Haiti vs Lesotho: Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception
Haiti
2.62 births per woman
in 2024
Lesotho
2.66 births per woman
in 2024
Haiti rank
71st
Lesotho rank
68th
Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception over time
- Haiti
- Lesotho
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports 2.66 births per woman against 2.62 births per woman in Haiti, a difference of 0.04 births per woman.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Haiti ahead.
Haiti ranks 71st and Lesotho ranks 68th of 215 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Haiti averaged higher in 4 and Lesotho in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Haiti | Lesotho | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.11 births per woman | 5.76 births per woman | 0.3509 births per woman | Haiti |
| 1970s | 5.76 births per woman | 5.77 births per woman | 0.0088 births per woman | Lesotho |
| 1980s | 5.5 births per woman | 5.41 births per woman | 0.0877 births per woman | Haiti |
| 1990s | 4.94 births per woman | 4.23 births per woman | 0.7112 births per woman | Haiti |
| 2000s | 3.92 births per woman | 3.5 births per woman | 0.4193 births per woman | Haiti |
| 2010s | 3.16 births per woman | 3.19 births per woman | 0.0284 births per woman | Lesotho |
| 2020s | 2.71 births per woman | 2.74 births per woman | 0.0314 births per woman | Lesotho |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception, Haiti or Lesotho?
- Lesotho, at 2.66 births per woman against 2.62 births per woman in Haiti as of 2024.
- What is the difference in fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception between Haiti and Lesotho?
- 0.04 births per woman, with Lesotho ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Haiti and Lesotho?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Haiti and Lesotho rank globally for fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception?
- Haiti ranks 71st and Lesotho ranks 68th 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 Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception. 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, in a given year. The unmet need for contraception shows the estimated share of married fertile women of reproductive age who do not want to become pregnant and are not using contraception.