Lesotho LS: Age Dependency Ratio: % of Working-Age Population

1960 - 2016 | Yearly | % | World Bank

Lesotho LS: Age Dependency Ratio: % of Working-Age Population data was reported at 66.381 % in 2017. This records a decrease from the previous number of 66.688 % for 2016. Lesotho LS: Age Dependency Ratio: % of Working-Age Population data is updated yearly, averaging 91.145 % from Dec 1960 to 2017, with 58 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 95.311 % in 1984 and a record low of 66.381 % in 2017. Lesotho LS: Age Dependency Ratio: % of Working-Age Population data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Lesotho – Table LS.World Bank: Population and Urbanization Statistics. Age dependency ratio is the ratio of dependents--people younger than 15 or older than 64--to the working-age population--those ages 15-64. Data are shown as the proportion of dependents per 100 working-age population.; ; World Bank staff estimates based on age distributions of United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects: 2017 Revision.; Weighted average; Relevance to gender indicator: this indicator implies the dependency burden that the working-age population bears in relation to children and the elderly. Many times single or widowed women who are the sole caregiver of a household have a high dependency ratio.

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What was Lesotho's Lesotho LS: Age Dependency Ratio: % of Working-Age Population in 2016?

Last Previous Min Max Unit Frequency Range
66.69 2016 66.92 2015 66.69 2016 95.31 1984 % yearly 1960 - 2016

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Forecast: GDP PPP Per Capita (PPP Intl $) 3,722.060 2029 yearly 1981 - 2029
Forecast: Nominal GDP Per Capita (USD) 1,301.510 2029 yearly 1981 - 2029
Forecast: Real GDP Growth (%) 1.599 2029 yearly 1981 - 2029
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Forecast: Government Expenditure (LSL bn) 31.496 2029 yearly 1983 - 2029
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Forecast: Population (Person mn) 2.270 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
Forecast: Unemployment Rate (%) 0.000 2015 yearly 2000 - 2015
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Forecast: Consumer Price Index Growth (%) 5.500 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
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