Lesotho vs Syria: Fertility rate: births per woman

Lesotho
2.69 live births per woman
in 2023
Syria
2.71 live births per woman
in 2023
Lesotho rank
72nd
Syria rank
70th

Fertility rate: births per woman over time

  • Lesotho
  • Syria
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How they compare

Syria currently reports 2.71 live births per woman against 2.69 live births per woman in Lesotho, a difference of 0.02 live births per woman.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Syria ahead.

Lesotho ranks 72nd and Syria ranks 70th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Lesotho averaged higher in 1 and Syria in 7.

Head to head by decade

Decade Lesotho Syria Difference Ahead
1950s 5.76 live births per woman 7.59 live births per woman 1.83 live births per woman Syria
1960s 5.76 live births per woman 7.53 live births per woman 1.77 live births per woman Syria
1970s 5.77 live births per woman 7.48 live births per woman 1.71 live births per woman Syria
1980s 5.41 live births per woman 6.5 live births per woman 1.09 live births per woman Syria
1990s 4.23 live births per woman 4.79 live births per woman 0.5632 live births per woman Syria
2000s 3.5 live births per woman 3.7 live births per woman 0.1923 live births per woman Syria
2010s 3.19 live births per woman 3.1 live births per woman 0.0849 live births per woman Lesotho
2020s 2.76 live births per woman 2.77 live births per woman 0.017 live births per woman Syria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fertility rate: births per woman, Lesotho or Syria?
Syria, at 2.71 live births per woman against 2.69 live births per woman in Lesotho as of 2023.
What is the difference in fertility rate: births per woman between Lesotho and Syria?
0.02 live births per woman, with Syria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Syria?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Lesotho and Syria rank globally for fertility rate: births per woman?
Lesotho ranks 72nd and Syria ranks 70th 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

Indicator
Fertility rate: births per woman
Unit
live births per woman
Source
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed

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.