Lesotho vs Rwanda: Age dependency breakdown
Lesotho
6.2%
in 2023
Rwanda
6.5%
in 2023
Lesotho rank
186th
Rwanda rank
184th
Age dependency breakdown over time
- Lesotho
- Rwanda
How they compare
Rwanda currently reports 6.5% against 6.2% in Lesotho, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Lesotho ahead.
Lesotho ranks 186th and Rwanda ranks 184th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Lesotho averaged higher in 7 and Rwanda in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lesotho | Rwanda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 10.7% | 5.9% | 4.8% | Lesotho |
| 1960s | 8.4% | 6.5% | 1.9% | Lesotho |
| 1970s | 7.0% | 5.4% | 1.6% | Lesotho |
| 1980s | 7.4% | 4.7% | 2.7% | Lesotho |
| 1990s | 8.0% | 4.3% | 3.7% | Lesotho |
| 2000s | 8.0% | 4.7% | 3.3% | Lesotho |
| 2010s | 6.6% | 5.3% | 1.3% | Lesotho |
| 2020s | 6.2% | 6.3% | 0.1% | Rwanda |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency breakdown, Lesotho or Rwanda?
- Rwanda, at 6.5% against 6.2% in Lesotho as of 2023.
- What is the difference in age dependency breakdown between Lesotho and Rwanda?
- 0.3%, with Rwanda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Rwanda?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Lesotho and Rwanda rank globally for age dependency breakdown?
- Lesotho ranks 186th and Rwanda ranks 184th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Age dependency breakdown. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of people aged 65 and over per 100 working-age people (aged 15 to 64).