Gambia vs Lesotho: Number of children, working-age adults, and older people

Gambia

80,339 people

in 2023

Lesotho

88,432 people

in 2023

Gambia rank

160th

Lesotho rank

157th

Number of children, working-age adults, and older people over time

Lesotho currently reports 88,432 people against 80,339 people in Gambia, a difference of 8,093 people.

That makes Lesotho's figure about 1.1 times Gambia's.

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

Gambia ranks 160th and Lesotho ranks 157th of 236 countries.

Indicator: Number of children, working-age adults, and older people
Unit: people
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 total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown. This only includes people aged 65+.