Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Lesotho, 2041

Lesotho
2041
Total fertility rate: 2.27
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   2041  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Lesotho is projected at 2.27 children per woman in 2041 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births are projected to be most frequent among women aged 20-24 (122 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother would be 27.7 years old. In total, 54,620 babies are projected to be born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024 (medium-variant projection).

Total fertility rate
2.27
Births
54,620
Births per 1,000 people
19.6
Mean age of mothers
27.7
Births to mothers aged 15–19
13.2%
Net reproduction rate
1.04
Boys per 100 girls at birth
102.8
Population
2,783,369
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%71
15-1958.312.8%7,230
20-24122.426.9%15,661
25-29116.425.6%14,864
30-3482.918.2%9,430
35-3952.111.4%5,317
40-4418.44.0%1,674
45-494.10.9%355
50-540.20.0%16