Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Lesotho, 1958

Lesotho
1958
Total fertility rate: 5.79
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1958  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Lesotho was 5.79 children per woman in 1958 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (255 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 30.0 years old. In total, 31,245 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
5.79
Births
31,245
Births per 1,000 people
45.0
Mean age of mothers
30.0
Births to mothers aged 15–19
11.4%
Net reproduction rate
2.10
Boys per 100 girls at birth
102.7
Population
694,315
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%235
15-1996.28.3%3,547
20-24250.221.6%8,342
25-29255.422.0%7,501
30-34228.619.7%5,561
35-39188.916.3%3,813
40-44102.98.9%1,776
45-4930.32.6%445
50-541.80.2%23