Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Lesotho, 1978

Lesotho
1978
Total fertility rate: 5.82
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-5 -1   1978  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Lesotho was 5.82 children per woman in 1978 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (264 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.6 years old. In total, 54,437 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
5.82
Births
54,437
Births per 1,000 people
41.0
Mean age of mothers
29.6
Births to mothers aged 15–19
14.6%
Net reproduction rate
2.34
Boys per 100 girls at birth
102.8
Population
1,327,240
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%218
15-19110.69.5%7,954
20-24263.722.7%15,864
25-29255.021.9%12,372
30-34229.719.7%8,625
35-39177.015.2%5,682
40-4497.08.3%2,949
45-4926.92.3%736
50-541.60.1%37