Lesotho Fertility Rate 1960-2025
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.
- Lesotho fertility rate for 2022 was 2.98, a 1.26% decline from 2021.
- Lesotho fertility rate for 2021 was 3.02, a 1.02% decline from 2020.
- Lesotho fertility rate for 2020 was 3.05, a 1.45% decline from 2019.
- Lesotho fertility rate for 2019 was 3.09, a 1.43% decline from 2018.
| Lesotho Fertility Rate - Historical Data |
| Year |
Births per Woman |
Annual % Change |
| 2022 |
2.98 |
-1.26% |
| 2021 |
3.02 |
-1.02% |
| 2020 |
3.05 |
-1.45% |
| 2019 |
3.09 |
-1.43% |
| 2018 |
3.14 |
-1.51% |
| 2017 |
3.19 |
-1.61% |
| 2016 |
3.24 |
-0.77% |
| 2015 |
3.26 |
-0.73% |
| 2014 |
3.29 |
-1.38% |
| 2013 |
3.33 |
0.88% |
| 2012 |
3.31 |
-0.39% |
| 2011 |
3.32 |
2.12% |
| 2010 |
3.25 |
-2.08% |
| 2009 |
3.32 |
-2.64% |
| 2008 |
3.41 |
-0.96% |
| 2007 |
3.44 |
0.32% |
| 2006 |
3.43 |
-0.23% |
| 2005 |
3.44 |
-2.30% |
| 2004 |
3.52 |
-3.19% |
| 2003 |
3.64 |
-1.14% |
| 2002 |
3.68 |
0.55% |
| 2001 |
3.66 |
-0.03% |
| 2000 |
3.66 |
-2.09% |
| 1999 |
3.74 |
-3.09% |
| 1998 |
3.86 |
-3.46% |
| 1997 |
3.99 |
-1.92% |
| 1996 |
4.07 |
-1.74% |
| 1995 |
4.14 |
-1.75% |
| 1994 |
4.22 |
-3.41% |
| 1993 |
4.37 |
-3.45% |
| 1992 |
4.52 |
-2.65% |
| 1991 |
4.65 |
-2.40% |
| 1990 |
4.76 |
-2.96% |
| 1989 |
4.90 |
-2.81% |
| 1988 |
5.05 |
-2.23% |
| 1987 |
5.16 |
-2.18% |
| 1986 |
5.28 |
-1.81% |
| 1985 |
5.37 |
-1.65% |
| 1984 |
5.46 |
-1.43% |
| 1983 |
5.54 |
-1.26% |
| 1982 |
5.61 |
-1.25% |
| 1981 |
5.68 |
-1.11% |
| 1980 |
5.75 |
-0.95% |
| 1979 |
5.80 |
-0.82% |
| 1978 |
5.85 |
-0.80% |
| 1977 |
5.90 |
-0.57% |
| 1976 |
5.93 |
0.54% |
| 1975 |
5.90 |
1.24% |
| 1974 |
5.83 |
1.08% |
| 1973 |
5.77 |
0.09% |
| 1972 |
5.76 |
0.00% |
| 1971 |
5.76 |
0.56% |
| 1970 |
5.73 |
-0.14% |
| 1969 |
5.74 |
-0.14% |
| 1968 |
5.75 |
-0.24% |
| 1967 |
5.76 |
-0.19% |
| 1966 |
5.77 |
-0.21% |
| 1965 |
5.78 |
0.24% |
| 1964 |
5.77 |
-0.48% |
| 1963 |
5.80 |
-0.16% |
| 1962 |
5.81 |
-0.10% |
| 1961 |
5.81 |
-0.14% |
| 1960 |
5.82 |
-0.14% |
