Eswatini vs Lesotho: Birth rate
Eswatini
24.07 births per 1,000 people
in 2023
Lesotho
24.11 births per 1,000 people
in 2023
Eswatini rank
59th
Lesotho rank
58th
Birth rate over time
- Eswatini
- Lesotho
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports 24.11 births per 1,000 people against 24.07 births per 1,000 people in Eswatini, a difference of 0.04 births per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Eswatini ahead.
Eswatini ranks 59th and Lesotho ranks 58th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Eswatini averaged higher in 7 and Lesotho in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eswatini | Lesotho | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 48.58 births per 1,000 people | 44.6 births per 1,000 people | 3.99 births per 1,000 people | Eswatini |
| 1960s | 47.53 births per 1,000 people | 43.22 births per 1,000 people | 4.31 births per 1,000 people | Eswatini |
| 1970s | 50.11 births per 1,000 people | 40.61 births per 1,000 people | 9.5 births per 1,000 people | Eswatini |
| 1980s | 46.43 births per 1,000 people | 38.46 births per 1,000 people | 7.97 births per 1,000 people | Eswatini |
| 1990s | 35.8 births per 1,000 people | 31.43 births per 1,000 people | 4.36 births per 1,000 people | Eswatini |
| 2000s | 32.33 births per 1,000 people | 29 births per 1,000 people | 3.32 births per 1,000 people | Eswatini |
| 2010s | 28.5 births per 1,000 people | 28.9 births per 1,000 people | 0.3994 births per 1,000 people | Lesotho |
| 2020s | 24.76 births per 1,000 people | 24.76 births per 1,000 people | 0.0015 births per 1,000 people | Eswatini |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher birth rate, Eswatini or Lesotho?
- Lesotho, at 24.11 births per 1,000 people against 24.07 births per 1,000 people in Eswatini as of 2023.
- What is the difference in birth rate between Eswatini and Lesotho?
- 0.04 births per 1,000 people, with Lesotho ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eswatini and Lesotho?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Eswatini and Lesotho rank globally for birth rate?
- Eswatini ranks 59th 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.