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Age dependency ratio (% of working-age population)
2016,2015,2014,2013,2012,2011,2010,2009,2008,2007,2006,2005,2004,2003,2002,2001,2000,1999,1998,1997,1996,1995,1994,1993,1992,1991,1990,1989,1988,1987,1986,1985,1984,1983,1982,1981,1980,1979,1978,1977,1976,1975,1974,1973,1972,1971,1970,1969,1968,1967,1966,1965,1964,1963,1962,1961
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Age dependency ratio (% of working-age population)

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Timeline:

This timeline shows a graph from 1961 to 2016 of Lesotho. No data until 1960. Number of actual observations by date: 56.

Source name:

World Development Indicators

Source organization:

World Bank staff estimates using the World Bank's population and age distributions of the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects. The World Bank's population estimates are from various sources including the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects; census reports and statistical publications from national statistical offices; Eurostat's Demographic Statistics; United Nations Statistical Division, Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years); U.S. Census Bureau: International Database; and Secretariat of the Pacific Community, Statistics and Demography Programme.

Categories, topics:

Health

Last updated:

apr 23, 2017

Indicators value changes by year

Meaning:
87.445
Minimum:
67.266
jan 1, 2016
Maximum:
94.95
jan 1, 1985
At the date of observation
Value
Absolute change
Change from the previous value
jan 1, 1961
89.842
+89.842
0.0%
jan 1, 1962
90.593
+0.752
0.84%
jan 1, 1963
91.007
+0.414
0.46%
jan 1, 1964
91.18
+0.173
0.19%
jan 1, 1965
91.29
+0.11
0.12%
jan 1, 1966
91.435
+0.145
0.16%
jan 1, 1967
91.902
+0.467
0.51%
jan 1, 1968
92.331
+0.428
0.47%
jan 1, 1969
92.693
+0.363
0.39%
jan 1, 1970
92.95
+0.257
0.28%
jan 1, 1971
93.085
+0.135
0.15%
jan 1, 1972
93.659
+0.573
0.62%
jan 1, 1973
94.114
+0.455
0.49%
jan 1, 1974
94.45
+0.335
0.36%
jan 1, 1975
94.676
+0.226
0.24%
jan 1, 1976
94.803
+0.127
0.13%
jan 1, 1977
94.909
+0.106
0.11%
jan 1, 1978
94.83
-0.08
-0.08%
jan 1, 1979
94.601
-0.228
-0.24%
jan 1, 1980
94.26
-0.341
-0.36%
jan 1, 1981
93.812
-0.448
-0.47%
jan 1, 1982
94.335
+0.523
0.56%
jan 1, 1983
94.715
+0.38
0.4%
jan 1, 1984
94.932
+0.218
0.23%
jan 1, 1985
94.95
+0.017
0.02%
jan 1, 1986
94.727
-0.223
-0.23%
jan 1, 1987
94.522
-0.205
-0.22%
jan 1, 1988
94.185
-0.337
-0.36%
jan 1, 1989
93.795
-0.39
-0.41%
jan 1, 1990
93.389
-0.406
-0.43%
jan 1, 1991
92.943
-0.446
-0.48%
jan 1, 1992
91.594
-1.35
-1.45%
jan 1, 1993
90.287
-1.306
-1.43%
jan 1, 1994
89.035
-1.252
-1.39%
jan 1, 1995
87.806
-1.229
-1.38%
jan 1, 1996
86.565
-1.241
-1.41%
jan 1, 1997
86.327
-0.238
-0.27%
jan 1, 1998
86.03
-0.297
-0.34%
jan 1, 1999
85.635
-0.395
-0.46%
jan 1, 2000
85.081
-0.554
-0.65%
jan 1, 2001
84.311
-0.77
-0.91%
jan 1, 2002
83.76
-0.551
-0.65%
jan 1, 2003
82.877
-0.883
-1.05%
jan 1, 2004
81.791
-1.085
-1.31%
jan 1, 2005
80.655
-1.136
-1.39%
jan 1, 2006
79.538
-1.117
-1.39%
jan 1, 2007
77.915
-1.623
-2.04%
jan 1, 2008
76.427
-1.488
-1.91%
jan 1, 2009
75.036
-1.39
-1.82%
jan 1, 2010
73.668
-1.369
-1.82%
jan 1, 2011
72.31
-1.357
-1.84%
jan 1, 2012
71.128
-1.183
-1.64%
jan 1, 2013
69.996
-1.132
-1.59%
jan 1, 2014
68.952
-1.044
-1.49%
jan 1, 2015
68.04
-0.911
-1.32%
jan 1, 2016
67.266
-0.774
-1.14%

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