Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Lesotho, 1969

Lesotho
1969
Total fertility rate: 5.70
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1969  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Lesotho was 5.70 children per woman in 1969 — 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, 40,573 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
5.70
Births
40,573
Births per 1,000 people
41.3
Mean age of mothers
29.9
Births to mothers aged 15–19
12.0%
Net reproduction rate
2.13
Boys per 100 girls at birth
102.6
Population
983,202
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
10-144.10.4%262
15-1990.57.9%4,873
20-24251.822.1%11,139
25-29258.822.7%8,945
30-34225.419.8%7,100
35-39177.015.6%5,046
40-4499.48.7%2,481
45-4929.32.6%686
50-541.90.2%40