Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Lesotho, 2043

Lesotho
2043
Total fertility rate: 2.24
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   2043  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Lesotho is projected at 2.24 children per woman in 2043 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births are projected to be most frequent among women aged 20-24 (120 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother would be 27.7 years old. In total, 53,992 babies are projected to be born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024 (medium-variant projection).

Total fertility rate
2.24
Births
53,992
Births per 1,000 people
19.1
Mean age of mothers
27.7
Births to mothers aged 15–19
13.0%
Net reproduction rate
1.03
Boys per 100 girls at birth
102.8
Population
2,833,260
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
10-140.50.1%68
15-1956.712.6%7,032
20-24120.226.8%14,890
25-29115.625.8%14,821
30-3482.118.3%9,758
35-3951.511.5%5,374
40-4418.04.0%1,689
45-493.90.9%342
50-540.20.0%15