Lesotho

Dependent People

59.2
percent of the working age population
Dec 60Dec 64Dec 68Dec 72Dec 76Dec 80Dec 84Dec 88Dec 92Dec 96Dec 00Dec 04Dec 08Dec 12Dec 16Dec 200.00030.0060.0090.00120.00
  • Lesotho
  • Global Median
Source: IMF

Global Ranking

60
Botswana61.07
61
Bolivia60.49
62
Haiti60.38
63
Algeria60.07
64
Kyrgyzstan59.69
65
Lesotho59.2
66
Latvia59.03
67
Kazakhstan58.85
68
Estonia58.41
69
Jordan58.25

Africa Ranking

39
Ghana67.42
40
Egypt64.62
42
Botswana61.07
43
Algeria60.07
44
Lesotho59.2
45
Morocco52.38
47
Djibouti50.64
48
Tunisia49.62
49
Cape Verde48.96

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Definition of Dependent People

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.

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