Lesotho vs Saint Martin (French part): Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception
Lesotho
2.66 births per woman
in 2024
Saint Martin (French part)
2.67 births per woman
in 2024
Lesotho rank
68th
Saint Martin (French part) rank
67th
Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception over time
- Lesotho
- Saint Martin (French part)
How they compare
Saint Martin (French part) currently reports 2.67 births per woman against 2.66 births per woman in Lesotho, a difference of 0.01 births per woman.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Saint Martin (French part) ahead.
Lesotho ranks 68th and Saint Martin (French part) ranks 67th of 215 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Lesotho averaged higher in 5 and Saint Martin (French part) in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lesotho | Saint Martin (French part) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.76 births per woman | 6.33 births per woman | 0.569 births per woman | Saint Martin (French part) |
| 1970s | 5.77 births per woman | 5.19 births per woman | 0.5816 births per woman | Lesotho |
| 1980s | 5.41 births per woman | 3.14 births per woman | 2.27 births per woman | Lesotho |
| 1990s | 4.23 births per woman | 2.72 births per woman | 1.5 births per woman | Lesotho |
| 2000s | 3.5 births per woman | 2.75 births per woman | 0.7524 births per woman | Lesotho |
| 2010s | 3.19 births per woman | 2.65 births per woman | 0.5349 births per woman | Lesotho |
| 2020s | 2.74 births per woman | 2.76 births per woman | 0.0196 births per woman | Saint Martin (French part) |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception, Lesotho or Saint Martin (French part)?
- Saint Martin (French part), at 2.67 births per woman against 2.66 births per woman in Lesotho as of 2024.
- What is the difference in fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception between Lesotho and Saint Martin (French part)?
- 0.01 births per woman, with Saint Martin (French part) ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Saint Martin (French part)?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Lesotho and Saint Martin (French part) rank globally for fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception?
- Lesotho ranks 68th and Saint Martin (French part) ranks 67th 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.