Lesotho vs East Timor: Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception
Lesotho
2.66 births per woman
in 2024
East Timor
2.63 births per woman
in 2024
Lesotho rank
68th
East Timor rank
70th
Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception over time
- Lesotho
- East Timor
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports 2.66 births per woman against 2.63 births per woman in East Timor, a difference of 0.03 births per woman.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was East Timor ahead.
Lesotho ranks 68th and East Timor ranks 70th of 215 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Lesotho averaged higher in 1 and East Timor in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lesotho | East Timor | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.76 births per woman | 6.04 births per woman | 0.2758 births per woman | East Timor |
| 1970s | 5.77 births per woman | 5.3 births per woman | 0.4649 births per woman | Lesotho |
| 1980s | 5.41 births per woman | 5.6 births per woman | 0.1863 births per woman | East Timor |
| 1990s | 4.23 births per woman | 5.91 births per woman | 1.68 births per woman | East Timor |
| 2000s | 3.5 births per woman | 5.59 births per woman | 2.09 births per woman | East Timor |
| 2010s | 3.19 births per woman | 3.92 births per woman | 0.7308 births per woman | East Timor |
| 2020s | 2.74 births per woman | 2.81 births per woman | 0.0698 births per woman | East Timor |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception, Lesotho or East Timor?
- Lesotho, at 2.66 births per woman against 2.63 births per woman in East Timor as of 2024.
- What is the difference in fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception between Lesotho and East Timor?
- 0.03 births per woman, with Lesotho ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and East Timor?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Lesotho and East Timor rank globally for fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception?
- Lesotho ranks 68th and East Timor ranks 70th 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.