Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Lesotho, 2031

Lesotho
2031
Total fertility rate: 2.47
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   2031  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Lesotho is projected at 2.47 children per woman in 2031 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births are projected to be most frequent among women aged 20-24 (134 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother would be 27.8 years old. In total, 55,121 babies are projected to be born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024 (medium-variant projection).

Total fertility rate
2.47
Births
55,121
Births per 1,000 people
21.9
Mean age of mothers
27.8
Births to mothers aged 15–19
16.0%
Net reproduction rate
1.11
Boys per 100 girls at birth
102.8
Population
2,520,021
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%91
15-1965.313.2%8,813
20-24133.727.0%16,225
25-29121.224.5%13,240
30-3488.717.9%8,731
35-3957.211.6%5,463
40-4422.84.6%2,151
45-495.21.1%394
50-540.30.1%14