Lesotho Birth Rate 1950-2024

Chart and table of the Lesotho birth rate from 1950 to 2024. United Nations projections are also included through the year 2100.
  • The current birth rate for Lesotho in 2024 is 24.495 births per 1000 people, a 1.55% decline from 2023.
  • The birth rate for Lesotho in 2023 was 24.881 births per 1000 people, a 1.7% decline from 2022.
  • The birth rate for Lesotho in 2022 was 25.312 births per 1000 people, a 1.67% decline from 2021.
  • The birth rate for Lesotho in 2021 was 25.742 births per 1000 people, a 1.65% decline from 2020.
Data Source: United Nations - World Population Prospects

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Similar Countries Ranked by Birth Rate
Country Name 2024 Birth Rate
Angola 38.589
Republic of Congo 38.397
Nigeria 35.683
Zambia 34.612
Cameroon 32.979
Mauritania 31.504
Sudan 30.450
Sao Tome and Principe 29.992
Solomon Islands 29.799
Vanuatu 27.494
Timor-Leste 27.489
Ghana 27.381
Kenya 27.071
Papua New Guinea 25.636
Pakistan 25.578
Kiribati 25.346
Lesotho 24.495
Eswatini 23.917
Egypt 23.254
Bolivia 20.364
Mongolia 20.055
Cambodia 20.038
Honduras 19.984
Micronesia 19.769
Philippines 19.378
Djibouti 19.065
Nicaragua 18.413
Uzbekistan 18.138
Cabo Verde 17.230
Morocco 16.938
El Salvador 16.844
India 16.750
Myanmar 16.637
Indonesia 16.608
Bangladesh 16.405
Bhutan 15.400
Tunisia 14.980
Vietnam 14.877
Sri Lanka 14.391
Georgia 12.020
Moldova 9.191
Ukraine 8.540
Lesotho - Historical Birth Rate Data
Year Birth Rate Growth Rate
2024 24.495 -1.550%
2023 24.881 -1.700%
2022 25.312 -1.670%
2021 25.742 -1.650%
2020 26.173 -1.620%
2019 26.603 -1.590%
2018 27.034 -1.020%
2017 27.312 -1.010%
2016 27.590 -1.000%
2015 27.868 -0.990%
2014 28.146 -0.980%
2013 28.424 -0.860%
2012 28.670 -0.850%
2011 28.915 -0.840%
2010 29.161 -0.830%
2009 29.406 -0.830%
2008 29.652 -0.960%
2007 29.939 -0.950%
2006 30.226 -0.940%
2005 30.514 -0.930%
2004 30.801 -0.920%
2003 31.088 0.100%
2002 31.058 0.100%
2001 31.028 0.100%
2000 30.998 0.100%
1999 30.968 0.100%
1998 30.938 -1.360%
1997 31.365 -1.340%
1996 31.791 -1.330%
1995 32.218 -1.300%
1994 32.644 -1.290%
1993 33.071 -2.440%
1992 33.899 -2.380%
1991 34.727 -2.330%
1990 35.556 -2.280%
1989 36.384 -2.230%
1988 37.212 -1.990%
1987 37.966 -1.940%
1986 38.719 -1.910%
1985 39.473 -1.870%
1984 40.226 -1.840%
1983 40.980 -1.160%
1982 41.460 -1.140%
1981 41.939 -1.130%
1980 42.419 -1.120%
1979 42.898 -1.110%
1978 43.378 -0.460%
1977 43.577 -0.450%
1976 43.775 -0.450%
1975 43.974 -0.450%
1974 44.172 -0.450%
1973 44.371 0.240%
1972 44.263 0.240%
1971 44.155 0.240%
1970 44.048 0.250%
1969 43.940 0.250%
1968 43.832 0.310%
1967 43.697 0.310%
1966 43.562 0.310%
1965 43.427 0.310%
1964 43.292 0.310%
1963 43.157 0.010%
1962 43.153 0.010%
1961 43.149 0.010%
1960 43.146 0.010%
1959 43.142 0.010%
1958 43.138 0.100%
1957 43.094 0.100%
1956 43.050 0.100%
1955 43.007 0.100%
1954 42.963 0.100%
1953 42.919 0.100%
1952 42.875 0.100%
1951 42.831 0.100%
1950 42.788 0.000%