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
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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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Indicator
Age dependency ratio (% of working-age population)
Unit
% of working-age population
Source
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
266 places, 17,526 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

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.