Lesotho vs Marshall Islands: Adolescent fertility rate

Lesotho
69.55 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19
in 2024
Marshall Islands
71.25 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19
in 2024
Lesotho rank
40th
Marshall Islands rank
37th

Adolescent fertility rate over time

  • Lesotho
  • Marshall Islands
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How they compare

Marshall Islands currently reports 71.25 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 against 69.55 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 in Lesotho, a difference of 1.7 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Marshall Islands ahead.

Lesotho ranks 40th and Marshall Islands ranks 37th of 218 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Lesotho averaged higher in 2 and Marshall Islands in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Lesotho Marshall Islands Difference Ahead
1960s 94.57 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 148.09 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 53.51 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 Marshall Islands
1970s 100.11 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 153.76 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 53.65 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 Marshall Islands
1980s 96.39 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 155.59 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 59.2 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 Marshall Islands
1990s 81.68 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 128.19 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 46.51 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 Marshall Islands
2000s 83.51 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 103.25 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 19.74 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 Marshall Islands
2010s 84.13 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 77.06 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 7.07 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 Lesotho
2020s 71.83 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 71.39 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 0.4474 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 Lesotho

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher adolescent fertility rate, Lesotho or Marshall Islands?
Marshall Islands, at 71.25 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 against 69.55 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 in Lesotho as of 2024.
What is the difference in adolescent fertility rate between Lesotho and Marshall Islands?
1.7 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19, with Marshall Islands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Marshall Islands?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Lesotho and Marshall Islands rank globally for adolescent fertility rate?
Lesotho ranks 40th and Marshall Islands ranks 37th of 218 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Adolescent fertility rate (births per 1,000 women ages 15-19). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Adolescent fertility rate (births per 1,000 women ages 15-19)
Unit
births per 1,000 women ages 15-19
Source
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
266 places, 17,290 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Adolescent fertility rate is the number of births per 1,000 women ages 15-19.