Lesotho vs Marshall Islands: Age dependency ratio, young
Lesotho
55.0%
in 2025
Marshall Islands
55.4%
in 2025
Lesotho rank
56th
Marshall Islands rank
54th
Age dependency ratio, young over time
- Lesotho
- Marshall Islands
How they compare
Marshall Islands currently reports 55.4% against 55.0% in Lesotho, a difference of 0.4%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Marshall Islands ahead.
Lesotho ranks 56th and Marshall Islands ranks 54th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Lesotho averaged higher in 1 and Marshall Islands in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lesotho | Marshall Islands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 88.2% | 98.0% | 9.8% | Marshall Islands |
| 1970s | 78.1% | 98.2% | 20.1% | Marshall Islands |
| 1980s | 79.7% | 108.7% | 28.9% | Marshall Islands |
| 1990s | 78.0% | 93.0% | 15.0% | Marshall Islands |
| 2000s | 65.6% | 68.9% | 3.3% | Marshall Islands |
| 2010s | 61.2% | 63.4% | 2.1% | Marshall Islands |
| 2020s | 57.3% | 56.2% | 1.1% | Lesotho |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, young, Lesotho or Marshall Islands?
- Marshall Islands, at 55.4% against 55.0% in Lesotho as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio, young between Lesotho and Marshall Islands?
- 0.4%, with Marshall Islands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Marshall Islands?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Lesotho and Marshall Islands rank globally for age dependency ratio, young?
- Lesotho ranks 56th and Marshall Islands ranks 54th 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.