Lesotho vs Luxembourg: Number of children, working-age adults, and older people
Lesotho
88,432 people
in 2023
Luxembourg
100,367 people
in 2023
Lesotho rank
157th
Luxembourg rank
154th
Number of children, working-age adults, and older people over time
- Lesotho
- Luxembourg
How they compare
Luxembourg currently reports 100,367 people against 88,432 people in Lesotho, a difference of 11,935 people.
That makes Luxembourg's figure about 1.1 times Lesotho's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Lesotho ahead.
Lesotho ranks 157th and Luxembourg ranks 154th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Lesotho averaged higher in 5 and Luxembourg in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lesotho | Luxembourg | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 34,017 people | 31,096 people | 2,921 people | Lesotho |
| 1960s | 36,063 people | 37,219 people | 1,156 people | Luxembourg |
| 1970s | 45,091 people | 45,849 people | 757.7 people | Luxembourg |
| 1980s | 63,240 people | 49,149 people | 14,091 people | Lesotho |
| 1990s | 82,491 people | 56,054 people | 26,437 people | Lesotho |
| 2000s | 90,571 people | 65,125 people | 25,446 people | Lesotho |
| 2010s | 82,512 people | 79,826 people | 2,687 people | Lesotho |
| 2020s | 86,346 people | 95,822 people | 9,476 people | Luxembourg |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of children, working-age adults, and older people, Lesotho or Luxembourg?
- Luxembourg, at 100,367 people against 88,432 people in Lesotho as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of children, working-age adults, and older people between Lesotho and Luxembourg?
- 11,935 people, with Luxembourg ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Luxembourg?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Lesotho and Luxembourg rank globally for number of children, working-age adults, and older people?
- Lesotho ranks 157th and Luxembourg ranks 154th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of children, working-age adults, and older people. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown. This only includes people aged 65+.