Fertility rate, total in Lesotho, Kingdom of
Lesotho, Kingdom of: Fertility rate, total was 2.69 births per woman in 2023. βΌ Falling
Fertility rate, total in Lesotho, Kingdom of, 1970β2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in births per woman.
Analysis
In 2023, fertility rate, total in Lesotho, Kingdom of stood at 2.69 births per woman. That is the lowest value across all 54 years on record.
The figure is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 17.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fertility rate, total in Lesotho, Kingdom of peaked at 5.87 births per woman in 1976 and was at its lowest, 2.69 births per woman, in 2023.
That places Lesotho, Kingdom of 71st out of 215 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 54 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5.77 births per woman | 5.69 births per woman | 5.87 births per woman | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.41 births per woman | 4.96 births per woman | 5.75 births per woman | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.23 births per woman | 3.67 births per woman | 4.81 births per woman | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.5 births per woman | 3.31 births per woman | 3.68 births per woman | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.19 births per woman | 2.92 births per woman | 3.34 births per woman | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.76 births per woman | 2.69 births per woman | 2.85 births per woman | 4 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho, Kingdom of
- 68 Timor-Leste, Democratic Republic of 2.71 births per woman compare
- 69 Kyrgyz Republic 2.7 births per woman compare
- 69 Mongolia 2.7 births per woman compare
- 72 Turkmenistan 2.69 births per woman compare
- 73 Haiti 2.66 births per woman compare
- 74 Jordan 2.64 births per woman compare
More population data for Lesotho, Kingdom of
- Population growth rate by level of development -0.201 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 190,191 (2100)
- Population density 107.36 (2100)
- Population growth rate -0.201 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.6353 % change on previous year (2100)
- Fertility and wanted fertility 2.66 (2024)
- Refugee population by country or territory of asylum 419 (2024)
- Fertility vs unmet contraception 2.66 (2024)
- Fertility vs contraception 2.66 (2024)
- Natural population growth 1.35 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fertility rate, total in Lesotho, Kingdom of?
- Fertility rate, total in Lesotho, Kingdom of was 2.69 births per woman in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest fertility rate, total recorded in Lesotho, Kingdom of?
- The highest recorded value was 5.87 births per woman in 1976.
- What is the lowest fertility rate, total recorded in Lesotho, Kingdom of?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.69 births per woman in 2023.
- How does Lesotho, Kingdom of rank for fertility rate, total?
- Lesotho, Kingdom of ranks 71st out of 215 countries with data for 2023.
- Is fertility rate, total rising or falling in Lesotho, Kingdom of?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Lesotho, Kingdom of data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Fertility rate, total (births per woman). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release