Eswatini vs Lesotho: Age dependency ratio, young
Eswatini
52.7%
in 2025
Lesotho
55.0%
in 2025
Eswatini rank
58th
Lesotho rank
56th
Age dependency ratio, young over time
- Eswatini
- Lesotho
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports 55.0% against 52.7% in Eswatini, a difference of 2.3%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Eswatini ahead.
Eswatini ranks 58th and Lesotho ranks 56th of 217 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Eswatini averaged higher in 6 and Lesotho in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eswatini | Lesotho | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 95.6% | 88.2% | 7.4% | Eswatini |
| 1970s | 96.7% | 78.1% | 18.6% | Eswatini |
| 1980s | 101.9% | 79.7% | 22.2% | Eswatini |
| 1990s | 91.1% | 78.0% | 13.1% | Eswatini |
| 2000s | 73.8% | 65.6% | 8.2% | Eswatini |
| 2010s | 62.0% | 61.2% | 0.8% | Eswatini |
| 2020s | 54.5% | 57.3% | 2.9% | Lesotho |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, young, Eswatini or Lesotho?
- Lesotho, at 55.0% against 52.7% in Eswatini as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio, young between Eswatini and Lesotho?
- 2.3%, with Lesotho ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eswatini and Lesotho?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Eswatini and Lesotho rank globally for age dependency ratio, young?
- Eswatini ranks 58th and Lesotho ranks 56th of 217 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Age dependency ratio, young (% 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, young, is the ratio of younger dependents--people younger than 15--to the working-age population--those ages 15-64. Data are shown as the proportion of dependents per 100 working-age population.