Fertility in Lesotho, 2001

Lesotho
2001
Total fertility rate: 3.63
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   2001  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Lesotho was 3.63 children per woman in 2001 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (177 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.0 years old. In total, 57,456 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
3.63
Births
57,456
Births per 1,000 people
28.7
Mean age of mothers
29.0
Births to mothers aged 15–19
17.5%
Net reproduction rate
1.41
Boys per 100 girls at birth
102.9
Population
2,000,853
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
10-141.00.1%134
15-1979.210.9%10,066
20-24177.324.4%18,408
25-29163.122.5%12,127
30-34131.818.1%7,814
35-39107.714.8%5,801
40-4453.47.4%2,588
45-4912.51.7%495
50-540.60.1%20