Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Lesotho, 1991

Lesotho
1991
Total fertility rate: 4.68
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1991  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Lesotho was 4.68 children per woman in 1991 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (221 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.4 years old. In total, 62,988 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
4.68
Births
62,988
Births per 1,000 people
34.2
Mean age of mothers
29.4
Births to mothers aged 15–19
13.4%
Net reproduction rate
2.03
Boys per 100 girls at birth
102.9
Population
1,842,379
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
10-141.90.2%224
15-1987.49.3%8,419
20-24220.823.6%18,136
25-29210.022.4%14,991
30-34176.118.8%10,685
35-39143.415.3%6,889
40-4476.28.1%3,019
45-4919.62.1%597
50-541.10.1%30