Lesotho
Fertility rate in Lesotho
births per woman · World Bank · Annual
Methodology & source
How this is measured.
Definition
Average number of children that would be born to a woman if she were to live to the end of her childbearing years.
Calculation
UN Population Division, supplemented by national surveys (DHS, MICS).
Primary source
Update frequency
Annual
Caveats
Estimates lag in countries without recent surveys. Adolescent fertility is captured separately (SP.ADO.TFRT).
Cite this dataset
For researchers and journalists.
Cusp Africa. 2026. "Lesotho — Fertility rate." Sourced from World Bank (Indicator SP.DYN.TFRT.IN). Accessed June 3, 2026. https://cuspafrica.com/data/fertility-rate/lesotho.
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