Lesotho Birth Rate 1950-2023

Chart and table of the Lesotho birth rate from 1950 to 2023. United Nations projections are also included through the year 2100.
  • The current birth rate for Lesotho in 2023 is 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.
  • The birth rate for Lesotho in 2020 was 26.173 births per 1000 people, a 1.62% decline from 2019.
Data Source: United Nations - World Population Prospects

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Similar Countries Ranked by Birth Rate
Country Name 2023 Birth Rate
Angola 38.911
Republic of Congo 38.846
Nigeria 36.026
Zambia 34.909
Cameroon 33.352
Mauritania 31.856
Sudan 30.721
Sao Tome and Principe 30.154
Solomon Islands 30.127
Timor-Leste 27.921
Vanuatu 27.788
Ghana 27.704
Kenya 27.357
Pakistan 26.042
Papua New Guinea 25.884
Kiribati 25.797
Lesotho 24.881
Eswatini 24.181
Egypt 23.635
Bolivia 20.613
Mongolia 20.543
Cambodia 20.400
Honduras 20.318
Micronesia 19.966
Philippines 19.579
Djibouti 19.465
Nicaragua 18.746
Uzbekistan 18.577
Cabo Verde 17.606
Morocco 17.238
El Salvador 17.152
India 16.949
Indonesia 16.817
Myanmar 16.798
Bangladesh 16.744
Bhutan 15.774
Tunisia 15.377
Vietnam 15.141
Sri Lanka 14.544
Georgia 12.191
Moldova 9.363
Ukraine 8.618
Lesotho - Historical Birth Rate Data
Year Birth Rate Growth Rate
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%