Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Lesotho, 1954

Lesotho
1954
Total fertility rate: 5.78
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

Year

-5 -1   1954  +1 +5

Country

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The total fertility rate of Lesotho was 5.78 children per woman in 1954 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (259 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 30.1 years old. In total, 28,158 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
5.78
Births
28,158
Births per 1,000 people
44.8
Mean age of mothers
30.1
Births to mothers aged 15–19
11.4%
Net reproduction rate
2.01
Boys per 100 girls at birth
102.7
Population
627,894
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
10-145.40.5%209
15-1992.48.0%3,214
20-24241.820.9%7,415
25-29259.222.4%6,693
30-34232.020.1%4,952
35-39191.216.5%3,532
40-44103.08.9%1,679
45-4930.02.6%438
50-541.80.2%23