Honduras vs Lesotho: Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age
Honduras
2.43 children per women
in 2023
Lesotho
2.41 children per women
in 2023
Honduras rank
79th
Lesotho rank
81st
Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age over time
- Honduras
- Lesotho
How they compare
Honduras currently reports 2.43 children per women against 2.41 children per women in Lesotho, a difference of 0.02 children per women.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Honduras ahead.
Honduras ranks 79th and Lesotho ranks 81st of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Honduras averaged higher in 7 and Lesotho in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Honduras | Lesotho | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 5.27 children per women | 4.14 children per women | 1.13 children per women | Honduras |
| 1960s | 5.81 children per women | 4.12 children per women | 1.69 children per women | Honduras |
| 1970s | 5.86 children per women | 4.15 children per women | 1.71 children per women | Honduras |
| 1980s | 5.3 children per women | 4.19 children per women | 1.11 children per women | Honduras |
| 1990s | 4.51 children per women | 3.44 children per women | 1.07 children per women | Honduras |
| 2000s | 3.51 children per women | 2.91 children per women | 0.599 children per women | Honduras |
| 2010s | 2.71 children per women | 2.78 children per women | 0.0712 children per women | Lesotho |
| 2020s | 2.47 children per women | 2.45 children per women | 0.0119 children per women | Honduras |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age, Honduras or Lesotho?
- Honduras, at 2.43 children per women against 2.41 children per women in Lesotho as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age between Honduras and Lesotho?
- 0.02 children per women, with Honduras ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Honduras and Lesotho?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Honduras and Lesotho rank globally for fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age?
- Honduras ranks 79th 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).