Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Lesotho, 1957

Lesotho
1957
Total fertility rate: 5.79
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1957  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Lesotho was 5.79 children per woman in 1957 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (257 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 30.0 years old. In total, 30,438 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
5.79
Births
30,438
Births per 1,000 people
45.1
Mean age of mothers
30.0
Births to mothers aged 15–19
11.4%
Net reproduction rate
2.08
Boys per 100 girls at birth
102.7
Population
674,669
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%221
15-1995.08.2%3,459
20-24247.721.4%8,122
25-29256.822.1%7,344
30-34229.819.8%5,400
35-39189.816.4%3,730
40-44103.38.9%1,711
45-4930.22.6%427
50-541.80.2%23