Fertility in Lesotho, 2055

Lesotho
2055
Total fertility rate: 2.08
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   2055  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Lesotho is projected at 2.08 children per woman in 2055 — below the replacement level of about 2.1. Births are projected to be most frequent among women aged 25-29 (113 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother would be 27.9 years old. In total, 50,100 babies are projected to be born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024 (medium-variant projection).

Total fertility rate
2.08
Births
50,100
Births per 1,000 people
16.2
Mean age of mothers
27.9
Births to mothers aged 15–19
12.1%
Net reproduction rate
0.98
Boys per 100 girls at birth
102.8
Population
3,087,284
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
10-140.40.1%57
15-1947.911.5%6,078
20-24108.226.0%13,335
25-29113.127.2%13,415
30-3479.619.1%9,254
35-3948.411.6%5,859
40-4415.13.6%1,765
45-493.20.8%326
50-540.10.0%13