Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Lesotho, 2046

Lesotho
2046
Total fertility rate: 2.20
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   2046  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Lesotho is projected at 2.20 children per woman in 2046 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births are projected to be most frequent among women aged 20-24 (117 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother would be 27.7 years old. In total, 53,022 babies are projected to be born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024 (medium-variant projection).

Total fertility rate
2.20
Births
53,022
Births per 1,000 people
18.3
Mean age of mothers
27.7
Births to mothers aged 15–19
12.8%
Net reproduction rate
1.02
Boys per 100 girls at birth
102.8
Population
2,904,784
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%66
15-1954.512.4%6,778
20-24117.126.7%14,202
25-29114.626.1%14,267
30-3481.018.4%10,091
35-3950.711.5%5,610
40-4416.93.8%1,668
45-493.70.8%325
50-540.20.0%14