Lesotho vs Timor-Leste: Fertility rate, total
Lesotho
2.69 births per woman
in 2023
Timor-Leste
2.71 births per woman
in 2023
Lesotho rank
71st
Timor-Leste rank
68th
Fertility rate, total over time
- Lesotho
- Timor-Leste
How they compare
Timor-Leste 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 Timor-Leste ranks 68th of 215 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Lesotho averaged higher in 1 and Timor-Leste in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lesotho | Timor-Leste | 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 | Timor-Leste |
| 1990s | 4.23 births per woman | 5.91 births per woman | 1.68 births per woman | Timor-Leste |
| 2000s | 3.5 births per woman | 5.59 births per woman | 2.09 births per woman | Timor-Leste |
| 2010s | 3.19 births per woman | 3.92 births per woman | 0.7308 births per woman | Timor-Leste |
| 2020s | 2.76 births per woman | 2.85 births per woman | 0.0965 births per woman | Timor-Leste |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate, total, Lesotho or Timor-Leste?
- Timor-Leste, 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 Timor-Leste?
- 0.02 births per woman, with Timor-Leste ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Timor-Leste?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
- How do Lesotho and Timor-Leste rank globally for fertility rate, total?
- Lesotho ranks 71st and Timor-Leste 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.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release