Lesotho vs Syria: Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception
Lesotho
2.66 births per woman
in 2024
Syria
2.7 births per woman
in 2024
Lesotho rank
68th
Syria rank
66th
Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception over time
- Lesotho
- Syria
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 fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception, 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 fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception 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 fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception?
- 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 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.