Eswatini vs Lesotho: Share of births by age of mother
Eswatini
15.2%
in 2023
Lesotho
15.3%
in 2023
Eswatini rank
38th
Lesotho rank
37th
Share of births by age of mother over time
- Eswatini
- Lesotho
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports 15.3% against 15.2% in Eswatini, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Eswatini ahead.
Eswatini ranks 38th and Lesotho ranks 37th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Eswatini averaged higher in 6 and Lesotho in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eswatini | Lesotho | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 16.6% | 12.2% | 4.4% | Eswatini |
| 1960s | 19.2% | 12.7% | 6.5% | Eswatini |
| 1970s | 21.6% | 13.9% | 7.7% | Eswatini |
| 1980s | 21.0% | 13.5% | 7.5% | Eswatini |
| 1990s | 20.8% | 15.1% | 5.7% | Eswatini |
| 2000s | 20.7% | 18.6% | 2.1% | Eswatini |
| 2010s | 16.0% | 16.0% | 0.0% | Lesotho |
| 2020s | 15.2% | 15.3% | 0.1% | Lesotho |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of births by age of mother, Eswatini or Lesotho?
- Lesotho, at 15.3% against 15.2% in Eswatini as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of births by age of mother between Eswatini and Lesotho?
- 0.1%, with Lesotho ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eswatini and Lesotho?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Eswatini and Lesotho rank globally for share of births by age of mother?
- Eswatini ranks 38th and Lesotho ranks 37th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) β processed by Our World in Data, published as Share of births by age of mother. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of live births in a calendar year.