Fertility in Lesotho, 1955

Lesotho
1955
Total fertility rate: 5.79
Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother
1955
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-5 -1   1955  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Lesotho was 5.79 children per woman in 1955 — 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, 28,865 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
5.79
Births
28,865
Births per 1,000 people
44.9
Mean age of mothers
30.1
Births to mothers aged 15–19
11.3%
Net reproduction rate
2.04
Boys per 100 girls at birth
102.7
Population
642,188
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
10-145.50.5%212
15-1992.07.9%3,260
20-24242.220.9%7,609
25-29259.222.4%6,934
30-34232.120.0%5,102
35-39191.416.5%3,600
40-44103.58.9%1,689
45-4930.12.6%436
50-541.80.2%23