Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Lesotho, 2032

Lesotho
2032
Total fertility rate: 2.45
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   2032  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Lesotho is projected at 2.45 children per woman in 2032 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births are projected to be most frequent among women aged 20-24 (132 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother would be 27.7 years old. In total, 55,189 babies are projected to be born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024 (medium-variant projection).

Total fertility rate
2.45
Births
55,189
Births per 1,000 people
21.7
Mean age of mothers
27.7
Births to mothers aged 15–19
15.9%
Net reproduction rate
1.10
Boys per 100 girls at birth
102.8
Population
2,546,490
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%88
15-1964.713.2%8,761
20-24132.427.0%16,420
25-29120.624.6%13,278
30-3488.118.0%8,744
35-3956.611.5%5,383
40-4422.14.5%2,100
45-495.11.0%404
50-540.30.1%14