Fertility from 1950 to 2100

Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Lesotho, 1972

Lesotho
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1972
Total fertility rate: 5.69
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The total fertility rate of Lesotho was 5.69 children per woman in 1972 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (257 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.8 years old. In total, 43,962 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Key indicators, 1972
Total fertility rate
5.69
Births
43,962
Births per 1,000 people
40.2
Mean age of mothers
29.8
Births to mothers aged 15–19
12.5%
Net reproduction rate
2.17
Boys per 100 girls at birth
102.7
Population
1,094,063
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.
Fertility by age of mother, 1972
Mother's ageBirths per 1,000 womenShare of total fertilityBirths
10-143.80.3%264
15-1991.88.1%5,484
20-24254.622.4%12,613
25-29257.022.6%9,561
30-34226.719.9%7,370
35-39174.615.3%5,284
40-4498.38.6%2,657
45-4928.82.5%688
50-541.80.2%40