Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Lesotho, 1985

Lesotho
1985
Total fertility rate: 5.40
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1985  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Lesotho was 5.40 children per woman in 1985 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (245 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.7 years old. In total, 61,614 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
5.40
Births
61,614
Births per 1,000 people
37.9
Mean age of mothers
29.7
Births to mothers aged 15–19
13.3%
Net reproduction rate
2.31
Boys per 100 girls at birth
102.8
Population
1,624,379
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
10-142.60.2%249
15-1996.68.9%8,166
20-24245.322.7%17,990
25-29237.922.0%14,595
30-34211.819.6%10,128
35-39170.815.8%6,867
40-4491.48.5%2,885
45-4923.52.2%701
50-541.30.1%36