Botswana vs Lesotho: Birth rate
Botswana
24.71 births per 1,000 people
in 2023
Lesotho
24.11 births per 1,000 people
in 2023
Botswana rank
56th
Lesotho rank
58th
Birth rate over time
- Botswana
- Lesotho
How they compare
Botswana currently reports 24.71 births per 1,000 people against 24.11 births per 1,000 people in Lesotho, a difference of 0.6 births per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Botswana ahead.
Botswana ranks 56th and Lesotho ranks 58th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 5 and Lesotho in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Lesotho | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 46.84 births per 1,000 people | 44.6 births per 1,000 people | 2.25 births per 1,000 people | Botswana |
| 1960s | 45.94 births per 1,000 people | 43.22 births per 1,000 people | 2.72 births per 1,000 people | Botswana |
| 1970s | 45.65 births per 1,000 people | 40.61 births per 1,000 people | 5.04 births per 1,000 people | Botswana |
| 1980s | 39.71 births per 1,000 people | 38.46 births per 1,000 people | 1.25 births per 1,000 people | Botswana |
| 1990s | 30.39 births per 1,000 people | 31.43 births per 1,000 people | 1.05 births per 1,000 people | Lesotho |
| 2000s | 27.92 births per 1,000 people | 29 births per 1,000 people | 1.09 births per 1,000 people | Lesotho |
| 2010s | 26.86 births per 1,000 people | 28.9 births per 1,000 people | 2.05 births per 1,000 people | Lesotho |
| 2020s | 25.23 births per 1,000 people | 24.76 births per 1,000 people | 0.4737 births per 1,000 people | Botswana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher birth rate, Botswana or Lesotho?
- Botswana, at 24.71 births per 1,000 people against 24.11 births per 1,000 people in Lesotho as of 2023.
- What is the difference in birth rate between Botswana and Lesotho?
- 0.6 births per 1,000 people, with Botswana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Lesotho?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Botswana and Lesotho rank globally for birth rate?
- Botswana ranks 56th and Lesotho ranks 58th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Birth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of live births in a year per 1,000 people in the population.