France vs Lesotho: Total dependency ratio

France

62.6%

in 2023

Lesotho

63.3%

in 2023

France rank

68th

Lesotho rank

67th

Total dependency ratio over time

Lesotho currently reports 63.3% against 62.6% in France, a difference of 0.6%.

Across all 74 years both countries report, Lesotho has been ahead every year.

France ranks 68th and Lesotho ranks 67th of 236 countries.

Indicator: Total dependency ratio
Unit: %
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

The number of children (under 15) and people aged 65 and over per 100 working-age people (aged 15 to 64).