Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Lesotho, 2063

Lesotho
2063
Total fertility rate: 1.99
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   2063  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Lesotho is projected at 1.99 children per woman in 2063 — below the replacement level of about 2.1. Births are projected to be most frequent among women aged 25-29 (112 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother would be 28.0 years old. In total, 48,034 babies are projected to be born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024 (medium-variant projection).

Total fertility rate
1.99
Births
48,034
Births per 1,000 people
15.0
Mean age of mothers
28.0
Births to mothers aged 15–19
10.8%
Net reproduction rate
0.95
Boys per 100 girls at birth
102.8
Population
3,202,918
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%46
15-1941.810.5%5,181
20-24100.325.1%12,432
25-29111.828.0%13,616
30-3479.920.0%9,402
35-3947.912.0%5,468
40-4413.73.4%1,551
45-492.80.7%323
50-540.10.0%12