Fertility in Lesotho, 1960

Lesotho
1960
Total fertility rate: 5.78
Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother
1960
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The total fertility rate of Lesotho was 5.78 children per woman in 1960 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (254 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.9 years old. In total, 32,825 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
5.78
Births
32,825
Births per 1,000 people
44.6
Mean age of mothers
29.9
Births to mothers aged 15–19
11.4%
Net reproduction rate
2.12
Boys per 100 girls at birth
102.7
Population
736,500
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
10-145.60.5%267
15-1998.18.5%3,747
20-24254.322.0%8,776
25-29253.121.9%7,751
30-34225.619.5%5,881
35-39186.716.1%3,988
40-44101.78.8%1,900
45-4930.22.6%489
50-541.80.2%24