Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Lesotho, 2073

Lesotho
2073
Total fertility rate: 1.92
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   2073  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Lesotho is projected at 1.92 children per woman in 2073 — 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 28.4 years old. In total, 45,684 babies are projected to be born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024 (medium-variant projection).

Total fertility rate
1.92
Births
45,684
Births per 1,000 people
13.9
Mean age of mothers
28.4
Births to mothers aged 15–19
8.9%
Net reproduction rate
0.92
Boys per 100 girls at birth
102.8
Population
3,288,163
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
10-140.30.1%34
15-1934.69.0%4,058
20-2491.123.7%10,811
25-29111.829.1%13,341
30-3482.721.5%9,919
35-3948.712.7%5,760
40-4413.13.4%1,489
45-492.40.6%265
50-540.10.0%10