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Lesotho - Elderly Care and Dependency Ratios 6.26

World Bank WDI · updated 2026-10-15 · 217 economies tracked

Latest value

6.26 (2025)

Global rank

##172 of 217 economies

vs global median

0.5×

Growth since 1960

0.7×

Ranking Race — Elderly Care and Dependency Ratios

1 = global #1 · higher value ranks higher

#1#29#57#85#113#141#16919601970198019902000201020202025#82#1721993 overtook Guinea1997 overtook Guinea-Bissau
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Real annual global ranks, 1960 - 2025. Lesotho climbed from #82 to #172 (overtook Guinea). Gaps in a lane = missing data that year.

Key events for Lesotho ↓

Key Events — Lesotho

Auto-detected from rank data + curated milestones

1993
Overtook Guinea in global rank auto
1997
Overtook Guinea-Bissau in global rank auto

Elderly Care and Dependency Ratios, 1960-2025

World Bank WDI · Percentage · linear scale · ranking in the race above
1960197519902005202020256.237.1288.89
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