Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Lesotho, 1964

Lesotho
1964
Total fertility rate: 5.77
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1964  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Lesotho was 5.77 children per woman in 1964 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (259 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.8 years old. In total, 36,050 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
5.77
Births
36,050
Births per 1,000 people
43.5
Mean age of mothers
29.8
Births to mothers aged 15–19
11.8%
Net reproduction rate
2.12
Boys per 100 girls at birth
102.6
Population
829,437
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
10-145.30.5%277
15-1993.08.1%4,260
20-24258.222.5%9,446
25-29259.122.5%8,453
30-34220.519.2%6,428
35-39182.415.9%4,458
40-4499.88.7%2,111
45-4929.82.6%587
50-541.90.2%31