Lesotho vs East Timor: Fertility rate, total (births per woman) (UNESCO Institute)
Lesotho
2.69 births per woman
in 2023
East Timor
2.71 births per woman
in 2023
Lesotho rank
71st
East Timor rank
68th
Fertility rate, total (births per woman) (UNESCO Institute) over time
- Lesotho
- East Timor
How they compare
East Timor currently reports 2.71 births per woman against 2.69 births per woman in Lesotho, a difference of 0.02 births per woman.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Lesotho ahead.
Lesotho ranks 71st and East Timor ranks 68th of 215 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Lesotho averaged higher in 1 and East Timor in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lesotho | East Timor | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5.77 births per woman | 5.3 births per woman | 0.4649 births per woman | Lesotho |
| 1980s | 5.41 births per woman | 5.6 births per woman | 0.1863 births per woman | East Timor |
| 1990s | 4.23 births per woman | 5.91 births per woman | 1.68 births per woman | East Timor |
| 2000s | 3.5 births per woman | 5.59 births per woman | 2.09 births per woman | East Timor |
| 2010s | 3.19 births per woman | 3.92 births per woman | 0.7308 births per woman | East Timor |
| 2020s | 2.76 births per woman | 2.85 births per woman | 0.0965 births per woman | East Timor |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate, total, Lesotho or East Timor?
- East Timor, at 2.71 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 East Timor?
- 0.02 births per woman, with East Timor ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and East Timor?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
- How do Lesotho and East Timor rank globally for fertility rate, total?
- Lesotho ranks 71st and East Timor ranks 68th 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.
Individual pages
About this data
February 2026 Data Release