Lesotho vs East Timor: Fertility rate, total
Lesotho
2.66 births per woman
in 2024
East Timor
2.63 births per woman
in 2024
Lesotho rank
68th
East Timor rank
70th
Fertility rate, total over time
- Lesotho
- East Timor
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports 2.66 births per woman against 2.63 births per woman in East Timor, a difference of 0.03 births per woman.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was East Timor ahead.
Lesotho ranks 68th and East Timor ranks 70th of 217 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Lesotho averaged higher in 1 and East Timor in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lesotho | East Timor | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.76 births per woman | 6.04 births per woman | 0.2758 births per woman | East Timor |
| 1970s | 5.77 births per woman | 5.3 births per woman | 0.4649 births per woman | Lesotho |
| 1980s | 5.41 births per woman | 5.6 births per woman | 0.1863 births per woman | East Timor |
| 1990s | 4.23 births per woman | 5.91 births per woman | 1.68 births per woman | East Timor |
| 2000s | 3.5 births per woman | 5.59 births per woman | 2.09 births per woman | East Timor |
| 2010s | 3.19 births per woman | 3.92 births per woman | 0.7308 births per woman | East Timor |
| 2020s | 2.74 births per woman | 2.81 births per woman | 0.0698 births per woman | East Timor |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate, total, Lesotho or East Timor?
- Lesotho, at 2.66 births per woman against 2.63 births per woman in East Timor as of 2024.
- What is the difference in fertility rate, total between Lesotho and East Timor?
- 0.03 births per woman, with Lesotho ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and East Timor?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Lesotho and East Timor rank globally for fertility rate, total?
- Lesotho ranks 68th and East Timor ranks 70th of 217 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Fertility rate, total (births per woman). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total fertility rate represents the number of children that would be born to a woman if she were to live to the end of her childbearing years and bear children in accordance with age-specific fertility rates of the specified year.