Lesotho vs Syria: Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence

Lesotho
2.66 births per woman
in 2024
Syria
2.7 births per woman
in 2024
Lesotho rank
68th
Syria rank
66th

Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence over time

  • Lesotho
  • Syria
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How they compare

Syria currently reports 2.7 births per woman against 2.66 births per woman in Lesotho, a difference of 0.04 births per woman.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Syria ahead.

Lesotho ranks 68th and Syria ranks 66th of 215 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Lesotho averaged higher in 1 and Syria in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Lesotho Syria Difference Ahead
1960s 5.76 births per woman 7.53 births per woman 1.77 births per woman Syria
1970s 5.77 births per woman 7.48 births per woman 1.71 births per woman Syria
1980s 5.41 births per woman 6.5 births per woman 1.09 births per woman Syria
1990s 4.23 births per woman 4.79 births per woman 0.5632 births per woman Syria
2000s 3.5 births per woman 3.7 births per woman 0.1923 births per woman Syria
2010s 3.19 births per woman 3.1 births per woman 0.0849 births per woman Lesotho
2020s 2.74 births per woman 2.76 births per woman 0.0208 births per woman Syria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence, Lesotho or Syria?
Syria, at 2.7 births per woman against 2.66 births per woman in Lesotho as of 2024.
What is the difference in total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence between Lesotho and Syria?
0.04 births per woman, with Syria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Syria?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Lesotho and Syria rank globally for total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence?
Lesotho ranks 68th and Syria ranks 66th of 215 countries.
Where does this data come from?
United Nations Population Division, national statistical offices, and Eurostat, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence
Unit
births per woman
Source
United Nations Population Division, national statistical offices, and Eurostat, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
215 places, 13,943 data points, 1960–2024
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The total fertility rate, in a given year. Contraceptive prevalence is the percentage of women who are practicing, or whose sexual partners are practicing, any form of contraception.