Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Lesotho, 1979

Lesotho
1979
Total fertility rate: 5.79
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1979  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Lesotho was 5.79 children per woman in 1979 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (262 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.6 years old. In total, 55,728 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
5.79
Births
55,728
Births per 1,000 people
40.8
Mean age of mothers
29.6
Births to mothers aged 15–19
14.5%
Net reproduction rate
2.36
Boys per 100 girls at birth
102.8
Population
1,366,169
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
10-142.90.2%231
15-19110.19.5%8,091
20-24262.322.7%16,372
25-29253.121.9%12,472
30-34227.919.7%9,118
35-39177.015.3%5,701
40-4497.08.4%2,975
45-4926.32.3%732
50-541.50.1%36