Lesotho vs Niue: Effective fertility rate children per woman who are expected

Lesotho
2.41
in 2023
Niue
2.42
in 2023
Lesotho rank
81st
Niue rank
80th

Effective fertility rate children per woman who are expected over time

  • Lesotho
  • Niue
0246195019862023

How they compare

Niue currently reports 2.42 against 2.41 in Lesotho, a difference of 0.01.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Niue ahead.

Lesotho ranks 81st and Niue ranks 80th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Lesotho averaged higher in 4 and Niue in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Lesotho Niue Difference Ahead
1950s 4.14 5.7 1.56 Niue
1960s 4.12 6.07 1.95 Niue
1970s 4.15 4.91 0.7613 Niue
1980s 4.19 4.23 0.0389 Niue
1990s 3.44 3.25 0.1883 Lesotho
2000s 2.91 2.78 0.1331 Lesotho
2010s 2.78 2.74 0.0372 Lesotho
2020s 2.45 2.45 0.0024 Lesotho

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher effective fertility rate children per woman who are expected to, Lesotho or Niue?
Niue, at 2.42 against 2.41 in Lesotho as of 2023.
What is the difference in effective fertility rate children per woman who are expected to between Lesotho and Niue?
0.01, with Niue ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Niue?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Lesotho and Niue rank globally for effective fertility rate children per woman who are expected to?
Lesotho ranks 81st and Niue ranks 80th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Effective fertility rate children per woman who are expected to survive until childbearing age. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Effective fertility rate children per woman who are expected to survive until childbearing age
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 18,723 data points, 1751–2023
Last refreshed