Fertility in Lesotho, 1970

Lesotho
1970
Total fertility rate: 5.70
Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother
1970
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The total fertility rate of Lesotho was 5.70 children per woman in 1970 — 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, 41,577 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
5.70
Births
41,577
Births per 1,000 people
40.8
Mean age of mothers
29.9
Births to mothers aged 15–19
11.7%
Net reproduction rate
2.14
Boys per 100 girls at birth
102.6
Population
1,019,272
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
10-144.00.4%262
15-1988.17.8%4,867
20-24251.922.2%11,714
25-29259.022.8%9,086
30-34227.420.0%7,254
35-39175.715.5%5,127
40-4499.38.7%2,539
45-4929.22.6%688
50-541.90.2%40