Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Lesotho, 2027

Lesotho
2027
Total fertility rate: 2.58
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   2027  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Lesotho is projected at 2.58 children per woman in 2027 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births are projected to be most frequent among women aged 20-24 (139 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother would be 27.8 years old. In total, 55,177 babies are projected to be born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024 (medium-variant projection).

Total fertility rate
2.58
Births
55,177
Births per 1,000 people
22.8
Mean age of mothers
27.8
Births to mothers aged 15–19
15.6%
Net reproduction rate
1.14
Boys per 100 girls at birth
102.8
Population
2,415,368
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%95
15-1967.613.1%8,618
20-24139.126.9%15,921
25-29124.224.1%12,839
30-3492.517.9%9,177
35-3960.411.7%6,013
40-4425.75.0%2,159
45-495.91.1%344
50-540.30.1%10