Kiribati vs Lesotho: Age dependency ratio, young
Kiribati
56.1%
in 2025
Lesotho
55.0%
in 2025
Kiribati rank
53rd
Lesotho rank
56th
Age dependency ratio, young over time
- Kiribati
- Lesotho
How they compare
Kiribati currently reports 56.1% against 55.0% in Lesotho, a difference of 1.1%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Lesotho ahead.
Kiribati ranks 53rd and Lesotho ranks 56th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Kiribati averaged higher in 2 and Lesotho in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kiribati | Lesotho | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 85.6% | 88.2% | 2.6% | Lesotho |
| 1970s | 83.6% | 78.1% | 5.5% | Kiribati |
| 1980s | 70.1% | 79.7% | 9.6% | Lesotho |
| 1990s | 73.3% | 78.0% | 4.7% | Lesotho |
| 2000s | 65.9% | 65.6% | 0.3% | Kiribati |
| 2010s | 58.6% | 61.2% | 2.7% | Lesotho |
| 2020s | 57.2% | 57.3% | 0.1% | Lesotho |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, young, Kiribati or Lesotho?
- Kiribati, at 56.1% against 55.0% in Lesotho as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio, young between Kiribati and Lesotho?
- 1.1%, with Kiribati ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kiribati and Lesotho?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Kiribati and Lesotho rank globally for age dependency ratio, young?
- Kiribati ranks 53rd and Lesotho ranks 56th of 218 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.