What is average age of mothers at childbirth in Lesotho?

Average age of mothers at childbirth in Lesotho was 27.91 years in 2023, according to Human Fertility Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest average age of mothers at childbirth recorded in Lesotho?

The highest recorded value was 30.09 years in 1955.

What is the lowest average age of mothers at childbirth recorded in Lesotho?

The lowest recorded value was 27.91 years in 2023.

How does Lesotho rank for average age of mothers at childbirth?

Lesotho ranks 198th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.

Is average age of mothers at childbirth rising or falling in Lesotho?

Over the last ten years it is down 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Where does this Lesotho data come from?

The figures come from Human Fertility Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Average age of mothers at childbirth. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Average age of mothers at childbirth in Lesotho

Name: Average age of mothers at childbirth in Lesotho
Creator: Human Fertility Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
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Lesotho: Average age of mothers at childbirth was 27.91 years in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)

27.91 years

Change on year

down 0.1%

World rank

198th

of 236 countries

All-time high

30.09 years

in 1955

All-time low

27.91 years

in 2023

Years of data

1950–2023

Average age of mothers at childbirth in Lesotho, 1950–2023

Source: Human Fertility Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in years.

Analysis

In 2023, average age of mothers at childbirth in Lesotho stood at 27.91 years. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.

That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and down 1.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, average age of mothers at childbirth in Lesotho peaked at 30.09 years in 1955 and was at its lowest, 27.91 years, in 2023.

That places Lesotho 198th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1950s	30.04 years	29.94 years	30.09 years	10
1960s	29.86 years	29.82 years	29.9 years	10
1970s	29.73 years	29.59 years	29.91 years	10
1980s	29.65 years	29.54 years	29.7 years	10
1990s	29.27 years	28.99 years	29.49 years	10
2000s	28.67 years	28.31 years	29 years	10
2010s	28.21 years	28.01 years	28.38 years	10
2020s	27.94 years	27.91 years	27.99 years	4

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More reference data data for Lesotho

Temperature anomalies by month 0.6724 °C (2026)
Summer temperature anomalies 1.77 °C (2026)
Spring temperature anomalies 0.6457 °C (2026)
Autumn temperature anomalies 0.5102 °C (2025)
Consumer price index 221.03 2010 = 100 (2025)
Winter temperature anomalies -0.4131 °C (2025)
Universal right to vote in practice 2 (2025)
Universal right to vote 2 (2025)
Democracy 6 (2025)
Chief executive of the government is elected 1 (2025)

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Frequently asked questions

What is average age of mothers at childbirth in Lesotho?: Average age of mothers at childbirth in Lesotho was 27.91 years in 2023, according to Human Fertility Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest average age of mothers at childbirth recorded in Lesotho?: The highest recorded value was 30.09 years in 1955.
What is the lowest average age of mothers at childbirth recorded in Lesotho?: The lowest recorded value was 27.91 years in 2023.
How does Lesotho rank for average age of mothers at childbirth?: Lesotho ranks 198th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is average age of mothers at childbirth rising or falling in Lesotho?: Over the last ten years it is down 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Lesotho data come from?: The figures come from Human Fertility Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Average age of mothers at childbirth. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Average age of mothers at childbirth
Unit: years
Source: Human Fertility Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 17,683 data points, 1891–2023
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Mean age of mothers at the birth of their children if women were subject throughout their lives to the age-specific fertility rates observed in a given year.