Lesotho—Youth Dependency Ratio (%)
Category: PeopleSource: World Bank World Development Indicators ↗Global Rank: #55 of 217Updated May 2026
Latest Value
56.0%
2024
YoY Change
-1.8%
2023 → 2024
Global Rank
#55
of 217 countries
Maximum
70.9%
2000
Minimum
56.0%
2024
CAGR
-1.0%
25 years
Last
56.0%
Previous
57.0%
Highest
70.9%
Lowest
56.0%
Source
World Bank World Development Indicators
Lesotho's youth dependency ratio was 56.0% in 2024, ranking #55 out of 217 countries. This represents a -1.8% change from 2023. Over the past 25 years, the highest recorded value was 70.9% (2000) and the lowest was 56.0% (2024). Data sourced from the World Bank World Development Indicators.
Source: World Bank World Development Indicators
Historical Data
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 56.0% | -1.8% |
| 2023 | 57.0% | -1.6% |
| 2022 | 57.9% | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 58.7% | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 59.4% | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 60.0% | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 60.6% | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 61.1% | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 61.5% | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 61.6% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 61.5% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 61.4% | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 61.4% | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 61.5% | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 61.7% | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 62.0% | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 62.3% | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 62.8% | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 63.6% | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 64.5% | -1.5% |
| 2004 | 65.5% | -1.7% |
| 2003 | 66.7% | -1.9% |
| 2002 | 68.0% | -2.0% |
| 2001 | 69.4% | -2.1% |
| 2000 | 70.9% |
Top Countries — Youth Dependency Ratio (%)
| # | Country | Value | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Central African Republic | 100.3% | 2024 |
| 2 | Niger | 91.7% | 2024 |
| 3 | Somalia, Fed. Rep. | 91.7% | 2024 |
| 4 | Congo, Dem. Rep. | 90.5% | 2024 |
| 5 | Mali | 89.6% | 2024 |
| 6 | Chad | 88.9% | 2024 |
| 7 | Burundi | 84.7% | 2024 |
| 8 | Mozambique | 84.3% | 2024 |
| 9 | Angola | 84.0% | 2024 |
| 10 | Uganda | 80.2% | 2024 |