Which has higher births, by age of mother, Lesotho or Tajikistan?

Lesotho, at 8 births against 8 births in Tajikistan as of 2023.

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

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 Births, by age of mother. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Lesotho vs Tajikistan: Births, by age of mother

Lesotho

8 births

in 2023

Tajikistan

8 births

in 2023

Lesotho rank

92nd

Tajikistan rank

92nd

Births, by age of mother over time

Lesotho
Tajikistan

How they compare

Lesotho currently reports 8 births against 8 births in Tajikistan, a difference of 0 births.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Tajikistan ahead.

Lesotho ranks 92nd and Tajikistan ranks 92nd of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Lesotho averaged higher in 1 and Tajikistan in 7.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Lesotho	Tajikistan	Difference	Ahead
1950s	23 births	63.4 births	40.4 births	Tajikistan
1960s	31.9 births	79.2 births	47.3 births	Tajikistan
1970s	38.4 births	112.3 births	73.9 births	Tajikistan
1980s	35.7 births	105.3 births	69.6 births	Tajikistan
1990s	26 births	33.3 births	7.3 births	Tajikistan
2000s	17.2 births	13.5 births	3.7 births	Lesotho
2010s	12.8 births	22 births	9.2 births	Tajikistan
2020s	10.5 births	11 births	0.5 births	Tajikistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher births, by age of mother, Lesotho or Tajikistan?: Lesotho, at 8 births against 8 births in Tajikistan as of 2023.
What is the difference in births, by age of mother between Lesotho and Tajikistan?: 0 births, with Lesotho ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Tajikistan?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Lesotho and Tajikistan rank globally for births, by age of mother?: Lesotho ranks 92nd and Tajikistan ranks 92nd of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Births, by age of mother. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Births, by age of mother
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. This only includes mothers aged 50-54.