Fertility in Lesotho, 1961

Lesotho
1961
Total fertility rate: 5.79
Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother
1961
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The total fertility rate of Lesotho was 5.79 children per woman in 1961 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (256 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.9 years old. In total, 33,645 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
5.79
Births
33,645
Births per 1,000 people
44.3
Mean age of mothers
29.9
Births to mothers aged 15–19
11.5%
Net reproduction rate
2.13
Boys per 100 girls at birth
102.7
Population
758,824
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
10-145.80.5%282
15-1998.28.5%3,857
20-24256.122.1%8,980
25-29253.821.9%7,899
30-34224.219.4%6,041
35-39185.616.0%4,089
40-44101.18.7%1,957
45-4930.22.6%514
50-541.90.2%26