Djibouti vs Lesotho: Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age
Djibouti
2.4 children per women
in 2023
Lesotho
2.41 children per women
in 2023
Djibouti rank
82nd
Lesotho rank
81st
Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age over time
- Djibouti
- Lesotho
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports 2.41 children per women against 2.4 children per women in Djibouti, a difference of 0.01 children per women.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Djibouti ahead.
Djibouti ranks 82nd and Lesotho ranks 81st of 236 countries.
Djibouti has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Djibouti | Lesotho | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 4.36 children per women | 4.14 children per women | 0.2176 children per women | Djibouti |
| 1960s | 4.71 children per women | 4.12 children per women | 0.5916 children per women | Djibouti |
| 1970s | 4.99 children per women | 4.15 children per women | 0.8454 children per women | Djibouti |
| 1980s | 4.91 children per women | 4.19 children per women | 0.7181 children per women | Djibouti |
| 1990s | 4.43 children per women | 3.44 children per women | 0.9879 children per women | Djibouti |
| 2000s | 3.53 children per women | 2.91 children per women | 0.618 children per women | Djibouti |
| 2010s | 2.78 children per women | 2.78 children per women | 0.0028 children per women | Djibouti |
| 2020s | 2.46 children per women | 2.45 children per women | 0.0046 children per women | Djibouti |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age, Djibouti or Lesotho?
- Lesotho, at 2.41 children per women against 2.4 children per women in Djibouti as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age between Djibouti and Lesotho?
- 0.01 children per women, with Lesotho ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Djibouti and Lesotho?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Djibouti and Lesotho rank globally for fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age?
- Djibouti ranks 82nd and Lesotho ranks 81st of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Malani and Jacob (2024); UN, World Population Prospects (2024); Human Mortality Database (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of children who live long enough to reproduce, per woman. This number is dependent on the survival of daughters to childbearing age (between 15 and 49 years old).