Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Lesotho, 1962

Lesotho
1962
Total fertility rate: 5.79
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1962  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Lesotho was 5.79 children per woman in 1962 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (257 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.8 years old. In total, 34,465 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
5.79
Births
34,465
Births per 1,000 people
44.1
Mean age of mothers
29.8
Births to mothers aged 15–19
11.5%
Net reproduction rate
2.13
Boys per 100 girls at birth
102.6
Population
781,814
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%292
15-1996.88.4%3,949
20-24257.322.2%9,150
25-29255.922.1%8,086
30-34223.319.3%6,197
35-39184.816.0%4,210
40-44100.78.7%2,011
45-4930.12.6%542
50-541.90.2%27