Lesotho - Fertility Rate 2008
3.39
−0.05 from 2007
Lesotho's fertility rate was 3.39 in 2008, decreased +0.05 from 3.44 in 2007. This was the 153rd highest globally.
Global Ranking - 2008▾
| Rank | Country | Value | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Macao SAR, China | 0.98 | -2.9% |
| 2nd | Hong Kong SAR, China | 1.06 | 3.5% |
| 3rd | Korea | 1.19 | -5.3% |
| 4th | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1.21 | 1.7% |
| 5th | Andorra | 1.25 | 5.1% |
| 6th | British Virgin Islands | 1.27 | -3.0% |
| 7th | Singapore | 1.28 | -0.8% |
| 8th | Slovak Republic | 1.34 | 5.5% |
| 9th | Hungary | 1.35 | 2.3% |
| 10th | Japan | 1.37 | 2.2% |
| 11th | Germany | 1.38 | 0.7% |
| 12th | Poland | 1.39 | 6.1% |
| 13th | Portugal | 1.39 | 3.0% |
| 14th | Armenia | 1.40 | 0.0% |
| 15th | Serbia | 1.40 | 1.4% |
| 16th | Austria | 1.42 | 2.9% |
| 17th | Liechtenstein | 1.43 | 0.7% |
| 18th | Malta | 1.43 | 5.9% |
| 19th | Italy | 1.44 | 3.6% |
| 20th | Ukraine | 1.44 | 7.5% |
| 21st | Spain | 1.45 | 5.1% |
| 22nd | Lithuania | 1.45 | 6.6% |
| 23rd | Croatia | 1.47 | -0.7% |
| 24th | North Macedonia | 1.47 | 0.7% |
| 25th | Cyprus | 1.48 | 2.1% |
| 26th | Switzerland | 1.48 | 1.4% |
| 27th | Belarus | 1.49 | 4.1% |
| 28th | Greece | 1.50 | 6.4% |
| 29th | Russian Federation | 1.50 | 6.1% |
| 30th | Czechia | 1.51 | 4.1% |
| 31st | United Arab Emirates | 1.52 | -15.4% |
| 32nd | San Marino | 1.52 | 21.0% |
| 33rd | Slovenia | 1.53 | 10.9% |
| 34th | Bulgaria | 1.56 | 4.7% |
| 35th | Channel Islands | 1.56 | 2.0% |
| 36th | European Union | 1.57 | 3.3% |
| 37th | Cuba | 1.58 | 9.7% |
| 38th | Latvia | 1.58 | 2.6% |
| 39th | Thailand | 1.59 | -1.8% |
| 40th | Romania | 1.60 | 10.3% |
| 41st | Luxembourg | 1.61 | 0.0% |
| 42nd | Albania | 1.62 | -1.0% |
| 43rd | Trinidad and Tobago | 1.62 | -0.3% |
| 44th | Moldova | 1.64 | 4.0% |
| 45th | Puerto Rico (US) | 1.65 | 0.1% |
| 46th | Mauritius | 1.67 | -4.0% |
| 47th | Canada | 1.70 | 1.8% |
| 48th | St. Lucia | 1.70 | 0.0% |
| 49th | China | 1.70 | 2.1% |
| 50th | Cayman Islands | 1.70 | 1.3% |
| 51st | Estonia | 1.72 | 1.8% |
| 52nd | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 1.73 | 9.9% |
| 53rd | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 1.74 | -0.3% |
| 54th | Barbados | 1.76 | 0.1% |
| 55th | Netherlands | 1.77 | 2.9% |
| 56th | Brazil | 1.82 | -2.1% |
| 57th | Georgia | 1.83 | 8.0% |
| 58th | St. Kitts and Nevis | 1.83 | -2.0% |
| 59th | Belgium | 1.85 | 1.6% |
| 60th | Chile | 1.85 | 1.3% |
| 61st | Finland | 1.85 | 1.1% |
| 62nd | Bermuda | 1.86 | -3.8% |
| 63rd | Aruba | 1.89 | 0.4% |
| 64th | Denmark | 1.89 | 2.7% |
| 65th | Montenegro | 1.89 | 5.0% |
| 66th | Azerbaijan | 1.90 | -3.6% |
| 67th | Gibraltar | 1.90 | 2.8% |
| 68th | United Kingdom | 1.91 | 2.7% |
| 69th | Sweden | 1.91 | 1.6% |
| 70th | Brunei Darussalam | 1.92 | -0.8% |
| 71st | Viet Nam | 1.93 | 1.2% |
| 72nd | Isle of Man | 1.94 | 0.7% |
| 73rd | Palau | 1.95 | -1.1% |
| 74th | Jamaica | 1.95 | -3.5% |
| 75th | Norway | 1.96 | 3.2% |
| 76th | Dominica | 1.97 | -2.7% |
| 77th | Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of | 1.97 | 1.4% |
| 78th | Tunisia | 1.98 | 0.9% |
| 79th | Costa Rica | 1.98 | 1.3% |
| 80th | Australia | 1.98 | 1.3% |
| 81st | Bahamas, The | 2.00 | -1.8% |
| 82nd | Turks and Caicos Islands | 2.01 | -2.1% |
| 83rd | France | 2.01 | 1.5% |
| 84th | Uruguay | 2.03 | -0.9% |
| 85th | Antigua and Barbuda | 2.04 | 9.8% |
| 86th | Ireland | 2.06 | 2.5% |
| 87th | United States | 2.07 | -2.3% |
| 88th | Grenada | 2.12 | -1.8% |
| 89th | Iceland | 2.15 | 2.9% |
| 90th | Türkiye | 2.15 | -0.5% |
| 91st | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 2.15 | 4.2% |
| 92nd | Bahrain | 2.15 | -5.7% |
| 93rd | Colombia | 2.16 | -1.8% |
| 94th | Lebanon | 2.17 | -1.3% |
| 95th | New Zealand | 2.19 | 0.5% |
| 96th | French Polynesia | 2.20 | 3.4% |
| 97th | Curaçao | 2.20 | 10.0% |
| 98th | New Caledonia | 2.20 | -0.5% |
| 99th | Sri Lanka | 2.23 | -2.7% |
| 100th | Greenland | 2.25 | -2.3% |
| 101st | Malaysia | 2.26 | 0.4% |
| 102nd | Kuwait | 2.27 | -6.1% |
| 103rd | El Salvador | 2.29 | -2.7% |
| 104th | Cabo Verde | 2.30 | -4.6% |
| 105th | Seychelles | 2.33 | 4.0% |
| 106th | Kosovo | 2.36 | -1.4% |
| 107th | Qatar | 2.37 | -2.8% |
| 108th | Maldives | 2.37 | 3.4% |
| 109th | Monaco | 2.38 | 8.1% |
| 110th | Mexico | 2.39 | -1.2% |
| 111th | Myanmar | 2.40 | -1.8% |
| 112th | Argentina | 2.43 | 2.6% |
| 113th | Indonesia | 2.44 | -1.5% |
| 114th | Virgin Islands (US) | 2.44 | -2.8% |
| 115th | Bhutan | 2.48 | -4.2% |
| 116th | Peru | 2.53 | -2.1% |
| 117th | Dominican Republic | 2.55 | 1.4% |
| 118th | St. Martin (French part) | 2.55 | -3.2% |
| 119th | Bangladesh | 2.58 | -3.3% |
| 120th | Faroe Islands | 2.58 | 0.5% |
| 121st | Libya | 2.60 | -1.9% |
| 122nd | Mongolia | 2.60 | 13.0% |
| 123rd | Panama | 2.61 | -0.2% |
| 124th | Morocco | 2.61 | -0.2% |
| 125th | Kazakhstan | 2.62 | 5.1% |
| 126th | Uzbekistan | 2.64 | 2.4% |
| 127th | Nicaragua | 2.66 | -1.4% |
| 128th | South Africa | 2.68 | 5.3% |
| 129th | Ecuador | 2.69 | -0.6% |
| 130th | Guyana | 2.70 | 0.6% |
| 131st | India | 2.71 | -2.3% |
| 132nd | Suriname | 2.73 | -0.3% |
| 133rd | Nepal | 2.74 | -4.2% |
| 134th | Turkmenistan | 2.75 | 0.6% |
| 135th | Oman | 2.76 | 0.0% |
| 136th | Belize | 2.78 | -3.6% |
| 137th | Algeria | 2.79 | 3.0% |
| 138th | Paraguay | 2.79 | -1.1% |
| 139th | Kyrgyz Republic | 2.80 | 3.7% |
| 140th | Northern Mariana Islands | 2.82 | 1.0% |
| 141st | Fiji | 2.82 | -1.8% |
| 142nd | Guam | 2.91 | 0.0% |
| 143rd | Israel | 2.96 | 2.1% |
| 144th | Cambodia | 3.05 | -2.6% |
| 145th | Saudi Arabia | 3.07 | -3.5% |
| 146th | Botswana | 3.13 | 0.1% |
| 147th | Egypt, Arab Republic of | 3.24 | 0.0% |
| 148th | Honduras | 3.26 | -2.7% |
| 149th | Lao PDR | 3.33 | -3.1% |
| 150th | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 3.36 | -2.4% |
| 151st | Micronesia, Federated States of | 3.37 | -2.1% |
| 152nd | Tajikistan | 3.39 | 0.6% |
| 153rd | Lesotho | 3.39 | -1.5% |
| 154th | Philippines | 3.40 | -0.1% |
| 155th | Tuvalu | 3.42 | -0.9% |
| 156th | American Samoa | 3.42 | -2.5% |
| 157th | Syrian Arab Republic | 3.48 | -1.6% |
| 158th | Eswatini | 3.57 | -0.4% |
| 159th | Guatemala | 3.57 | -3.9% |
| 160th | Namibia | 3.62 | 0.2% |
| 161st | Djibouti | 3.62 | -3.6% |
| 162nd | Haiti | 3.62 | -1.8% |
| 163rd | Nauru | 3.67 | 4.6% |
| 164th | Zimbabwe | 3.78 | 2.9% |
| 165th | Jordan | 3.88 | 2.1% |
| 166th | Kiribati | 3.90 | 0.9% |
| 167th | Marshall Islands | 3.97 | -3.0% |
| 168th | Tonga | 4.01 | -1.8% |
| 169th | Papua New Guinea | 4.02 | -1.5% |
| 170th | Gabon | 4.12 | -0.6% |
| 171st | Vanuatu | 4.16 | 1.0% |
| 172nd | Ghana | 4.22 | -1.7% |
| 173rd | Solomon Islands | 4.36 | -0.3% |
| 174th | Iraq | 4.37 | -0.7% |
| 175th | Samoa | 4.42 | 1.4% |
| 176th | West Bank and Gaza | 4.51 | -2.6% |
| 177th | Pakistan | 4.52 | -0.9% |
| 178th | Kenya | 4.66 | -1.2% |
| 179th | Congo, Republic of | 4.73 | 1.7% |
| 180th | Eritrea | 4.74 | -1.6% |
| 181st | Comoros | 4.81 | -1.1% |
| 182nd | São Tomé and Principe | 4.91 | -1.0% |
| 183rd | Rwanda | 4.92 | -4.3% |
| 184th | Senegal | 5.02 | 0.1% |
| 185th | Madagascar | 5.04 | -0.8% |
| 186th | Togo | 5.10 | 0.0% |
| 187th | Yemen, Republic of | 5.11 | -2.8% |
| 188th | Timor-Leste | 5.17 | -3.0% |
| 189th | Sudan | 5.21 | -1.1% |
| 190th | Guinea-Bissau | 5.27 | -1.8% |
| 191st | Cameroon | 5.29 | -0.9% |
| 192nd | Tanzania | 5.32 | -1.5% |
| 193rd | Liberia | 5.33 | -2.5% |
| 194th | Côte d'Ivoire | 5.36 | -0.9% |
| 195th | Equatorial Guinea | 5.36 | -1.3% |
| 196th | Mauritania | 5.44 | 0.2% |
| 197th | Zambia | 5.53 | -1.5% |
| 198th | Benin | 5.55 | -1.4% |
| 199th | Sierra Leone | 5.56 | -1.4% |
| 200th | South Sudan | 5.57 | -2.4% |
| 201st | Guinea | 5.60 | -1.2% |
| 202nd | Mozambique | 5.60 | 2.4% |
| 203rd | Malawi | 5.61 | -2.0% |
| 204th | Gambia, The | 5.63 | -1.1% |
| 205th | Central African Republic | 5.90 | 0.6% |
| 206th | Nigeria | 6.02 | 0.0% |
| 207th | Burkina Faso | 6.05 | -1.0% |
| 208th | Uganda | 6.20 | -2.0% |
| 209th | Angola | 6.32 | -0.8% |
| 210th | Afghanistan | 6.39 | -1.8% |
| 211th | Burundi | 6.52 | -1.1% |
| 212th | Congo, Democratic Republic of | 6.58 | 0.3% |
| 213th | Mali | 6.62 | -0.3% |
| 214th | Chad | 7.06 | -0.4% |
| 215th | Somalia, Fed. Rep. | 7.42 | -0.6% |
| 216th | Niger | 7.70 | -0.3% |
FAQ
What was Lesotho's fertility rate in 2008?▾
Lesotho's fertility rate in 2008 was 3.39. This ranked 153rd globally.
How did Lesotho's fertility rate change in 2008?▾
Lesotho's fertility rate decreased by 1.5% in 2008 compared to 2007.
Which country had the highest fertility rate in 2008?▾
Niger had the highest fertility rate in 2008 at 7.70.
What is the fertility rate of Lesotho in 2008?▾
The fertility rate of Lesotho in 2008 was 3.39. This ranked 153rd globally.
How does 2008 compare to 2007 for Lesotho's fertility rate?▾
Lesotho's fertility rate went from 3.44 in 2007 to 3.39 in 2008, a 1.5% decrease.
HistorySaid - pattern alert
Lesotho matched the Fiscal Dominance Trap pattern in 2008. Historically: 386 occurrences, 278 successful (72%). Outcome 24 months later: -2.4%. View full analysis →
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