Fertility & birth rates in Kiribati and Lesotho

Fertility rate in Kiribati vs Lesotho by year

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Kiribati

Lesotho

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Year	Fertility rate
	Kiribati	Lesotho
2023	3.15	2.69
2022	3.18	2.72
2021	3.22	2.77
2020	3.25	2.85
2019	3.29	2.92
2018	3.32	3.02
2017	3.34	3.11
2016	3.38	3.18
2015	3.44	3.22
2014	3.52	3.24
2013	3.64	3.28
2012	3.77	3.3
2011	3.88	3.34
2010	3.9	3.25
2009	3.91	3.31
2008	3.9	3.39
2007	3.87	3.44
2006	3.82	3.41
2005	3.76	3.43
2004	3.73	3.51
2003	3.7	3.62
2002	3.81	3.68
2001	3.96	3.63
2000	4.07	3.61
1999	4.18	3.67
1998	4.29	3.82
1997	4.37	3.98
1996	4.43	4.06
1995	4.42	4.13
1994	4.44	4.21
1993	4.49	4.37
1992	4.57	4.54
1991	4.64	4.68
1990	4.67	4.81
1989	4.69	4.96
1988	4.73	5.1
1987	4.81	5.22
1986	4.87	5.32
1985	4.91	5.4
1984	4.91	5.48
1983	4.91	5.56
1982	4.95	5.63
1981	4.96	5.69
1980	4.96	5.75
1979	4.97	5.79
1978	4.97	5.82
1977	4.96	5.85
1976	4.96	5.87
1975	5.02	5.83
1974	5.09	5.75
1973	5.2	5.69
1972	5.37	5.69
1971	5.55	5.7
1970	5.71	5.7
1969	5.85	5.7
1968	5.98	5.73
1967	6.11	5.75
1966	6.23	5.76
1965	6.26	5.77
1964	6.29	5.77
1963	6.35	5.78
1962	6.42	5.79
1961	6.48	5.79
1960	6.44	5.78

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in Kiribati was 3.15 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 Kiribati vs Lesotho population clock for a dynamic visualization of the changing population.

Natural population change by year

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Kiribati

Lesotho

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Year	Natural population change
	Kiribati	Lesotho
2023	2,487	31,115
2022	2,522	30,803
2021	2,408	27,806
2020	2,497	30,721
2019	2,560	32,279
2018	2,561	33,112
2017	2,549	33,601
2016	2,546	33,390
2015	2,555	32,087
2014	2,577	30,922
2013	2,629	29,789
2012	2,678	27,592
2011	2,709	25,647
2010	2,644	21,877
2009	2,573	20,335
2008	2,493	19,349
2007	2,393	17,763
2006	2,285	15,234
2005	2,188	15,831
2004	2,118	17,271
2003	2,045	20,133
2002	2,074	22,274
2001	2,121	23,190
2000	2,153	24,786
1999	2,186	27,393
1998	2,210	30,889
1997	2,220	34,637
1996	2,217	36,228
1995	2,183	37,370
1994	2,168	38,629
1993	2,161	40,505
1992	2,173	42,579
1991	2,176	44,026
1990	2,127	45,060
1989	2,073	46,264
1988	2,022	47,158
1987	1,982	47,718
1986	1,933	45,232
1985	1,881	44,575
1984	1,813	43,785
1983	1,748	42,899
1982	1,697	41,941
1981	1,635	40,808
1980	1,571	39,617
1979	1,509	38,440
1978	1,480	37,084
1977	1,426	35,654
1976	1,425	34,117
1975	1,423	32,311
1974	1,430	30,444
1973	1,409	28,859
1972	1,406	27,841
1971	1,406	26,838
1970	1,388	25,935
1969	1,367	25,137
1968	1,393	24,490
1967	1,417	23,911
1966	1,437	23,326
1965	1,376	22,755
1964	1,318	22,116
1963	1,273	21,585
1962	1,233	21,132
1961	1,199	20,581
1960	1,141	19,981

The chart above illustrates the comparison of the absolute yearly changes in population resulting from births and deaths.

Excluding migration, the natural population change due to births and deaths from 2022 to 2023 was +1.88% in Kiribati and +1.35% in Lesotho.

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change has been +2.05% in Kiribati and +1.44% in Lesotho.

Birth rate in Kiribati vs Lesotho by year

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Kiribati

Lesotho

Annual births per 1,000 people

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Year	Annual births per 1,000 people
	Kiribati	Lesotho
2023	25.8	24.1
2022	26.4	24.4
2021	26.9	24.9
2020	27.4	25.6
2019	27.8	26.4
2018	28.1	27.4
2017	28.3	28.2
2016	28.5	28.9
2015	28.9	29.2
2014	29.3	29.5
2013	30	30
2012	30.8	30
2011	31.4	30.2
2010	31.2	29.2
2009	31.1	29.4
2008	30.8	29.6
2007	30.3	29.5
2006	29.7	28.6
2005	29.2	28.6
2004	28.9	28.7
2003	28.6	29.3
2002	29.4	29.4
2001	30.5	28.7
2000	31.5	28.2
1999	32.5	28.5
1998	33.4	29.2
1997	34.1	30.2
1996	34.8	30.4
1995	35	30.6
1994	35.4	31
1993	35.9	32
1992	36.8	33.2
1991	37.6	34.2
1990	37.7	35.1
1989	37.9	36.3
1988	38.2	37.4
1987	38.6	38.3
1986	38.8	37.5
1985	38.9	37.9
1984	38.6	38.4
1983	38.1	38.9
1982	37.9	39.5
1981	37.4	39.9
1980	36.8	40.4
1979	36.2	40.8
1978	36.2	41
1977	35.7	41.1
1976	35.4	41
1975	35.4	40.6
1974	35.7	40.2
1973	35.7	39.9
1972	36.5	40.2
1971	37.4	40.5
1970	38.1	40.8
1969	38.7	41.3
1968	40.1	41.9
1967	41.2	42.5
1966	42.2	43
1965	42	43.3
1964	42.2	43.5
1963	42.6	43.7
1962	43.1	44.1
1961	43.6	44.3
1960	43.5	44.6

The latest reported birth rate per 1,000 people in 2023 was 25.8 in Kiribati and 24.1 in Lesotho, compared with 43.5 and 44.6, respectively, in 1960.

Children 0-14 years as share of population

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Kiribati

Factual

UN forecast

Lesotho

Factual

UN forecast

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Year	Young
	Kiribati	Lesotho
2100	19.5%	18%
2099	19.6%	18.1%
2098	19.7%	18.2%
2097	19.8%	18.3%
2096	20%	18.3%
2095	20.1%	18.4%
2094	20.2%	18.5%
2093	20.3%	18.6%
2092	20.5%	18.7%
2091	20.6%	18.9%
2090	20.7%	19%
2089	20.9%	19.1%
2088	21%	19.2%
2087	21.2%	19.3%
2086	21.3%	19.4%
2085	21.4%	19.6%
2084	21.6%	19.7%
2083	21.7%	19.8%
2082	21.8%	19.9%
2081	22%	20%
2080	22.1%	20.2%
2079	22.2%	20.3%
2078	22.3%	20.4%
2077	22.5%	20.5%
2076	22.6%	20.6%
2075	22.7%	20.7%
2074	22.9%	20.9%
2073	23%	21%
2072	23.1%	21.1%
2071	23.3%	21.3%
2070	23.4%	21.4%
2069	23.6%	21.5%
2068	23.8%	21.7%
2067	23.9%	21.9%
2066	24.1%	22%
2065	24.3%	22.2%
2064	24.5%	22.4%
2063	24.7%	22.6%
2062	25%	22.8%
2061	25.2%	23%
2060	25.4%	23.3%
2059	25.6%	23.5%
2058	25.8%	23.7%
2057	26.1%	24%
2056	26.3%	24.2%
2055	26.5%	24.5%
2054	26.7%	24.7%
2053	26.9%	25%
2052	27.1%	25.3%
2051	27.3%	25.5%
2050	27.5%	25.8%
2049	27.7%	26.1%
2048	27.9%	26.3%
2047	28%	26.5%
2046	28.2%	26.8%
2045	28.4%	27%
2044	28.5%	27.3%
2043	28.7%	27.5%
2042	28.9%	27.7%
2041	29.1%	28%
2040	29.3%	28.2%
2039	29.5%	28.4%
2038	29.8%	28.7%
2037	30.1%	28.9%
2036	30.4%	29.2%
2035	30.8%	29.5%
2034	31.1%	29.9%
2033	31.5%	30.3%
2032	31.8%	30.8%
2031	32.2%	31.3%
2030	32.6%	31.8%
2029	32.9%	32.3%
2028	33.3%	32.8%
2027	33.7%	33.4%
2026	34.2%	33.9%
2025	34.6%	34.3%
2024	34.7%	34.5%
2023	34.9%	34.9%
2022	35.1%	35.3%
2021	35.2%	35.6%
2020	35.2%	35.8%
2019	35.1%	36.1%
2018	35.1%	36.3%
2017	35%	36.5%
2016	35%	36.6%
2015	35.2%	36.6%
2014	35.4%	36.6%
2013	35.7%	36.5%
2012	36.1%	36.5%
2011	36.4%	36.5%
2010	36.6%	36.5%
2009	36.8%	36.6%
2008	37%	36.7%
2007	37.3%	36.8%
2006	37.6%	37.1%
2005	38%	37.4%
2004	38.4%	37.7%
2003	38.9%	38.1%
2002	39.3%	38.6%
2001	39.8%	39.1%
2000	40.1%	39.6%
1999	40.5%	40.2%
1998	40.8%	40.7%
1997	41%	41.2%
1996	41.1%	41.7%
1995	41.2%	42%
1994	41.2%	42.3%
1993	41%	42.6%
1992	40.8%	42.8%
1991	40.5%	42.9%
1990	40.2%	42.9%
1989	39.9%	42.8%
1988	39.7%	42.7%
1987	39.4%	42.5%
1986	39.2%	42.7%
1985	39.2%	43%
1984	39.2%	42.8%
1983	39.5%	42.7%
1982	39.9%	42.5%
1981	40.5%	42.3%
1980	41.1%	42.1%
1979	41.8%	41.9%
1978	42.3%	41.7%
1977	42.8%	41.5%
1976	43.2%	41.4%
1975	43.7%	41.6%
1974	44.2%	41.9%
1973	44.6%	42.3%
1972	44.8%	42.7%
1971	44.8%	43.1%
1970	44.9%	43.6%
1969	45%	44%
1968	44.9%	44.4%
1967	44.5%	44.8%
1966	44.1%	44.9%
1965	43.9%	44.8%
1964	44%	44.9%
1963	44%	45.2%
1962	43.8%	45.3%
1961	43.5%	45.2%
1960	43.2%	45.1%

Children aged 0-14 make up 34.7% of the population in Kiribati and 34.5% in Lesotho in 2024, compared to 40.2% and 42.9% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Kiribati and Lesotho compared.

Maternal mortality chart: Kiribati vs Lesotho

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Kiribati

Lesotho

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Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Kiribati	Lesotho
2023	80	478
2022	86	477
2021	122	577
2020	89	529
2019	89	467
2018	87	491
2017	90	468
2016	88	518
2015	90	594
2014	91	707
2013	93	855
2012	98	1,000
2011	98	1,210
2010	102	1,311
2009	99	1,387
2008	100	1,205
2007	101	891
2006	102	696
2005	104	549
2004	106	499
2003	105	508
2002	109	484
2001	113	465
2000	119	413
1999	121	371
1998	126	332
1997	132	312
1996	141	319
1995	148	357
1994	150	423
1993	162	542
1992	175	601
1991	188	641
1990	199	665
1989	212	680
1988	220	680
1987	231	686
1986	232	680
1985	246	711

The maternal mortality rate, which is the probability of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination, is 80 deaths per 100,000 live births in Kiribati, compared to 478 deaths in Lesotho.

Under-five mortality rates

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Kiribati

Lesotho

Probability that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five

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Year	Under 5 mortality rate
	Kiribati	Lesotho
2023	5.51%	5.89%
2022	5.65%	6.15%
2021	5.76%	6.44%
2020	5.86%	6.68%
2019	5.93%	6.87%
2018	5.98%	6.91%
2017	5.99%	7.12%
2016	5.95%	7.18%
2015	5.89%	7.51%
2014	5.84%	7.82%
2013	5.8%	8.02%
2012	5.78%	8.26%
2011	5.79%	8.59%
2010	5.82%	9.01%
2009	5.87%	9.64%
2008	5.93%	10.9%
2007	5.99%	11.2%
2006	6.03%	11.5%
2005	6.07%	11.6%
2004	6.13%	11.5%
2003	6.2%	11.4%
2002	6.31%	11.2%
2001	6.46%	11.1%
2000	6.64%	10.9%
1999	6.83%	10.7%
1998	7.02%	10.5%
1997	7.22%	10.2%
1996	7.42%	9.83%
1995	7.64%	9.45%
1994	7.87%	9.07%
1993	8.13%	8.73%
1992	8.44%	8.51%
1991	8.77%	8.43%
1990	9.13%	8.47%
1989	9.5%	8.6%
1988	9.87%	8.8%
1987	10.2%	9.06%
1986	10.6%	9.36%
1985	10.9%	9.72%
1984	11.1%	10.1%
1983	11.4%	10.6%
1982	11.6%	11.1%
1981	11.7%	11.7%
1980	11.9%	12.3%
1979	12%	12.9%
1978	12.2%	13.6%
1977	12.3%	14.2%
1976	12.4%	14.9%
1975	12.5%	15.5%
1974	12.7%	16%
1973	13%	16.5%
1972	13.3%	16.9%
1971	13.7%	17.3%
1970	14.1%	17.7%
1969	14.6%	18%
1968	15.2%	18.3%
1967	15.8%	18.5%
1966	16.4%	18.6%
1965	17.1%	18.7%
1964	17.7%	18.6%
1963	18.3%	18.6%
1962	18.9%	18.5%
1961	19.5%	18.5%
1960	19.9%	18.6%

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 5.51% in Kiribati and 5.89% in Lesotho. Above is a chart with historical data on under-five mortality rates.