Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Lesotho, 1992

Lesotho
1992
Total fertility rate: 4.54
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1992  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Lesotho was 4.54 children per woman in 1992 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (215 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.4 years old. In total, 62,133 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
4.54
Births
62,133
Births per 1,000 people
33.2
Mean age of mothers
29.4
Births to mothers aged 15–19
13.5%
Net reproduction rate
1.96
Boys per 100 girls at birth
102.9
Population
1,873,274
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
10-141.80.2%221
15-1984.19.3%8,395
20-24215.023.7%17,846
25-29205.122.6%14,728
30-34168.918.6%10,416
35-39139.415.4%6,930
40-4473.38.1%2,983
45-4918.92.1%588
50-541.00.1%28