Lesotho vs Syria: Comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children
Lesotho
2.69 live births per woman
in 2023
Syria
2.71 live births per woman
in 2023
Lesotho rank
72nd
Syria rank
70th
Comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children over time
- Lesotho
- Syria
How they compare
Syria currently reports 2.71 live births per woman against 2.69 live births per woman in Lesotho, a difference of 0.02 live births per woman.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Syria ahead.
Lesotho ranks 72nd and Syria ranks 70th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Lesotho averaged higher in 1 and Syria in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lesotho | Syria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 5.76 live births per woman | 7.59 live births per woman | 1.83 live births per woman | Syria |
| 1960s | 5.76 live births per woman | 7.53 live births per woman | 1.77 live births per woman | Syria |
| 1970s | 5.77 live births per woman | 7.48 live births per woman | 1.71 live births per woman | Syria |
| 1980s | 5.41 live births per woman | 6.5 live births per woman | 1.09 live births per woman | Syria |
| 1990s | 4.23 live births per woman | 4.79 live births per woman | 0.5632 live births per woman | Syria |
| 2000s | 3.5 live births per woman | 3.7 live births per woman | 0.1923 live births per woman | Syria |
| 2010s | 3.19 live births per woman | 3.1 live births per woman | 0.0849 live births per woman | Lesotho |
| 2020s | 2.76 live births per woman | 2.77 live births per woman | 0.017 live births per woman | Syria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children, Lesotho or Syria?
- Syria, at 2.71 live births per woman against 2.69 live births per woman in Lesotho as of 2023.
- What is the difference in comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children between Lesotho and Syria?
- 0.02 live births per woman, with Syria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Syria?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Lesotho and Syria rank globally for comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children?
- Lesotho ranks 72nd and Syria ranks 70th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Fertility Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Average number of live births a hypothetical cohort of women would have at the end of their reproductive period if they were subject during their whole lives to the fertility rates of a given period and if they were not subject to mortality.