Lesotho vs Tuvalu: Birth rate
Lesotho
24.11 births per 1,000 people
in 2023
Tuvalu
23.07 births per 1,000 people
in 2023
Lesotho rank
58th
Tuvalu rank
61st
Birth rate over time
- Lesotho
- Tuvalu
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports 24.11 births per 1,000 people against 23.07 births per 1,000 people in Tuvalu, a difference of 1.04 births per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Tuvalu ahead.
Lesotho ranks 58th and Tuvalu ranks 61st of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Lesotho averaged higher in 7 and Tuvalu in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lesotho | Tuvalu | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 44.6 births per 1,000 people | 46.05 births per 1,000 people | 1.45 births per 1,000 people | Tuvalu |
| 1960s | 43.22 births per 1,000 people | 33.61 births per 1,000 people | 9.61 births per 1,000 people | Lesotho |
| 1970s | 40.61 births per 1,000 people | 29.77 births per 1,000 people | 10.85 births per 1,000 people | Lesotho |
| 1980s | 38.46 births per 1,000 people | 36.17 births per 1,000 people | 2.28 births per 1,000 people | Lesotho |
| 1990s | 31.43 births per 1,000 people | 30.99 births per 1,000 people | 0.4459 births per 1,000 people | Lesotho |
| 2000s | 29 births per 1,000 people | 23.4 births per 1,000 people | 5.6 births per 1,000 people | Lesotho |
| 2010s | 28.9 births per 1,000 people | 23.46 births per 1,000 people | 5.45 births per 1,000 people | Lesotho |
| 2020s | 24.76 births per 1,000 people | 24.04 births per 1,000 people | 0.721 births per 1,000 people | Lesotho |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher birth rate, Lesotho or Tuvalu?
- Lesotho, at 24.11 births per 1,000 people against 23.07 births per 1,000 people in Tuvalu as of 2023.
- What is the difference in birth rate between Lesotho and Tuvalu?
- 1.04 births per 1,000 people, with Lesotho ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Tuvalu?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Lesotho and Tuvalu rank globally for birth rate?
- Lesotho ranks 58th and Tuvalu ranks 61st of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Birth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total number of births per 1,000 people in a given year.