Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Lesotho, 2014

Lesotho
2014
Total fertility rate: 3.24
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   2014  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Lesotho was 3.24 children per woman in 2014 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (167 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.3 years old. In total, 61,362 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
3.24
Births
61,362
Births per 1,000 people
29.5
Mean age of mothers
28.3
Births to mothers aged 15–19
15.7%
Net reproduction rate
1.34
Boys per 100 girls at birth
102.6
Population
2,080,089
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
10-140.80.1%93
15-1985.613.2%9,636
20-24167.425.7%19,290
25-29144.122.1%15,825
30-34119.218.3%9,959
35-3981.812.6%4,554
40-4443.56.7%1,698
45-498.21.3%295
50-540.40.1%12