Guyana vs Lesotho: Projections of the fertility rate by education scenario

Guyana
1.09 births per woman in last 5 years
in 2100
Lesotho
1.05 births per woman in last 5 years
in 2100
Guyana rank
66th
Lesotho rank
69th

Projections of the fertility rate by education scenario over time

  • Guyana
  • Lesotho
246195520272100

How they compare

Guyana currently reports 1.09 births per woman in last 5 years against 1.05 births per woman in last 5 years in Lesotho, a difference of 0.04 births per woman in last 5 years.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 30 shared years of data; in 1955 it was Guyana ahead.

Guyana ranks 66th and Lesotho ranks 69th of 200 countries.

Across the 16 decades both report, Guyana averaged higher in 6 and Lesotho in 10.

Head to head by decade

Decade Guyana Lesotho Difference Ahead
1950s 5.98 births per woman in last 5 years 5.75 births per woman in last 5 years 0.228 births per woman in last 5 years Guyana
1960s 6.32 births per woman in last 5 years 5.8 births per woman in last 5 years 0.518 births per woman in last 5 years Guyana
1970s 5.4 births per woman in last 5 years 5.76 births per woman in last 5 years 0.3675 births per woman in last 5 years Lesotho
1980s 3.91 births per woman in last 5 years 5.74 births per woman in last 5 years 1.83 births per woman in last 5 years Lesotho
1990s 3.14 births per woman in last 5 years 4.83 births per woman in last 5 years 1.69 births per woman in last 5 years Lesotho
2000s 3.01 births per woman in last 5 years 3.79 births per woman in last 5 years 0.7875 births per woman in last 5 years Lesotho
2010s 2.68 births per woman in last 5 years 3.35 births per woman in last 5 years 0.6705 births per woman in last 5 years Lesotho
2020s 2.39 births per woman in last 5 years 3.01 births per woman in last 5 years 0.6265 births per woman in last 5 years Lesotho
2030s 1.94 births per woman in last 5 years 2.31 births per woman in last 5 years 0.377 births per woman in last 5 years Lesotho
2040s 1.57 births per woman in last 5 years 1.83 births per woman in last 5 years 0.252 births per woman in last 5 years Lesotho
2050s 1.34 births per woman in last 5 years 1.55 births per woman in last 5 years 0.21 births per woman in last 5 years Lesotho
2060s 1.25 births per woman in last 5 years 1.31 births per woman in last 5 years 0.053 births per woman in last 5 years Lesotho
2070s 1.22 births per woman in last 5 years 1.19 births per woman in last 5 years 0.0305 births per woman in last 5 years Guyana
2080s 1.17 births per woman in last 5 years 1.13 births per woman in last 5 years 0.0325 births per woman in last 5 years Guyana
2090s 1.12 births per woman in last 5 years 1.09 births per woman in last 5 years 0.0295 births per woman in last 5 years Guyana
2100s 1.09 births per woman in last 5 years 1.05 births per woman in last 5 years 0.034 births per woman in last 5 years Guyana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher projections of the fertility rate by education scenario, Guyana or Lesotho?
Guyana, at 1.09 births per woman in last 5 years against 1.05 births per woman in last 5 years in Lesotho as of 2100.
What is the difference in projections of the fertility rate by education scenario between Guyana and Lesotho?
0.04 births per woman in last 5 years, with Guyana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guyana and Lesotho?
30 years are reported by both, from 1955 to 2100.
How do Guyana and Lesotho rank globally for projections of the fertility rate by education scenario?
Guyana ranks 66th and Lesotho ranks 69th of 200 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Wittgenstein Centre (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Projections of the fertility rate by education scenario. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Projections of the fertility rate by education scenario
Unit
births per woman in last 5 years
Source
Wittgenstein Centre (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
200 places, 6,000 data points, 1955–2100
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Average number of children born in the last 5-year period to the women of reproductive age (15-49).