Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty in Lesotho
Lesotho: Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty was 2.69 in 2023. βΌ Falling
Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty in Lesotho, 1950β2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Lesotho recorded 2.69 for fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 17.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty in Lesotho peaked at 5.87 in 1976 and was at its lowest, 2.69, in 2023.
Lesotho ranks 71st of 229 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 5.76 | 5.7 | 5.79 | 10 |
| 1960s | 5.76 | 5.7 | 5.79 | 10 |
| 1970s | 5.77 | 5.69 | 5.87 | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.41 | 4.96 | 5.75 | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.23 | 3.67 | 4.81 | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.5 | 3.31 | 3.68 | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.19 | 2.92 | 3.34 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.76 | 2.69 | 2.85 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
- 68 Saint Martin (French part) 2.72 compare
- 69 Syrian Arab Republic 2.71 compare
- 70 Timor-Leste 2.71 compare
- 72 Turkmenistan 2.69 compare
- 73 Mongolia 2.69 compare
- 74 Haiti 2.66 compare
More poverty & inequality data for Lesotho
- Data deprivation poverty surveys per decade 1 (2025)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty 804.1 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate 10.32 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 30.43 (2022)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality 30.43 (2022)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate -3.46 % change on previous year (2022)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.534 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in gdp vs share in extreme poverty 31.25 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty in Lesotho?
- Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty in Lesotho was 2.69 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 5.87 in 1976.
- What is the lowest fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.69 in 2023.
- How does Lesotho rank for fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty?
- Lesotho ranks 71st out of 229 countries with data for 2023.
- Is fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Lesotho data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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