Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Lesotho, 2033

Lesotho
2033
Total fertility rate: 2.43
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   2033  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Lesotho is projected at 2.43 children per woman in 2033 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births are projected to be most frequent among women aged 20-24 (131 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother would be 27.7 years old. In total, 55,268 babies are projected to be born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024 (medium-variant projection).

Total fertility rate
2.43
Births
55,268
Births per 1,000 people
21.5
Mean age of mothers
27.7
Births to mothers aged 15–19
15.7%
Net reproduction rate
1.09
Boys per 100 girls at birth
102.8
Population
2,573,110
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%83
15-1964.113.2%8,674
20-24131.227.0%16,560
25-29120.124.7%13,356
30-3487.518.0%8,822
35-3956.111.5%5,315
40-4421.54.4%2,033
45-495.01.0%412
50-540.20.1%15