Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Lesotho, 1971

Lesotho
1971
Total fertility rate: 5.70
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1971  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Lesotho was 5.70 children per woman in 1971 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (258 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.9 years old. In total, 42,729 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
5.70
Births
42,729
Births per 1,000 people
40.5
Mean age of mothers
29.9
Births to mothers aged 15–19
12.0%
Net reproduction rate
2.16
Boys per 100 girls at birth
102.6
Population
1,056,246
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
10-143.90.3%264
15-1989.37.9%5,135
20-24253.722.3%12,181
25-29258.322.7%9,280
30-34227.620.0%7,336
35-39175.215.4%5,214
40-4498.68.7%2,591
45-4929.02.6%686
50-541.80.2%40