Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Lesotho, 1966

Lesotho
1966
Total fertility rate: 5.76
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1966  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Lesotho was 5.76 children per woman in 1966 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (260 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.9 years old. In total, 37,892 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
5.76
Births
37,892
Births per 1,000 people
43.0
Mean age of mothers
29.9
Births to mothers aged 15–19
12.3%
Net reproduction rate
2.13
Boys per 100 girls at birth
102.6
Population
881,870
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
10-144.70.4%260
15-1993.88.2%4,677
20-24256.322.3%9,843
25-29260.022.6%8,762
30-34221.519.3%6,689
35-39181.615.8%4,746
40-44100.28.7%2,252
45-4929.82.6%629
50-541.90.2%34