Crude birth rate in Lesotho in 2024 — 23.8 per 1,000. Ranked 56 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has fallen by 46.7%.
1960–2024 · per 1,000 people
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Lesotho
| Year | per 1,000 | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 23.8 | −0.3 | −1.44% |
| 2023 | 24.1 | −0.3 | −1.16% |
| 2022 | 24.4 | −0.5 | −2.02% |
| 2021 | 24.9 | −0.7 | −2.86% |
| 2020 | 25.6 | −0.8 | −3.07% |
| 2019 | 26.4 | −0.9 | −3.37% |
| 2018 | 27.4 | −0.9 | −3.12% |
| 2017 | 28.2 | −0.7 | −2.39% |
| 2016 | 28.9 | −0.2 | −0.84% |
| 2015 | 29.2 | −0.3 | −1.09% |
| 2014 | 29.5 | −0.5 | −1.63% |
| 2013 | 30 | −0 | −0.13% |
| 2012 | 30 | −0.2 | −0.6% |
| 2011 | 30.2 | +1 | +3.59% |
| 2010 | 29.2 | −0.2 | −0.65% |
| 2009 | 29.4 | −0.3 | −0.97% |
| 2008 | 29.6 | +0.2 | +0.54% |
| 2007 | 29.5 | +0.9 | +2.99% |
| 2006 | 28.6 | +0.1 | +0.23% |
| 2005 | 28.6 | −0.2 | −0.61% |
| 2004 | 28.7 | −0.6 | −1.9% |
| 2003 | 29.3 | −0.1 | −0.24% |
| 2002 | 29.4 | +0.6 | +2.26% |
| 2001 | 28.7 | +0.5 | +1.66% |
| 2000 | 28.2 | −0.2 | −0.73% |
| 1999 | 28.5 | −0.8 | −2.67% |
| 1998 | 29.2 | −1 | −3.26% |
| 1997 | 30.2 | −0.2 | −0.62% |
| 1996 | 30.4 | −0.1 | −0.49% |
| 1995 | 30.6 | −0.5 | −1.45% |
| 1994 | 31 | −0.9 | −2.93% |
| 1993 | 32 | −1.2 | −3.67% |
| 1992 | 33.2 | −1 | −2.98% |
| 1991 | 34.2 | −0.9 | −2.68% |
| 1990 | 35.1 | −1.1 | −3.15% |
| 1989 | 36.3 | −1.1 | −2.92% |
| 1988 | 37.4 | −1 | −2.53% |
| 1987 | 38.3 | +0.8 | +2.14% |
| 1986 | 37.5 | −0.4 | −1.06% |
| 1985 | 37.9 | −0.5 | −1.27% |
| 1984 | 38.4 | −0.5 | −1.36% |
| 1983 | 38.9 | −0.5 | −1.31% |
| 1982 | 39.5 | −0.5 | −1.15% |
| 1981 | 39.9 | −0.5 | −1.14% |
| 1980 | 40.4 | −0.4 | −1% |
| 1979 | 40.8 | −0.2 | −0.55% |
| 1978 | 41 | −0.1 | −0.2% |
| 1977 | 41.1 | +0.1 | +0.23% |
| 1976 | 41 | +0.4 | +0.93% |
| 1975 | 40.6 | +0.4 | +0.94% |
| 1974 | 40.2 | +0.3 | +0.75% |
| 1973 | 39.9 | −0.2 | −0.6% |
| 1972 | 40.2 | −0.3 | −0.67% |
| 1971 | 40.5 | −0.3 | −0.83% |
| 1970 | 40.8 | −0.5 | −1.15% |
| 1969 | 41.3 | −0.6 | −1.46% |
| 1968 | 41.9 | −0.7 | −1.57% |
| 1967 | 42.5 | −0.4 | −0.98% |
| 1966 | 43 | −0.4 | −0.84% |
| 1965 | 43.3 | −0.1 | −0.3% |
| 1964 | 43.5 | −0.3 | −0.65% |
| 1963 | 43.7 | −0.3 | −0.76% |
| 1962 | 44.1 | −0.3 | −0.58% |
| 1961 | 44.3 | −0.2 | −0.51% |
| 1960 | 44.6 | — | — |
The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages
The crude birth rate is the number of live births during a year per 1,000 people of the mid-year population. Unlike the total fertility rate it depends not only on the intensity of childbearing but also on age structure: in a young country the rate comes out higher at the same number of births per woman.
Source: World Population Prospects (UN), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.
How many children one woman would bear on average if current age-specific fertility held.
Demography Crude death rateDeaths per 1,000 people of population per year.
Demography Population growthAnnual population growth in percent — natural increase together with migration.
Mortality Infant mortality rateThe number of children who died before the age of one per 1,000 live births.
