Fertility in Lesotho, 1951

Lesotho
1951
Total fertility rate: 5.72
Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother
1951
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-5 -1   1951  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Lesotho was 5.72 children per woman in 1951 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (256 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 30.1 years old. In total, 25,931 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
5.72
Births
25,931
Births per 1,000 people
43.9
Mean age of mothers
30.1
Births to mothers aged 15–19
11.7%
Net reproduction rate
1.92
Boys per 100 girls at birth
102.8
Population
590,269
The net reproduction rate counts only daughters who survive to their mothers' age: below 1, each generation of women is smaller than the one before.
Mother's ageBirths per 1,000 womenShare of total fertilityBirths
10-145.20.5%193
15-1992.78.1%3,033
20-24238.620.9%6,698
25-29256.422.4%5,971
30-34229.620.1%4,555
35-39188.816.5%3,352
40-44101.08.8%1,664
45-4929.22.6%441
50-541.70.2%23