Haiti vs Lesotho: Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate
Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate over time
- Haiti
- Lesotho
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports 2.66 births per woman against 2.62 births per woman in Haiti, a difference of 0.04 births per woman.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Haiti ahead.
Haiti ranks 71st and Lesotho ranks 68th of 215 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Haiti averaged higher in 4 and Lesotho in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Haiti | Lesotho | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.11 births per woman | 5.76 births per woman | 0.3509 births per woman | Haiti |
| 1970s | 5.76 births per woman | 5.77 births per woman | 0.0088 births per woman | Lesotho |
| 1980s | 5.5 births per woman | 5.41 births per woman | 0.0877 births per woman | Haiti |
| 1990s | 4.94 births per woman | 4.23 births per woman | 0.7112 births per woman | Haiti |
| 2000s | 3.92 births per woman | 3.5 births per woman | 0.4193 births per woman | Haiti |
| 2010s | 3.16 births per woman | 3.19 births per woman | 0.0284 births per woman | Lesotho |
| 2020s | 2.71 births per woman | 2.74 births per woman | 0.0314 births per woman | Lesotho |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate, Haiti or Lesotho?
- Lesotho, at 2.66 births per woman against 2.62 births per woman in Haiti as of 2024.
- What is the difference in total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate between Haiti and Lesotho?
- 0.04 births per woman, with Lesotho ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Haiti and Lesotho?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Haiti and Lesotho rank globally for total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate?
- Haiti ranks 71st and Lesotho ranks 68th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Population Division, national statistical offices, and Eurostat, via World Bank (2026) β processed by Our World in Data, published as Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The total fertility rate summarizes the total number of births a woman would have, if she experienced the birth rates seen in women of each age group in one particular year across her childbearing years. The wanted fertility is an estimate of what the total fertility rate would be if all unwanted births were avoided, based on survey data.