Lesotho vs Turkmenistan: Fertility rate: births per woman
Lesotho
2.69 live births per woman
in 2023
Turkmenistan
2.69 live births per woman
in 2023
Lesotho rank
72nd
Turkmenistan rank
73rd
Fertility rate: births per woman over time
- Lesotho
- Turkmenistan
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports 2.69 live births per woman against 2.69 live births per woman in Turkmenistan, a difference of 0 live births per woman.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Lesotho ahead.
Lesotho ranks 72nd and Turkmenistan ranks 73rd of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Lesotho averaged higher in 5 and Turkmenistan in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lesotho | Turkmenistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 5.76 live births per woman | 5.86 live births per woman | 0.0988 live births per woman | Turkmenistan |
| 1960s | 5.76 live births per woman | 6.67 live births per woman | 0.9147 live births per woman | Turkmenistan |
| 1970s | 5.77 live births per woman | 5.99 live births per woman | 0.2223 live births per woman | Turkmenistan |
| 1980s | 5.41 live births per woman | 4.93 live births per woman | 0.4798 live births per woman | Lesotho |
| 1990s | 4.23 live births per woman | 3.58 live births per woman | 0.6455 live births per woman | Lesotho |
| 2000s | 3.5 live births per woman | 2.75 live births per woman | 0.7556 live births per woman | Lesotho |
| 2010s | 3.19 live births per woman | 2.94 live births per woman | 0.2454 live births per woman | Lesotho |
| 2020s | 2.76 live births per woman | 2.74 live births per woman | 0.015 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, Lesotho or Turkmenistan?
- Lesotho, at 2.69 live births per woman against 2.69 live births per woman in Turkmenistan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fertility rate: births per woman between Lesotho and Turkmenistan?
- 0 live births per woman, with Lesotho ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Turkmenistan?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Lesotho and Turkmenistan rank globally for fertility rate: births per woman?
- Lesotho ranks 72nd and Turkmenistan ranks 73rd 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.