Lesotho vs Portugal: Age dependency ratio
Lesotho
61.2%
in 2025
Portugal
60.4%
in 2025
Lesotho rank
66th
Portugal rank
69th
Age dependency ratio over time
- Lesotho
- Portugal
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports 61.2% against 60.4% in Portugal, a difference of 0.8%.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Lesotho has been ahead every year.
Lesotho ranks 66th and Portugal ranks 69th of 218 countries.
Lesotho has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lesotho | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 96.6% | 60.3% | 36.2% | Lesotho |
| 1970s | 85.1% | 60.9% | 24.2% | Lesotho |
| 1980s | 87.1% | 55.7% | 31.4% | Lesotho |
| 1990s | 85.9% | 49.2% | 36.8% | Lesotho |
| 2000s | 73.5% | 49.4% | 24.2% | Lesotho |
| 2010s | 67.8% | 53.3% | 14.5% | Lesotho |
| 2020s | 63.6% | 58.5% | 5.1% | Lesotho |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, Lesotho or Portugal?
- Lesotho, at 61.2% against 60.4% in Portugal as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio between Lesotho and Portugal?
- 0.8%, with Lesotho ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Portugal?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Lesotho and Portugal rank globally for age dependency ratio?
- Lesotho ranks 66th and Portugal ranks 69th 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.