Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Lesotho, 1956

Lesotho
1956
Total fertility rate: 5.79
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

Year

-5 -1   1956  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Lesotho was 5.79 children per woman in 1956 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (258 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 30.1 years old. In total, 29,657 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
5.79
Births
29,657
Births per 1,000 people
45.1
Mean age of mothers
30.1
Births to mothers aged 15–19
11.3%
Net reproduction rate
2.06
Boys per 100 girls at birth
102.7
Population
657,311
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%215
15-1993.58.1%3,365
20-24245.121.1%7,871
25-29258.122.3%7,144
30-34231.119.9%5,246
35-39190.716.4%3,661
40-44103.48.9%1,697
45-4930.22.6%433
50-541.80.2%23