Lesotho vs Senegal: Age dependency ratio, old (% of working-age population)
Lesotho
6.3%
in 2025
Senegal
6.2%
in 2025
Lesotho rank
173rd
Senegal rank
175th
Age dependency ratio, old (% of working-age population) over time
- Lesotho
- Senegal
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports 6.3% against 6.2% in Senegal, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Lesotho ahead.
Lesotho ranks 173rd and Senegal ranks 175th of 218 countries.
Lesotho has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lesotho | Senegal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 8.4% | 5.2% | 3.2% | Lesotho |
| 1970s | 7.0% | 5.1% | 1.9% | Lesotho |
| 1980s | 7.4% | 5.7% | 1.7% | Lesotho |
| 1990s | 8.0% | 6.1% | 1.9% | Lesotho |
| 2000s | 8.0% | 6.3% | 1.6% | Lesotho |
| 2010s | 6.6% | 6.5% | 0.1% | Lesotho |
| 2020s | 6.3% | 6.2% | 0.0% | Lesotho |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, old, Lesotho or Senegal?
- Lesotho, at 6.3% against 6.2% in Senegal as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio, old between Lesotho and Senegal?
- 0.1%, with Lesotho ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Senegal?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Lesotho and Senegal rank globally for age dependency ratio, old?
- Lesotho ranks 173rd and Senegal ranks 175th of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Age dependency ratio, old (% of working-age population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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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.