Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Lesotho, 1989

Lesotho
1989
Total fertility rate: 4.96
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1989  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Lesotho was 4.96 children per woman in 1989 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (232 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.5 years old. In total, 64,401 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
4.96
Births
64,401
Births per 1,000 people
36.3
Mean age of mothers
29.5
Births to mothers aged 15–19
12.9%
Net reproduction rate
2.15
Boys per 100 girls at birth
102.9
Population
1,775,436
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
10-141.90.2%204
15-1991.39.2%8,320
20-24232.223.3%18,756
25-29218.522.0%15,341
30-34190.419.1%11,033
35-39154.415.5%6,989
40-4484.18.5%3,098
45-4920.92.1%629
50-541.20.1%33