Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Lesotho, 1997

Lesotho
1997
Total fertility rate: 3.98
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1997  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Lesotho was 3.98 children per woman in 1997 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (196 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.1 years old. In total, 60,089 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
3.98
Births
60,089
Births per 1,000 people
30.2
Mean age of mothers
29.1
Births to mothers aged 15–19
16.1%
Net reproduction rate
1.64
Boys per 100 girls at birth
102.8
Population
1,988,130
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
10-141.50.2%201
15-1981.110.2%9,684
20-24196.324.7%18,277
25-29175.722.1%12,840
30-34146.818.4%9,229
35-39116.714.7%6,449
40-4462.67.9%2,839
45-4914.71.8%548
50-540.80.1%23