Kyrgyzstan vs Lesotho: Age dependency ratio
Kyrgyzstan
61.0%
in 2025
Lesotho
61.2%
in 2025
Kyrgyzstan rank
67th
Lesotho rank
66th
Age dependency ratio over time
- Kyrgyzstan
- Lesotho
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports 61.2% against 61.0% in Kyrgyzstan, a difference of 0.2%.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Lesotho has been ahead every year.
Kyrgyzstan ranks 67th and Lesotho ranks 66th of 218 countries.
Lesotho has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kyrgyzstan | Lesotho | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 84.8% | 96.6% | 11.7% | Lesotho |
| 1970s | 80.2% | 85.1% | 4.9% | Lesotho |
| 1980s | 73.0% | 87.1% | 14.2% | Lesotho |
| 1990s | 74.5% | 85.9% | 11.5% | Lesotho |
| 2000s | 60.9% | 73.5% | 12.7% | Lesotho |
| 2010s | 57.1% | 67.8% | 10.8% | Lesotho |
| 2020s | 61.4% | 63.6% | 2.2% | Lesotho |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, Kyrgyzstan or Lesotho?
- Lesotho, at 61.2% against 61.0% in Kyrgyzstan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio between Kyrgyzstan and Lesotho?
- 0.2%, with Lesotho ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kyrgyzstan and Lesotho?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Kyrgyzstan and Lesotho rank globally for age dependency ratio?
- Kyrgyzstan ranks 67th and Lesotho ranks 66th of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Age dependency ratio (% 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 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.