Lesotho vs Mongolia: Fertility rate, total (births per woman) (UNESCO Institute)
Lesotho
2.69 births per woman
in 2023
Mongolia
2.7 births per woman
in 2023
Lesotho rank
71st
Mongolia rank
69th
Fertility rate, total (births per woman) (UNESCO Institute) over time
- Lesotho
- Mongolia
How they compare
Mongolia currently reports 2.7 births per woman against 2.69 births per woman in Lesotho, a difference of 0.01 births per woman.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Mongolia ahead.
Lesotho ranks 71st and Mongolia ranks 69th of 215 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Lesotho averaged higher in 4 and Mongolia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lesotho | Mongolia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5.77 births per woman | 7.01 births per woman | 1.24 births per woman | Mongolia |
| 1980s | 5.41 births per woman | 5.33 births per woman | 0.0858 births per woman | Lesotho |
| 1990s | 4.23 births per woman | 2.95 births per woman | 1.28 births per woman | Lesotho |
| 2000s | 3.5 births per woman | 2.23 births per woman | 1.27 births per woman | Lesotho |
| 2010s | 3.19 births per woman | 2.85 births per woman | 0.3353 births per woman | Lesotho |
| 2020s | 2.76 births per woman | 2.77 births per woman | 0.0187 births per woman | Mongolia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate, total, Lesotho or Mongolia?
- Mongolia, at 2.7 births per woman against 2.69 births per woman in Lesotho as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fertility rate, total between Lesotho and Mongolia?
- 0.01 births per woman, with Mongolia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Mongolia?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
- How do Lesotho and Mongolia rank globally for fertility rate, total?
- Lesotho ranks 71st and Mongolia ranks 69th 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