Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Lesotho, 2003

Lesotho
2003
Total fertility rate: 3.62
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   2003  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Lesotho was 3.62 children per woman in 2003 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (178 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.8 years old. In total, 58,151 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
3.62
Births
58,151
Births per 1,000 people
29.3
Mean age of mothers
28.8
Births to mothers aged 15–19
18.3%
Net reproduction rate
1.37
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.0
Population
1,985,059
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
10-140.70.1%86
15-1982.511.4%10,650
20-24177.924.6%19,112
25-29162.122.4%12,464
30-34131.518.2%7,455
35-39105.514.6%5,413
40-4452.07.2%2,483
45-4911.41.6%469
50-540.50.1%18