Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Lesotho, 1976

Lesotho
1976
Total fertility rate: 5.87
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1976  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Lesotho was 5.87 children per woman in 1976 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (266 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.6 years old. In total, 51,384 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
5.87
Births
51,384
Births per 1,000 people
41.0
Mean age of mothers
29.6
Births to mothers aged 15–19
14.2%
Net reproduction rate
2.31
Boys per 100 girls at birth
102.8
Population
1,253,214
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
10-142.80.2%210
15-19106.89.1%7,306
20-24265.922.7%14,691
25-29259.122.1%11,793
30-34233.319.9%8,042
35-39177.915.2%5,668
40-4497.78.3%2,908
45-4927.92.4%728
50-541.60.1%38