Lesotho vs Tonga: Birth rate vs. death rate
Lesotho
24.11 births per 1,000 people
in 2023
Tonga
23.12 births per 1,000 people
in 2023
Lesotho rank
58th
Tonga rank
60th
Birth rate vs. death rate over time
- Lesotho
- Tonga
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports 24.11 births per 1,000 people against 23.12 births per 1,000 people in Tonga, a difference of 0.99 births per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Lesotho ahead.
Lesotho ranks 58th and Tonga ranks 60th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Lesotho averaged higher in 6 and Tonga in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lesotho | Tonga | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 44.6 births per 1,000 people | 44.26 births per 1,000 people | 0.3328 births per 1,000 people | Lesotho |
| 1960s | 43.22 births per 1,000 people | 42.11 births per 1,000 people | 1.11 births per 1,000 people | Lesotho |
| 1970s | 40.61 births per 1,000 people | 36.53 births per 1,000 people | 4.08 births per 1,000 people | Lesotho |
| 1980s | 38.46 births per 1,000 people | 34.87 births per 1,000 people | 3.58 births per 1,000 people | Lesotho |
| 1990s | 31.43 births per 1,000 people | 31.55 births per 1,000 people | 0.1175 births per 1,000 people | Tonga |
| 2000s | 29 births per 1,000 people | 29.39 births per 1,000 people | 0.3851 births per 1,000 people | Tonga |
| 2010s | 28.9 births per 1,000 people | 25.98 births per 1,000 people | 2.93 births per 1,000 people | Lesotho |
| 2020s | 24.76 births per 1,000 people | 23.4 births per 1,000 people | 1.35 births per 1,000 people | Lesotho |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher birth rate vs. death rate, Lesotho or Tonga?
- Lesotho, at 24.11 births per 1,000 people against 23.12 births per 1,000 people in Tonga as of 2023.
- What is the difference in birth rate vs. death rate between Lesotho and Tonga?
- 0.99 births per 1,000 people, with Lesotho ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Tonga?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Lesotho and Tonga rank globally for birth rate vs. death rate?
- Lesotho ranks 58th and Tonga ranks 60th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Birth rate vs. death rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The number of live births in a year per 1,000 people in the population.