Which has higher number of births, by world region, Ireland or Lesotho?

Lesotho, at 55,728 births against 53,268 births in Ireland as of 2023.

What is the difference in number of births, by world region between Ireland and Lesotho?

2,460 births, with Lesotho ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Lesotho?

74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of births, by world region. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Ireland vs Lesotho: Number of births, by world region

Ireland

53,268 births

in 2023

Lesotho

55,728 births

in 2023

Ireland rank

131st

Lesotho rank

129th

Number of births, by world region over time

Ireland
Lesotho

How they compare

Lesotho currently reports 55,728 births against 53,268 births in Ireland, a difference of 2,460 births.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Ireland ahead.

Ireland ranks 131st and Lesotho ranks 129th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Ireland averaged higher in 6 and Lesotho in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Ireland	Lesotho	Difference	Ahead
1950s	64,294 births	28,548 births	35,747 births	Ireland
1960s	61,928 births	36,628 births	25,300 births	Ireland
1970s	68,286 births	48,456 births	19,830 births	Ireland
1980s	63,966 births	61,271 births	2,694 births	Ireland
1990s	51,288 births	60,439 births	9,151 births	Lesotho
2000s	64,009 births	57,292 births	6,717 births	Ireland
2010s	67,037 births	60,530 births	6,506 births	Ireland
2020s	55,766 births	56,273 births	506.25 births	Lesotho

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of births, by world region, Ireland or Lesotho?: Lesotho, at 55,728 births against 53,268 births in Ireland as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of births, by world region between Ireland and Lesotho?: 2,460 births, with Lesotho ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Lesotho?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Ireland and Lesotho rank globally for number of births, by world region?: Ireland ranks 131st and Lesotho ranks 129th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of births, by world region. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Number of births, by world region
Unit: births
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: 28 August 2026

Number of live births in a calendar year.