Lesotho vs Turkmenistan: Fertility rate, total
Lesotho
2.69 births per woman
in 2023
Turkmenistan
2.69 births per woman
in 2023
Lesotho rank
71st
Turkmenistan rank
72nd
Fertility rate, total over time
- Lesotho
- Turkmenistan
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports 2.69 births per woman against 2.69 births per woman in Turkmenistan, a difference of 0 births per woman.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Turkmenistan ahead.
Lesotho ranks 71st and Turkmenistan ranks 72nd of 215 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Lesotho averaged higher in 5 and Turkmenistan in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lesotho | Turkmenistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5.77 births per woman | 5.99 births per woman | 0.2223 births per woman | Turkmenistan |
| 1980s | 5.41 births per woman | 4.93 births per woman | 0.4798 births per woman | Lesotho |
| 1990s | 4.23 births per woman | 3.58 births per woman | 0.6455 births per woman | Lesotho |
| 2000s | 3.5 births per woman | 2.75 births per woman | 0.7556 births per woman | Lesotho |
| 2010s | 3.19 births per woman | 2.94 births per woman | 0.2454 births per woman | Lesotho |
| 2020s | 2.76 births per woman | 2.74 births per woman | 0.015 births per woman | Lesotho |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate, total, Lesotho or Turkmenistan?
- Lesotho, at 2.69 births per woman against 2.69 births per woman in Turkmenistan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fertility rate, total between Lesotho and Turkmenistan?
- 0 births per woman, with Lesotho ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Turkmenistan?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
- How do Lesotho and Turkmenistan rank globally for fertility rate, total?
- Lesotho ranks 71st and Turkmenistan ranks 72nd 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