Fertility & birth rates in Czech Republic and Lesotho

Fertility rate in Czech Republic vs Lesotho chart

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in the Czech Republic was 1.45 children per woman in 2023, compared to 2.69 in Lesotho in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check the Czech Republic vs Lesotho population clock for a dynamic visualization of the changing population.

The chart below showcases historical changes in the birth rates.

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Czech Republic	Lesotho
1960	2.09	5.78
1961	2.11	5.79
1962	2.12	5.79
1963	2.31	5.78
1964	2.34	5.77
1965	2.18	5.77
1966	2.02	5.76
1967	1.91	5.75
1968	1.84	5.73
1969	1.87	5.7
1970	1.92	5.7
1971	2	5.7
1972	2.09	5.69
1973	2.31	5.69
1974	2.46	5.75
1975	2.43	5.83
1976	2.39	5.87
1977	2.34	5.85
1978	2.33	5.82
1979	2.27	5.79
1980	2.08	5.75
1981	2	5.69
1982	2	5.63
1983	1.97	5.56
1984	1.97	5.48
1985	1.95	5.4
1986	1.92	5.32
1987	1.91	5.22
1988	1.94	5.1
1989	1.87	4.96
1990	1.9	4.81
1991	1.86	4.68
1992	1.71	4.54
1993	1.67	4.37
1994	1.44	4.21
1995	1.28	4.13
1996	1.18	4.06
1997	1.17	3.98
1998	1.16	3.82
1999	1.13	3.67
2000	1.15	3.61
2001	1.15	3.63
2002	1.17	3.68
2003	1.18	3.62
2004	1.23	3.51
2005	1.29	3.43
2006	1.34	3.41
2007	1.45	3.44
2008	1.51	3.39
2009	1.51	3.31
2010	1.51	3.25
2011	1.43	3.34
2012	1.45	3.3
2013	1.46	3.28
2014	1.53	3.24
2015	1.57	3.22
2016	1.63	3.18
2017	1.69	3.11
2018	1.71	3.02
2019	1.71	2.92
2020	1.74	2.85
2021	1.83	2.77
2022	1.64	2.72
2023	1.45	2.69
2024	1.46	2.66
2025	1.47	2.64
2026	1.48	2.61
2027	1.48	2.58
2028	1.49	2.55
2029	1.49	2.53
2030	1.5	2.5
2031	1.51	2.47
2032	1.51	2.45
2033	1.52	2.43
2034	1.52	2.41
2035	1.53	2.38
2036	1.53	2.37
2037	1.54	2.34
2038	1.54	2.32
2039	1.54	2.3
2040	1.55	2.29
2041	1.55	2.27
2042	1.55	2.25
2043	1.55	2.24
2044	1.56	2.22
2045	1.56	2.21
2046	1.56	2.19
2047	1.56	2.18
2048	1.56	2.17
2049	1.57	2.16
2050	1.57	2.14

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Czech Republic	Lesotho
1960	25.6%	45.1%
1961	25.1%	45.2%
1962	24.5%	45.3%
1963	23.9%	45.2%
1964	23.5%	44.9%
1965	23.2%	44.8%
1966	22.7%	44.9%
1967	22.3%	44.8%
1968	21.9%	44.4%
1969	21.6%	44%
1970	21.3%	43.6%
1971	21.1%	43.1%
1972	21.1%	42.7%
1973	21.2%	42.3%
1974	21.6%	41.9%
1975	22.1%	41.6%
1976	22.6%	41.4%
1977	22.9%	41.5%
1978	23.2%	41.7%
1979	23.4%	41.9%
1980	23.4%	42.1%
1981	23.5%	42.3%
1982	23.5%	42.5%
1983	23.5%	42.7%
1984	23.5%	42.8%
1985	23.4%	43%
1986	23.2%	42.7%
1987	23%	42.5%
1988	22.6%	42.7%
1989	22%	42.8%
1990	21.4%	42.9%
1991	20.9%	42.9%
1992	20.3%	42.8%
1993	19.8%	42.6%
1994	19.2%	42.3%
1995	18.7%	42%
1996	18.2%	41.7%
1997	17.7%	41.2%
1998	17.3%	40.7%
1999	16.9%	40.2%
2000	16.5%	39.6%
2001	16.1%	39.1%
2002	15.7%	38.6%
2003	15.3%	38.1%
2004	15%	37.7%
2005	14.7%	37.4%
2006	14.4%	37.1%
2007	14.3%	36.8%
2008	14.2%	36.7%
2009	14.2%	36.6%
2010	14.4%	36.5%
2011	14.6%	36.5%
2012	14.8%	36.5%
2013	14.9%	36.5%
2014	15.1%	36.6%
2015	15.3%	36.6%
2016	15.4%	36.6%
2017	15.6%	36.5%
2018	15.8%	36.3%
2019	15.9%	36.1%
2020	16%	35.8%
2021	16.1%	35.6%
2022	15.9%	35.3%
2023	15.7%	34.9%
2024	15.4%	34.5%
2025	15.1%	34.1%
2026	14.8%	33.6%
2027	14.6%	33.1%
2028	14.4%	32.6%
2029	14.2%	32%
2030	14%	31.5%
2031	13.8%	31%
2032	13.5%	30.5%
2033	13.3%	30.1%
2034	13%	29.7%
2035	12.9%	29.3%
2036	12.7%	29%
2037	12.5%	28.8%
2038	12.5%	28.5%
2039	12.6%	28.3%
2040	12.7%	28.1%
2041	12.8%	27.8%
2042	12.9%	27.6%
2043	13.1%	27.4%
2044	13.2%	27.1%
2045	13.4%	26.9%
2046	13.5%	26.7%
2047	13.7%	26.4%
2048	13.8%	26.2%
2049	13.9%	25.9%
2050	14%	25.7%

Children aged 0-14 make up 15.4% of the population in the Czech Republic and 34.5% in Lesotho in 2024, compared to 21.4% and 42.9% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of the Czech Republic and Lesotho compared.

Natural population change in Czech Republic vs Lesotho by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been -0.07% in the Czech Republic and +1.44% in Lesotho. The chart below illustrates the comparison of the absolute yearly changes resulting from births and deaths.

Table

Year	Population change due to births and deaths
	Czech Republic	Lesotho
1960	34,567	19,981
1961	36,430	20,581
1962	29,836	21,132
1963	48,353	21,585
1964	52,531	22,116
1965	43,029	22,755
1966	35,355	23,326
1967	29,558	23,911
1968	21,728	24,490
1969	22,762	25,137
1970	24,646	25,935
1971	31,445	26,838
1972	44,404	27,841
1973	57,549	28,859
1974	66,923	30,444
1975	67,393	32,311
1976	61,768	34,117
1977	55,009	35,654
1978	52,234	37,084
1979	44,257	38,440
1980	17,517	39,617
1981	13,391	40,808
1982	10,315	41,941
1983	3,097	42,899
1984	5,165	43,785
1985	4,135	44,575
1986	1,034	45,232
1987	4,138	47,718
1988	7,249	47,158
1989	1,036	46,264
1990	1,034	45,060
1991	4,124	44,026
1992	1,032	42,579
1993	3,099	40,505
1994	-11,367	38,629
1995	-21,687	37,370
1996	-21,662	36,228
1997	-21,639	34,637
1998	-18,530	30,889
1999	-20,568	27,393
2000	-17,433	24,786
2001	-16,347	23,190
2002	-15,296	22,274
2003	-17,330	20,133
2004	-9,177	17,271
2005	-6,126	15,831
2006	1,024	15,234
2007	9,268	17,763
2008	14,538	19,349
2009	10,444	20,335
2010	10,475	21,877
2011	2,099	25,647
2012	0	27,592
2013	-2,103	29,789
2014	4,210	30,922
2015	0	32,087
2016	5,283	33,390
2017	3,178	33,601
2018	1,063	33,112
2019	0	32,279
2020	-19,257	30,721
2021	-28,365	27,806
2022	-19,209	30,803
2023	-21,729	31,115

Maternal mortality chart: Czech Republic vs Lesotho

The maternal mortality rate, which is the probability of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination, is 3 deaths per 100,000 live births in the Czech Republic, compared to 478 deaths in Lesotho.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Czech Republic	Lesotho
1985	15	711
1986	17	680
1987	15	686
1988	16	680
1989	15	680
1990	15	665
1991	15	641
1992	13	601
1993	12	542
1994	11	423
1995	10	357
1996	8	319
1997	8	312
1998	7	332
1999	7	371
2000	7	413
2001	6	465
2002	6	484
2003	6	508
2004	5	499
2005	5	549
2006	5	696
2007	4	891
2008	4	1,205
2009	4	1,387
2010	4	1,311
2011	4	1,210
2012	4	1,000
2013	3	855
2014	3	707
2015	3	594
2016	3	518
2017	3	468
2018	3	491
2019	3	467
2020	3	529
2021	4	577
2022	3	477
2023	3	478

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 0.26% in the Czech Republic and 5.89% in Lesotho. Below is the historical data on under-five mortality rates.

Table

Year	Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
	Czech Republic	Lesotho
1960	2.48%	18.6%
1961	2.44%	18.5%
1962	2.42%	18.5%
1963	2.43%	18.6%
1964	2.44%	18.6%
1965	2.46%	18.7%
1966	2.47%	18.6%
1967	2.48%	18.5%
1968	2.47%	18.3%
1969	2.46%	18%
1970	2.43%	17.7%
1971	2.39%	17.3%
1972	2.34%	16.9%
1973	2.29%	16.5%
1974	2.23%	16%
1975	2.16%	15.5%
1976	2.08%	14.9%
1977	1.99%	14.2%
1978	1.89%	13.6%
1979	1.78%	12.9%
1980	1.68%	12.3%
1981	1.59%	11.7%
1982	1.52%	11.1%
1983	1.47%	10.6%
1984	1.44%	10.1%
1985	1.41%	9.72%
1986	1.38%	9.36%
1987	1.35%	9.06%
1988	1.3%	8.8%
1989	1.25%	8.6%
1990	1.21%	8.47%
1991	1.17%	8.43%
1992	1.11%	8.51%
1993	1.03%	8.73%
1994	0.94%	9.07%
1995	0.85%	9.45%
1996	0.77%	9.83%
1997	0.7%	10.2%
1998	0.63%	10.5%
1999	0.58%	10.7%
2000	0.55%	10.9%
2001	0.52%	11.1%
2002	0.5%	11.2%
2003	0.48%	11.4%
2004	0.46%	11.5%
2005	0.44%	11.6%
2006	0.41%	11.5%
2007	0.39%	11.2%
2008	0.37%	10.9%
2009	0.35%	9.64%
2010	0.34%	9.01%
2011	0.33%	8.59%
2012	0.32%	8.26%
2013	0.31%	8.02%
2014	0.31%	7.82%
2015	0.32%	7.51%
2016	0.32%	7.18%
2017	0.32%	7.12%
2018	0.31%	6.91%
2019	0.3%	6.87%
2020	0.29%	6.68%
2021	0.28%	6.44%
2022	0.27%	6.15%
2023	0.26%	5.89%