Lesotho vs Paraguay: Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age
Lesotho
2.41 children per women
in 2023
Paraguay
2.35 children per women
in 2023
Lesotho rank
81st
Paraguay rank
84th
Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age over time
- Lesotho
- Paraguay
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports 2.41 children per women against 2.35 children per women in Paraguay, a difference of 0.06 children per women.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Paraguay ahead.
Lesotho ranks 81st and Paraguay ranks 84th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Lesotho averaged higher in 2 and Paraguay in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lesotho | Paraguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 4.14 children per women | 5.62 children per women | 1.48 children per women | Paraguay |
| 1960s | 4.12 children per women | 5.56 children per women | 1.45 children per women | Paraguay |
| 1970s | 4.15 children per women | 4.77 children per women | 0.6278 children per women | Paraguay |
| 1980s | 4.19 children per women | 4.6 children per women | 0.4063 children per women | Paraguay |
| 1990s | 3.44 children per women | 3.92 children per women | 0.4746 children per women | Paraguay |
| 2000s | 2.91 children per women | 2.92 children per women | 0.0113 children per women | Paraguay |
| 2010s | 2.78 children per women | 2.54 children per women | 0.2412 children per women | Lesotho |
| 2020s | 2.45 children per women | 2.39 children per women | 0.0654 children per women | Lesotho |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age, Lesotho or Paraguay?
- Lesotho, at 2.41 children per women against 2.35 children per women in Paraguay as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age between Lesotho and Paraguay?
- 0.06 children per women, with Lesotho ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Paraguay?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Lesotho and Paraguay rank globally for fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age?
- Lesotho ranks 81st and Paraguay ranks 84th 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).