Haiti vs Lesotho: Fertility rate: births per woman
Haiti
2.66 live births per woman
in 2023
Lesotho
2.69 live births per woman
in 2023
Haiti rank
75th
Lesotho rank
72nd
Fertility rate: births per woman over time
- Haiti
- Lesotho
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports 2.69 live births per woman against 2.66 live births per woman in Haiti, a difference of 0.03 live births per woman.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Haiti ahead.
Haiti ranks 75th and Lesotho ranks 72nd of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Haiti averaged higher in 5 and Lesotho in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Haiti | Lesotho | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 6.22 live births per woman | 5.76 live births per woman | 0.4613 live births per woman | Haiti |
| 1960s | 6.11 live births per woman | 5.76 live births per woman | 0.3509 live births per woman | Haiti |
| 1970s | 5.76 live births per woman | 5.77 live births per woman | 0.0088 live births per woman | Lesotho |
| 1980s | 5.5 live births per woman | 5.41 live births per woman | 0.0877 live births per woman | Haiti |
| 1990s | 4.94 live births per woman | 4.23 live births per woman | 0.7112 live births per woman | Haiti |
| 2000s | 3.92 live births per woman | 3.5 live births per woman | 0.4193 live births per woman | Haiti |
| 2010s | 3.16 live births per woman | 3.19 live births per woman | 0.0284 live births per woman | Lesotho |
| 2020s | 2.73 live births per woman | 2.76 live births per woman | 0.0295 live births per woman | Lesotho |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate: births per woman, Haiti or Lesotho?
- Lesotho, at 2.69 live births per woman against 2.66 live births per woman in Haiti as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fertility rate: births per woman between Haiti and Lesotho?
- 0.03 live births per woman, with Lesotho ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Haiti and Lesotho?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Haiti and Lesotho rank globally for fertility rate: births per woman?
- Haiti ranks 75th and Lesotho ranks 72nd of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Fertility rate: 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
The total fertility rate: the average number of children a woman would have if she experienced the year's age-specific birth rates throughout her childbearing years.