Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Lesotho, 2074

Lesotho
2074
Total fertility rate: 1.92
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   2074  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Lesotho is projected at 1.92 children per woman in 2074 — 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, 45,400 babies are projected to be born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024 (medium-variant projection).

Total fertility rate
1.92
Births
45,400
Births per 1,000 people
13.8
Mean age of mothers
28.4
Births to mothers aged 15–19
8.7%
Net reproduction rate
0.92
Boys per 100 girls at birth
102.8
Population
3,293,323
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
15-1933.88.8%3,952
20-2490.223.5%10,643
25-29111.929.2%13,281
30-3483.121.7%9,942
35-3948.812.7%5,787
40-4413.03.4%1,491
45-492.40.6%262
50-540.10.0%10