Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Lesotho, 1995

Lesotho
1995
Total fertility rate: 4.13
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1995  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Lesotho was 4.13 children per woman in 1995 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (199 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.3 years old. In total, 59,643 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
4.13
Births
59,643
Births per 1,000 people
30.6
Mean age of mothers
29.3
Births to mothers aged 15–19
14.7%
Net reproduction rate
1.74
Boys per 100 girls at birth
102.9
Population
1,951,437
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
10-141.60.2%207
15-1978.29.5%8,742
20-24199.024.1%17,438
25-29185.322.5%13,467
30-34153.418.6%9,671
35-39123.314.9%6,647
40-4466.58.1%2,835
45-4917.02.1%609
50-540.90.1%24