Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Lesotho, 2039

Lesotho
2039
Total fertility rate: 2.30
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   2039  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Lesotho is projected at 2.30 children per woman in 2039 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births are projected to be most frequent among women aged 20-24 (124 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother would be 27.7 years old. In total, 54,958 babies are projected to be born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024 (medium-variant projection).

Total fertility rate
2.30
Births
54,958
Births per 1,000 people
20.1
Mean age of mothers
27.7
Births to mothers aged 15–19
13.7%
Net reproduction rate
1.05
Boys per 100 girls at birth
102.8
Population
2,732,146
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
10-140.60.1%73
15-1960.013.0%7,519
20-24124.226.9%16,292
25-29117.025.3%14,556
30-3483.618.1%9,132
35-3953.111.5%5,268
40-4419.04.1%1,728
45-494.20.9%374
50-540.20.0%17