Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Lesotho, 1968

Lesotho
1968
Total fertility rate: 5.72
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-5 -1   1968  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Lesotho was 5.72 children per woman in 1968 — 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 29.9 years old. In total, 39,705 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
5.72
Births
39,705
Births per 1,000 people
41.9
Mean age of mothers
29.9
Births to mothers aged 15–19
12.5%
Net reproduction rate
2.13
Boys per 100 girls at birth
102.6
Population
948,104
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
10-144.30.4%262
15-1993.28.1%4,950
20-24253.422.2%10,532
25-29259.322.7%8,875
30-34224.019.6%6,960
35-39178.815.6%4,963
40-4499.78.7%2,439
45-4929.52.6%687
50-541.90.2%38