Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Lesotho, 1998

Lesotho
1998
Total fertility rate: 3.82
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1998  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Lesotho was 3.82 children per woman in 1998 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (188 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.1 years old. In total, 58,418 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
3.82
Births
58,418
Births per 1,000 people
29.2
Mean age of mothers
29.1
Births to mothers aged 15–19
16.5%
Net reproduction rate
1.55
Boys per 100 girls at birth
102.8
Population
1,998,049
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
10-141.40.2%193
15-1979.010.3%9,632
20-24188.424.7%18,055
25-29169.122.2%12,335
30-34140.318.4%8,744
35-39111.514.6%6,185
40-4458.47.6%2,720
45-4914.01.8%532
50-540.80.1%22