for age dependency ratio, old in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, age dependency ratio, old in Lesotho peaked at 8.9% in 1960 and was at its lowest, 6.2%, in 2022.
That places Lesotho 170th out of 215 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 8.4% | 7.8% | 8.9% | 10 |
| 1970s | 7.0% | 6.7% | 7.6% | 10 |
| 1980s | 7.4% | 7.0% | 7.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 8.0% | 7.8% | 8.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.0% | 7.4% | 8.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.6% | 6.3% | 7.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.3% | 6.2% | 6.3% | 6 |
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More health data for Lesotho
- Age population, age 09, female, interpolated 27,640 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female 751,340 (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total 805,943 (2025)
- Age population, age 06, female, interpolated 26,809 (2025)
- Age population, age 06, male, interpolated 27,201 (2025)
- Age population, age 07, female, interpolated 27,293 (2025)
- Age population, age 07, male, interpolated 27,660 (2025)
- Age population, age 08, female, interpolated 27,631 (2025)
- Age population, age 08, male, interpolated 27,969 (2025)
- Age population, age 12, female, interpolated 27,247 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is age dependency ratio, old in Lesotho?
- Age dependency ratio, old in Lesotho was 6.3% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest age dependency ratio, old recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 8.9% in 1960.
- What is the lowest age dependency ratio, old recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.2% in 2022.
- How does Lesotho rank for age dependency ratio, old?
- Lesotho ranks 170th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is age dependency ratio, old rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Lesotho data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Age dependency ratio, old (% of working-age population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.