Jordan vs Lesotho: Fertility rate, total
Jordan
2.64 births per woman
in 2023
Lesotho
2.69 births per woman
in 2023
Jordan rank
74th
Lesotho rank
71st
Fertility rate, total over time
- Jordan
- Lesotho
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports 2.69 births per woman against 2.64 births per woman in Jordan, a difference of 0.05 births per woman.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Jordan ahead.
Jordan ranks 74th and Lesotho ranks 71st of 215 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Jordan averaged higher in 5 and Lesotho in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jordan | Lesotho | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 7.9 births per woman | 5.77 births per woman | 2.13 births per woman | Jordan |
| 1980s | 6.58 births per woman | 5.41 births per woman | 1.17 births per woman | Jordan |
| 1990s | 4.74 births per woman | 4.23 births per woman | 0.5127 births per woman | Jordan |
| 2000s | 3.79 births per woman | 3.5 births per woman | 0.2866 births per woman | Jordan |
| 2010s | 3.28 births per woman | 3.19 births per woman | 0.0921 births per woman | Jordan |
| 2020s | 2.71 births per woman | 2.76 births per woman | 0.0453 births per woman | Lesotho |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate, total, Jordan or Lesotho?
- Lesotho, at 2.69 births per woman against 2.64 births per woman in Jordan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fertility rate, total between Jordan and Lesotho?
- 0.05 births per woman, with Lesotho ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jordan and Lesotho?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
- How do Jordan and Lesotho rank globally for fertility rate, total?
- Jordan ranks 74th and Lesotho ranks 71st of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Fertility rate, total (births per woman). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release