Lesotho vs Turkmenistan: Comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children
Lesotho
2.69 live births per woman
in 2023
Turkmenistan
2.69 live births per woman
in 2023
Lesotho rank
72nd
Turkmenistan rank
73rd
Comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children over time
- Lesotho
- Turkmenistan
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports 2.69 live births per woman against 2.69 live births per woman in Turkmenistan, a difference of 0 live births per woman.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Lesotho ahead.
Lesotho ranks 72nd and Turkmenistan ranks 73rd of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Lesotho averaged higher in 5 and Turkmenistan in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lesotho | Turkmenistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 5.76 live births per woman | 5.86 live births per woman | 0.0988 live births per woman | Turkmenistan |
| 1960s | 5.76 live births per woman | 6.67 live births per woman | 0.9147 live births per woman | Turkmenistan |
| 1970s | 5.77 live births per woman | 5.99 live births per woman | 0.2223 live births per woman | Turkmenistan |
| 1980s | 5.41 live births per woman | 4.93 live births per woman | 0.4798 live births per woman | Lesotho |
| 1990s | 4.23 live births per woman | 3.58 live births per woman | 0.6455 live births per woman | Lesotho |
| 2000s | 3.5 live births per woman | 2.75 live births per woman | 0.7556 live births per woman | Lesotho |
| 2010s | 3.19 live births per woman | 2.94 live births per woman | 0.2454 live births per woman | Lesotho |
| 2020s | 2.76 live births per woman | 2.74 live births per woman | 0.015 live births per woman | Lesotho |
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 Turkmenistan?
- Lesotho, at 2.69 live births per woman against 2.69 live births per woman in Turkmenistan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children between Lesotho and Turkmenistan?
- 0 live births per woman, with Lesotho ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Turkmenistan?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Lesotho and Turkmenistan rank globally for comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children?
- Lesotho ranks 72nd and Turkmenistan ranks 73rd 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.