Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Lesotho, 1981

Lesotho
1981
Total fertility rate: 5.69
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1981  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Lesotho was 5.69 children per woman in 1981 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (261 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.7 years old. In total, 57,809 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
5.69
Births
57,809
Births per 1,000 people
39.9
Mean age of mothers
29.7
Births to mothers aged 15–19
13.2%
Net reproduction rate
2.36
Boys per 100 girls at birth
102.8
Population
1,448,069
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
10-143.10.3%263
15-1999.38.7%7,621
20-24261.422.9%17,383
25-29250.622.0%13,199
30-34224.519.7%9,727
35-39177.015.5%5,865
40-4496.18.4%2,980
45-4925.52.2%732
50-541.50.1%37