Lesotho vs Papua New Guinea: Age dependency ratio, young
Lesotho
55.0%
in 2025
Papua New Guinea
52.4%
in 2025
Lesotho rank
56th
Papua New Guinea rank
59th
Age dependency ratio, young over time
- Lesotho
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports 55.0% against 52.4% in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 2.6%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Lesotho ahead.
Lesotho ranks 56th and Papua New Guinea ranks 59th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Lesotho averaged higher in 5 and Papua New Guinea in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lesotho | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 88.2% | 81.8% | 6.4% | Lesotho |
| 1970s | 78.1% | 84.7% | 6.7% | Papua New Guinea |
| 1980s | 79.7% | 77.0% | 2.7% | Lesotho |
| 1990s | 78.0% | 72.8% | 5.2% | Lesotho |
| 2000s | 65.6% | 66.5% | 0.9% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 61.2% | 59.7% | 1.6% | Lesotho |
| 2020s | 57.3% | 54.1% | 3.2% | Lesotho |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, young, Lesotho or Papua New Guinea?
- Lesotho, at 55.0% against 52.4% in Papua New Guinea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio, young between Lesotho and Papua New Guinea?
- 2.6%, with Lesotho ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Papua New Guinea?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Lesotho and Papua New Guinea rank globally for age dependency ratio, young?
- Lesotho ranks 56th and Papua New Guinea ranks 59th 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.