Lesotho vs Saint Martin (French Part): Fertility rate: births per woman (Human Fertility)
Fertility rate: births per woman (Human Fertility) over time
- Lesotho
- Saint Martin (French Part)
How they compare
Saint Martin (French Part) currently reports 2.72 live births per woman against 2.69 live births per woman in Lesotho, a difference of 0.03 live births per woman.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Saint Martin (French Part) ahead.
Lesotho ranks 72nd and Saint Martin (French Part) ranks 69th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Lesotho averaged higher in 5 and Saint Martin (French Part) in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lesotho | Saint Martin (French Part) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 5.76 live births per woman | 6.44 live births per woman | 0.6811 live births per woman | Saint Martin (French Part) |
| 1960s | 5.76 live births per woman | 6.33 live births per woman | 0.569 live births per woman | Saint Martin (French Part) |
| 1970s | 5.77 live births per woman | 5.19 live births per woman | 0.5816 live births per woman | Lesotho |
| 1980s | 5.41 live births per woman | 3.14 live births per woman | 2.27 live births per woman | Lesotho |
| 1990s | 4.23 live births per woman | 2.72 live births per woman | 1.5 live births per woman | Lesotho |
| 2000s | 3.5 live births per woman | 2.75 live births per woman | 0.7524 live births per woman | Lesotho |
| 2010s | 3.19 live births per woman | 2.65 live births per woman | 0.5349 live births per woman | Lesotho |
| 2020s | 2.76 live births per woman | 2.78 live births per woman | 0.0223 live births per woman | Saint Martin (French Part) |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate: births per woman, Lesotho or Saint Martin (French Part)?
- Saint Martin (French Part), at 2.72 live births per woman against 2.69 live births per woman in Lesotho as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fertility rate: births per woman between Lesotho and Saint Martin (French Part)?
- 0.03 live births per woman, with Saint Martin (French Part) ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Saint Martin (French Part)?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Lesotho and Saint Martin (French Part) rank globally for fertility rate: births per woman?
- Lesotho ranks 72nd and Saint Martin (French Part) ranks 69th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Fertility Database (2026); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Fertility rate: births per woman. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Average number of live births a hypothetical cohort of women would have at the end of their reproductive period if they were subject during their whole lives to the fertility rates of a given period and if they were not subject to mortality.