Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Lesotho, 1986

Lesotho
1986
Total fertility rate: 5.32
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

Year

-5 -1   1986  +1 +5

Country

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The total fertility rate of Lesotho was 5.32 children per woman in 1986 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (243 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.6 years old. In total, 62,528 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
5.32
Births
62,528
Births per 1,000 people
37.5
Mean age of mothers
29.6
Births to mothers aged 15–19
13.4%
Net reproduction rate
2.29
Boys per 100 girls at birth
102.8
Population
1,666,138
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
10-142.30.2%231
15-1996.39.0%8,366
20-24242.622.8%18,196
25-29233.321.9%14,791
30-34207.819.5%10,378
35-39167.415.7%6,952
40-4490.08.5%2,894
45-4923.02.2%686
50-541.30.1%34